Research

Alexander Gorczyza and his company biocyc develop urgently needed antibodies for cancer diagnostics. At the Potsdam Science Park, he found the space, flexibility and skilled labour to expand.

In the DFG Priority Program DOME, it is all about ore: How are mixtures of different minerals and metals formed, which have very different properties depending on their composition? How can one better find, mine, and process deposits? In search of answers to these and other questions, numerous research teams from all over Germany are…

Women now make up more than half of all students at German universities. In subjects such as physics, engineering, and computer science it looks completely different though. Here, most of the students are male. “When you look at the competences of pupils, it doesn’t have to be like this,” say Prof. Dr. Martin Brunner and…

Dr. Matthias Hartlieb has declared war on antibiotic-resistant germs and, together with his colleagues, is researching how the properties of polymers influence their antibacterial effect. Since 2021, he has been group leader of the Emmy Noether Junior Research Group “Polymeric Biomaterials”.

The innoFSPEC transfer lab is dedicated to transferring knowledge from science to industry. At the lab, researchers and innovation departments of industrial companies meet to jointly test and further develop the application of latest research results, as well as to bring new products and technologies to market maturity. In our interview, research associate Dr. Anne…

At the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP in the Potsdam Science Park, Dr.-Ing. Murat Tutuş develops technical membranes for industrial use. Membrane technology is versatile and deeply integrated into our lives and work – from water filtration in sewage treatment plants to ventilators in medicine. That is why their sustainability is so important…