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Dr. Stéphane Roy, Attaché for Science and Technology, French Embassy

The Bilateral Workshop “Perspectives of Systems 

Biology”

Systems biology was also the theme of the annual bilateral work-

shop in the French Embassy in Berlin. On 23 November 2012, 

German and French scientists reported to some 100 workshop 

participants on the current status of systems biology research in 

their countries. Opportunities for closer cooperation were also 

explored. 

The participants included: Prof. Nikolaus Rajewsky, Scientific Di-

rector of the Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology (BIMSB) 

who wants to investigate with his team how the expression of 

genes can be controlled after they have been read, e.g. using mi-

croRNAs.

 

Cancer research remains the key field in systems biology. This 

was also confirmed by a contribution from France: The research 

team under Dr. Emannuel Barillot at the Institut Curie in Paris 

aims to develop data generated by high throughput methods into 

an interaction map in order to observe cancer formation and tu-

mour growth at the molecular level. Bringing together genetic se-

quences, proteome analyses and the results from the analysis of 

tissue samples is to provide the starting point for new approaches 

in the struggle against cancer. 

Dr. Karin Effertz from the German Federal Ministry of Education 

and Research (BMBF) reported on the new BMBF funding pro-

gramme “e:Med – Measures for the Establishment of System 

Medicine“. During the next eight years, the ministry will support 

research in systems medicine with some 200 million Euros. Spe-

cial importance is placed on the active participation in big inter-

national projects and to cross-border cooperation.

For one hundred years, physicians and researchers in Buch 

have been working together towards the common value 

of health. Dr. Andreas Eckert is one of the few venture 

capital providers in Germany who have specialized in 

bioscience companies. He has already contributed to the 

successful founding of several biotechnology and medical 

technology companies on Campus Berlin-Buch.

Get acquainted with Buch, its partners and the unique 

campus atmosphere where the future of medicine is 

being created.  

www.berlin-buch.com

Dr. anDreas eckert 

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Biotech Networks

 

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BioTOP Berlin-Brandenburg

 

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BioHyTec Network for Biohybrid Technologies

 

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BioResponse

 

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Center for Molecular Diagnostics and Bioanalytics (ZMDB)

 

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DiagnostikNet-BB

 

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GABI – Genome Analysis in the Plant Biological System

 

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NetDDD Network for Drug Discovery & Development Berlin-Brandenburg

 

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Network Glycobiotechology Berlin-Brandenburg

 

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Nutrigenomics Network Berlin-Brandenburg

 

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Regenerative Medicines Initiative Berlin-Brandenburg

 

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RiNA Network for RNA Technologies

 

Scientific Institutions

 

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Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT)

 

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Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU)

 

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Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

 

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Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP)

 

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Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering (IBMT)

 

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Freie Universität Berlin (FU)

 

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German Heart Instiute Berlin (DHZB)

 

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German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE)

 

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German Rheumatism Research Center (DRFZ)

 

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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU)

 

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Institute of Biomaterial Sciences, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (Teltow)

 

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Lausitz University of Applied Sciences

 

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Leibniz-Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim (ATB)

 

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Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP)

 

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Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF) e. V.

 

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Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch

 

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Max-Planck-Institute for Colloids and Interfaces

 

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Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology

 

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Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics

 

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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

 

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Robert Koch Institute

 

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Technische Universität Berlin (TU)

 

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University of Applied Sciences Berlin (HTW)

 

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University of Applied Sciences Wildau

 

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University of Potsdam

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