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Federal President Steinmeier at INM: Diplomatic Excellence Meets Excellence in Materials Science
Saarbrücken 03.06.2026 Each year, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier traditionally visits one of Germany’s federal states together with the Diplomatic Corps. In 2026, the delegation’s journey took them to Saarland. Accompanied by Saarland Minister-President Anke Rehlinger and an international delegation, the Federal President visited INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials on the campus of Saarland […]
Oskar Staufer Appointed Professor of Experimental Biophysics at Saarland University
Oskar Staufer and his team develop novel biomaterials to better understand and specifically control immune processes. His interdisciplinary research combines biophysics with biomaterials science and immunology. Since 2022, Oskar Staufer has been leading an Emmy Noether Research Group on “Immuno-Materials” at INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials. On April 27, he has been jointly […]
Mini-tumors from the lab simulate immune responses
Normally, the immune system recognizes and eliminates abnormal cells. However, cancer cells can develop strategies to evade this control: they block defense mechanisms or send inhibitory signals. In this way, tumors can grow unchecked. In a collaborative study, research teams from Germany, the United Kingdom, and Hungary have tackled this challenge by creating artificial tumor […]
Science ship “MS Wissenschaft” stops in Saarland – on board: future technology from Saarland developed at INM
Lithium is a key raw material for the energy transition: without lithium-ion batteries, electric mobility and sustainable energy storage would hardly be possible. However, lithium is currently extracted primarily in Australia, South America, or China – often under environmentally and socially problematic conditions and with long transport routes to Europe. How lithium can be extracted […]
145 Million Euros for Leibniz-INM
The INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials, located on the campus of Saarland University, will continue to receive base funding from the federal and state governments for another seven years. Between 2025 and 2031, the institute will receive approximately 145 million euros. An international expert commission had previously attested to the institute’s outstanding structural […]
The INM at LOPEC: Custom Functional Inks for Printed Electronics
Printed electronics is a true all-rounder. It adapts to irregular surfaces, bends effortlessly, can be applied to a wide range of materials, and is cost-effective to manufacture. Without printed electronics and the inks used in the process, many high-tech applications would not be possible. From February 26 to 27, the INM – Leibniz Institute for […]