Manfred Püchel war nach der Wende einer der prägendsten Politiker in Sachsen-Anhalt. Der frühere Innenminister hat aber auch mehrere Jahre als Wissenschaftler in Gatersleben gearbeitet. Zur Verabschiedung seiner damaligen Laborantin, Ingrid Otto, ist er kürzlich an seine alte Wirkungsstätte zurückgekehrt.

Mohammad-Reza Hajirezaei left his homeland of Iran during the revolution and has worked at the IPK for 32 years. However, his journey to the institute has been filled with obstacles and setbacks. Fortunately, chance has helped him more than once.

The Plant Science Student Conference (PSSC) has been organised by students from the two Leibniz institutes, IPK and IPB, every year for the last 20 years. In this interview, Christina Wäsch (IPK) and Carolin Apel (IPB) discuss the success of the 2025 event and the approaches that should be continued.

Carlsberg is world-famous not only as a beer brand, but also for its research laboratory, which has existed since 1875 and has cooperated with the IPK for years. However, few people know that the Carlsberg Research Laboratory and the institute have been connected to a family that has played a key role in shaping their fortunes for almost 90 years.