On the 4th of December at 17:00 we are pleased to welcome Annegret Wilde (@freecyano.bsky.social) from @uni-freiburg.de to our SynBio seminar series @tuda.bsky.social, with a talk entitled: RNA localization in cyanobacteria and the mRNA targeting hypothesis for gene retention in chloroplasts 🧪

The SynBioReactor is the place to be for BioTech Startups! Show us what you’ve got during our Pitching Competition and get the chance to win a fantastic prize that will help move you and your startup forward🚀. Learn more about SBR and apply for our Pitching Competition👇! shorturl.at/2um8W

✨ Welcome to the Research Field Matter and Materials (M+M) at @tuda.bsky.social! We conduct basic research on particles, materials, and cells, and uses interdisciplinary and collaborative research and development work to design groundbreaking technologies and building blocks for our future.

The group of Prof. Beatrix Suess @tuda.bsky.social highlights in Nature Communications how synthetic riboswitches can move beyond niche uses. These modular, protein-free RNA switches enable precise gene control and hold strong promise for biotechnology and medicine. doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Spielerisch🤹🏼‍♂️ #Wissenschaft und #Demokratie von innen 🏋🏼stärken: ProLOEWE mit dem #Wissenschaftsplanspiel „Wissen🆚Meinung“ #KI, am 28. November 2025 zu Gast bei der @leopoldina.org in Halle. Mehr dazu ➡️ proloewe.de/de/aktuelles... + ➡️ www.leopoldina.org/veranstaltun...

🆕NEU&schick: die aktuelle Ausgabe der hoch³ –🗞️Zeitung der TU Darmstadt! LOEWE-Themen sind zu unserer Freude auch dabei 👍🏼Der neue LOEWE-Schwerpunkt „MultiDrug-TDM“, koordiniert an der TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social , startet im Januar 2026. Und: 3 LOEWE-Exploration-Vorhaben mit TU-Beteiligung. Mehr⤵️

📘 Die neue Ausgabe der TUDa-Unizeitung hoch³ ist erschienen! Im Fokus: Das Sprachenkonzept der TUDa und der erfolgreiche RMU-Kooperationsstudiengang Medizintechnik. Jetzt reinschauen 👉 www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet...

On the 4th of December at 17:00 we are pleased to welcome Annegret Wilde from @uni-freiburg.de to our SynBio seminar series, where @freecyano.bsky.social will give a talk entitled: RNA localization in cyanobacteria and the mRNA targeting hypothesis for gene retention in chloroplasts. #Synbio 🧪

Torsten Waldminghaus and his colleagues @tuda.bsky.social have shown that free available chlorine (FAC) formed in situ plays a key role in the inactivation of E. coli during ClO₂ treatment. Disinfection efficiency depends on pH and natural organic matter composition. doi.org/10.1021/acse...

🗞️TIP: ProLOEWE👱🏼🧑🏼‍🦰 with Kristian Kersting+Constantin @c-rothkopf.bsky.social, who bring together modern #AI + #cognitivescience➡️@tuda.bsky.social within LOEWE-WhiteBox. Who, together with their team, have succeeded in obtaining 2 clusters of #excellence with #RAI + #TAM ➡️ proloewe.de/en/proloewe-...

New approach to extrusion 3D printing by the group of Andreas Bläser @tuda.bsky.social: Force measurements during the process enable real-time monitoring and quality control. More stable production, early fault detection. More information: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17452759.2025.2567383

The group of Andreas Blaeser @tuda.bsky.social has developed and validated a novel method for diagnosing disease through a non-invasive biomarker test — offering a more efficient path to early detection. #biomarkers #diagnostics #innovation 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2025.09.027

The group of Heribert Warzecha @tuda.bsky.social engineered Nicotiana benthamiana to produce new irregular monoterpene malonyl glucosides by co-expressing isoprenyl diphosphate synthases and key precursor enzymes — achieving record yields in plants. 👉 doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1678814

The groups of Markus Biesalski and Harald Kolmar @tuda.bsky.social describe a paper-based fluorescent sensor for detecting lactate in cell culture media - covalently immobilized on cellulose without losing activity. www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/15... #biosensors #syntheticbiology #fluorescence

LOEWE FLOW FOR LIFE joins the Poster session at the Matter and Materials Symposium - Building Blocks for Future. @tuda.bsky.social y.social @synbio.bsky.social

𝗪𝗼𝘄, 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗰𝗵ö𝗻𝗲, 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗴𝗲𝗳ü𝗹𝗹𝘁𝗲+𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗟𝗢𝗘𝗪𝗘-𝗧𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗺 23.-24.🍂𝗢𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗺🐮𝗚𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗶 𝗟𝗢𝗘𝗪𝗘-𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆, 𝗶𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗴-𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 + 𝗯𝗲𝗶 𝗟𝗢𝗘𝗪𝗘-𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗧, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (𝗧𝗛𝗠) 𝗚𝗶𝗲ß𝗲𝗻! @jlugiessen.bsky.social 📸Katrina Friese, Leonie Dittrich+ProLOEWE

