The bootcamp at INCF Brain Data Science 2026 in Stockholm this year was a great success. Extra thanks to Marius Pille, Leon Martin and Leon Stefanovski for all their hard work and giving the two day hands-on workshop on The Virtual Brain. We really appreciate the large attendance and positive feedback from the event. We hope to see you again at next years [INCF

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

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

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

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!

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!

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