Several close ties with academic partners on a regional level have been established. In the greater Munich area, our researchers are based on and collaborate with the TUM departments of informatics, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering as well as with the university medical centers Rechts der Isar and the 'German Heart Center'.  Collaborations also include the LMU University Medical Centers, the Helmholz Zentrum, Munich and the Center of Life and Food Sciences, Weihenstephan.

On an international level, we have co-operations with top international institutes/universities, e.g. Harvard, Cambridge, UCLA, Johns Hopkins, Vanderbilt, EBI.