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BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · 12d

🚨 New episode of #VoicesOfBioMedX! 🎙️

Meet Elizaveta, a Research Assistant from team #TMI at BioMed X, as she shares her motivation to work in an innovative environment where academic research closely connects with translational projects.

Listen to the interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARPz...

Day in the life of a Research Assistant | Elizaveta Savochkina | Voices of BiomedX EP 06

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BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · 17d

Join us at @events.embl.org Heidelberg for an inspiring #webinar with Christian Tidona, Founder and Managing Director of BioMed X Institute 🎙

📅 Visit us at EMBL Heidelberg or join 🌐Online via Zoom
🕚 October 10th, 2025 | 11:00 – 12:00 (CEST)
👉 Register here: embl-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Aug 19

New Call for Application! Reimagining drug delivery 🚀
#BioMedX + #NovoNordisk join forces to tackle one of the toughest challenges in biomedicine: #oral #peptide #formulations. ➡️ Register and apply via our BioMed X Career Space: lnkd.in/e4i3S3Yw
📅 Submit your proposal before #October 12, 2025

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BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Aug 12

🚨 New episode of #VoicesOfBioMedX! 🎙️

Meet Dr. Semih Akincilar, Group Leader at BioMed X, as he explains how targeting DNA damage response (DDR) pathways could transform cancer immunotherapy. 🔬
Learn more about his innovative research to make immune-resistant tumors responsive!

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BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Jul 9

💡 New Call for Application: BioMed X & #Servier
are launching the first XSeed Labs research project in Paris-Saclay! Focus: #AI-powered design of #bispecific #antibodies for #cancer #therapy. 🧬 Submit your proposal by August 31 2025: career.bmedx.com/call/2025-XP...

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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · Jun 27

A day well spent at the 2nd Life Sciences Postdoc Symposium. Thank you to our speakers Christian Tidona @biomedx.bsky.social, Eckhard Thines @unimainz.bsky.social, Marie-Theres Weil #BioNTech & Verawan Boonsanay-Michel #sanofi for their inspiring contributions. And of course to all our participants!

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BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Jun 12

Info Session on “New Platform for Next-Generation Intraocular Biologics" in partnership with #Boehringer #Ingelheim Call! Available positions for this call include: 1 Group Leader, 2 Postdoctoral Researchers, and 2 Research Assistants
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BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Jun 5

Are you a U.S.-based academic PI who lost (or may lose) #NIHfunding? 🧠 Apply for #XBridge by @BioMed_X — a new way to continue your research in a fully funded pharma–academia setting in 🇩🇪 Heidelberg or 🇺🇸 New Haven.
🎥 Missed the webinar? Catch the replay now! youtu.be/miqF_wnclOg #biomedicalresearch

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Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB) @cnb-csic.bsky.social · May 29

📢 Don't miss tomorrow's seminar: 'Tracing mitochondrial Dysfunction Signatures in Aging and Autoimmunity', by Dr Gorjana Rackov from the BioMed X Institute, Heidelberg (@biomedx.bsky.social), Germany.

🗓️ 30 May
🕛 12:00
📍 CNB Lecture Hall #CNB_CSIC

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BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · May 22

@BioMedXInst & @Boehringer invite researchers to develop next-gen intraocular biologics at #XSeedLabs (CT, USA) to reduce the burden of frequent injections in #retinal disease.
Apply by July 12 👉 career.bmedx.com/call/2025-RD...
#biologics #ophthalmology #pharma

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BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · May 12

We’re launching our first collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. on "New Strategies for Targeting Solid Tumors with Multi-Specific Biologics". Boot camp kicks off in Heidelberg—welcome to our partners & participants!
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BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · May 8

🎉Congratulations to our #PTA Team on receiving three 𝐄𝐅𝐈𝐒-𝐄𝐉𝐈 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 at the 4th #Resolution #Days Meeting in Frankfurt!

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BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Apr 8

🌉 Today we launch #XBridge: a unique matchmaking program for U.S. researchers hit by #NIH #funding gaps.
We invite PIs to submit existing NIH proposals to connect with pharma partners via our platform. bio.mx/news/press-r...

