News Year: 2026

ERC Advanced Grant for SIMPLAIX-PI Fred Hamprecht

25. June 2026

SIMPLAIX-PI Fred Hamprecht from the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing of Heidelberg University (IWR) has received an ERC Advanced Grant for …

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SDA7 – Brownian Dynamics Simulations of Proteins:  New features

15. June 2026

Researchers from the Molecular and Cellular Modeling (MCM) group at HITS are developing the software “Simulation of Diffusional Association” (SDA) 7. SDA7 …

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Issue 2 | 2026

8. June 2026

Tilmann Gneiting, head of the Computational Statistics group at HITS, has been awarded the 2026 Wald Memorial Award and Lecture by the …

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Not So Stable After All: Pulsations Reshape Massive Stars Before Explosion

21. May 2026

Pulsations undergone by red supergiant stars right before they explode significantly influence their observable pre- and post-supernova properties. A study by …

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4th SIMPLAIX Workshop: A big Thank You!

21. May 2026

A heartfelt thank you to all speakers and participants for helping make the 4th SIMPLAIX Workshop on “Machine Learning for Multiscale …

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HITS Open House 2026

19. May 2026

Climate, Molecules, Galaxies: One Institute. Many Dimensions. Every two years, the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) at Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 35 in Heidelberg …

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Using a new method based on artificial intelligence, researchers can now simulate complex molecular reactions while also accounting for changes in chemical bonds.

Molecular research: When speed meets precision

23. April 2026

KIMMDY software visualizes biological processes in motion – conceived and originally developed at HITS, refined and published at the Max Planck Institute …

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The molecular research “booster” evolves: SIMPLAIX collaboration starts the next phase

7. April 2026

Computer simulations and Artificial Intelligence are the main pillars of the “SIMPLAIX” collaboration, initiated by the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (…

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Tilmann Gneiting: 2026 Wald Memorial Award and Lecture

24. March 2026

HITS Group Leader Tilmann Gneiting to receive the 2026 Wald Memorial Award and deliver the Wald Lectures at the IMS Annual Meeting …

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Registration now open: 4th SIMPLAIX Workshop on “Machine Learning for Multiscale Molecular Modeling”

17. March 2026

The 4th SIMPLAIX Workshop on “Machine Learning for Multiscale Molecular Modeling” will take place in the Studio Villa Bosch in Heidelberg …

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