TUBITAK Marmara Research Center (MAM) has "Climate Research and Water Management", "Marine Research and Technologies", "Resource Efficiency and Clean Energy", "Biotechnology", "Earth Sciences" and "Food Technologies" research groups under the Vice Presidency of Climate and Life Sciences;

Climate Research and Water Management GroupWe develop water systems that are resilient to climate change and disasters, and work to ensure the sustainability of our water resources. Our goal is to protect tomorrow's resources while meeting today's needs. With the smart and innovative environmental technologies we develop, we strengthen the capacity of cities, industries and natural ecosystems to adapt to climate change. We produce science-based solutions ranging from water and wastewater management to greenhouse gas mitigation. We develop methodologies for greenhouse gas emission mitigation and risk assessment in sectors such as industry, transportation, agriculture-livestock, energy and tourism on a national and regional scale, and identify strategies for adaptation to climate change. In cooperation with all stakeholders from local governments to the private sector, we develop holistic action plans for societies resilient to climate change and disasters.

Resource Efficiency and Clean Energy Research Group; We carry out activities for the sustainable development and green transformation of our country, develop solutions to increase Resource Efficiency in all sectors in the Manufacturing Industry and contribute to the circular economy. In addition, we carry out R&D projects within the scope of evaluating coal, biomass and wastes, which are our national resources, in terms of energy and chemical production in an environmentally sensitive manner and with high added value, and we develop Carbon Capture and Conversion technologies for carbon-intensive sectors in line with our country's decarbonization target and apply them to the sector.

Biotechnology Research GroupBiotechnology Research Group consists of 6 research teams: Pharmaceutical Technologies, Vaccine Technologies, Molecular Oncology, Plant Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology and Biomaterials. The Biotechnology Research Group plans and conducts research and development activities in the fields of health, plant and animal biotechnology and biomaterials, taking into account the needs of all stakeholders, including industry, public institutions and universities. In line with the country's priorities, the Biotechnology Research Group works on the production of products that can be transformed into added value for the national economy while seeking solutions to existing problems by using current applications of methods in the field. It also provides analysis and consultancy services to public and private sector organizations.

The Biotechnology Research Group has an interdisciplinary infrastructure that combines different fields such as cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, bioinformatics, biomaterials, immunology, toxicology and genetics. In this way, it can carry out studies in different fields such as disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, studies on biosensor technologies and diagnostic kits, characterization of national plant and animal gene resources, biodiversity. The research group is a pioneer in Turkey in the establishment of research infrastructures in the field of biotechnological drugs and vaccines and in the creation of product-oriented projects in this field. 

As the Marine Research and Technologies Research GroupWe conduct research on the decrease in biodiversity in our seas, observation of alien/invasive species, fish deaths due to eutrophication and consequent decrease in oxygen levels in seawater, excessive algal blooms and formations such as mucilage, research on factors that disrupt the ecological balance; we conduct research on the effects of these factors on activities such as fisheries, tourism, maritime transportation/transportation. We are conducting R&D studies within the scope of sea water and sediment quality monitoring studies in marine areas and determining the effects of municipal urban wastewater treatment plants on the sea and proposing solutions.

As the Earth Sciences Research GroupThe geosciences, such as soil classification and seismic hazard and risk assessment for urban transformation and urban planning, monitoring of aftershock activity after destructive earthquakes, preparation of the necessary geoscientific foundations before the construction of structures such as nuclear power plants, large-scale military facilities, dams, etc., and underground imaging of archaeological sites, coal fields and geothermal sites with geophysical methods. We carry out R&D activities with high added value and public benefit in geosciences such as underground imaging of archaeological sites, coal fields and geothermal fields with geophysical methods, and we produce solutions to the problems of geosciences in our country.

In addition, with the infrastructure and trained human resources of the first and only Accelerated Mass Spectrometry (AMS) Laboratory within the Earth Sciences Research Group, we perform sensitive Carbon-14 analyses needed in the dating of our cultural heritage, determination of origin, analysis of historical earthquakes, geography, environment and sustainability, biomedical, pharmaceutical research, forensic medicine, nuclear sciences, biofuels and biomaterials with the latest technology at world standards.

We produce technological solutions for our stakeholders and work towards their development through national and international collaborations in all our fields of work.