Press releases
The 25th “Active Against Cancer” information day attracts numerous visitors to St. John's Church in Magdeburg.
round 500 guests attended the 25th “Active Against Cancer” information day at Magdeburg's Johanniskirche on November 15, 2025. The anniversary event of the Tumorzentrum Magdeburg/Sachsen-Anhalt e. V. (Magdeburg/Saxony-Anhalt Tumor Center) offered a diverse program that provided opportunities for discussion, consultation, and up-to-date information on prevention, early detection, and modern cancer therapies.
World Premature Baby Day on November 17 – Magdeburg University Hospital illuminates the front of the University Women's Clinic
On November 17, Magdeburg University Hospital will be sending a bright signal for the little ones: on World Prematurity Day 2025, the front of the University Women's Hospital will be bathed in bright purple from 3 p.m. onwards – the international symbolic color for premature babies.
Production site for modern, precise cancer drugs comes to Saxony-Anhalt: Magdeburg University Hospital welcomes expansion of “radioligand therapy” in Saxony-Anhalt
Magdeburg University Medical Center (UMMD) welcomes Novartis Germany's decision to establish a new production site for radioligand therapeutics in Halle (Saale). With an investment of around €34.6 million, the company is strengthening the region and promoting the development of innovative cancer therapies. Radioligand therapy is already being used successfully at UMMD.
7th Symposium on Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery at Magdeburg University Hospital in Oschersleben
On November 26, 2025, the University Clinic for Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery in Magdeburg invites you to the 7th symposium at Oschersleben Castle. Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Jens Wippermann, the latest findings and modern therapy concepts in cardiac surgery will be presented.
Strong voice from Magdeburg: Dr. Halm-Pozniak elected to the DGOOC Executive Board
The election of Dr. Agnieszka Halm-Pozniak to the board of the German Society for Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery further strengthens the University Medical Center Magdeburg's national commitment to research, teaching, and professional development.
For greater integrity in research
With the participation of Prof. em. Bernhard A. Sabel from the University of Magdeburg, the “Stockholm Declaration” was adopted at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The international action plan warns against fake publications and calls for fundamental changes in the global science system.