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.

The IPK is a new partner in the CEPLAS Cluster of Excellence. In this interview, Nicolaus von Wirén explains how he found out about its success, his plans with the partners in Düsseldorf, Cologne, and Jülich, and the benefits for young researchers at IPK.