![Oliver Lieleg, Professor of Biopolymer Materials at TUM, and his team develop mucin-based materials for medical applications. Oliver Lieleg, Professor of Biopolymer Materials at TUM, and his team develop mucin-based materials for medical applications.](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/e/csm_20240514_Organoid_Lieleg_AH_823465_e23ed69da4.jpg)
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![MIBE Executive Director Prof. Dr. Franz Pfeiffer with the newly developed dark-field computed tomograph. Image: Astrid Eckert / TUM MIBE Executive Director Prof. Dr. Franz Pfeiffer with the newly developed dark-field computed tomograph. Image: Astrid Eckert / TUM](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/8/csm_Slider_2_9fd762be37.jpeg)
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![MIBE-PI Werner Hemmert and Postdoc Siwei Bai Image: Andreas Heddergott / TUM MIBE-PI Werner Hemmert and Postdoc Siwei Bai Image: Andreas Heddergott / TUM](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/a/csm_Slider_4_6d275d65db.jpg)
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![The Munich Compact Light Source (MuCLS) located at the central building of the Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering in Garching. Image: Andreas Heddergott / TUM The Munich Compact Light Source (MuCLS) located at the central building of the Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering in Garching. Image: Andreas Heddergott / TUM](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/3/csm_Slider_5_ed61218998.jpeg)
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Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering
The Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering (MIBE) is an Integrative Research Institute (IRI) within the Technical University of Munich (TUM) that fosters interdisciplinary cooperation and synergies between researchers from the broad field of Biomedical Engineering.
About MIBE
At MIBE, researchers specializing in medicine, the natural sciences, and engineering join forces to develop new methods for preventing, diagnosing or treating diseases. The activities cover the entire development process – from the study of basic scientific principles through to their application in new medical devices, medicines and software. Beyond research, MIBE also provides educational opportunities for students and doctoral candidates and fosters entrepreneurship.