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HKI part of new Cluster of Excellence for research into microbial communities

Ascenion’s partner institute, the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI), has joined forces with the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and other partners to form a new Cluster of Excellence “Balance of the Microverse”. Its focus is on the study of complex microbial communities that are important in many ways to humans and the environment. Crucial aspects include soil fertility, water quality and the fight against multidrug-resistant microbes.

“The HKI is especially strong in the field of multidrug resistance, and has already produced a number of results that are highly relevant to the fight against multidrug-resistant microbes,” says Dr Sabina Heim, the Technology Manager at Ascenion supporting the HKI. “We are delighted by the launch of this Cluster of Excellence, and the new impulses it will bring to such important areas of research.”

The HKI has made a significant contribution to developing the research concept. Axel Brakhage, professor at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Director of the Leibniz-HKI, is Spokesperson for the new Cluster of Excellence.

More information:
Press release of HKI (German language only)