• Girls Day 2026

    • Girls Day 2026

    We recently had the pleasure of hosting Girl's day at the Brain Simulation Section in Berlin. We offered a series of workshops and talks to the group of students aged 12 to 18 who came to visit our lab and find out more about everyday working life in translational research.

    The girls had the opportunity to learn about the working lives of scientists in the lab, about brains, brain simulation, p

  • Internship: Kiiu Ringuette

    • Kiiu-Pearl Ringuette Shimura

    We recently had the pleasure of hosting Kiiu-Pearl Ringuette Shimura as an intern at the Brain Simulation Section. Kiiu wrote a short report about her experience at the lab:

    I am Kiiu-Pearl Ringuette Shimura. I am fifteen years of age and presently attend the Schiller-Gymnasium Berlin. This is a brief account of my experience in the Brain Simulation section of the Berlin Institute of Health a

  • A peek into the future of superconductors in the health care sector

    • Superconductor whitepaper

    We would like to direct your attention to an interesting whitepaper for which our lab lead, Prof. Dr. Petra Ritter, was a contributor. The whitepaper concerns several aspects of technological advancements in the field of medical care involving electronic devices and their sup

  • 1st annual EDIC Gathering livestream recording now online!

    • Edic Gathering Invite
    The recording of the [first annual EDIC Gathering livestream](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/events/first-annual-edic-gathering) is now online. You can find it [here](https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/edic-annual-gathering-event-2025-11-19). Dr. Petra Ritter introduced the TEF-Health EDIC concept as part of this event, check out the recording for more details!
  • Lab End of Year Party 2025

    • End of Year 2025
    The Brain Simulation Lab celebrated the end of 2025 together on a boat tour on the Spree here in Berlin. Gathered around the BBQ, we shared snacks and stories while watching the city sail past! We wish everyone a happy new year!
  • BRIDGE Project Launches

    • BRIDGE

    We are excited to announce our participation in the EU-funded BRIDGE Project - a major European initiative to support innovative health technologies.

    The EU-funded BRIDGE project (Breakthrough Regulatory Innovation and Development through sandbox Environments) officially begins its mission to deliver a framework for regulatory sandboxes for emerging health technologie

  • Adopt AI (Paris)

    • Dr Petra Ritter at Adopt AI 2025 2

    We are excited to share that Dr. Petra Ritter participated in a panel discussion at the recent Adopt AI International Summit in Paris at the iconic Grand Palais.

    The panel, “Rethinking How We Regulate and Evaluate Health Technologies in the AI Era”, had an exceptional lineup of speakers: Saila Rinne (EU AI Office, European Commission), Prof. Hiroki Habuka (Kyoto University)and Francesca Colomb