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28.10.2026

Public Event: Art as a Source of Strength – Creativity in Coping with Illness

How can art help people cope with a serious illness? How does it open up avenues to one’s own feelings and needs – and what role can it play in the healing process? As part of TRUST.

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Interview | "We should stop pitting animal testing against other models"

26.10.2026

Interview | "We should stop pitting animal testing against other models"

In an interview in “Albert,” the Einstein Foundation's magazine, Prof. Dr. Stefan Hippenstiel discusses animal testing, alternative methods, and the future of biomedical science.

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Julia Biederlack and Hannah Nickles at the “Transparent Animal Testing” awards ceremony. They are holding up the certificate they just received.
14.10.2026

Charité Honored Once Again for Its Communication on Animal Testing

For the second time, Charité has been awarded the “Exemplary Communication in Animal Research” seal of approval.

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3R Online-Seminar | "Alternatives to animal use in research and education - Refine, Reduce &…

29.09.2026

3R Online-Seminar | "Alternatives to animal use in research and education - Refine, Reduce & Replace"

This English-language 3R online seminar series, which begins on October 15, 2026, provides insight into the broad spectrum of scientific topics in the field of the 3Rs.

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04.09.2026

Einstein in the dome: Research Without Anima Testing? New Methods in Biomedicine

Three leading scientists offer fascinating insights into the future of medicine - impressively visualized beneath the planetarium’s dome. In German language.

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[Translate to English:] Dongwei Wu

Congratulations, Dongwei Wu!

We are very pleased that one of our young researchers has now taken up a position as an assistant professor in the Biomedical Engineering Program at the City University of Hong Kong.

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Organoids - Quality and Common Standards Are Key

06.08.2026

Organoids - Quality and Common Standards Are Key

In a comprehensive systematic review, 35 researchers jointly analyzed 558 primary studies examining how such models were used in COVID-19 research.

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The exhibition "TRUST" in the Rahel Hirsch Center
03.08.2026

TRUST moves to the Rahel Hirsch Center

The traveling exhibition “TRUST – Trust Through Participation: Shaping the Future of Cancer Medicine Together” will reach its third stop on August 6, 2026, at the Rahel Hirsch Center in Berlin Mitte.

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[Translate to English:] Portraitfoto Christa Thöne-Reineke
11.06.2026

DFG Animal Welfare Award for Christa Thöne-Reineke

EC3R Co-Spokesperson Prof. Dr. Christa Thöne-Reineke has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Ursula M. Händel Animal Welfare Prize by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

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[Translate to English:] Poster-Session
11.06.2026

Impressions: Networking Event "Human 3D Organ Models"

More than 180 participants engaged in lively discussions around 50 posters. Many thanks to everyone who took part! Here are a few impressions from the event.

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