Synthetic Molecular Communications Across Different Scales: From Theory to Experiments
Synthetic Molecular Communications Across Different Scales: From Theory to Experiments (SyMoCADS)
Research Training Group (RTG) 2950 SyMoCADS is a research training program funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) with the aim to educate scientists and engineers in this emerging interdisciplinary field of research. The RTG comprises of ten principal advisors (PAs) from the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Science, the Medical Faculty, and the University Hospital. Research takes place in an excellent scientific environment at FAU, with top-notch instrumentation in the laboratories of the participating principal advisors (PAs).
The research program, consisting of 9 doctoral research projects (P1-P9) organized in 3 clusters (C1-C3) and a cross-cluster postdoctoral project (P10), and the structured qualification program aim to equip the participating researchers with the knowledge and skill set needed to significantly advance the field of molecular communication (MC) and to bring it to the realm of practical applications.
Three different presentations, two testbeds, “Cabbage Coding”, and “Who smells faster—the nose or the sensor?”—that was SyMoCADS' contribution to the Long Night of Science 2025. Despite the somewhat remote location, we were delighted to welcome numerous visitors and have many interesting interaction...
Nano-networks and molecular signals: the communication of tomorrow
Bacteria, organs, and insects communicate via chemical signals. Those who understand this language can eavesdrop on biological systems, influence them, and replicate them completely—an interdisciplinary challenge with fascinating ne...
Since 2018, “Women in Science-Erlangen Symposium” at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg has been bringing together female scientists at different stages of their careers for a lively exchange. This unique symposium, organized by a committee composed solely of female doctoral and...
As part of this year’s Ferienakademie, which took place across several locations in the Sarntal Alps, SyMoCADS members hosted their course at the Murrer Hof. The course, titled “Building the Internet of Cells with Synthetic Molecular Communication,” was held from September 21 to October 3, 2025, and...
Our Mercator Fellow – Prof. Yansha Deng – a member of the Department of Engineering at King’s College London has been awarded a £1.3 Million Starting Grant from the European Research Council to develop devices that can compute and communicate without using electrical signals.
The aim of the resea...
