Technical University of Munich

develops DNA-origami-based programmable containers and nanomachines — including lipid-inspired origami containers for biomolecular robotics — extending structural DNA nanotechnology toward autonomous, moving nanodevices.

Country: Germany

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Affiliation	Technical University of Munich (TUM), Chair of Physics of Synthetic Biological Systems	portal.fis.tum.de · syntheticcell.eu · bio.nat.tum.de · bioengineering.tum.de · nat.tum.de
Research focus	DNA nanotechnology, DNA origami, programmable nanomachines, lipid-inspired DNA containers, biomolecular robotics, synthetic biology, molecular self-organization	bio.nat.tum.de · biosystem.design · helmholtz-munich.de · nat.tum.de · tum.de
Facility	Physics of Synthetic Biological Systems (E14) lab, Cryoskeleton Lab at Helmholtz Pioneer Campus, Cryo-Electron Microscopy Platform at Helmholtz Munich	pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · syntheticcell.eu · bio.nat.tum.de · helmholtz-munich.de · nat.tum.de
Grant	DFG Research Grants (multiple projects including BacteRNA, DNA membrane devices, synthetic gene circuits)	gepris.dfg.de · pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Publications	Numerous peer-reviewed publications including in Nature, Nature Materials, and Nature Structural & Molecular Biology; h-index 63 (Simmel)	pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · nat.tum.de · nature.com · tum.de
Principal staff	Friedrich C. Simmel (Professor), Christoph Karfusehr, Brice Beinsteiner, Marion Jasnin	pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · bio.nat.tum.de · bioengineering.tum.de · nat.tum.de
Headcount	Multiple researchers including staff and group members listed under Chair of Physics of Synthetic Biological Systems medium confidence	bio.nat.tum.de

Independent sources: bio.nat.tum.de · bioengineering.tum.de · biosystem.design · gepris.dfg.de · helmholtz-munich.de · nat.tum.de · nature.com · portal.fis.tum.de · pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · syntheticcell.eu · tum.de

Technologies

Name	Cluster	Risk
DNA nanotechnology & DNA origami	foundries-design	High	→

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