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07-2026 Press Release | IKZ

Europe’s only gallium-oxide semiconductor producer raises €2M

One week after Chips Act 2.0, Berlin-based Deeptech Startup NextGO Epi raises €2 million to become a global leader in next-generation power semiconductors

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07-2026 Press Release | IZW

Quizze zu Igel, Zitronenfalter und Co. – Leibniz-IZW startet Forschungsprojekt zum Wissen über heimische Tierarten

Häufig vorkommende heimische Tierarten wie Igel, Marienkäfer oder Zitronenfalter sind vielen Menschen bekannt und werden zumeist leicht erkannt.

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07-2026 Press Release | IZW

Prof. Prof. h. c. Dr. Ursula Siebert ist neue Direktorin des Leibniz-Instituts für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung

Am 1. Juli 2026 trat die Wildtierärztin Prof. Prof. h. c. Dr. Ursula Siebert ihr Amt als Direktorin des Leibniz-Instituts für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung (Leibniz-IZW) an.

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07-2026 Press Release | IZW

The Language of Play: Hyenas use facial expressions and vocalisations to de-escalate

In popular films and stories, hyenas are usually portrayed simply as hunters and scavengers, but in reality, they actually spend a great deal of time play fighting.

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07-2026 Press Release | IGB

New collaborative building for biodiversity research inaugurated

Senatorin Ina Czyborra eröffnete den Forschungsneubau in Berlin-Dahlem

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06-2026 Interview | IGB

Respect for the other

The Biodiversity Building, a joint research facility of the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries and Freie Universität Berlin, will open in Berlin-Dahlem in 2026. Artist Ursula Damm won the Art in Architecture competition with her piece, “A Biological Clock”, and designed the impressive atrium.

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Press Release FVB, Marthe-Vogt-Preisverleihung 28.10.2022

Innovative bat research: Ahana Aurora Fernandez is winner of the Marthe Vogt Award

Press Release IZW 20.10.2022

Ranger numbers and protected area workforce must increase fivefold to effectively safeguard 30% of the planet’s wild lands by 2030

Press Release MBI 19.10.2022

How far can a proton make its presence felt when embedded in water?

Press Release IGB 18.10.2022

An ultrafine network for rivers

Press Release IGB 14.10.2022

Improving phosphorus recycling from sewage sludge

Press Release MBI 12.10.2022

Magnesium ions slow down water dynamics on short length scales

Press Release IZW 06.10.2022

Human-carnivore coexistence is possible: daytime pastoralist activities do not negatively affect spotted hyenas in Tanzania

Event FVB 04.10.2022

Invitation to the Marthe Vogt Award ceremony 2022

Press Release IZW 28.09.2022

Launched today: new pan-European Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) consortium tackles the biodiversity crisis

Press Release IZW 28.09.2022

Revealing the genome of the common ancestor of all mammals

Press Release IZW 26.09.2022

Family ties change with age and sex and determine how much animals help each other as they become older

Press Release IZW 20.09.2022

Despite frequent sightings: Red squirrel habitats in Berlin are small and fragmented

Press Release FMP 15.09.2022

Inhibitor of lipid kinase PI3KC2a identified as potential new treatment of thrombosis

Press Release FMP 14.09.2022

Dense and permeable: molecular organization of tight junctions decoded

Press Release IZW 13.09.2022

Early warning system for environmental changes: Novel animal tags with camera and AI complete maiden flight at Tierpark Berlin

Press Release IGB 12.09.2022

Lessons learned from the River Oder disaster: researchers’ recommendations to policymakers and public authorities

Press Release IZW 07.09.2022

BioRescue consortium announces 5 new embryos created after 10th oocyte collection in northern white rhinoceroses

Press Release IGB 06.09.2022

Restoration of peatlands: Flooding is not the ideal solution

Press Release MBI 06.09.2022

Magnetic skyrmions – ready for take-off?

Press Release IKZ 05.09.2022

IKZ receives approval of the extraordinary item of expenditure ”Crystal Technology for Technological Sovereignty”

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