Parts, but by far not all of our research, are hosted in the ACP research building located at Albert-Einstein-Str. 6, 07745 JenaExternal link. The building was opened in immediate vicinity to the Institute of Applied Physics, the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision EngineeringExternal link and the Leibniz Institute of Photonic TechnologyExternal link. It has been funded by the State of Thuringia and the German federal government with more than 24 million Euro. It offers 2,600 m² space including top-notch functionalized optical, biological and chemical labs, seminar rooms, offices and an auditorium. Since 2016, the research site evolved into a strategic and integrative hub for interdisciplinary exchange within the main ACP research areas by hosting laboratories for joint research, and enhance the integration of ACP's educational programs into its research.
Substantial installation of research infrastructure and laboratory equipment inside the ACP building were funded by the State of ThuringiaExternal link and the European Funds for Regional Development (EFRE)External link within the infrastructural measures ACP-IPHT-FIB (2015 FOR 0005), ACP-MESOLAB (2015 FGI 0024), ACP-RÖNTGEN-BIOBILD (2017 FGI 0030), and ACP-CNQN (2018).
Currently, the ACP building is hosting the groups of ACP principal scientists Besaga, Goi, Limpert, Pertsch, Rothhardt, and Setzpfandt, as well as parts of the research of the ACP principal scientists Eilenberger, Popp, Schmitt, Schubert, StaudeExternal link, Steinlechner, and Tünnermann.