Research Institutions
Partner to leading life-science institutes
Ascenion currently works with 22 life-science institutes in the Helmholtz and Leibniz Associations and one Medical School.
Helmholtz Association:
DZNE - Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen
The DZNE is a research institute within the Helmholtz association that studies neurodegenerative diseases. Its mission is to understand the causes and risk factors that predispose to neurodegeneration and to develop new therapeutic and health care strategies
HMGU - Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health
Research projects relating to the health of man in the environment in order to identify health risks posed by environmental factors, to elucidate mechanisms of disease development, and to develop concepts for the long-term protection of human health and the natural basis of life
HZDR - Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
The long-term objective of the HZDR is to ensure excellence in research in those fields that are of great relevance to society such as the health, energy and matter. In strategic partnerships with research and industry, we are addressing the new challenges of modern industrial societies.
HZI - Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Infection research with a primary focus on pathogens which are either medically relevant or which can be used as models for researching the mechanisms of infection
MDC - Max Delbrück Centre for Molecular Medicine
Research into the role of genes and gene products (proteins) to better understand, treat or prevent severe diseases, in particular cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, cancer as well as function and dysfunction of the nervous system
Leibniz Association:
ATB - Leibniz-Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim
The ATB's task is to create process-engineering bases for sustainable land-use management and to provide innovative technical solutions for industry. By combining scientific and engineering findings, especially in the field of new technologies such as biotechnology and information technology
BNI - Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine
Research into tropical illnesses, diagnosis and treatment of patients affected, and vocational training of doctors in the field of tropical medicine
DIfE - German Institute of Human Nutrition
Research into the relation between nutrition and health from the molecular basis to clinical applications
DPZ - German Primate Centre
Biological and biomedical research with and on primates as well as services for other research institutions in this field
DRFZ - German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin
Interdisciplinary research center devoted to the research of rheumatic diseases. One of the leading international institutes in the field of immunology, experimental rheumatology and epidemiology
FBH - Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut fuer Hoechstfrequenztechnik
We research cutting-edge technologies in the fields of microwave technology and optoelectronics. For customers in industry and science we provide high-frequency devices and circuits for communication and sensor technology as well as high-power diode lasers for materials processing, laser technology, medical technology and high precision metrology.
FLI - Leibniz Institute for Age Research – Fritz Lipmann Institute
Research into the molecular mechanisms of age-associated diseases and of the process of ageing; specific topics include the identification of genes involved in the regulation of organismic life span, the analysis of DNA repair deficiencies or of so-called protein unfolding diseases (Parkinson, Alzheimer)
FMP - Leibniz Institute for Molecular Pharmacology
Research projects related to the initial stages of drug research with a particular focus on clarifying structure, function and protein-ligand interaction as well as identifying small molecules that bind to corresponding proteins and thereby trigger biological activity
FZB - Research Center Borstel - Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences
Health and biomedical research in pneumology (diseases relating to the lung or brochia); the current focus is on infection biology, allergology, tumor biology and chronic inflammations the causes of which are not yet fully understood
HKI - Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans-Knoell-Institute
Identification and investigation of natural products produced by microorganisms, mainly fungi, to understand their role as mediators of biological communication, to use them for the elucidation of cellular processes and to develop novel natural product-based antibiotics mainly directed against pathogenic fungi
HPI - Heinrich Pette Institute for Experimental Virology
Research into the biology of human viruses, the pathogenesis of viral diseases as well as the immune reactions of organisms and correlated problems
IFW - Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden
The research program is focussed on functional materials which hold a key position in many fields of application: superconducting and magnetic materials, thin film systems and nanostructures as well as crystalline and amorphous materials.
IPK - Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
Basic and applied research in the area of plant genetics and crop plant research; major areas of application include farming, plant breeding, food and feed technology as well as the use of renewable raw materials.
IPF - Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden
The focus of activities at the IPF are directed toward the advancement of basic scientific knowledge for the development of functional polymer materials and polymer materials with new or improved characteristics. In addition, emphasis is also put oncombining material development with innovative and sustainable production and processing technologies.
IUF - Environmental Health Research Institute
Molecular preventive medical research in the area of environmental health; analysis and evaluation of risks to human health that result from environmental factors in order to improve health care and to develop more preventive and therapeutic strategies
LIN - Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
The Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology is dedicated to the study of the mechanisms of learning and memory
LIKAT - Leibniz Institute for Catalysis
research and development of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts as well as for catalytic processes
The expertise in catalysis research is orientated on methods and on chemical compounds.
PDI - Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics
The PDI carries out research in materials science and solid state physics with special emphasis on low-dimensional systems in nanostructured semiconductors.
Medical Schools
MHH - Hanover Medical School
Healthcare provision and research into new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches with a particular focus on transplantation medicine, cochlear implants and infection research
Further life-science institutes
TWINCORE- Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research
The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and the Medical School Hanover (MHH) have established the Twincore Centre where researchers and clinicians will closely work together in the areas of basic and clinical infection research.
