News from the BioRegion STERN

Here you'll find all press releases and news from companies and institutes in the STERN BioRegion.

08/08/2025 | CureVac AG

CureVac Announces Resolution of Patent Litigation with Pfizer/BioNTech

CureVac N.V. (Nasdaq: CVAC), a pioneering multinational biotech company developing a new class of transformative medicines based on messenger RNA (mRNA), today announced that CureVac N.V. and an affil...
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Solutions that minimise clinical waste and maximise recycling

(Stuttgart) – How can the transformation to increase sustainability in hospitals succeed? Participants in the SustainMed project presented their answers at the closing event on 27 June 2025 in Stuttga...
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Funding Approval at the Annual Conference of Baden-Württemberg’s Cluster Initiatives

Our joint application in the ERDF funding call for strengthening regional innovation systems through cluster initiatives has been approved. On July 22, 2025, we were offi...
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Awards for brilliant, bold minds – new ideas for genome diagnostics and single-molecule sensing

(Stuttgart/Reutlingen) – The Science2Start award ceremony was held as part of the BioRegio STERN Management GmbH summer reception on 17 July 2025. In the Tübingen-Reutlin...
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Review of our 2025 Summer Reception

On July 17, 2025, our joint Summer Reception took place at the Tübingen-Reutlingen Technology Park – an inspiring event full of lively conversations, exciting insights, and celebratory highlights. Together with TTR GmbH and the Association for t...
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Unexpected side-effect: how common medications clear the way for pathogens

Study led by the University of Tübingen: many non-antibiotics weaken the natural protective function of the intestine – with consequences for the colonization with pathog...
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A closing with vision: SustainMed drives sustainability forward

On June 27, 2025, the closing event of the SustainMed funding project took place at the Ministry of the Interior, for Digitization and Municipalities in Stuttgart. The event, organized by BioRegio STE...
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Incisions – Insights 2025: Sustainability in the OR | Green Hospital

On June 25, 2025, the workshop “Incisions – Insights: Sustainability in the OR | Green Hospital” was held once again at the Institute of Clinical Anatomy at the University of Tübingen. This created a ...
06/24/2025 | CureVac AG

CureVac Announces Voting Results of General Meeting

CureVac N.V. (Nasdaq: CVAC), a pioneering multinational biotech company developing a new class of transformative medicines based on messenger RNA (mRNA), today announced the voting results of the Comp...
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Whether you’re in a shark tank or the shower – optimism is a duty

BioGrafie: (Stuttgart/Tübingen) – Annette Widmann-Mauz used to be Member of the Bundestag (Germany’s Parliament) for Tübingen and part of the Christian Democrat Union (CDU) parliamentary group. She wa...
06/12/2025 | CureVac AG

BioNTech Announces Strategic Transaction to Acquire CureVac in Public Exchange Offer

Acquisition will strengthen the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of mRNA-based cancer immunotherapy candidates, marking BioNTech’s next key mile...
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Two Inspiring Days Dedicated to Innovation – Experience Exchange for ZIM Network Managers and Innovation Day for SMEs 2025

On June 4 and 5, 2025, we had the opportunity to participate in two outstanding events that focused on the innovative SME sector in Germany and highlighted the central ro...
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Impressions from Viewpoint Biotech 2025

Yesterday, BioRegio STERN Management GmbH, together with LBBW Venture Capital GmbH, once again invited to Viewpoint Biotech 2025 in Tübingen. Start-ups, entrepreneurs, and industry experts came together to exchange ideas about current developmen...
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In everyone’s mouth: Early identification of a widespread disease –periodontitis

(Stuttgart/Reutlingen) – Dr. Severino Urban and Dr. Stefan Frey founded Oralgenix GmbH in Reutlingen Technology Park in 2025. Using molecular biological analyses of the m...

Immatics IMA203 PRAME Cell Therapy Data Presented at 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting Continues to Show Strong Anti-tumor Activity and Durability in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma

Stafford, Texas and Tuebingen, Germany, May 31, 2025 – Immatics N.V. (NASDAQ: IMTX, “Immatics” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company active in the...
05/15/2025 | CureVac AG

CureVac Receives Additional Positive Validity Decision from European Patent Office in Ongoing Litigation Against BioNTech SE

TÜBINGEN, Germany/BOSTON, USA –  May 15, 2025CureVac N.V. (Nasdaq: CVAC) (“CureVac”), a global biotech company developing a new class of transformative medicines based on...

Immatics Announces First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Business Update

Houston, Texas and Tuebingen, Germany, May 13, 2025 – Immatics N.V. (NASDAQ: IMTX, “Immatics” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company active in the ...
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05/13/2025 | Council of European BioRegions (CEBR)

The Council of European BioRegions Announces - New Board for 2025 - 2026

The Council of European BioRegions (CEBR), the leading network of life science clusters across Europe, is pleased to announce the results of its 2025–2026 Board Elections...
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05/12/2025 | BioRegio STERN Management GmbH BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg GmbH AHP International & Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina

Transatlantic Bridge-Building in the Life Sciences Sector

On May 9, 2025, representatives from the life sciences industry in North Carolina and Baden-Württemberg met in Stuttgart for professional exchange. The goal of the event was to explore opportunities f...
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Bio-concrete from urine

Researchers at the University of Stuttgart have used microbial processes to produce environmentally friendly bio-concrete from urine as part of a “wastewater-bio-concrete-fertilizer” value chain. With the project extension granted by the Baden-W...