Events 2026

MEDTECH HACKATHON

Help us revolutionize the healthcare sector with innovative ideas! The Medtech & More Hackathon is the perfect platform to develop progressive and innovative solutions together with other creative minds. Together, we will transform today’s innovative ideas into tomorrow’s practical solutions and products.

Programm, free Registration > here

MedTech Meet & Greet 2.0

On November 12, 2026, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., transPOTENTIAL invites companies, start-ups, initiatives and students to the MedTech Meet & Greet 2.0 at STIMULATE (G82-R120). The event offers an opportunity to discover exciting players in medical technology, learn about projects, technologies and career opportunities, and make new connections. The programme includes short company and start-up pitches, insights into transFORM and Co-Founder Pitches, followed by open networking with drinks and finger food.

Registration is now open. We look forward to an inspiring evening and many exciting encounters!

Summer School 2026 GENDER DATA GAP

The ‘Gender Data Gap in Medicine and Research’ summer school, taking place from 28 September to 2 October 2026 at the Research Campus STIMULATE in Magdeburg, equips researchers with methodological skills for gender-sensitive vascular research, focusing on data gaps, AI-supported bias analysis and personalised therapeutic approaches.
Applications close on 15 July 2026. For further information > click here

Explore Science

𝐔𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐫ü𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐢 𝐝𝐞𝐦 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐣ä𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 Event in Magdeburg mit dabei. Zusätzlich melden sich unsere Projektmitarbeitenden von transPORT zu Wort und zeigen in interaktiven Workshops wie Erfinden und Innovation funktionieren kann.
Vom 24. bis 26. September dreht sich alles ums Entdecken, Forschen und Ausprobieren – spannende MINT-Erlebnistage für Kinder und Jugendliche.

Unsere Stationen: 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐙𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝟖: 𝐃𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰-𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧, 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝟖, 𝐙𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐆: 𝐕𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐳𝐮𝐦 𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝟗, 𝐙𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐆: 𝐄𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐳𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐞: 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐧, 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐞 𝐋ö𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐧 

Surgical Research Days CFT2026

A central forum for academic exchange in surgical research

• Theme: Biomarkers and technology – driving us into the age of surgeomics
• Venues: Research Campus STIMULATE and Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF
• Organiser: Magdeburg University Hospital
• Key areas: Robotic and minimally invasive surgery – Artificial intelligence – Molecular oncology and immunotherapy – Stem cells, biomechanics, tissue engineering – Transplantation, sepsis and infections – Health services research, the 3Rs, cell metabolism
• Conference website: https://cft26.med.ovgu.de

Workshop: ‘Frugal and Open Innovation in Medicine and Care’

The TransferRooms OSHOP and transPORT are pooling their expertise and, through this workshop, invite participants to work together to develop new approaches to sustainable healthcare. Workshop venue: Adam-Kuckhoff-Str. 35, 06108 Halle (Saale)
Participation in the workshop is free of charge. Registration: https://pretix.eu/oshop/

STIMULATE Colloquium

Katrin Bombitzki, Chief Export Control Officer at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg.

Title: Exportkontrolle und Forschungssicherheit

1 pm / G82, R 120 and via Zoom, The talk will be held in German, but of course, questions in English are very welcome during the discussion afterwards.

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What Is Good Sleep? From Historical Devices to Modern Medical Technology

From 3:00 pm, the Temporary Object Laboratory opens its doors with an interactive exhibition on sleep and historical medical devices from the OVGU Collection.

7:30–8:30 pm Talk: “The EEG and Dealing with Epistemic Precarity in Sleep Medicine”
Dr. phil. Svenja Reinhardt

transPORT 2nd Harbour Conference

Under the theme ‘Inspiration for the future of health, science and sustainable living environments’, the transPORT team warmly invites you to play an active part in shaping Magdeburg’s Science Harbour on 3 September 2026, from 5 pm to 9 pm at the Elbfabrik.
The programme will follow; to register, please visit: https://bit.ly/Hafenkonferenz2026

Jugend Forscht visits STIMULATE

The coordinator of the bachelor's degree programme in medical technology will give the students an insight into the medical technology laboratories at the Research Campus and offer some hands-on experiments.

STIMULATE forum

On Monday, 31 August, the next STIMULATE forum will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in hybrid form – on site in Building 82, Room 120, and via the cloud meeting service ‘Zoom’.

Speaker/Presentation title: 

Baratha Dodawatta: Non-invasive Pressure Measurement Using 4D Flow MRI for Neurovascular Pathologies

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Opening Event Startup Designer Makerlab STIMULATE

We warmly invite our colleagues to the Opening Event of the new Startup Designer Makerlab (G82-001) on August 25, 2026, at 12:00 PM to discover our innovation and co-creation offerings and connect with the team.