On the 16th of October at 14:30 in Darmstadt we are pleased to welcome Bastian Blombach from TU Munich in our SynBio seminar series with a talk entitled: Engineering Corynebacterium glutamicum and Vibrio natriegens for a more sustainable chemical economy. Join us if you are interested in #Synbio 🧪

This is a paper by Eleonora Ornati and Iiulia Ushakova that I am really proud of. Who would have thought that the well-known Glucose Oxidase is up for some surprises, i.e., that it initiates radical polymerizations without the need for initiators or activation by light! pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

🚀 AI meets nanobody engineering! The group of Harald Kolmar @tuda.bsky.social developed a computational tool to predict aggregation propensities of single-domain immunoglobulins (VHHs), enabling faster discovery & humanization of stable recombinant nanobodies. www.mdpi.com/2073-4468/14...

Mikrobiologin + LOEWE-Spitzenprofessorin, Katharina Höfer, @mpi-cbg.de + @unimarburg.bsky.social, lädt Gewinnerinnen von „Jugend forscht“ ins Labor von @synbio.bsky.social ein, um gemeinsam zu forschen. Mehr zu den beiden Nachwuchsforsch.⤵️+Ihrer Arbeit➡️ www.linkedin.com/posts/proloe... @dfg.de

Talking about enzymatic radical polymerizations in and on cells as well as to create synthetic cells at #EPF2025 @epf2025.bsky.social in beautiful Groningen! What a fantastic gathering of the global polymer community! @metrazymes.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social @synbio.bsky.social

Our new paper is out: we explored the role KAP1 and HP1alpha in retroviral elements silencing. Check it out: doi.org/10.1038/s414... cardoso-lab.org/pages/public... @tuda.bsky.social @synbio.bsky.social

HESSENTAG:𝗟𝗢𝗘𝗪𝗘-𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗵𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻 "𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵-𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻"➡️𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺𝘀 𝗳ü𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴, 𝗞𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿! Wo? Treffpunkt Hessen (Lageplan Nummer 13) 📌 Stand des Hessischen Ministeriums für Wissenschaft und Forschung (Zelt 1, Stand 111) @tuda.bsky.social

Das LOEWE-ACLF-I Retreat, vom 21.- 22. Mai, in Frankfurt am Main, bot Forscher:innen aller Karrierestufen die Möglichkeit zum wissenschaftlichen Austausch+ zur Vernetzung in entspannter Atmosphäre.👍🏻@aclfi.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @fraunhofer.bsky.social @pei.de #LOEWE #FORSCHUNG #HESSEN

On the 25th of June at 14:30 in Darmstadt we are pleased to welcome Georg Fritz as part of our SynBio seminar series with a talk entitled: The rise of a „superbug“: Can a marine microbe solve the world’s plastic problem? Join us if you are interested in #Synbio 🧪

Sustainability prize of the "Freunde der TU Darmstadt" Really proud of it. Let's save the planet. 🌍 @synbio.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social

Es war ein toller Tag! Mehr als 4.000 kleine und große Besucher:innen haben gestern den Open Campus der TU Darmstadt gefeiert. Vielen Dank! Einen Bericht und Impressionen findet ihr über den Link 😃 www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet...

Heute feiern wir an der TU Darmstadt den Open Campus Day! Von 11 Uhr bis 17 Uhr gibt es auf dem Campus Lichtwiese spannende Einblicke in Forschung, Innovation und Lehre: Talks, Vorträge, Workshops, Führungs, Ausstellungen, Mitmach-Stationen – Euch erwartet ein großes, abwechslungsreiches Programm!

"Sche wars!"Der ProLOEWE-Escape-Room war heute mit seiner🚀 Mars-Mission im Einsatz beim TUDa OpenCampus @tuda.bsky.social. An Bord heute das Team von LOEWE-FLOWFORLIFE @flowforlife.bsky.social & jede Menge Besucher:innen. Danke Euch, Ihr wart toll! #GRUNDLAGENFORSCHUNG #Hessen #Darmstadt

Heute sind wir mit Sacha Vogel|ScienceBirds|+dem ProLOEWE-Planspiel von LOEWE-DiffusibleSignals zum Thema #Antibiotika + #Antibiotikaresistenzen an der Friedrich Magnus Gesamtschule🏫 in Laubach #Hessen! @unimarburg.bsky.social @jlugiessen.bsky.social @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social #LOEWE #Forschung

🐝Heute🍯= #WelttagderBienen! Dass🐝🐝für das Leben auf der🌍🌎🌏unersetzlich sind, ist mittlerweile bekannt. Aber, dass z. B. #Bienengift wirksam🆚Krebs sein kann noch nicht: Auch dazu wird am #FraunhoferIME ▶️LOEWE-ZIB◀️ geforscht➡️www.ime.fraunhofer.de @goetheuni.bsky.social @thm.de @jlugiessen.bsky.social

DLRN beats or matches classical fitting methods—without needing prior model assumptions. It successfully decoded complex dynamics in: transient absorption spectra, DNA strand displacement circuits, NV-center photoluminescence, and even multi-scale kinetics split over ns to ms.

