Location Map

Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP

More than just plastic
The Fraunhofer IAP specialises in the targeted development of sustainable processes and materials based on natural and synthetic polymers. They are the basis for the development of new, efficient and sustainable materials, functional materials and additives.
www.iap.fhg.de

Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering

The Fraunhofer IBMT works in the areas of biomedical and medical technology with focus on methods and technologies of molecular and cellular biotechnology. The R&D scopes of the Potsdam branch are nano-/biotechnology, molecular bioanalytics, biochip systems, and extremophile research as well as biodata banks.
www.ibmt.fraunhofer.de

Golm Innovation Centre

The GO:IN is a science-oriented innovation and new business centre. Based on the Potsdam-Golm science park, it offers excellent business premises and an inspiring scientific environment for research and development start-ups and SMEs in the field of biology, physics and chemistry.

GO:IN – a good place for ideas
GO:IN offers young R&D companies the ideal conditions for a successful start in a building with both office and laboratory space. Surrounded by the natural science faculties and institutes of the University of Potsdam and integrated in the largest science park in the state of Brandenburg, GO:IN is a prime location in which to develop and market scientific spin-off projects.

• Founders of spin-offs from research, development and services, above all in the field of biology, physics and chemistry
• Young companies seeking an innovative environment in which to grow their business
• Start-up-oriented project groups, in which research scientists work with businesses on joint assignments.

www.goin-potsdam.de

At the moment 18 companies are located at GO:IN. You will find an overview of all companies and links to their respective websites at:
http://www.goin-potsdam.de/Firmenuebersicht_16_0.html

GO:INcubator GmbH

GO:INcubator has been the central point of contact for science and technology start-ups and companies on the Potsdam Science Park since 2007. In that time, it has become a successful one-stop agency advising start-ups and companies in the Berlin/Brandenburg region about how to get set up and how to grow. GO:INcubator supports graduates, scientists, post-docs, professors, entrepreneurs and freelance inventors from all over Germany in the development of their projects, start-ups and companies.

• Business planning and business model development
• Advice about grants (e.g. EXIST, KMU-innovativ, ZIM)
• Corporate finance advisory (e.g. venture capital, loans)
• Networking events and opportunities for further qualifications
• Infrastructure (offices, laboratories, coworking)

For more information about our service, visit:
www.goincubator.de

Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
(Albert Einstein Institute)

Research at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) is aimed at investigating Einstein’s relativity and beyond: mathematics, quantum gravity, astrophysical relativity, gravitational wave astronomy, data analysis and cosmology. The institute is located in Potsdam (theory) and in Hannover (experiments).
www.aei.mpg.de

Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces

The Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces was founded in 1992. Research in Colloid and Interface Science is widely covered by the following Departments: Biomaterials, Biomolecular Systems, Colloid Chemistry, Interfaces as well as Theory and Bio-Systems. Current research topics are polymeric films, membranes, micro- capsules, organic and inorganic nano- structures, biomineralization, nano- and microreactors, molecular motors and filaments as well as chemistry and biology of carbohydrates.

Biomimetic research is at the core of the Institute’s activity. Common goal is to learn from nature how to build hierarchical materials or active systems with new functionalities, with adaptive, self-healing or self-assembling properties.
www.mpikg.mpg.de

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

The Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology studies the dynamics of plant metabolism in the context of the plant system as a whole. The combination of traditional biological methods and modern procedures is making it possible to obtain a holistic understanding of the structure, function, dynamics and regulation of the plant genome, proteome and metabolome under different environmental conditions and at different times.
www.mpimp-golm.mpg.de

Peptides & elephants, was founded in 2001 as a spin off from the German Institute of Human Nutrition. Peptides&elephants is a one stop shop service provider for peptides and peptides libraries. Using its own innovative synthesis technology, peptides&elephants plan, develop and synthesize peptides and peptide libraries tailor-made for the customers’ needs. This innovative technology was awarded with the Technology Award of the state Brandenburg, Germany.

Besides the custom synthesis, the company offers its customers the in silico optimization and characterization of peptides and peptide libraries. Based on its innovative technology platform peptides & elephants collaborates with researchers from universities and industry in the fields of array technology, immune research, orphan receptor ligands and pharmacologically active peptide mimetics.
www.peptides.de

University of Potsdam - Campus Golm

The campus is situated on the Potsdam-Golm Science Park and houses the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and the Human Sciences Faculty of the University of Potsdam, alongside a number of its institutes. The university was founded in 1991. The institutes based here carry out research into the biosciences, chemistry and geosciences, physics and mathematics, but also in education, psychology and music.

Close collaborations exist between the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and the non-academic institutions on the science park through jointly appointed professorships and numerous research projects.

Faculty of Human Sciences

With the aim of implementing the current higher education development plan of Potsdam University the Council of the Faculty of Human Sciences has approved the establishment of two structural units “area of excellence cognitive science” and “area of study educational science” in January 2008. The curriculum of the structural units is based on a flexible matrix structure with representation of science & research (six research priorities) and study & teaching (five departments).

• “Action and behaviour”
• “Language”
• “Health”
• “Mass and high-performance sports”
• “School and teaching”
• “Lifelong learning”

• Psychology department
• Linguistics department
• Sports science and public health department
• Educational science department
• Teacher training department
  

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of Potsdam University is also located on the Potsdam-Golm science park.

New premises with state-of-the-art equipment are available for research or teaching activities in the areas of life sciences, chemistry, earth sciences, physics and astronomy.

With regard to research the Faculty pays special attention to the following five study areas: earth sciences, functional soft matter, functional ecology and evolutionary research, complex systems and plant genomics/systems biology.