Upcoming: GSCN Workshop "Computational single-cell genomics for stem cell biologists" 2025

Date: 13. & 14. October in Munich / Neuherberg
Audience: Stem cell biologists (PhD students, Postdocs, Research associates) working with single-cell genomics data. 
Beginners (Group B):
first steps into single-cell data, little to no coding experience
Advanced (Group A): have already had hands-on data and some coding experience, ideally in Python. 
Goal: This workshop aims to equip stem cell biologists with a comprehensive introduction to computational single-cell genomics, focusing on data analysis using software from the scverse ecosystem. Designed for both beginners and advanced users, the workshop will provide hands-on experience with key tools for processing and analyzing multiple single-cell data modalities, including:
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) 
Spatial transcriptomics
Find all information about program, trainers, venue here

All about the 13th GSCN Conference

Direct Link to the GSCN Conference website: gscn-conferences.org/gscn-conference-2025

GSCN Conference: Program :
The GSCN Conference is from 15 until 17 Oct. 2025 with the high ranked key note speakers Hongkui Deng (Beijing, China), Jacob Hanna (Rehovot, Israel), Timm Schroeder (Basel, Switzerland), Viviane Tabar (New York City, USA), Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla (Munich, Germany) and Wolfram-Hubertus Zimmermann (Göttingen, Germany).  Check out the program here.

GSCN Conference I: non-PI Meeting:
Would you like to trouble-shoot with peers from other institutes? Join the non-PI meeting on 14 Oct. 2025 at the Helmholtz Center Munich in Neuherberg. Participation is free of charge. You can register here – since the number of participants is limited to 25, you might want to register rather soon. The GSCN covers the catering at the meeting, one overnight stay in München/Neuherberg (max 80 €) and a dinner for the participants on 14 Oct. 2025.

17. Oktober 2025: Öffentlichkeitsveranstaltung in München

Podiumsdiskussion mit Ärzt*innen und Forschern - Public Event in German
Stammzellforschung bei Diabetes, Alterung und seltenen Erkrankungen.
Chancen, Risiken und Perspektiven

Wann: Freitag, 17. September 2025, 18:30 bis 20:00 Uhr   EINTRITT FREI
Wo: Presseclub München, Marienplatz 22, 80331 München
Programm:
18:30 – 20:00 Uhr: Podiumsdiskussion & Kurzfilme
20:00 – 20:30 Uhr: Ausklang mit Gesprächen & Getränken
Auf dem Podium:
Prof. Dr. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, Helmholtz Munich und TUM, Expertin für Typ-1-Diabetes
Prof. Dr. Heiko Lickert, Helmholtz Munich, Experte für Diabetes & Stammzellen
Dr. Ole Pless, Fraunhofer ITMP Hamburg, Experte für Wirkstofftestung und seltene Erkrankungen
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Geiger, Universität Ulm, Experte für Alterung
Moderation: Dr. Stefanie Seltmann, Wissenschaftsjournalistin, Heidelberg
All information here

Brandnew online: GSCN Annual Magazine 2024/25

Stem cells: Aging & Cancer

Content: 

12th GSCN Conference Report 2024

  • When stem cells age: Ways to rejuvenate
  • Stem cells and blood cancer: Order in chaos
  • Stem cells and tumors: Strategies against the master of metarmophosis
  • GCT: Autoimmune disease succesfully treated with CAR-T cells
  • GCT: Master plan to bring innovations to patients faster
  • BIH: BeCAT - Interview with Annette Künkele-Langer
  • Portrait of an institute: MHH

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

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.

The 2024 GSCN Annual Magazine

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).

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bit.bio
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PELOBiotech GmbH
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Proteintech Group
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Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research
Stemcell Technologies
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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

Update of ISSCR Guidelines for Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation in the section the section on stem cell–based embryo models.
Source: ISSCR.org, 14.08.2025 

How immune cells communicate to fight infections and cancer (GSCN)
Source: bihealth.org, 06.08.2025

All-in-one model reconstructs complex liver architecture (GSCN)
Source: mpi-cbg.de, 29.05.2025

The Return of the Dire Wolf
Angeblich Schattenwolf mit Gentechnik erschaffen: Experten sind skeptisch 
(GSCN)
Source: Time, 07.04.2025; WDR - YouTube, 09.04.2025

Neural stem cells outside the brain​ (GSCN)
Source: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, 10.04.2025

Pluripotency factor Oct4 gets a makeover (GSCN)
Source: The Scientist, 12.03.2025

Miniature hearts for research (GSCN)
Source: MHH.de, 10.12.2024

Pluripotent stem-cell-derived therapies in clinical trial: A 2025 update
Source: Cell Stem Cell, 02.01.2025

In Focus: Plant genome editing. A current stocktaking of the Working Group Gene Technology Report
Source: gentechnologiebericht.de, 9.12.2024

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

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