Welcome and thank you for visiting the website of the biophysics department at the GSI in Darmstadt. The biophysics department is an interdisciplinary collaboration of biologists, physicists, chemists, biochemists and technicians.
The multidisciplinary research in our group covers many different topics which can be roughly summarized in the categories radiobiology, physics, space research and therapy.
The biophysics research at GSI is a part of a large international network of more than 40 groups from universities and other research Institutes.
03.07.2026 | DeGBS Award for Publications
The publications “Biological Impact of Target Fragments from 10 MeV - 20 GeV Proton Beams: Relevance to Proton Therapy and Space Radiation Protection” by Ms. M.Sc. Virginia Boretti and “Radiation-induced lymphopenia: A data compilation to unveil relevant factors and mitigation strategies” by Mr. M.Sc. Vladislav Sandul have been honored by the DeGBS as the best publications of the year.
24.04.2026 | Dr. Tim Wagner and Dr. Enrico Pierobon have been awarded a partial travel grant by the COSPAR Scientific Assembly
It is the birthplace of a new form of cancer treatment. This development was the result of many years of research in conjunction with GSI’s large ion-beam accelerator system. The advantage of this new treatment modality is that the ion beam selectively damages tumor tissues while sparing the surrounding healthy tissues.
