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.
News research
What determines the fate of a T cell?
Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center have found that a cellular housekeeping mechanism called autophagy plays a major role in ensuring that T stem cells undergo normal cell division. The findings, p...
more ...Observing synapses in action
A team of Berlin-based researchers led by Jana Kroll and Christian Rosenmund has captured the fleeting moment a nerve cell releases its neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. Their microscopic ima...
more ...Why APOE4 raises Alzheimer’s risk
Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center and Aarhus University have found a mechanism through which the gene variant APOE4, long linked to a high risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, impairs neuronal...
more ...Events Campus
20.03.2026, 08:45
Einladung: UniStem Day für Berliner Schülerinnen und Schüler aus Biokursen
Das German Stem Cell Network (GSCN) lädt die an Biologie interessierten Berliner Schülerinnen und Schüler (Biologie-Leistungskurse und Grundkurse) mit ihren Lehrkräften herzlich zum UniStem Day – zum ...
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