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Research and
cooperation
Leibniz Institute for Zoo
Research on plant natural products
and Wildlife Research Plants and higher fungi generate a huge diversity of chemical compounds that are
Berlin, Germany
of central importance for their interaction with their biotic and abiotic environ-
ments.
The Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry aims at the functional analysis of meta-
:: Evolutionary wildlife research for conservation ::
bolic diversity with interdisciplinary approaches. The four departments (Natural
Product Biotechnology, Bioorganic Chemistry, Stress and Developmental Biology
and Secondary Metabolism) complement each other in terms of chemical and
molecular competence for the comprehensive analysis of complex systems.
Research results open new possibilities for innovative and sustained exploitation
in plant production, plant protection, biotechnology and development of bioac-
tive compounds.
For further information please visit our homepage: http://www.ipb-halle.de
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Halle
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Rheumatology research - centering on the patients
Shining a light on the fabric of the world
At the Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin (DRFZ), researchers investiga-
ISAS – Institute for Analytical Sciences is an international research establishment
te the causes and courses of rheumatic diseases, their impact on society and health
for physical, chemical and biological analysis. It develops novel and advanced
service provisions. We want to get to the roots of rheumatic diseases. What keeps
measuring principles, analytical techniques and equipment. Research is geared
up the chronic disease, which are the cells involved, and how can we reach those
towards life and material science applications, with a strong emphasis on operations
cells?
at the micro and nanoscale. Through internal and external interdisciplinary
The DRFZ employs 23 research groups, 12 of which are liaison groups with the co-operation between scientists, engineers and physicians ISAS has earned the
Charité University of Medicine Berlin and the Technical University Berlin. reputation as a world leader in the analytical sciences.
Besides collaborations in a plethora of networks, inclu-
At its sites in Dortmund and Berlin ISAS operates as a regional node, cooperating
ding several Graduate Schools, the DRFZ is now invol-
within a cluster of commercial entities, institutions, organisations and universities.
ved in the Cluster of Excellence : "NeuroCure: Towards a
Directors and other professors are appointed jointly by ISAS and the Technical
Better Outcome of Neurological Disorders" of the
University of Dortmund, the Ruhr University in Bochum, and the Technical
Humboldt University Berlin."
University of Berlin.
ISAS has extensive laboratory facilities, catering for analytical research across topics
in biology, chemistry and physics. Key capabilities include a host of spectroscopy
techniques such as hyphenated mass spectrometry techniques, AFM, TERS, NMR, and
XPS. These physicochemical techniques are complemented by state of the art cell and
Polymer Research. Fascination. Innovation. molecular biology facilities as well as photolithography-based microfabrication and
Materials science meets the challenges of biology
laser micromachining.
Synthetic polymers represent the most important basis for biomimetic materials as
they provide a wide variability in chemical and physical properties and options to
In addition, ISAS runs an X-ray beamline
create architectures with specific affinities for biomolecules. Through the Max
at the synchrotron DELTA in Dortmund,
Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, established in cooperation with the Technische
and also undertakes research with the
Universität Dresden, the IPF has linked its competence in polymers and interfaces
beamlines at BESSY in Berlin.
with the tremendous challenges and progress in life sciences and biology thus beco-
ming one pillar of the Dresden Cluster of Excellence ‘From cells to tissues to thera-
www.isas.de
pies: Engineering the cellular basis of regeneration’.
Leibniz Institute of Polymer
Research Dresden (IPF)
www.ipfdd.de
Gabler
Leibniz Institutes contribute to clusters of excellence on fields as Mathematics, Optic
Technologies, Materials Research, Medicine, Climate and Environmental Research, Bio-
and Nanotechnology as well as humanities, economics and social sciences. Leibniz
Institutes foster close cooperations with universities, industry, and other research insti-
tutes, both in Germany and abroad. The Leibniz Association has developed a comprehen-
sive system of quality management. In the unique peer review evaluation process, inde-
pendent experts assess every institute at regular intervals.
W117516R www.leibniz-association.eu
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