The Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI in Leipzig operates at the interface between medicine, life sciences and engineering. For example, it is working on new immuno-oncological therapies in which modified immune cells and antibodies fight cancerous tumors.

The molecular biologist Frank Buchholz is the Chair of Medical Systems Biology in Dresden. His work group has developed a method with which it is possible to repair or remove defective sections in the genome. Find out how he sees the future of biotechnology in Saxony.

SaxoCell® will significantly improve regional networking in Saxony in the field of cell and gene therapy, integrate further partners and initiatives nationwide and close corresponding gaps in the value chains.

How do cells organize themselves into tissues? How are organs formed from these tissues? About 550 researchers from 41 countries are addressing these questions at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) in Dresden.

The focal points of the three institutes at the Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB) in Dresden range from molecular bioengineering at the BIOTEC and B CUBE all the way to analyzing the basic understanding of stem cell biology and tissue regeneration at the CRTD.