Prof. Dr. Manfred Eigen

Address Prof. Dr. Manfred Eigen MPI for Biophysical Chemistry Department 081 (Biochemical Kinetics) Am Faßberg 37077 Göttingen, Germany Tel.: +49-551-201 1432 or 1433 FAX: +49-551-201 1435

Research Interests

Mechanisms of biochemical reactions

enzyme kinetics, code reading, biopolymerisation, sequential kinetics


Molecular self-organization

origin and evolution of life (theory and experiments)


Evolutionary biotechnology

Books and Publications

Curriculum Vitae