The Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light covers a wide range of research, including laser spectroscopy, quantum optics, nonlinear optics, nanophotonics, photonic crystal fibers, integrated optics, optomechanics, laser interferometry, quantum technologies, biophysics and – in collaboration with the Max Planck Zentrum für Physik und Medizin – the connections between physics and medicine. The MPL was founded in January 2009 and is one of over 80 institutes of the Max Planck Society that conduct basic research in the natural, biological, human and social sciences in the service of the general public.
The Right Timing of Treatment Keeps Resistant Cells in Check
The development of treatment resistance is one of the key challenges in modern cancer and antibiotic therapy. New therapeutic approaches aim to curb the spread of resistance through the targeted timing of treatment cycles. Researchers at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) have now…
Award-Winning Cell Research: Leonhard Möckl Receives the Life Sciences Bridge Award
Leonhard Möckl, research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) and professor at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), uses super-resolution microscopy to investigate the physiological significance of a specific sugar structure on cell surfaces –…
The bridge connecting physics and medicine now has a name: The Jochen-Guck Bridge has been inaugurated
The bridge connecting the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) and the Center for Personalized Medicine and Research (CESAR) on the North Campus of the Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (UKER) has been named the Jochen-Guck Bridge since September 22, 2026. It is named after the Max Planck…
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