Inauguration of the new MaxP3 building
MaxP3 – Max von Pettenkofer Institute – Diagnostics and Translational Research in Medical Microbiology and Virology
On June 10, 2026, the new building (MaxP3) for diagnostics and translational research in Großhadern was officially inaugurated. At the grand opening, LMU President Prof. Matthias Tschöp, Minister of Science Markus Blume, and Minister of Construction Christian Bernreiter, among others, attended the symbolic key handover to MvPI Director and Chairholder Prof. Sebastian Suerbaum.
The new MaxP3 building is the third to be constructed for the Max von Pettenkofer Institute, following Pettenkofer’s original “Institute of Hygiene” from 1879—which was destroyed during World War II—and the current main building at Pettenkoferstraße 9a, which was inaugurated 65 years ago. The new building provides a new shared home for the Max von Pettenkofer Institute’s microbiology and virology diagnostic laboratories, after decades in which they were spread across properties in the city center and in Großhadern. Here, the approximately 70 employees find optimal working conditions, can discuss results with one another immediately, and communicate them jointly to clinicians.
The building’s location right next to the clinic is of great importance to the project. Samples from the operating rooms and intensive care units reach MaxP3 in minutes via a modern pneumatic tube system. This close proximity facilitates direct, in-person communication of findings during clinical microbiology rounds or when working as part of the ABS team. The proximity to the research laboratories at the hospital, as well as to the Gene Center, the BMC, and other research facilities, provides the ideal conditions for our translational research.
At the heart of MaxP3 is a 150-square-meter laboratory space designed around a state-of-the-art bacteriological laboratory line.
