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Zender receives Johann Georg Zimmermann Award

One of the most prestigious awards for contributions to cancer research in Germany is to be presented by Deutsche Hypothekenbank AG at Hannover Medical School (MHH) on Monday, 16 January 2012. The Johann Georg Zimmermann Research... [more]

Transplantation: study on heart valves that last a lifetime

Transplanting a heart valve that is not rejected, lasts a lifetime and, in children, even grows with the body – this is the aim of the ‘European clinical study for the application of regenerative heart valves’ (ESPOIR). Headed by... [more]

The first high-tech auction in Germany: 25 investors buy a stake in REBIRTH Spin-off

The Hannover-based nanotechnology company called Particular, a spin-off from REBIRTH’s Nanoparticles work group, is the first German high-tech start-up to successfully hold a crowdfunding auction: it raised 100,000 euros’ worth... [more]

Welcome to REBIRTH

With the enthusiastic support of six important partner institutions, Hannover Medical School (MHH) in 2006 has established a Cluster of Excellence in the area of Regenerative Biology and Reconstructive Therapies, acronym REBIRTH. 

The goal of the Excellence Initiative is to strengthen cutting-edge research in Germany and to improve its international competitiveness. Outstanding projects are funded as Clusters of Excellence which focus on the research potential at university locations in Germany and, hence, strengthen their international visibility.