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Prof. Ulrike Protzer, director of the TUM Institute of Virology, with staff members in the laboratory. Kurt Bauer
Dirk Wilhelm, Professor of Medical Robotics
10/6/2026
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NewIn: Dirk Wilhelm

Robotics for everyday clinical practice

How can humans and machines work together in hospitals in the future? This question has shaped Dirk Wilhelm’s research for years. The surgeon and newly appointed Professor of Medical Robotics develops robotic systems designed to support and relieve medical personnel in their daily work.

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Community Artificial Intelligence Medicine
Left to right: Professor Andreas Bausch, Co-Director of the COS; TUM President Professor Thomas F. Hofmann; Bavarian Science Minister Markus Blume; Professor Matthias Hebrok, Executive Director of the COS; and Professor Maximilian Reichert, Co-Director of the COS.
10/5/2026

Center for Organoid Systems (COS)

TUM opens new center for mini-organs

A new, innovative biotechnology research center has opened on the Garching campus of the Technical University of Munich (TUM): The Center for Organoid Systems (COS) significantly strengthens the Munich Institute for Biomedical Engineering (MIBE). The organoids studied there reproduce organ functions with a high degree of accuracy. They provide new insights into the human body and lay the groundwork for new therapies for common diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.

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A teacher and schoolchildren in a classroom
10/5/2026
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Digital tool strengthens teachers’ health literacy

A health app designed for teachers

A new app is designed to help teachers stay healthy in their day-to-day work. The digital tool is the result of a three-year collaborative project between the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and health insurance provider AOK Bayern. It provides personalized resources developed on the basis of a survey of 1,400 teachers.

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Research Medicine
9/28/2026
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Robotic suits tested by older people

Soft exosuit makes it easier to stand up

Getting up from a chair can be difficult for older people, often due to declining strength and coordination in the hip and leg muscles. To help with this, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a soft, lightweight suit that assists hip extension using artificial tendons. These help older adults to get up from a chair and walk more efficiently.

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Portrait of Prof. Hans Hauner
9/16/2026
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Supplements on Social Media

“Most people do not need dietary supplements”

It is almost impossible to avoid advertisements for dietary supplements on social media. They are heavily promoted and often presented as cure-alls. At the same time, platforms such as Instagram and TikTok have become major sources of misinformation. Hans Hauner, nutrition specialist and Senior Professor at the Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine (EKFZ) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), explains which supplements may be beneficial and when they can pose health risk.

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Research Medicine
A group of people is standing in front of the new building at the topping-out ceremony for the Center for Digital Medicine and Health.
9/15/2026
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Topping-out ceremony marks progress on the construction project

Center for Digital Medicine and Health expands

At the TUM University Hospital Rechts der Isar, the Center for Digital Medicine and Health (ZDGM) is emerging as a new interdisciplinary research hub at the intersection of medicine, computer science, data science, and artificial intelligence. Under the direction of Munich’s State Building Authority 2, the new building is visibly taking shape. An important milestone was reached today with the topping-out ceremony.

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Research Artificial Intelligence Medicine President
9/3/2026

EU funding for projects in life sciences, mathematics, medicine, and quantum science

Ten ERC Starting Grants awarded to TUM researchers

How are human well-being and the health of the natural environment connected? Can the progressive physical impairments caused by multiple sclerosis be halted? How can we ensure that encryption remains secure against attacks by quantum computers? These are just three of the questions being explored in research projects at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) that will receive future funding through ERC Starting Grants from the European Research Council (ERC).

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Research Medicine Sustainability Quantum Technologies
A person takes an EpiPen out of a case
8/6/2026
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Study compares GLP-1 agonist with standard of care

Obesity drug significantly reduces the risk of serious cardiovascular events and infections

People with type 2 diabetes and obesity may benefit from treatment with tirzepatide. Tirzepatide, marketed under the brand name Mounjaro, can reduce the risk of heart attacks and hospitalizations due to infections by about one-third each compared with a conventional diabetes medication. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Harvard Medical School demonstrated this using health insurance data.

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Research Medicine
Children set off at the start of the race during the School Sports Festival
7/27/2026
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School Sports Festival at the TUM Campus at the Olympic Park

Elementary school children embrace the Olympic spirit

Around 350 elementary school children from across Bavaria spent an active morning on the TUM campus in Munich’s Olympic Park. The School Sports Festival marked the opening of Bavaria’s 2026 School Sports Week, with Bavaria’s Minister of Education Anna Stolz and Minister of Science Markus Blume joining representatives of TUM, the Bavarian State Sports Association, the Bavarian Sports Youth organization, and Olympic and Paralympic athletes for the launch.

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A doctor and a patient are looking at a tablet PC
7/14/2026
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The digital platform “2036 – Healthy with AI?” is now online

Medical AI – a look ten years into the future

Artificial intelligence is transforming medicine. But what will be the direct impact in the coming years? A project by M1 – Munich Medicine Alliance takes a look into the future. Using fictional patient stories, experts describe what prevention, diagnosis, and treatment might look like in 2036. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) as part of the Science Year 2026 – Medicine of the Future.

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