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Research facilities in the core research area 'NanoBioMed – Life Science and Materials'
Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine (CIPMM)
The Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine (CIPMM) adopts a broad-based, interdisciplinary approach to researching how dynamic membrane processes in the nervous system are integrated into the functions of the immune and neuroendocrine systems.
Occupying an area of more than 4,000 square metres, CIPMM is home to eleven research groups. Since 2015, these groups have been systematically examining the factors that facilitate or inhibit the signal transduction processes that underlie interactions between the nervous, immune and neuroendocrine systems.
State-of-the-art research equipment, dedicated lab facilities for junior research groups and spaces that encourage interdisciplinary scientific exchange are all part of CIPMM's unique concept of integrative physiology.
Center for Molecular Signaling (under construction)
Located on Saarland University's Homburg campus and due to open in 2023, the Center for Molecular Signaling (PZMS) will be home to research scientists interested in understanding how the disruption of molecular signalling pathways can, for example, impair the onset of puberty, cause cardiac dysfunction or compromise bone development and growth. The aim is to use the results of this research to develop new therapeutic approaches and treatments.
With some 4,740 square metres of utilizable floor space and 2,019 square metres of technical operating areas, the new PZMS building will house state-of-the-art laboratories for cutting-edge research in the biosciences and material sciences and will complement the Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine (CIPMM).
The German government is contributing €22 million to the total construction costs of €50 million under the provisions of Article 91b of Germany's Basic Law.
Center for Biophysics (under construction)
Scheduled for completion by the end of 2023 and with some 4,300 square metres of floor space, the Center for Biophysics will offer research space to more than 200 scientists from nine research groups on the Saarbrücken campus.
This state-of-the-art building is an important pillar in the further evolution of research and teaching excellence in the 'NanoBioMed' field and will strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration between medical scientists, biologists and physicists.
The German government is contributing around half of the total construction costs of €38 million under the provisions of Article 91b of Germany's Basic Law. The remaining costs will be covered by Saarland.