Research

Prof. Peter Fratzl
The overarching research area of the Department is biological materials science, which connects materials science and biology in a reciprocal way.
Prof. Peter H. Seeberger
The Department synthesizes "customized" sugar molecules and links them with other molecular groups.
Prof. Markus Antonietti
Research focuses on biomimetic systems that offer simple and sustainable solutions for global challenges such as the increasing energy demand and a global CO2 problem.
Prof. Silvia Vignolini, Ph.D.
The research groups are tackling questions at the interface of chemistry, soft-matter physics, optics, and biology. The studies focus on how natural materials are ...

News

Researchers from 15 Max Planck Institutes met in Berlin for the SusMax 2026 workshop to discuss sustainable materials and the challenges that arise from research to application.

Publications


cover of the report featuring the MPICI building
https://www.mpikg.mpg.de/annual-report
Institute Booklet
https://www.mpikg.mpg.de/potsdam-science-park-en
https://www.mpg.de/mpresearch
https://www.mpg.de/11952521/mpg-broschuere-chancengerechtigkeit-en.pdf
https://www.mpg.de/13937966/evaluation-2019.pdf
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