Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Klaus Palme isolated and characterized the first plant hormone receptor gene, later he discovered and functional analyzed the PIN gene family, thereby making a globally acknowledged breakthrough which has fuelled the analysis of this important plant process for many years and by numerous followers around the world. He opened new important fields in plant biology. Klaus Palme has an excellent track record in excellent research and teaching in both academia and industry as reflected by international recognitions and prizes. Many of his publications are highly cited illustrating the high quality and attractiveness. His work is acknowledged by several prizes, documented by the choice in international scientific organizations, and through the prestigious Humboldt foundation. He has been and is a plenary speaker at and organizer of major national and international conferences in the field of biological signaling, breeding and systems biology.
Welcome to ScreenSYS GmbH Scientific progress drives innovation in modern plant breeding. Climate change demands urgent, bold solutions—and plants hold a key. At ScreenSYS, we harness the unique regenerative power of plant cells to support climate-resilient agriculture. Using a scalable and transformative approach, we produce homozygous plantlets from single cells in vitro, accelerating genetic gain, shortening breeding cycles, and lowering production costs for climate-relevant crops. ScreenSYS develops and commercializes advanced plant cell technologies for the efficient generation of doubled-haploid varieties in crops, fruits, and vegetables. Our unique platform integrates cutting-edge tissue culture, high-resolution microscopy, and AI-powered image analysis to identify and guide reprogrammed cells that develop into embryos and fertile doubled-haploid plants. By enabling faster, more precise plant breeding, ScreenSYS empowers breeders around the world. And by integrating gene editing into our pipeline, we’re pushing the boundaries even further—toward healthier, more resilient plants for a sustainable future. Our Mission We’re passionate about giving breeders faster access to plants with improved traits.
The ZBSA is the first research center in Germany to combine, in one institute, systems biological data acquisition in the research fields of genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, life imaging and modeling. The research facilities’ building was built by the federal state of Baden-Würtemberg as a component of the competitive tender “Centers of Life Sciences”, at the University of Freiburg. The research center is part of the University campus and is in the immediate neighborhood of the Faculty of Biology, the botanical garden and the skin clinic. The four Core Facilities of Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, and the Life Imaging Center constantly reside at the ZBSA. They are completed by the modeling engineers, consisting of mathematicians, physicians, and computer engineers. Beside these permanent institutions, the life science faculties have various project groups that reside at the ZBSA. ZBSA is a nonprofit organization for the establishment of systems biology as a new area of research at the University of Freiburg. https://www.zbsa.uni-freiburg.de/ZBSA
Biological signalling processes are the key regulators of cellular activity in all types of cells in living organisms. A better understanding of these processes not only provides solutions to important biological problems, but also has a major impact on medical research and practice. The BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies in Freiburg uses modern analytical methods and strategies of synthetic biology to study biological signalling processes in a creative and playful way. The main focus of research at BIOSS is to initiate and promote a dialectic process between scientists using analytical (dissecting) and synthetic (rebuilding) approaches in signalling research. BIOSS´s signal pathway engineering projects are conducted by an interdisciplinary team of researchers and are supported by a resource centre called the BIOSS Toolbox. http://www.bioss.uni-freiburg.de/