The Adolphe Merkle Institute

The Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI) is a leading independent nanoscience competence center at the University of Fribourg that focuses on interdisciplinary research (polymers, physics, biology, biophysics, and materials) and education in the domain of soft nanomaterials. Find out more about us here.

BRIDGING IN VITRO AND HUMAN STUDIES

Predicting human lung responses to solvents

Everyday cleaning and painting products may be quietly straining our lungs, new research from Unisanté, the Lausanne University Center for Primary Care and Public Health, and the Adolphe Merkle Institute…

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LEARNING SPACE

New facilities for food innovation

The Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI) has inaugurated its new Food Innovation Space, a core facility of the recently established Food Science and Technology group led by Prof. Hans Jörg Limbach.

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QUANTUM RESEARCH

A new Assistant Professor for AMI

Dr. John Abendroth, the recipient of a prestigious ERC Starting Grant, has joined the Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI) at the University of Fribourg as an Assistant Professor. A physical chemist, Abendroth…

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BioPhysics (Mayer)
Food Science (Limbach)
Quantum Sensing & Spin Chemistry (Abendroth)
Soft Matter Physics (Steiner)
Mechanoresponsive Materials (Clough)

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