Research at Berlin-Buch
The Berlin-Buch Campus is a unique site for medical research and development in Germany. The Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), founded in 1992 as a model for clinical research from three institutes of the GDR Academy of Sciences, was the initial driving force for the development of the campus into a research and biotechnology site of supraregional significance. Since 2000, the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) has played a major role in this development.
Today, on the 32-hectare site which can look back on a long scientific tradition, institutes for basic medical research, research clinics and biotechnology companies are located in close proximity to each other. Buch's researchers, doctors and entrepreneurs are collaborating in the development of new treatments and diagnostic procedures for cancer, cardiovascular and nervous system diseases.
A modern Congress Center with integrated laboratories on the campus offers multiple opportunities for scientific interaction.
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“The coolest part is vortexing”
One week, two topics, and plenty of new experiences: 25 young people take a deep dive into research on rare diseases and immunology at the Life Science Learning Lab “Gläsernes Labor,” including by ana...
more ...Kirstin Bodensiek appointed Administrative Director
As of August 15, 2026, Kirstin Bodensiek has officially taken the helm as Administrative Director of the Max Delbrück Center. She is stepping into the permanent position after leading the center on an...
more ...The path of new immunotherapies to the clinic
Bringing a new CAR‑T cell therapy from promising results in the lab to critically ill cancer patients is anything but straightforward. A Tagesspiegel podcast featuring, among others, Armin Rehm explor...
more ...Events Campus
01.09.2026, 08:00
Aktualisierungskurs für Projektleiter und Beauftragte für Biologische Sicherheit nach § 28 GenTSV
Ein-Tages-Onlinekurs mit gesetzlich vorgeschriebenen Lehrinhalten, anerkannt und zertifiziert vom Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales (LAGeSo)
more ...11.09.2026, 18:30
Wie verändert Stammzellforschung die Medizin von morgen? Diabetes, Muskelerkrankungen, Organoide
Könnten Stammzellen eines Tages Menschen mit Diabetes helfen? Welche neuen Perspektiven gibt es bei Muskelerkrankungen? Und warum spielen sogenannte Organoide – kleine Organmodelle aus dem Labor – ein...
more ...12.09.2026, 11:00
Tag des offenen Denkmals
Im Erdgeschoss des Oskar-und-Cécile-Vogt-Hauses sind wissenschaftliche Geräte aus einem Jahrhundert biomedizinischer Forschung ausgestellt, die Etappen der Medizin- und Forschungsgeschichte nachzeichn...
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