Great collaboration spearheaded by Nicolo Alagna with Susanne Gerber and Heinz Koeppl (@tuda.bsky.social). #CoM2Life #SFB1551

Our "Deep Learning Reaction Framework (DLRN) for kinetic modeling of time-resolved data" #machinelearning #CRN #systemschemistry A thread to explain: www.nature.com/articles/s42...

The group of Annette Andrieu-Brunsen @synbio.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social shows how PMETAC-functionalized mesoporous silica films enable tunable fluid imbibition through osmotic effects—paving the way for advanced sensors and separation technologies.🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Wir freuen uns im Rahmen des @gdch.de Kolloquiums heute auf Prof. Nico Bruns @synbio.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social und seinen Vortrag: "Enzymatic radical polymerizations: Understanding a new-to-nature reactivity to engineer living cells and create synthetic cells"

The Pint of Science Festival starts today #pint25de !!🎉🥳😍 Check out today's programme at the Goldene Krone in Darmstadt. Entry is free! www.pintofscience.de/event/monday...

Check out this year's 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗱𝘁 @pintofscience.de. From the 19th to 21st of May, 15 enthusiastic speakers await you at venues like Goldene Krone, Keller-Klub, Bedouin, and Bruchbude. Entry is free, but a pint of (and for) science never hurts🧪🍻.

We are excited that the first episode of the 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 of the podcast 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 is out now! Join Jose Luis to learn about Albedo - what it is and how it can be measured from space. Thanks to Freunde der TU Darmstadt for Sponsoring!🧪 open.spotify.com/episode/1jrf...

Join our Summer School "From idea to Start-Up" in Molecular Biosensing! 📅 22–26 Sept 2025 | 📍Darmstadt & Gernsheim 🎯Topic Molecular Biosensing 💡For MSc, PhD & Postdocs 🔗Network & pitch your own idea! www.tu-darmstadt.de/synbio/works... #SynBio #Startup #Biotech #ScienceToBusiness

🚀 Save the date! The German Conference on Synthetic Biology (GCSB) 2026 is happening March 11–13 in Münster 🇩🇪! 🧪 Cutting-edge science 🧬 Top keynote speakers 📢 Abstract deadline: Oct 5 (talks), Jan 31 (posters) 👉 Learn more: gcsb2026.de #SynBio #GCSB2026 #SyntheticBiology

The group of Harald Kolmar @tuda.bsky.social and Birgit Piater @merckkgaa.bsky.social describe the tool TORCH to gain valuable insights on the internalization and drug release of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). #CancerResearch 🧪 | Check out the publication: pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Excellent HESSE Special🗞️ProLOEWE-NEWS @goetheuni.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social @unimarburg.bsky.social @jlugiessen.bsky.social @rheinmainunis.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social @heroldlab.bsky.social @flowforlife.bsky.social➡️https://proloewe.de/en/news/news/exzellent-proloewe-news-special-edition/

Join our Summer School "From idea to Start-Up" in Molecular Biosensing! 📅 22–26 Sept 2025 | 📍Darmstadt & Gernsheim 🎯Topic Molecular Biosensing 💡For MSc, PhD & Postdocs 🔗Network & pitch your own idea! www.tu-darmstadt.de/synbio/works... #SynBio #Startup #Biotech #ScienceToBusiness

The group of Heinz Koeppl @tuda.bsky.social shows the tuning of ultrasensitivity in genetic logic gates using antisense RNA feedback. Check out the paper in ACS Synthetic Biology: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

🎯22.5.2025 - The decision for CoM2Life and all other Excellence Initiative projects is approaching. The Hessian projects are presented in a special edition of PROLOEWE-News: proloewe.de/de/aktuelles...

TIPP🆕Die Sonderausgabe Exzellenz der PROLOEWE-NEWS➡️https://proloewe.de/de/aktuelles/nachrichten/exzellenz-proloewe-news-sonderedition/ @unimarburg.bsky.social @synbio.bsky.social @synmikro.bsky.social @jlugiessen.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @m-grininger.bsky.social @susanneherold.bsky.social

🚀From idea to Start-Up in SynBio! 🧪Apply now for our Start-Up Summer School! 📅 22–26 Sept 2025 | 📍Darmstadt & Gernsheim 🎯Topic Molecular Biosensing 💡For MSc, PhD & Postdocs 🔗Network & pitch your own idea! www.tu-darmstadt.de/synbio/works... #SynBio #Startup #Biotech #ScienceToBusiness

April25 = #WorldMalariaDay: Over 1 billion🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏻🧑🏼‍🤝‍🧑🏼suffer from #malaria +other #NTDs. Effective💊medication is still lacking! The research of the LOEWE-DRUID contributed to important progress ➡️ www.loewe-druid.de @unimarburg.bsky.social @jlugiessen.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @fraunhofer.bsky.social