Urban Utopia Summer School

As part of the OVGU’s two-week Urban Utopia Summer School, the STIMULATE Research Campus invites all students and members of the public to the introductory day on 9 August at the Wissenschaftshafen Magdeburg for guided tours offering an insight into medical technology research. One-hour guided laboratory tours will start at 15:00, 15:15, 15:30 and 15:45 in the foyer of G82, Otto-Hahn-Str. 2.

STIMULATE 2 New Build: Approval granted and ground-breaking ceremony

From 10.00 to 11.30, the Minister for Science of the State of Saxony-Anhalt will be visiting the Research Campus to present the funding approval for the new STIMULATE 2 building and to officiate at the ground-breaking ceremony.
An invitation will be sent via direct message.

USE-Ing. Orientation Session on CPUX UX & Usability Training- 4 pm, online

This concise webinar provides those interested with a practical overview. As well as introducing the content, structure and teaching approach, the main focus is on direct discussion: participants can get specific answers to their individual questions.
Format at a glance: Duration approx. 20 minutes, concise introduction + open Q&A, free of charge and with no obligation
The sessions are aimed in particular at anyone who would like to check in advance whether the relevant training course meets their requirements and to understand how the content, practical elements and prerequisites fit together. Register free of charge via the website: To Register

STIMULATE Colloquium

Dr. med. Ute Nollert (Sedivention GmbH): Sedivention – Freezing the hunger feeling

Abstract: Obesity currently affects 1.2 bn people and leads to 3.7 mio deaths annually by 200 secondary diseases. Sedivention develops a medical device for a new, interventional therapy of obesity. The device offers a standalone therapy, a less costly and minimally invasive alternative to drugs and bariatric surgery.

11 am / G82, R 120 and via Zoom

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STIMULATE Colloquium

Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Lynn Savic  (Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at the University Clinic Magdeburg): Multimodal Characterization of the Tumor Microenvironment in Image-Guided Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapy 

Abstract: Image-guided minimally invasive tumor therapies not only eradicate tumor tissue but also profoundly remodel the biological, physical, and immunological tumor microenvironment. These alterations may be leveraged by adjuvant therapies to improve patient outcomes. This talk highlights translational research in liver tumors spanning preclinical models and clinical studies that integrate molecular and functional imaging with immunological and proteomic profiling to identify biomarkers predictive of therapeutic response and potentially advance precision medicine in interventional oncology.

16:00 / G82, R 120 and via Zoom

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Journal Club STIMULATE - 5 pm - 6:30 pm

By students - for students: Presentation & critical discussions of current research around medical engineering, computer science & related fields.

Research Campus STIMULATE (G82), Room 001. The journal club is open to all interested students; no registration is required. If you have any questions:

Further dates will follow after the summer break!

More information

Special colloquium organized by the Laboratory of Fluid Dynamics and Technical Flows

Prof. Juan R. Cebral (Department of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering at George Mason University): Modeling Fibrin Deposition on Flow Diverters.

3 pm, G03-214 and via Zoom.

Journal Club STIMULATE -  6:30 pm - 8 pm

By students - for students: Presentation & critical discussions of current research around medical engineering, computer science & related fields.

Research Campus STIMULATE (G82), Room 001. The journal club is open to all interested students; no registration is required. If you have any questions: 

Further dates will follow after the summer break!

More information:

USE-Ing. Orientation Session on MedTech Usability Training (Human Factors & Medical Devices) - 4 pm, online

This concise webinar provides those interested with a practical overview. As well as introducing the content, structure and teaching approach, the main focus is on direct discussion: participants can get specific answers to their individual questions.
Format at a glance: Duration approx. 20 minutes, concise introduction + open Q&A, free of charge and with no obligation
The sessions are aimed in particular at anyone who would like to check in advance whether the relevant training course meets their requirements and to understand how the content, practical elements and prerequisites fit together. Register free of charge via the website: To Register

Journal Club STIMULATE - 5 pm - 6:30 pm

By students - for students: Presentation & critical discussions of current research around medical engineering, computer science & related fields.

Research Campus STIMULATE (G82), Room 001. The journal club is open to all interested students; no registration is required. If you have any questions:

Further dates will follow after the summer break!

More information

LNDW Tomorrow Labs at the Science Harbour 

Insights into science at the Research Campus STIMULATE with exciting experiments, laboratory tours and hands-on activities for the general public. Programme to follow.

STIMULATE forum

On Monday, 26 May, the next STIMULATE forum will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in hybrid form – on site in Building 82, Room 120, and via the cloud meeting service ‘Zoom’.

Speakers/Presentation titles: 

Lovis Schwenderling: Augmented Reality for Individual Training of Structured Abdominal Examinations
Anbarasi Pugazandhi: tba

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University Open Day

At the Open Day at OVGU, STIMULATE will be presenting the two medical technology degree programmes – the ‘Bachelor’s in Medical Technology’ and the ‘Master’s in Medical Systems Engineering’ – and will be happy to answer any questions about the programmes.

