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.

LEADERSHIP CHANGE

A new director for the Adolphe Merkle Institute

The Adolphe Merkle Foundation Board has appointed Prof. Hans Jörg Limbach as the new Director of the Adolphe Merkle Institute at the University of Fribourg. He will be taking over the position from Prof.…

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

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