12/10/2026 | Insights into biological properties of neuroblastomas provide a basis for individualized treatment decisions - A new study by the Experimental Pediatric Oncology team at University Hospital Cologne demonstrates that molecular classification of neuroblastomas based on so-called telomere maintenance mechanisms can improve current risk stratification in children with neuroblastoma.

07/10/2026 | With the official establishment of the Center for Prevention, the University Hospital of Cologne is paving the way for forward-looking preventive medicine. Eight specialized departments at the University Hospital of Cologne and CECAD (Cluster of Excellence for Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases) are now pooling their expertise to translate scientific findings into patient care without delay.

02/10/2026 | Together with Ina Brandes, Member of the State Parliament (MdL) and Minister of Culture and Science for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the cornerstone for the Center for Family Health (CEFAM) was laid. The planned building complex will provide modern care facilities for women, children, and adolescents, as well as premature and newborn infants, and will also house the central emergency room and expanded surgical capacities in the future.

02/10/2026 | Cologne has succeeded in the highly competitive contest / Excellence funding will foster the strategic development of all the university’s areas of activity

30/09/2026 | Congratulations to Hardik Makwana (Cologne, DE), Daria Molodetska (Kharkiv, UA), Panagiotis Tsotoulidis (Heraklion, GR) and Ramona Walder (Heidlberg, DE) on winning the Poster Prizes at the CMMC Symposium 2026!

29/09/2026 | The Clinical Infectious Diseases Section of the Department I of Internal Medicine at University Hospital Cologne has once again been recognized as a “DGI Center for Infectious Diseases” by the German Society for Infectious Diseases (DGI).