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The new German Federal Minister of Education and Research, Anja Karliczek, has called for rapid implementation of effective treatments in clinical practice as a key objective of health-related research. The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is well poised to meet this challenge. Its Central Institute for Translational Cancer Research (TranslaTUM) combines medical research with engineering sciences. Accompanied by the Bavarian State Minister for Science and Art, Prof. Dr. med. Marion Kiechle, the Federal Minister visited the recently opened research building at the University Hospital rechts der Isar on July 26, 2018.

Professor Arne Skerra of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has succeeded for the first time in using gaseous CO2 as a basic material for the production of a chemical mass product in a biotechnical reaction. The product is methionine, which is used as an essential amino acid, particularly in animal feed, on a large scale. This newly developed enzymatic process could replace its current petrochemical production.

Once again, the Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation is funding nutritional medicine research at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) with five million euros.  The well-established Else Kröner-Fresenius Center of the TUM is to investigate current issues of nutritional medicine in-depth and provide the public with practical information about nutrition.

The third capsule of the WARR Hyperloop team raced through the experimental tube at SpaceX in Los Angeles at an astonishing 290 miles per hour. The students of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) thus remain undefeated in the third Hyperloop Pod competition and hold the speed record for a Hyperloop prototype.

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has launched an open online teacher training portal. The modules of the "Toolbox Lehrerbildung" are specifically designed to prepare the user for school practice of the STEM subjects with among other things videos from the classroom. The platform is available at no cost to teacher training and continuing education institutions as well as to (future) teachers.

Individualized dietary recommendations based on genetic information are currently a popular trend. A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has systematically analyzed scientific articles and reached the following conclusion: There is no clear evidence for the effect of genetic factors on the consumption of total calories, carbohydrates, and fat. According to the current state of knowledge, the expedience of gene-based dietary recommendations has yet to be proven.

A wide range of airborne substances can cause respiratory problems for asthma sufferers. These include bacteria and their components, which can trigger inflammations. How they become airborne has not been fully explained up to now. A science team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) has shown that pollen from the mugwort plant is the main vector for bacteria and that this combination renders the pollen more aggressive. This, however, is not the case in certain Alpine regions such as Davos.

Strawberries and tomatoes are among the most widely consumed fruits and vegetables worldwide. However, many people are allergic to them, especially if they have been diagnosed with birch pollen allergy. A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has investigated which strawberry or tomato varieties contain fewer allergens than others and to what extent cultivation or preparation methods are involved.

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has appointed the distinguished alumni Max Aicher, Dr. Urs Brunner and Prof. Gallus Rehm as honorary senators. The three engineers received their diploma at TUM and have made a significant contribution to the reputation of their alma mater with their outstanding scientific, technical and entrepreneurial achievements. President Prof. Wolfgang A. Herrmann emphasized the new senators' patronage of their alma mater at the anniversary ceremony of the donors' conference of the TUM University Foundation.

“Orbitum” is an exhibition of art works by students of the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The works, displayed in the Munich city center, explore important research fields at TUM, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. During the exhibition, from July 18 to July 26 2018, tours will be available, and introductions to the exhibition themes will be provided by the Pinakothek der Moderne and the Munich Academy of Fine Arts.