If the proportion of the younger and the older generation is further changing, the young will benefit even more from the wide variety of experience and know-how of the elderly. Companies are already…
Seasonal Festivities
Every year during the advent season, the PhD representatives organize an institute Christmas party with snacks, games and dancing. In the summer, an FLI party takes place,…
Retreat
Once a year, all FLI researchers gather at an external venue for their annual "FLI Retreat". During three days, scientific exchange is fostered in poster presentations and…
Life at the Institute
Working at a research institute is more than biomedical experiments at laboratory benches. Rather, it is networking, getting together, exchanging experiences and spending good…
A Pioneer of Aging Research: Fritz Lipmann
The Leibniz Institute on Aging’s name commemorates Fritz Lipmann, an outstanding German-American biochemist who contributed substantially to our…
How It All Started: ZIMET and IMB
The origins of FLI go back to the period of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The “Central Institute for Microbiology and Experimental Therapy – ZIMET” on the…