STIMULATE at Medtech live in Stuttgart

This year, STIMULATE will be at its own exhibition stand at Medtech Live to provide information on the latest research in interventional imaging and to network.

Girls & Boys Day

On National Career Orientation Day, 30 schoolgirls will gain insights into the medical technology industry, medical technology courses at OVGU and current fields of research at the research campus. transPORT is offering a socio-cultural programme at Wissenschaftshafen Magdeburg for a group of schoolchildren.

Medical tech at the Science Sisters Event

From 4 p.m. onwards, you can visit our STIMULATE show ambulance on the main campus of OVGU. We will be bringing along various experiments from the field of medical technology, which you can try out for yourself, and at the same time provide information about bachelor's and master's degree programmes in medical technology at OVGU. Further information about the Science Sisters programme and registration can be found here.

Visit by Master's programme students from Halle

Master's students from Halle gain insights into current research fields on minimally invasive image-guided therapies at the Research Campus STIMULATE.

transPORT Generationenforum with the topic “Healthcare tomorrow – between demographic change and new responsibilities”

Join us on 11 March, 4–6 p.m. at the Forschungscampus to discuss this together! Together with Steffi Suchant, head of the TK regional office in Saxony-Anhalt, and CDU member of the state parliament Tobias Krull, we will talk about new roles, new ideas and how healthcare can be secured for everyone tomorrow.
After a short keynote speech, we will engage in a direct exchange to share perspectives, identify challenges and develop solutions.

More details here.

Registration

STIMULATE forum

On Monday, 26 February, the next STIMULATE forum will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in hybrid form – on site in Building 82, Room 120, and via the cloud meeting service ‘Zoom’.

Speaker/Presentation title: Tonia Mielke: From Registration to Evaluation: Towards Efficient Human-Robot Interaction 

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Visit of Editha Gymnasium

A school group from Editha Gymnasium gains insights into medical technology research and medical technology degree programmes at OVGU.

Intellectual property rights workshop for OVGU employees

The first workshop in this series provides an introduction to intellectual property rights and the processes at OVGU, from notification to possible acquisition when founding a company. Current best practice examples will also be provided. The workshop will take place on 19 February 2026 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in training room R120 in German. The invitation will be send by email.

The workshop series will take place every six months in German and English with alternating topics.

Walk & Talk at the Science Harbour 

4–5 p.m. , Interactive walk through the Science Harbour with a visit to the Harbour Gallery on the topic of medical technology ecosystems (transPORT), more information and registration.

STIMULATE forum

On Monday, 26 January, the next STIMULATE forum will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in hybrid form – on site in Building 82, Room 120, and via the cloud meeting service ‘Zoom’.

Speaker/Presentation title:

Supriya Upadhyaya: Introduction to LLMs - From Understanding to Using LLMs 

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STIMULATE New Year’s Party

All partners and colleagues to join us for the STIMULATE New Year’s Party as we celebrate the start of an exciting year of collaboration and innovation. Official invitations will be sent out shortly.

STIMULATE 3 Kickoff

We are pleased to announce the upcoming kick-off event of the third funding phase of the Research Campus STIMULATE, where all partners will come together for an inspiring introduction to the thematic focuses and collaborative goals ahead.

STIMULATE 2 Closing Event

At the STIMULATE Phase 2 Closing Event results and outcomes of the project will be presented to the funding body. Invitations will be sent out soon.

foundersSCIENTISTS 2.0 workshop

Join us for “Turning Research into Impact” on January 14, 2026, at the Research Campus STIMULATE! This workshop introduces in German language the WTT Impact Canvas, a practical tool to plan, measure, and communicate the impact of your research and transfer projects.

More details and registration

Special colloquium on robotics in surgery

Benjamin D. Killeen, PhD (Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Johns Hopkins University, currently at Department of Computer Science, Technical University of Munich) : In Silico Models for AI-driven Surgical Teaming
12.01.2026, 2 p.m., G82-120.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is enhancing healthcare systems with automated capabilities in medical imaging, data science, and surgery. However, its benefits are generally limited to areas where data is abundant and suitable for machine learning. Realizing the next generation of AI-enabled applications in the operating room will require alternative data sources for designing, training, and validating intelligent surgical systems, from individual AI models to fully embodied autonomous assistants. Fortunately, in silico simulation offers a highly controllable environment for replicating medical interventions, ranging from intra-operative image formation to entire workflow modeling. In this talk, we will discuss the sim-to-real pathway for creating autonomous surgical assistants in X-ray image guided procedures, transforming robotic C-arm devices from expensive cameras to intelligent members of the surgical team. We will also explore how in silico simulation environments can be used to understand and enhance surgical teamwork, paving the way for advanced human-robot interactions in surgery. Finally, we will explore how in silico modeling of synthetic patient populations can enable automated bias detection in AI models, ensuring safe and robust deployment across populations.