UFZ Leipzig opens new €41m research building, adding 170 jobs

New research building in the science park with 4,600 m² of usable space, over 50 laboratories and 80 offices. Research on climate and resource protection, the energy transition, sustainable chemistry and bio-based circular economy. Financed by the federal government, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. Update (26 November 2025): The UFZ has opened its new research building in Leipzig's science park, providing lab and office space for about 170 staff. (Welt, 26 November 2025)