PRESS RELEASE
March 5, 2026
GENESIS 26 – The LIFE SCIENCE TECH DAY: The name says it all
Heidelberg, March 5, 2026 – Next Thursday, March 12, 2026, InnovationLab GmbH will host GENESIS 26 – The LIFE SCIENCE TECH DAY, an exclusive networking event featuring leading scientists and entrepreneurs from the field of biotechnology.
For the approximately one hundred participants, the sold-out event at the Alte Hallenbad in Heidelberg's Bergheim district will focus on one question for a whole day: How can disease processes be simulated more realistically and active ingredients be tested more quickly, safely, and reproducibly?
"At our forum, we don't just want to present innovative answers to this question, we want to work together to find new answers. Developing new tools in the fight against cancer is our main focus. To this end, we bring researchers and companies together so that they can rethink the future beyond the beaten track," says Dr. Michael Kröger, Managing Director of InnovationLab.
In a welcoming address, Heidelberg's mayor, Professor Dr. Eckart Würzner, emphasizes the outstanding work of InnovationLab GmbH: "With InnovationLab, Heidelberg has a unique platform in the life sciences and biotech cluster. It brings together excellent research, international industry partners, and courageous start-ups along the entire value chain – from the initial idea to market-ready applications. The fact that BASF, HEIDELBERG, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and Heidelberg University, all global leaders in their fields, are sharing responsibility demonstrates the particular strength of our location. InnovationLab stands for cooperative research, successful technology transfer, and the promotion of young talent – right in the heart of our university city of Heidelberg. GENESIS 26 underscores how innovative and forward-looking Heidelberg is as a center of science and business."
The main topics of the day are:
• Biofabrication & integrated microphysiological systems
• Bioelectronics & sensor technology for living tissue
• Imaging, automation & AI
Read the exclusive interview with keynote speaker Dr. Sylvia Boj to find out why research now has the opportunity to further develop technologies that could represent a real paradigm shift in drug development.
About InnovationLab
As a platform for research, development, and technology transfer in the fields of life sciences and clean tech, InnovationLab (iL) GmbH brings together excellent research with renowned companies and innovative start-ups. InnovationLab accompanies scientists from the initial idea to market-ready application and offers space for inventiveness and entrepreneurship.
The shareholder structure consists of leading global corporations and top universities: BASF SE and HEIDELBERG (Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG), as well as the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Heidelberg University. The aim is to promote interdisciplinary collaboration between the partners along the entire value chain under one roof. In addition to supporting various research projects, iL offers services in product and process development from laboratory to industrial scale, drawing on the extensive expertise of all partners and state-of-the-art infrastructure.
The focus is on collaborative research, transferring inventions into marketable products, and training young talent. To this end, coworking spaces and shared laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art technology are available, conveniently located in the heart of Heidelberg and covering an area of 6,000 square meters. In addition to around 4,000 square meters of office space, more than 2,000 square meters of state-of-the-art research infrastructure with clean rooms, S1 and S2 bio, chemistry, and technology laboratories are available with a unique shared lab concept.
InnovationLab was founded and recognized as a German leading-edge cluster by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in 2008.
For more information, visit innovationlab.de.
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