ERC Synergy Grants for Cluster Researchers

We are delighted to announce that three outstanding researchers from our Cluster have been awarded the prestigious ERC Synergy Grants! Principal Investigators Christian Koos and Stefan Bräse from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) received one Synergy Grant for their collaborative research project. Separately, Cluster Scientist Venera Weinhardt from Heidelberg University received another Synergy Grant. […]

Registration for the Cluster Conference 2025 now open

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for The Future of 3D Additive Manufacturing – The 3DMM2O Conference 2025! Join us on 23-27 March 2025 at the beautiful Schöntal Monastery to learn about the latest advances in additive nano- and micro-manufacturing in optics, electronics and bioengineering. This time Jasmin Aghassi-Hagmann and Christian […]

Advanced Functional Materials: Special Issue

Explore the latest Special Issue of Advanced Functional Materials (Volume 34, Issue 20), featuring groundbreaking research from our Cluster of Excellence 3D Matter Made to Order (3DMM2O). This issue focuses on advances in digital 3D additive manufacturing, covering innovations from the molecular and nanometer scale to larger micro- and macroscale applications. The articles explore how these technologies are […]

KIT Materials Day 2024

Join the 4th Materials Day of the KIT Materials Center (MaTeLiS) on October 16, 2024 at the KIT Campus North. This event will bring together top scientists from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and beyond to focus on the latest innovations in self-assembling, adaptive, and biomimetic materials systems. The day will feature keynote presentations by […]

New Innovation in Molecular Engineering: Creating Complex Organoids

A groundbreaking paper in organoid research, published in Nature Nanotechnology by Cluster Doctoral Researchers Cassian Afting, Tobias Walther, and Christina Schlagheck, along with Principal Investigators Ulrich Schwarz, Joachim Wittbrodt, and Kerstin Göpfrich, involves nanoengineered DNA microbeads that enable precise control of signaling in organoids. These microbeads enhance organoid development by providing essential biochemical cues. This […]

Introducing CART

A recent Cluster publication introduced CART (Carrier-Based Actuatable and Reprogrammable Transport), an innovative system for remote manipulation of microcargos on both solid and liquid surfaces. Developed by Postdoctoral Researcher Nikolaj K. Mandsberg, Doctoral Researcher Julián A. Serna, and Principal Investigator Pavel Levkin, this technology revolutionizes miniaturized experiments in fields such as biology, chemistry, and diagnostics. […]

The future of immunology

A recent article in the Perspectives section of Nature Nanotechnology, co-authored by Cluster Principal Investigator Kerstin Göpfrich, describes the latest advances in synthetic immunology. This groundbreaking research examines how the integration of nanotechnology with synthetic biology is reshaping the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. The article highlights significant advances in the development of genetically […]