Cornerstone for high-level research: A new four-floor state-of-the-art building with laboratory and equipment space for the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI) is being built in Jena at a cost of around EUR 200 million; the building should be ready for researchers to use in 2025. The FLI conducts research into farm animal health and welfare and the protection of humans from zoonoses at five sites in Germany. The two FLI institutes in Jena are the organization’s premier institutions for researching bacterial pathogens and their resistance to antibiotics.
“Following the construction of new research infrastructure for the FLI’s virology-focused institutes at our headquarters on the island of Riems, the new building and add-on in Jena has set us on a forward-looking path to continue our important work on bacterial animal diseases and zoonotic pathogens. This makes the FLI one of the world’s most advanced research institutions in this field,” said Professor Thomas C. Mettenleiter, President of the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut. The new building has to meet strict safety and equipment standards. This applies, for example, to the building envelope and all door and window openings, as well as to the building technology. In addition, all sustainability standards are to be met. (gro)
