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Leipzig, April 29, 2025: The Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI) marked its 20th anniversary in Leipzig, celebrating the milestone with over 400 guests and employees. Invited had been representatives from academia, industry, and politics The event included congratulatory messages from Saxony’s Minister President Michael Kretschmer and Leipzig’s Lord Mayor Burkhard Jung, among others.

Together with Primogene GmbH, a Leipzig-based biotech company, the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI is investigating whether breast milk could be significant in the prevention of serious infections beyond infancy.

On April 1 and 2, 2025, Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI) hosted the AAV Meeting in Leipzig, which brought together researchers and representatives from business and the healthcare sector to exchange the latest findings and innovations in the field of AAV technologies.

Researchers have discovered and analyzed a rare, yet serious, side effect of an innovative treatment against leukemia. The results of this study have now been published by scientists from Leipzig University Hospital, the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, and Cologne University Hospital in the prestigious medical journal “Nature Medicine”.