GSCN Conference 2025 in Munich

Save the date: the 2025 GSCN Conference will take place at Helmholtz Munich in Neuherberg from 15 - 17 October 2025.

GSCN Conference 2024 in Jena

What a great conference: The 12th GSCN Conference took place in Jena from 25 until 27 Sept. 2024. With around 340 participants, 160 posters, 9 keynotes, 2 get together and a big industry exhibition, it was a busy, exciting and vivid meeting. Lots of ongoing discussions, networking and inspiring conversations over the three days. Find the foto gallery of the whole three days of the conference with dowlnload option here.

GSCN Awards 2024

The "GSCN 2024 Young Investigator Award" goes to Claudia Gerri of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) in Dresden.
The "GSCN 2024 Hilde Mangold Award" goes to Mina Gouti from the Max Delbrück Center in Berlin.
The "GSCN Publication of the Year Award 2024" goes to Jorge Lázaro, ... Miki Ebisuya for the publication "A stem cell zoo uncovers intracellular scaling of developmental tempo across mammals", 2023, Lázaro J, et. al., Ebisuya M., Cell Stem Cell, 30: 938-949.

Please find more information on the Awardees and the press releases here

The GSCN congratulates all Awardees 2024 and is looking forward to the Presidential Symposium on 26 Sept. in Jena, when all GSCN Awardees will give a talk and receive their awards.

Hot off the press: GSCN Annual Magazine 2023/24

The global stem cell economy

Content: 
- The global stem cell economy:
   - Europe
   - North America
   - Asia-Pacific 
- Portrait Georg Duda: Leveraging bioengineering for advanced and sustainable medicine
- White Rhinos: Stem cell technologies - a backbone of science-based species conservation
- and more articles ...

Read it online here (with download link).
Read the German version  here (with download link).

New ISSCR patients' guide about stem cell treatments

The ISSCR has published an updated guide about stemcell treatments with ressourceful information for patients, recommendations for questions and considerations before deciding on a stemcell therapie and the risk of unproven stemcell therapies. 
Find more information in English and German here.

GSCN Civey survey on human embryo and human embryonic stem cell research

EN ( DE)
The German Stem Cell Network (GSCN) has identified changing societal attitudes in Germany towards human embryonic stem cell research in an online survey. 
More information and the data of the survey  here.
DE:
Das German Stem Cell Network (GSCN) hat bei einer Online-Umfrage veränderte gesellschaftliche Einstellungen in Deutschland zur Forschung mit humanen embryonalen Stammzellen festgestellt. 
Mehr Informationen und die Daten der Umfrage  hier.

Information for patients

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) has published an updated 
Guide to Stem Cell Treatment
It is central to the society’s mission to share scientifically accurate information to inform patients and families about the current state of stem cell research and potential treatments. The ISSCR aims to further patient safety and public health through our efforts to promote legitimate stem cell research and credible stem cell treatments.

Great UniStem Day 2024 in Germany

In Berlin, Munich, Hannover,Heidelberg, NRW and Jena UniStem Days took place with high school students getting insight into stem cell research. A highlight day of science communication and for the public engagement of stem cell scientists!

   
M. Rezvani                     S. Spuler                          S. Bartfeld
Find more impressions here.

GSCN at the ISSCR Meeting in Hamburg

The GSCN had a significant presence at the ISSCR meeting in Hamburg (10 – 13 July 2024), this first global stem cell meeting in Germany:
- 9 July 2024: the GSCN hosted a public event (in German) with Jürgen Knoblich, Hans Schöler, Maike Sander and Ole Pless on the current state of stem cell research in the main building of the University of Hamburg - 100 visitors showed deep interest in the science.
- 11 July 2024:  a well visited GSCN Meet-up Hub on Thursday from 15:45 - 16:30h as a meeting point for German scientists
- 12 July 2024: GSCN/BIH organized a focus session “Strategies for gene and cell-based therapies in Europe” at 13:30h with an extended interest by the 150 - 200 visitors and intense discussions.

