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.

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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IMPROVED GUIDELINES

Contributing to global standards

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently released a crucial update of its safety testing framework for nanomaterials. The Adolphe Merkle Institute’s Co-Chair of BioNanomaterials,…

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BioPhysics (Mayer)
Smart Energy Materials (Milic)
Soft Matter Physics (Steiner)
Mechanoresponsive Materials (Clough)

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