The Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI) is a competence center independent of the University of Fribourg that focuses on research and teaching in the field of soft nanomaterials.

Founded in 2008, AMI is unique in many ways in the landscape of Swiss research institutions. Our aim is unequalled in Switzerland and beyond. Our research combines fundamental and application-oriented aspects in a multidisciplinary framework. Through collaborations with industrial partners, AMI aims to stimulate innovation, promote industrial competitiveness and, more generally, improve the quality of life.

Our researchers are currently organized into five research groups, which offer complementary expertise and interests in strategically important areas: bionanomaterials, macromolecular chemistry, polymer chemistry and materials, soft matter physics, and biophysics. Interdisciplinary collaborations between our researchers are the basis for the successful and effective execution of complex research projects that transcend the boundaries of traditional scientific disciplines. This environment and our world-class research facilities make AMI a destination of choice for master's and doctoral students, postdocs, and senior researchers.

We are working hard to make relevant contributions to science and society and to keep AMI on track to achieve Adolphe Merkle's vision of a leading center of expertise for fundamental and application-oriented interdisciplinary research in the field of soft nanomaterials.