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New joint project approved in SFB 1607

19/01/2026 | Cooperation with anesthesiology in new glaucoma project on iron metabolism in the eye - The Collaborative Research Center (SFB) 1607, which focuses on age-related blinding eye diseases, is the only SFB in Germany's field of ophthalmology funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Inflammation fuels one of the most aggressive forms of cancer

23/12/2025 | Researchers at the University of Cologne discovered a new mechanism used by one of the most aggressive forms of lung cancer to escape treatment, paving the way for more efficient future therapies

Over €5 million for Innovative Therapy Against Hospital Germs - GO-Bio Next Funding for Cologne Research Team

18/12/2025 | The Cologne-based research project, INNOPAK, aims to develop innovative, precise antibodies to fight infections caused by antibiotic-resistant "Pseudomonas aeruginosa" bacteria.

Prof. Cursiefen Receives Bjerrum Medal - Honor from the Danish Ophthalmological Society

15/12/2025 | During its winter meeting at the Reichshospital in Copenhagen, the Danish Ophthalmological Society (DOS) awarded the prestigious Bjerrum Medal to University Professor Dr. Claus Cursiefen,

STOP PKD - Study investigates a new treatment option for people with the most common form of genetic kidney disease

12/12/2025 | Scientists have initiated a study to investigate whether dapagliflozin, an already approved drug from the SGLT2 inhibitors group, can positively affect the course of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)

Animal behaviour: AI can help fill the gap

05/12/2025 | Researchers from Cologne developed an AI method to recover missing data from animal movement recordings and to efficiently quantify behaviour / publication in “Nature Methods”


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