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ERC Starting Grant goes to Max Planck Chemist – Prestigious EU Research Funding

MPIKG Biomolecular Systems | Dr. Martina Delbianco, group leader at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, was selected to receive a grant of 1.5 million euros from the European Research Council (ERC). Over a period of five years, the EU will fund the development of programmable carbohydrate architectures, which in the long term…
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Bayer Acquires German Biotech Start-up Targenomix

Bayer AG | Monheim, Nov. 10, 2022 | Targenomix, a spin-off of the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, will contribute to Bayer’s Crop Science R&D pipeline by continuing to deliver novel systems biology approaches for innovative crop protection discovery / Targenomix will continue its start-up approach as a standalone entity wholly-owned by Bayer
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Register now for CITY CYCLING 2022 — Potsdam Science Park joining in

This year’s CITY CYCLING in Potsdam begins on September 5th. The Potsdam Science Park is also there this year. Registration for the Potsdam Science Park team is now open, team-kilometers are collected via app.
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Prof. Dr. Gutjahr is a new director at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

Press Release MPI-MP | Since April 1st, 2022, Prof. Dr. Gutjahr is a new director at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology. She is setting up the department “Root Biology and Symbiosis”. The interaction between soil fungi and plant roots – a symbiosis called mycorrhiza – is of great importance for the growth…
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Great Prospects – Rooftop Pitch Potsdam 2022 on May 16

This year’s Rooftop Pitch Potsdam will take place on 16 May 2022. The Potsdam pitch event offers start-ups with innovative founding concepts a great opportunity to pitch and a suitable forum for networking with investors — plus a fantastic view over the rooftops of the beautiful State Capital Potsdam. Get in touch to join us…
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Potsdam Participation in International Research Collaboration

MPICI | Synergies at top level: On February 3, the virtual inauguration of the first Max Planck Center on the Australian continent will take place. At the Max Planck Queensland Center (MPQC), project teams will explore biological materials known as extracellular matrices. “With this, we are putting a new field on the research map, focusing…
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