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Using defective antiviruses to fight flu pandemics

July 01, 2026
A new type of antiviral drug could offer more effective prevention and treatment of viral infections like influenza: so-called defective interfering particles (DIPs). Scientists of the Max Planck Institute in Magdeburg have discovered a novel, highly effective class of DIPs and have set the stage for the development of such drugs by implementing initial steps to realise an industrial-scale production process.

A Team of the Max Planck Institute in Magdeburg receives the Hugo Junkers Award for Research and Innovation 

June 12, 2026
Key technology for improved renewable energy storage wins the Saxony-Anhalt Research and Innovation Award

Making energy generation more resilient

A small sphere can perform more than meets the eye: Scientists at the Max Planck Institute in Magdeburg have reinvented and redesigned a catalyst - consisting of a catalytically active core and an inactive shell. This prevents a chemical reactor from overheating. The concept has now been recognized with the Hugo Junkers Award.
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The Science Discovery Days in Magdeburg
Explore Science is aimed at children, school students and young people who want to discover science in a playful way.
Our MPI invites you to class workshops experiments and hands-on activities on the topics biotechnology and energy conversion.
24 to 26 September 2026, Elbauenpark in Magdeburg. Opening hours: Thur - Fr 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sat 10:00 to 4:00 p.m. Admission is free.
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Latest Publications

Schultheis, A.; Merz, K.; Tenberg, V.; Lorenz, H.: Solid–liquid equilibria in the aqueous chiral homophenylalanine system and solid-state characterisation of the racemic species. CrystEngComm 28, pp. 2937 - 2946 (2026)
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Hegde, C.; Voigt, A.; Sundmacher, K.: Dynamic pH control for selective CO2 carbonation and tunable CaCO3 formation from multi-ion solutions. Journal of CO2 Utilization 108, 103457 (2026)
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Peterson, L.; Forootani, A.; Sanchez Medina, E. I.; Gosea, I. V.; Sundmacher, K.; Benner, P.: Towards Digital Twins for Power-to-X Processes: Comparing Surrogate Models for a Catalytic CO2 Methanation Reactor. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering 23, pp. 3469 - 3483 (2026)
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Paunović, V.; Liesche, G.; Sundmacher, K.; van Bokhoven, J. A.: Exploring the landscape of methanol-to-hydrocarbons conversion catalysts. Nature Catalysis 9, pp. 348 - 362 (2026)
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