The decision in the Excellence Initiative will be made soon

On Thursday, May 22, 2025, at around 5 p.m., the Clusters of Excellence that will be funded in the future will be announced. Among them is CoM2Life – Communicating Biomaterials – in which the Center for Synthetic Biology at TU Darmstadt is involved together with Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz. All Hessian projects are currently being presented in a special edition of PROLOEWE News.

Retreat Reflections – Graduate School Life Science Engineering

Chemistry team of the TU publishes new drug discovery approaches

Ring-shaped molecules often have better pharmacological properties, but the development of these active substances is difficult. Now the working group led by Professor Felix Hausch at the Clemens Schöpf Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry at TU Darmstadt has shown in three publications how molecular rings can be built using a modular assembly and how this translates to better properties. This opens up new approaches, for example for the treatment of depression, obesity or chronic pain.

Vibrio natriegens as Auspicious Host for Plasmid DNA Production

Under the leadership of Prof. Torsten Waldminghaus, the Faculty of Biology at TU Darmstadt is leading a new international research consortium entitled “Vibrio natriegens as Auspicious Host for Plasmid DNA Production”. The project, funded by the BMBF's “Bioeconomy International” programme with around €500,000, brings together experts from TU Darmstadt, TU Munich (Prof. Bastian Blombach) and the University of Western Australia in Perth (Prof. Georg Fritz). Bielefeld-based PlasmidFactory, one of the world's leading suppliers of plasmid DNA, is an industrial partner in the consortium.

TU Darmstadt honours outstanding best-practice models

Since 2010, the Carlo and Karin Giersch Foundation has awarded the ‘Athene Prize for Good Teaching’ to individuals, groups or organisational units that have introduced exemplary and outstanding formats in academic teaching. The prizes are endowed with a total of 46,000 euros.

The TUDa iGEM Team is recruiting for 2025!

Are you a Bachelor's/Master's student and would like to experience a student-led laboratory and research project? Then iGEM is the right place for you! We invite you to our info session on 10 December 2024 at 5.30 pm in B101I52 to find out everything you need to know about participating in iGEM 2025!

12 Motivated students wanted for interdisciplinary study project

TU Darmstadt is taking part in the interdisciplinary student competition SensUs as Team TUcanSense. We are looking for 12 students (B.Sc. at least 5th semester, M.Sc.) from the fields of mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, electrical engineering, medical technology, chemistry, biology and all related courses.

Gold medal for innovative solution to combat oil spills

After a two-year break, a team from TU Darmstadt took part in the international iGEM competition again this year. And they were very successful: with their project to combat oil pollution, the students were awarded a gold medal at the Grand Jamboree in Paris and nominated for two Special Prizes.

Irem Ergenlioglu, from the Graduate School LSE, shares her experiences of her research stay abroad in London

ryon Summer School under the motto ‘From the idea to the start-up’

The 2nd ryon Start-Up Summer School took place in Darmstadt in October 2024. Participants had the opportunity to take a look into the future of synthetic biology. Over five varied days, the international participants learnt a lot about business models and how to develop a business model from an idea into a professional pitch deck in just a few days. This year's event focussed on biomaterials in the context of the ‘CoM2Life’ cluster project, which is in the running for a Cluster of Excellence in the renowned Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments.

ryon Rhine-Main-Universities Summer School 2024

From October 7 to 11, 2024, the ryon Start-Up Summer School in Darmstadt and Gernsheim offers the opportunity to help shape the future of synthetic biology and biomaterials. Under the motto “From idea to start-up”, a platform will be created to offer young researchers the opportunity to develop and realize new business ideas. The event is part of the “CoM2Life” cluster project, which is in the running for a cluster of excellence in the prestigious Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments.

Re-award of the DAAD Graduate School Scholarship Programme (GSSP)

Exciting annual retreat of the Graduate School in Kleinwalsertal

Graduate School presents itself in a video

In the “CoM2Life” cluster project, scientists from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and TU Darmstadt are researching intelligent biomaterials that will enable innovations in medicine such as tissue repair or the development of artificial organs. At TU Darmstadt, the Centre for Synthetic Biology is involved in the project. The International Graduate School Life Science Engineering, which is based there, also conducts research at the interface between biology and engineering.

FLOW FOR LIFE presents Humboldt Research Award winner Milica

The LOEWE Research Cluster FLOW FOR LIFE will host a Minisymposium “Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering” at the Georg-Christoph-Lichtenberghaus with Humboldt Research Award winner Milica Radisic from the University of Toronto on Wednesday, July 3rd 2024, from 13:30. Other speakers include Wolfram Zimmermann from the University of Göttingen, Katharina Landfester from the MPI for Polymer Research Mainz and Aranzazu del Campo from the University of Saarbrücken.

As part of the Centre for Synthetic Biology, a lecture by Prof. Marc Riedel will take place on 11.04.2024 at 15:00 in room S3|06 337 at the Department of Computer Systems. The title of the lecture is “DNA Storage: In theory, there's no difference between ”theory“ and ”practice“. But in practice there is.”.

From research to application

Innovation starts now – this was the motto under which the ryon GreenTech Accelerator Transition Centre in Gernsheim was opened last week. The Centre was on board with the presentation of a selection of topics and is also featured in the Hessenschau report on the opening.

The TUDa iGEM Team is recruiting for 2024!

You are a Bachelor/Master student and want to experience a student-led lab and research project? Then TUDa-iGEM is the place to go! We invite you to our info-session on Jan. 10th 2024, at 5 PM in B101I52 to learn all about participating in 2024!

International Team publishes results in “Nature Chemistry“

A groundbreaking study published in “Nature Chemistry” reveals a remarkable leap in the synthesis of artificial cells using synthetic materials, achieved by an international team led by Dr. Andrea Belluati, Prof. Nico Bruns (both TU Darmstadt) and Dr. Sètuhn Jimaja (University of Fribourg). These cells, crafted through a process called biocatalytic polymerization-induced self-assembly (bioPISA), represent a significant advancement in the field of synthetic biology.

Join us in shaping the future at the intersection of life sciences and engineering.

The structured Graduate School Life Science Engineering at TU Darmstadt is seeking 15 excellent international PhD students to join the EU MSCA-COFUND program trainLSE. We invite highly motivated and talented candidates to become a part of our vibrant research community.

“Friday Science Bites” podcast covers a wide range of topics

From AI to pharmaceuticals and chromosomes to laser technology: the “Friday Science Bites” podcast by three TU doctoral students offers young scientists a platform to present their research. We introduce the team in an interview.

Research by AG Nuber paves the way for a better understanding of midbrain development and innovative tissue models

Professor Ulrike Nuber's research group at the Department of Biology has published an article on human organiser cells entitled “Enrichment of FGF8-expressing cells from neurally induced human pluripotent stem cell cultures” in Stem Cell Reports.

Researchers at TU Darmstadt present two new publications

Depression, obesity or chronic pain – all of these disorders can be triggered or promoted by stress. In two recent publications in renowned scientific journals, researchers at TU Darmstadt show new ways of treating stress-related diseases.

TU Graduate School Life Science Engineering receives EU funding

The PhD student Jorge from the Graduate School Life Science Engineering tells about his experiences from his research stay abroad