Not a grant—an opportunity to keep science moving.
#StandUpForScience 🔬

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BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Mar 31

We are excited to announce that @johnmlindner.bsky.social , our Head of Immunology Discovery & Head of Research USA, will be introducing T-FINDER at the 6th TCR-Based Therapies Summit in Boston on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
#precision #immunotherapy. tcr-therapies-summit.com/day-one/?utm...

BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Mar 21

🔬 Advancing AI in Drug Development: BioMed X Institute at #ICLR2025 integrating #ComputationalBiology, and #KnowledgeGraphs, and #AgenticAI to transform drug development and clinical translation. Congratulations Team VPE!

BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Mar 18

Our Group Leader, Kyungbo Kim, at 2025 China International Biotechnology Conference in Beijing (April 16-18, 2025)!Novel approach transporting complex macromolecules, even micron-sized bacteria across the intestinal epithelium, by harnessing gut immune cells. nbc2025.eventscribe.net/index.asp?pr...

BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Mar 12

🔬 The Diary of a Scientist: A Webinar Series on Careers in Science 🎙️What does it really take to build a career in science? How do you navigate the transition between academia and industry? Register for free: webinar! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Mar 10

Deadline extended! You have time to submit your proposal until TOMORROW March 11th!

BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Jan 15

🚨 New Call for Application Alert! 🚨
💡 Project Title: New Strategies for Targeting of Solid Tumors with Multi-Specific Biologics (MTT)
🤝In collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo
🌍Location: Heidelberg
🗓️Apply by: March 9, 2025
📍Innovation Boot Camp: May 12-16, 2025
🔗Apply here: career.bio.mx/call/2025-BM...

BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Mar 5

🚀 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗢𝘄𝗻 𝗔𝗜-𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹!🔹 We are looking for:
🧑‍🔬 𝟭 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 & 𝟮 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼-𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 – Experts in computational biology, ML, bioinformatics, language models, encryption, and complex disease biology. career.bio.mx/call/2025-AI...

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BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Feb 26

🚀 BioMed X Institute, Barbados & EU join forces! Launching BioMed X Barbados to advance treatments for #cardiometabolic diseases in individuals of African descent. #HealthcareInnovation read our news bio.mx/news/press-r...

BioMed X Launches New Institute in Barbados – BioMed X Institute

BioMed X Institute, in collaboration with the Government of Barbados and the European Commission, is launching BioMed X Barbados, a new research initiative focused on better treatment of cardiometabol...

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Feb 19

Signed!

Two Global Gateway projects with huge potential for Barbados.

One agreement with @biomedx.bsky.social for pharmaceutical innovation.

And the first green hydrogen storage facility of the Caribbean with HDF Energy.

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BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Feb 10

Virtual patients and biomedical knowledge graphs—two groundbreaking technologies, yet often developed in isolation. Now, it's time to change that. Join our next #Hackathon and be part of the future.
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BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Feb 5

🚀 Advancing High-Dimensional Flow Cytometry at BioMed X! Advanced Spectral Flow Cytometry Workshop, mastering the design, execution, and analysis of high-dimensional flow experiments using the Sony ID7000. #FlowCytometry

BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Feb 4

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BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Feb 4

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭? Immunity review on neutrophil plasticity in cancer and emerging strategies to reprogram them from tumor accomplices to fighters. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39813993/one
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Adaptations of neutrophils in cancer - PubMed

There is a renewed interest in neutrophil biology, largely instigated by their prominence in cancer. From an immunologist's perspective, a conceptual breakthrough is the realization that prototypical ...

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BioMed X - the best of two worlds in one Institute @biomedx.bsky.social · Feb 4

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭? Immunity review on neutrophil plasticity in cancer and emerging strategies to reprogram them from tumor accomplices to fighters. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39813993/one
How we address this: bio.mx/research-tea...

Adaptations of neutrophils in cancer - PubMed

There is a renewed interest in neutrophil biology, largely instigated by their prominence in cancer. From an immunologist's perspective, a conceptual breakthrough is the realization that prototypical ...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov