What will tomorrow’s energy supply look like—and what aspects of it are already a reality in Jena today? The City of Jena’s exhibition “ENERGY—WHAT MOVES US” provides answers to these and other questions about the energy transition.
Are you looking for book recommendations? Are you interested in new voices from our neighboring Slavic countries? Come join us at our literary salon, where new releases from Poland and the Czech Republic are presented every hour on the hour.
Time
18:00 - 23:30 o'clock
Gebiet
Stadtzentrum
Organizer
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaandInstitut für Slawistik und Kaukasusstudien
Discover how microbes from the past help us find the antibiotics of the future! At Paleo Park, we travel back thousands of years, searching fossil DNA for the blueprints of new bioactive compounds.
Time
18:00 - 24:00 o'clock
Gebiet
Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade
Organizer
Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie – Hans-Knöll-Institut
We provide fascinating insights into the latest research in pharmaceutical technology and show how innovative materials and manufacturing processes are helping to shape the medicine of tomorrow.
Time
18:00 - 22:00 o'clock
Gebiet
Stadtzentrum
Organizer
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaandInstitut für Pharmazie
Self-healing and shape-memory polymers, as well as polymers used as drug carriers, are the focus of current research, in which automation, digitalization, and AI are playing an increasingly important role.
Time
18:00 - 24:00 o'clock
Gebiet
Stadtzentrum
Organizer
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaandInstitut für Organische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie
What can the microbes living in your gut tell us about your health? Discover how researchers combine biology, computer science, and AI to uncover hidden patterns in the gut microbiome.
Time
18:00 - 24:00 o'clock
Gebiet
Beutenberg Campus/ Carl-Zeiss-Promenade
Organizer
Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie – Hans-Knöll-Institut
Do you want to know what a biobank is and what happens there? Would you like to make your own biobank samples? And do you want to find out just how cold it can get in a biobank? Then come on by and join us!
Insects are by far the most species-rich class of animals. They inhabit the most unusual habitats. But what makes them so successful? We introduce the subjects of our research and discuss their lifestyles and their contribution to science.
Making its debut! Take a look at the fascinating plant collection at the Haussknecht Herbarium. Discover what a plant specimen more than 100 years old reveals about the future—and how AI helps us unravel the mysteries of plants!
Time
18:00 - 21:30 o'clock
Gebiet
Stadtzentrum
Organizer
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaandSenckenberg Institut für Pflanzenvielfalt Jena (SIP)
ZEISS planetariums make the universe accessible and understandable to everyone around the world. We’ll take you on a journey through the depths of space and show you how modern knowledge comes to life in the planetarium.