 

Members
Active Bioscience
Berlin-Brandenburger Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT)
AMSBIO
Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD)
BioLamina AB
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
bio-techne
ForInter
bit.bio
Fraunhofer IBMT
BlueRock Tx
Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT)
Catalent
Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology (ITMP)
Eppendorf AG
HI-STEM - Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and experimental Medicine
iotaSciences
Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU)
Miltenyi Biotec
Institute of Reconstructive Neurobiology
OLS - OMNI Life Science
ISAR Bioscience
PELOBiotech GmbH
Leibniz IUF Dortmund
Proteintech Group
Leibniz Institute on Aging/Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI)
Sartorius
Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
Stemcell Technologies
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine Berlin-Buch (MDC)
Takara Bio SAS
Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research
Thermo Fisher Scientific - LSG
Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics
TreeFrog
Rebirth Cluster of Excellence
Tron gGmbH
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhämatologie

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Save the date: 

UniStem Day is on 14 March 2025
More information here

Funding Opportunities & Programs
Funding of translational projects for therapies with gene- and cell-based products and associated diagnostics

The aim of this funding program is to support the translation of research results in the field of GCT and thus contribute to the implementation of a National Strategy for Gene- and Cell-based Therapies in Germany.

The DLR Projekträger (Project Managment Agency at German Aerospace Center) has announced the  funding opportunities (DE) on 15 July 2024.
For further information, please refer to the ➚ announcement (DE) and the publication National Strategy for Gene- and Cell-based Therapies in Germany from the BIH.


Apply NOW!:  GeneNovate Investors' Day 2025

At GeneNovate Investors' Day, we bring together ambitious start-ups with investors, industry representatives, scientists, patient organisation advocates and experts from politics and regulation. Let's shape the future of medicine together!

Application Deadline: 16 December 2024


Join the  GeneNovate Program 2025

GeneNovate is the first nationwide entrepreneurship program in Germany, designed to empower innovators and entrepreneurs in the field of Gene and Cell Therapies (GCT).

Participating sites: Berlin (Deadline: 6.1.25), Dresden/Leipzig (6.1.25), Heidelberg (2.12.24), Mainz (10.12.24), Munich (1.12.2024) 

From the Press

Carsten Marr receives Eugen Münch Award (GSCN)
Source: Helmholtz-Munich-de. 22.11.2024

Diabetes switch in DNA (GSCN)
Source: Uni Ulm, 31.10.2024

Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first
Transplantation of chemically induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived islets under abdominal anterior rectus sheath in a type 1 diabetes patient​

Source: Nature, 26.09.2024; Cell, 25.9.2024

Stammzellen halten Seeanemonen jung (DE)
Source: orf.at, 19.08.2024

Scientists discover method to activate dormant stem cells in the brain
Source: medicalxpress.com, 14.08.2024

Radio / ISSCR: Gewachsen aus Stammzellen: Mini-Organe für die Pharmaforschung (DE)
Source: Deutschlandfunk, 12.07.2024

Stem cell medicine in the North: The report
Source: LIfeScience Nord.de, 14.06.2024

Tackling the hurdle of tumor formation in stem cell therapies
Source: EurekAlert, 30.05.2024

Michaela Frye (DKFZ) wins "Deutschen Krebspreis" (GSCN) (DE)
Source: Deutscher Krebspreis.de, 08.04.2024

Vitamin A may play a central role in stem cell biology and wound repair
Source: phys.org, 07.03.2024

„Neustart“ für den Energiestoffwechsel – Hoffnung für Menschen mit seltenen Erkrankungen (GSCN) (DE)
Source: gesundheitsforschung-bmbf.de, 27.02.2024,
"New start" for energy metabolism - hope for people with rare diseases (PDF)
Source: Download  here

Erstes Nashornbaby aus dem Labor überlebt 62 Tage im Mutterleib (GSCN) (DE)
Source: Zeit.de, 24.01.2024
Scientific breakthrough may save northern white rhino through surrogacy (GSCN)
Source: WashingtonPost.com, 24.01.2024

The Key to Creating Blood Stem Cells May Lie in Your Own Blood
Source: ScienceAlert, 08.01.2024

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