Press Releases

Scientists at the MPI for Medical Research and collaborators create synthetic exosomes with natural functionalities and present their therapeutic application. more

Scientists from three Max Planck Institutes determine structure of an important nitrite-oxidizing enzyme in the global biological nitrogen cycle. more

The postdoctoral scientist receives the fellowship to pursue his research on photoactivatable fluorophores and labelling strategies for MINFLUX nanoscopy at the MPI for Medical Research in Heidelberg. more

Scientists from the Biophysical Engineering Research Group and collaborators present a new approach to funcionalize synthetic cells that was published in Nature Communications last week. It finds a common language in proton gradients to combine bottom-up and top-down strategies from synthetic biology. more

Nicolas H. Völcker, professor of drug delivery disposition and dynamics at the Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, was awarded the Humboldt Research Award. The award, honoring internationally recognized researchers, includes a stay at the institute in Heidelberg where Völcker will be hosted by Professor Joachim Spatz. more