On May 6, 2022, the laboratories of the Fraunhofer ITMP site for immunology, infection and pandemic research in Penzberg/Munich were officially opened. The aim of the on-site research is to identify and characterize pandemic pathogens, develop new diagnostics and therapies, and better understand the role of the immune system in infectious diseases. Until the completion of their own building, the researchers will start their work in rented rooms on the campus of Roche's biotechnology center in Penzberg.