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On July 14, Elisabeth Heine and Greta Romahn presented our ‘Living Materials in Action’ exhibit at the Meet the Scientist outreach event in Cologne. The event provided an excellent opportunity to engage with visitors of all ages, including numerous school classes 😉. Participants learned about the concept of living therapeutic materials and how engineered microorganisms […]

From mid-April to mid-July, Leonie completed an SPP2451-funded research stay at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway, contributing to her PhD project and the SPP2451 project “Adaptive Biomaterials through Mechano-Modulating Bacteria.” Working with Prof. Johannes Kabisch and his team, she gained new perspectives on her research and explored alternative approaches […]

In the beautiful mountain town of Ettal, the young researchers of the SPP2451 ‘Engineered Living Materials with Adaptive Functions’, the Leibniz ScienceCampus on Living Therapeutic Materials and external applicants met for the ELM Spring School from April 27 to 30. The PhD representatives of the SPP – Victoria Pinto, Robin Wilhelm, and Hannah Küttner – […]

Imagine research where every dataset is easy to find, simple to access, and ready to be reused across disciplines. In our Priority Program for Engineered Living Materials, scientists are working toward exactly that – developing shared standards and structures that make research data truly FAIR. By aligning data practices across life sciences and materials science, […]

The first Annual Meeting of the Priority Program SPP2451 brought together researchers in Engineered Living Materials (ELMs) at TU Hamburg for two days of lively exchange, interdisciplinary presentations, and collaborative planning. Project teams showcased their advances in adaptive biomaterials, living sensors, catalytic biofilms, and self-organizing microbial systems, highlighting the diversity and innovation within the community. […]

From May 26 to 28, 24 PhD students, 6 postdocs, 5 lecturers and 3 scientific Chairs/Organizers 😉 gathered in Münster for an inspiring Young Researchers Retreat. With no absences due to illness, the full group enjoyed a rich program of scientific exchange, hands-on activities, and social connection. A big thank you to Daniele Di Iorio […]

Saarbrücken, 17.09.2024 The kick-off meeting of the SPP2451 was a great success. With all projects present and fully engaged, we have set the stage for a productive collaborative journey ahead. During the teamwork, we discussed how to convince Olaf Scholz that ‘ELMs with adaptive functions‘ should be included in the government program or how to […]

Augmenting the function of materials with living matter is expected to yield major innovations. Projects in the SPP will target the development of ELMs with adaptive functions, as a long-term vision. The projects should go beyond proof-of-concept studies (i.e. straightforward combinations of engineered organisms and matrices). Within the first funding period, the focus of the […]

Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) hat sechs neue Schwerpunktprogramme (SPP) eingerichtet, die im kommenden Jahr starten und zunächst für drei Jahre mit insgesamt 44 Millionen Euro gefördert werden. In den Programmen, die interdisziplinär ausgerichtet sind und sich durch den Einsatz innovativer Methoden auszeichnen, sollen wissenschaftliche Grundlagen besonders aktueller oder sich gerade bildender Forschungsgebiete untersucht werden. Dazu […]