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Portrait Luka Cicin-Sain
The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti (HAZU)) has announced the election of 32 new members to its ranks. Among the newly elected corresponding members is Prof. Luka Čičin-Šain, head of the department “Viral Immunology” at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI). Čičin-Šain studies how our immune system responds to widespread viruses and develops new vaccine technologies against viral diseases.
28.05.2026
 A view of the HIPS exhibit MYXO-MAT-3000, where visitors can feel objects with their gloved hands
The floating science exhibition “MS Wissenschaft” has been on tour again since May 7, and the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) is represented on board with an interactive exhibit. As part of the 2026 Science Year on the theme “Medicine of the Future,” MS Wissenschaft is making stops in more than 30 cities in Germany, Austria, and, for the first time, Poland. On board: the “MYXO-MAT-3000,” which playfully sends visitors on a quest to discover new sources of active ingredients, immersing them in the world of antibiotic research. HIPS is a site of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in collaboration with Saarland University.
18.05.2026
group photo of 8 persons with funding check
At the 6th Portfolio Conference of the Institute for Biomedical Translation (IBT) Lower Saxony at Medical Park Hannover, the “DeColi” project of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig was awarded a grant of approximately 1 million euros. DeColi takes a preventive approach: Instead of reacting to infections that have already developed, the project aims to specifically eliminate Gram-negative pathogens from the gut reservoir before they cause disease. A total of 2.3 million euros was awarded at the conference. In addition to DeColi, the “Pathopress” project by the University Medical Center Göttingen and HAWK Göttingen received funding.
07.05.2026
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One center - six locations

The HZI locations at a glance

The Sites of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research are distributed all over Germany. In addition to the main campus in Braunschweig, there are facilities in five other cities: Hamburg, Hanover, Saarbrücken, Würzburg and Greifswald.

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2026
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Wissenschaftskommunikation
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May
2026
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June
2026
3.00 pm | HZI wide
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June
2026
6.30 pm | Braunschweig
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