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05.01.2026 Synthetic Hydrogel Platform for Human Epiblast Development Published in Materials Today

Yanuar Dwi Putra Limasale and colleagues have published a study in Materials Today demonstrating how synthetic glycosaminoglycan-based hydrogels can model early human embryo development. Using a Design of Experiments … more »

05.01.2026 Review Article on Synthetic Biomolecular Condensates Published in Nature Nanotechnology

Dr. Ayala Lampel, IPF Fellow and researcher at Tel Aviv University, has co-authored a comprehensive review article in Nature Nanotechnology titled "Design and applications of synthetic biomolecular condensates”. … more »

17.12.2025 Publication on the viscoelastic characterization of hydrogels

The new paper "Scale-Specific Viscoelastic Characterization of Hydrogels: Integrated AFM and Finite Element Modeling" by Nicole Fertala and colleagues presents an integrated approach to accurately quantify … more »

03.12.2025 Cover published in Advanced Functional Materials

This cover illustrates the internal architecture of a DNA-crosslinked cell-culture matrix (DyNAtrix). Dynamically switchable DNA crosslinks regulate mechanical interactions between living cells and their … more »

22.10.2025 Colloquium Prof. Dr. Benjamin Schumann

Thursday, November 6th, 2025 11am Seminar room WE01 more »

06.10.2025 Start of Training for Bachelor Students

We are delighted to welcome three new bachelor students this year: Ansgar Streitz, Clara Beyer, and Frederik Seidel are starting their journey toward earning a dual Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology! The coming … more »

23.09.2025 ELKIN2026

We are happy to announce that ELKIN2026 will take place in The Hague, The Netherlands, from June 23 to 25, 2026. For further information please take a look at the website: ELKIN2026 more »

21.09.2025 Patrick McCall wins Poster Award at the GBM Compact meeting

Congratulations to Patrick McCall on winning the De Gruyter Brill Poster Award at the conference “GBM Compact: Focus on Condensate Biology”, held September 18th-19th, 2025 in Frankfurt am Main (DE) and organized by the … more »

07.09.2025 Paper "Reconfigurable microenvironments uncover mechano-sensing timescales and direct cell polarity"

The new paper "Reconfigurable Microenvironments Uncover Mechano-Sensing Timescales and Direct Cell Polarity" by Syuan‑Ku Hsiao, Markus Mukenhirn, Carsten Werner, Alf Honigmann, and Elisha Krieg showcases the … more »

03.09.2025 Publication in Nature Chemistry: A Novel Method Revealing Biological Condensate Composition

Biological condensates are small, membraneless organelles typically consisting of multiple proteins and nucleic acids within cells. They are involved in a diverse array of cellular processes but, despite their … more »

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