September 3, 2025
Cluster of Excellence
Physics of Life
The Dynamic Organization of Living Matter
Impact
- 46 % Women
- 70 % International
* published by PoL PIs between January 2019 (the start date of PoL) and August 2025
- 10 PoL Programs
- 21 Scientific Events
- 39 Joint PhD Students and Postdocs
- 34 Collaborative Grants
Our purpose
Discover new paradigms for understanding life and deepen our knowledge of living biological matter
We aim to elucidate the laws of physics that underlie the dynamic spatiotemporal organization of life into molecules, cells and tissues. Our focus is to bring fundamental physics to biology for the purpose of understanding and solving biological questions.
Our research is enabled by merging theory and experiment and driven by a sparkling collaborative atmosphere in Dresden between University and non-University research laboratories.
DFG Cluster of Excellence
Physics of Life is one of 57 DFG Clusters of Excellence in Germany
© Campàs Lab – Rana Amini
Our research: vision & mission
We seek to understand living matter as a self-organizing and active form of soft condensed matter
© Friedrich & Kröger groups
The people that make PoL
At PoL we are scientists, technicians, and administrative staff
Join us!
Want to join our community? Find out about open positions and other ways to become a part of PoL!
We are hiring
Administrative Manager (m/f/d) (Download PDF – en/de)
Application deadline: Oct 30, 2025
October 14, 2025
Improvisation and Storytelling for Scientists: PoL Workshop Helps Researchers Combine Spontaneity and Precision
››› read articleOctober 9, 2025
The Scientific Community in Dresden Mourns the Loss of Professor Jochen Guck
››› read article// Terrassenufer, pier 1
PoL Renewal Get Together
Come and celebrate PoL’s renewal by the DFG!
// B CUBE | E73–E75
Sara A. Wickström:
Mechanical regulation of cell states
PoL Research Seminar (Time Shift: 12 PM, not 11 AM!)
// B CUBE | E73/E74
PoL PhD and Postdoc Seminar
Today’s speakers: Elisa Nerli and Miguel Ribeiro
// B CUBE | E73–E75
Jared E. Toettcher:
t.b.a
PoL Research Seminar
