Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology

Research at the IPMB is focussed on the development, investigation, and application of drugs and bioactive compounds, as well as on the elucidation of molecular and cellular mechanisms of action. This research integrates experimental approaches of chemistry, molecular and cellular biology, pharmacology, bioinformatics, and pharmaceutics. Main research areas of our institute include nucleic acids as tools and drug targets, development of new antiinfective drugs, molecular evolution & proteomics, research on neurodegenerative diseases, systems biology as well as drug targeting and transport.