In 2020 the Chair of Biogenic Functional Materials was created at the Technical University of Munich in Campus Straubing under the lead of Prof. Dr. Rubén D. Costa. We conduct research going from the design and preparation of biogenic and sustainable active materials to the fabrication and optimization of energy-related (lighting and photovoltaic) technologies. This is rounded by our expertise in electrochemical, spectroscopic, and theoretical characterization techniques. Our final goal is to progress the technologies above fulfilling the Green Photonics concept. In particular, our current research encompasses three lines: protein hybrid materials, sustainable electroactive materials, and hybrid optoelectronics.

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Optical Probes 2025 in Fukuoka!

Rubén was invited to present the work of the chair on protein based materials for energy conversion. As usual, great talks about he TADF, SF, MR,…

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Invited lecture at the IMCE International Symposium 2025!

Rubén was invited to provide a lecture about designing protein materials to show the last advances under the project ASPIRE and ERC-Co. A…

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Invited talk at ACS Fall 2025

Rubén presented the latest results of the chair at the session of Engineered Living Materials organized by the Division of Polymeric Materials Science…

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