Centre of Excellence in Life-Inspired Hybrid Materials (LIBER)
LIBER aims to create dynamic and soft hybrid materials with capability to learn, adapt or respond to the environment.
The Centre of Excellence in Life Inspired Hybrid Materials (LIBER) was launched in 2022 via the Centre of Excellence Programme 2022-2029 funded by the Research Council of Finland.
Key numbers
8
Teams
120
Researchers
20
Doctoral graduates
38
Master graduates
10
M€
Budget
147
Publications
15
Invention disclosure & Patents
5
Established
startups
LIBER Research Team Leaders
LIBER consortium includes eight multidisciplinary research groups from three different institutes, including Aalto University, Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) and Tampere University. LIBER combines expertise on molecular self-assembly, soft robotics, surfaces and interfaces, genetic engineering of proteins, biotechnological production of engineered biomolecules, and computational modelling.
GROUP
Industrial Biotechnology
Professor
Merja Penttilä
GROUP
Smart Photonic Materials
Professor
Arri Priimägi
GROUP
Soft Materials Modelling
Professor
Maria Sammalkorpi
GROUP
Biohybrid Materials
Professor
Mauri Kostiainen
GROUP
Soft Matter and Wetting
Professor
Robin Ras
GROUP
Molecular Materials
Professor
Olli Ikkala
GROUP
Active Matter
Professor, LIBER vice director
Jaakko Timonen
GROUP
Biomolecular materials
Professor, LIBER director
Markus Linder