PANDA - Hadron Physics Utilising Antiproton Annihilations Inti Lehmann, Uppsala University Though strong interactions have been studied for quite a long time, very recent findings of new and unexpected resonances like the DsJ and X(3872) with unresolved properties show that, in fact, the hadron spectrum is not jet understood at all. This is underlined by the ongoing discussion on multi-quark states, molecules and particles with gluonic degrees of freedom. With the closure of LEAR the experimental input in the region of charmonium and expected narrow hybrids and glueballs is restricted to data from electron-positron colliders. The PANDA experiment at the future FAIR facility aims at exploring this field utilising the gluon rich environment of hadronic annihilations, which make many quantum numbers accessible and allow a much higher resolution in production experiments. The 4pi coverage for both charged and neutral particles in conjunction with the envisaged high production rates will enable the clean identification even in rare decay channels. I will briefly survey the physics topics, describe the apparatus, and present the current state of technical development.