The research of OPTOMICS partner, the Institute of Translational Genomics at Helmholtz Munich, has been highlighted on the popular German science show, Schwanke meets Science, which is show on the public access network ARD Alpha.

The piece, titled ‘Big Data in der Medizin‘, explores how how big data is used to analyize genes in order to help detect diseases at an early stage as well as in determine new drug targets for therapy. Thanks to extremely powerful data processing, the field holds great promise for advancement. Helmholtz Munich is particularly at the cutting edge in the use of these new methods. 

The Schwanke meets Science piece, which is partly only available in German, is accompanied by a press release in English.