Research institutes and themes

  • Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials

    The Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) in the Netherlands is a cross-border research institute focused on developing advanced biobased materials. AMIBM is located on the Brightlands Chemelot Campus.

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  • Brightlands Future Farming Institute

    The Brightlands Future Farming Institute (BFFI) contributes to technological innovations needed to find answers to the major challenges in the agrifood sector.

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  • Campus Venlo

    Food, nutrition and logistics are the three main focuspoints at Campus Venlo. Research and educational topics range from food innovation and the psychology of eating to logistics optimisation.

    Campus Venlo
  • Circular Chemical Engineering

    CCE’s main research lines address such feedstock reduction: circular plastics by mechanical recycling and plasma chemistry for electrification of industrial processes.

    Circular Chemical Engineering
  • Department of Advanced Computing Sciences

    The Department of Advanced Computing Sciences is Maastricht University’s largest and oldest department broadly covering the fields of artificial intelligence, data science, computer science, mathematics and robotics.

    Department of Advanced Computing Sciences
  • Food Claims Centre Venlo

    The Food Claims Centre Venlo (FCCV) is the knowledge centre for all questions related to nutrition and food law. FCCV focuses on all questions related to the legal demonstration of whether food is safe or healthy.

    Food Claims Centre Venlo (FCCV)
  • Gravitational Waves and Fundamental Physics

    GWFP researchers study the internal workings of the universe on both, particle level (as a part of CERN LHCb experiment) and on the astronomical scale via gravitational wave research and precision interferometry.

    Gravitational Waves and Fundamental Physics
  • Institute of Data Science

    The Institute of Data Science fosters a collaborative environment for cross-disciplinary data science research and training.

    Institute for Data Science
  • Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology and Bioinformatics

    Launched in 2015, the Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology and Bioinformatics (MaCSBio) aims to develop a set of computational and mathematical models, applicable in science and clinic, that will advance our understanding of biological systems.

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