Research

The Institute houses state-of-the-art facilities of an internationally high standard level. The main focus of research is in the fields of natural product chemistry, drug lead discovery, cellular signaling, molecular drug targets, pharmacogenomics, bioanalysis and nanotechnology. The results lead either to publications in top journals and/or to filings of intellectual property rights. Research is mainly funded by national and international grants as well as by the pharmaceutical and food industry. Several scientists of the Institute are members of centres of excellence or multinational research networks. Plenty international collaborations guarantee a continuous exchange of students, scientists and know-how.