The Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI) at the University of Tübingen conducts application-oriented research at the interface of bio- and materials sciences. It has a unique, interdisciplinary competence spectrum for R&D and service offers for regional and international companies active in the health care industry and industrial sectors with material-related and quality-oriented questions such as vehicle, machine and tool construction.
In the Pharma and Biotech Business Area, the NMI supports the development of new drugs with biochemical, molecular and cell biological methods. The Biomedicine and Materials Sciences area focuses on future technologies such as personalized medicine and micro engineering for new diagnostic and therapeutic solutions. The services offered focus on the structuring and functionalization of materials and their surfaces. The Analytics and Electron Microscopy Business Area focuses on analytical issues. Companies from the health care industry and industrial sectors with material-related and quality-oriented questions such as automotive, machine and tool construction profit from the results.” 
The NMI is known beyond Germany's borders for its incubator concept for start-ups with a background in biotechnology and materials science.