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Wingcopter

Drone Startup Wingcopter Speeds Up Race for Vaccine Delivery

German startup Wingcopter is delivering medication and COVID-19 vaccines to the farthest corners of the world.

An Interview with Dr. Marie-Laure Yaspo

The Pros and Cons of Personalized Medicine

Dr. Marie-Laure Yaspo researches cancer genomics and systems biology of cancer as a Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics. She is also Chief Science Officer at Alacris Theranostics, a European leader in comprehensive molecular tumor analysis. In an interview we chat about new developments in precision medicine, undercover cancer warriors and what life lessons cancer research might teach us.

Ada Health

The Doctor App Will See You Now

Using A.I. to provide personalized medical advice, Ada Health is bringing the doctor one click away.

mRNA Science and BioNTech

How a Once-Dismissed Idea Is Ending the Pandemic

BioNTech rose to global fame in 2020 for the successful COVID-19 vaccine they developed with Pfizer. But the vaccine is only the beginning for the German biotech. Their immunotherapy science may soon revolutionize medicine.

Four Questions with Dr. Kathrin DiPaola

Meet the New Leadership at the DWIH New York

Dr. Kathrin DiPaola began in her position as Program Manager at the DWIH New York March 1. In a short interview, she tells us about her background, vision and what the DWIH audience can anticipate with her at the helm.

Sdui

How a School Project Revolutionized Education

The app Sdui began as a school project by three students in 2015; now the mobile communication solution for schools is used by more than 2,500 schools in Germany.

#WirFuerSchule

Virtual Hackathon Envisions School of the Future

At the height of the pandemic two entrepreneurs decided to gather ideas to address the shortcomings of hybrid and digital teaching in Germany. Just five weeks later, they welcomed more than 6,000 participants to the hackathon #WirFuerSchule.