DKLM 2025: New Method Comparison for the Measurement of Residual Leukocytes in Blood Products Presented
At the German Congress of Laboratory Medicine (DKLM) 2025 in Leipzig, a team of researchers presented a study that compares two systems for determining residual white blood cells in platelet and erythrocyte concentrates. The study aims to support compliance with...
Tübingen researchers discover weak point in childhood brain tumor
Scientists at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research at the University Hospital Tübingen have identified a potential weak point in a subgroup of medulloblastoma, one of the most common malignant brain tumors in children and adolescents. The discovery could...
DKLM 2025: Overregulation of IVDR threatens development of novel diagnostic methods for serious childhood diseases
Overregulation in the IVDR area threatens the development of novel diagnostic procedures and thus targeted therapies at Germany's university hospitals. This became clear at the DKLM 2025 in Leipzig during the presentations within the session "New Drugs for Precision...
DKLM 2025: Exclusive interview with Prof. Uta Ceglarek and Prof. Berend Isermann
The DKLM 2025 started today in Leipzig and for the first time combines science and medicine as a congress theme. Shortly before the start of the event, MedLabPortal spoke with conference president and chemist Prof. Uta Ceglarek, as well as with conference president...
World first: AI enables autonomous microscope
An international research team with the participation of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena demonstrated the first microscopy experiment carried out entirely by AI. The goal: the first autonomous laboratory. Artificial intelligence that independently plans,...
Three variants of the CRISPR-Cas9 system optimized for more targeted and effective biomedical applications
An MHH research team led by Professor Dr. Tobias Cantz and Dr. Reto Eggenschwiler from the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectiology and Endocrinology at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) has found a way to sharpen three gene scissor variants and...
Sepsis claims around 211,000 deaths in Germany – per year
In Germany, sepsis mortality has been stagnating at a high level for decades, while it has fallen worldwide. In 2021, 211,000 people died of sepsis in this country (247 per 100,000 inhabitants), significantly more than in countries such as Australia or Switzerland....
German Congress for Laboratory Medicine started in Leipzig
The German Congress for Laboratory Medicine (DKLM) 2025 opens today, October 23, 2025, in Leipzig and promises groundbreaking impulses for the future of laboratory medicine under the motto "Science for Precision Medicine". As a central highlight, the MedLabAwards are...
Pioneer of animal-free diagnostics: Prof. Maike Frye receives Gábor Szász Prize
Prof. Dr. Maike Frye, head of the Vascular Biology working group at the Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), will be awarded the Gábor Szász Prize of the German Society for Clinical Chemistry...
Resilience of Blood Analytes During Repeated Drone Transport: A Preanalytical Validation Study
Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, are gaining momentum as innovative tools in medical logistics, especially for improving access in remote or underserved regions. While their utility for single-trip sample transport has been established, the...
