News from KiTZ

Unique collaboration between leading research centers continues successfully

 

Two years ago, the strategic partnership between the Prinses Máxima Centrum in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and the Hopp Children's Cancer Center in…

Florists collect 86,356 euros for better treatment options for children with cancer

 

Children and adolescents with cancer need better and more child-friendly therapies. This is the aim of the fundraising campaign "Blumen schenken.…

First company in the world to offer preclinical drug tests for children with cancer

 

The recently established ITCC-P4 gGmbH provides academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies with a comprehensive repertoire of modern…

Stefan Pfister is awarded the Wilhelm-Warner-Preis 2022

 

The Wilhelm Warner Foundation awards the Wilhelm Warner Prize to Stefan Pfister, director of the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), head…

Barbara and Wilfried Mohr Foundation promotes German-Dutch alliance for childhood cancer research

 

A strategic alliance established in 2021 between the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ) and the Prinses Máxima Centrum aims to launch new…

Neuroblastoma: decision on malignancy already made during pregnancy

 

Neuroblastomas, common tumors in infants and young children, develop during the first trimester of pregnancy, regardless of their later clinical…

AI-assisted cancer diagnosis for children and adolescents

 

Since going online in 2016, the AI "Heidelberg Brain Tumor Classifier" has analyzed molecular data from more than 100,000 brain tumors. A recent study…

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize awarded to Stefan Pfister in Berlin

 

In December 2022, Stefan Pfister, Director at the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Head of Department at the German Cancer Research…

Contracts for molecular cancer diagnostics for children concluded with several health insurers

 

In the future, 55 statutory health insurers in Germany will cover the costs of comprehensive molecular cancer diagnostics for children with cancer who…

International Childhood Cancer Day: Colorful dance of lights against dark winter days

 

On the occasion of International Childhood Cancer Day on February 15, artist Daniela Braunschober danced in her fantastic glow-in-the-dark costumes in…