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SPARKee Prof. Surjo Soekadar Advances Brain Stimulation Treatments

Deutschlandfunk Features Breakthroughs in Brain Stimulation for Treating Psychiatric Disorders including the research of Prof. Surjo Soekadar (in German).

SPARK-BIH at BIONNALE 2025

Three SPARK Teams presented their innovative projects at the Cooperation & Venture Track.

SPARK-BIH National Gene and Cell Therapies (GCT) Lecture Series 2025

The sessions are open to the entire SPARK network and welcome anyone with an interest in GCT and associated diagnostics – join us to connect, learn, and shape the future of advanced therapies!

Volker Haucke wins the Leibniz Prize 2025

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has awarded Prof. Dr. Volker Haucke the prestigious Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2025.

SPARKee Prof. Surjo Soekadar Advances Brain Stimulation Treatments

Deutschlandfunk Features Breakthroughs in Brain Stimulation for Treating Psychiatric Disorders including the research of Prof. Surjo Soekadar (in German).

SPARK-BIH at BIONNALE 2025

Three SPARK Teams presented their innovative projects at the Cooperation & Venture Track.

SPARK-BIH National Gene and Cell Therapies (GCT) Lecture Series 2025

The sessions are open to the entire SPARK network and welcome anyone with an interest in GCT and associated diagnostics – join us to connect, learn, and shape the future of advanced therapies!

Volker Haucke wins the Leibniz Prize 2025

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has awarded Prof. Dr. Volker Haucke the prestigious Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2025.

Dr. Marco Zierhut wins the LIPPs Young Investigator Award of the Chair of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Marco Zierhut, SPARKee, Fellow of the BIH Charité Clinician Scientist Program (CSP) and Senior Physician at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Charité (Campus Benjamin Franklin).

The 2nd Germany-Wide Call for Translational Projects in Gene and Cell-Based Therapies and Associated Diagnostics is Now Open!

SPARK-BIH is very pleased to announce the official launch of the 2nd Germany-Wide Call for Translational Projects in Gene and Cell-Based Therapies and Associated Diagnostics in collaboration with DLR.

Former SPARK team receives Eva Luise Köhler Research Award

In a festive award ceremony, Eva Luise Köhler honored Prof. Dr. Alessandro Prigione and Prof. Dr. Markus Schülke with the 16th Eva Luise Köhler Research Award for Rare Diseases.

Former SPARK team Captain T Cell secures 8.5M € in seed financing

The StartUp Captain T Cell GmbH, a spin-off from Max Delbrück Center, successfully closed their seed financing round totaling 8.5 million €.

Joint ForTra <> BIH Workshop on Gene and Cell Therapy (GCT): Where do we stand and where do we want to go?

May 18, 2026

In this joint workshop on Gene and Cell Therapy (GCT), translational scientists aiming to bring their work into clinical practice are invited to discuss the current state and future directions of one of the most dynamic fields shaping the future of medicine.

SPARK-BIH National GCT Webinar — The Modern Clinical Trial: How Sponsors Use Agentic AI to Streamline Clinical Delivery

May 21, 2026

In this webinar, Pietro Tansini from Rivia will share insights on how AI and big data are transforming clinical development, with a focus on real-time, predictive trial intelligence.