Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials

“You don’t need to be in Harvard or MIT to win a Nobel Prize”

Nobel Prize winner prof. Ben Feringa was the guest of honour yesterday at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus during the Collegetour. During this event it became very apparent that Ben Feringa is a man with a passion for science, who loves his students but still has his feet firmly planted on the ground.

First graduates of UM's Biobased Materials MSc

After two years of hard work, the first graduates received their well-deserved diplomas for the master’s programme Biobased Materials.

Saudi Aramco to support research in Biobased Materials by AMIBM

We are pleased to announce that leading energy and chemicals company Saudi Aramco, is supporting a research programme on the Sustainability of Biobased Materials in a circular economy, at the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM).

Yvonne van der Meer member scientific committee of the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking

AMIBM hosts 2nd annual Applied Biobased Materials Conference

On the 12^th of May, the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) hosted the 2^nd annual Applied Biobased materials Conference (ABC) in the inspiring surroundings of the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen.

AMIBM wins Ralf Raue Innovation Award 2017

During the BIOMEDICA Life Sciences Summit, which took place on 9-10 May in Eindhoven (NL), the Ralf Raue Innovation Award for Life Sciences 2017 was awarded to the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMBIM).

Myth: bioplastics will solve the trashproblem

Newspaper de Observant has published an interview with Associate Professor Yvonne van der Meer to bust the myths surrounding (bio)plastic

VNCI scholarship students contribute ideas for pilot plants on Chemelot

On Friday the 20th of January, the 25 top students with a VNCI scholarship partook in an elaborate meet and greet on the Brightlands Chemelot campus. The day was dedicated to the use and development of the pilot plants for the Chemical industry.

Textile from biobased material via BioTex Fieldlab soon to be available

MODINT, AMIBM and CHILL have pulled together to set up an open innovation center for research into the development of fibers and yarns from biopolymers. The center will develop new textile production processes and –applications for this.

Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials laboratory opens

On 9 December, the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) is opening 1500 m² of new laboratories at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus.

Maastricht University develops innovative learning environment on Brightlands Chemelot Campus

Maastricht University is developing an innovative learning environment in the field of biobased materials for talented students and professionals on the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Sittard-Geleen.

AMIBM welcomes Chinese PhD researcher

The Chinese Scholarship Council has announced that they have granted a scholarship to a PhD-student to come to the Maastricht University for developing a novel wound dressing that is completely derived from the stinging nettle Urtica dioica.

Applied Biobased Materials Conference (ABC) 2016

The first edition of the Applied Biobased Materials Conference (ABC) was a great success

Buildings 1 & 4 renovation starting soon

This year, the buildings 1 & 4 will be prepared for accommodating startup companies and AMIBM (Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials). The current users (DSM ACES and DBIS) have already moved to other offices and facilities (or they will shortly) and a major renovation of these buildings will take place this year.

Maastricht University and RWTH Aachen University formalise biobased materials collaboration

On Monday 18 January, RWTH Aachen University and Maastricht University signed a contract to formalise their structural collaboration in the Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials on the Brightlands Chemelot Campus.

Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials gets to work at Chemelot

The Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) is getting started at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus. At an on-campus meeting on Wednesday 6 November, the initiators, Maastricht University (UM) and RWTH Aachen University, presented the professors who will be joining the AMIBM project team. It was also announced that the tender for the research equipment had been published. The partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (Fraunhofer IME) in Aachen has also been developed further and the future research programmes have been detailed in a strategic plan.