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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:

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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.

 

 

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

 

 

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:

 

 

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

 

 

Research into tropical illnesses, diagnosis and treatment of patients affected, and vocational training of doctors in the field of tropical medicine

 

 

Research into the relation between nutrition and health from the molecular basis to clinical applications

 

 

Biological and biomedical research with and on primates as well as services for other research institutions in this field

 

 

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

 

 

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.

 

 

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)

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Research into the biology of human viruses, the pathogenesis of viral diseases as well as the immune reactions of organisms and correlated problems

 

 

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.

 

 

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 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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.

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