April 2021
The German city of Mannheim is proof that promoting music and creativity can have a positive impact on a city’s development – and thus has been awarded the title “City of Music” by UNESCO. What’s more, meet multi-award-winning cell and molecular biologist Chun So from Hong Kong who talks about his research at the Max Planck Society. Keen on funding opportunities? Apart from our current calls, the recently updated brochure “Funding your research in Germany” is available now. Last but not least, don’t miss out on our upcoming events. We look forward to (virtually) seeing you!
Mannheim – City of Music
Living in Germany
Mannheim is proof that promoting music and creativity can have a positive impact on a city’s development. UNESCO awarded it a special title in recognition.

The origins of life: a biologist from Hong Kong is studying the egg cells
People
Ever since making a chance observation under the microscope, the multi-award-winning cell and molecular biologist Chun So from Hong Kong has been fascinated by the division of egg cells.

How AI is revolutionizing image analysis
Science news
Image analysis with artificial intelligence is a major topic of the future in medicine. Medical computer scientists from Heidelberg have now developed a method with which all image data can be processed with AI – free of charge and also usable by laypersons.
