The Max Planck Society has produced 29 Nobel Prize winners who were scientific members of the Max Planck Society or its predecessor, the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, in the year in which they received their prize.

Nobel Prizes

89 Leibniz Prizes have been awarded to Max Planck scientists since 1986.

Leibniz Prizes

Recognizes excellent researchers from abroad with €1.5 million in funding since 2018.

Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award

Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine

Awarded to two Max Planck scientists (Claire Donnelly and Eugene Kim) in 2024.

Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

Awarded to Erin Schuman in 2024 for research on neuronal protein synthesis.

Körber Prize

Awarded by the Gertrud Reemtsma Foundation to brain researchers associated with Max Planck.

International Prize for Translational Neuroscience

The Max Planck Society has produced 39 Nobel Prize winners.

Collaborates with over 6,000 partners in more than 120 countries.

International Partnerships

Involved in roughly 3,000 international research projects with more than 6,000 partners in over 120 countries around the world.

International Research Projects

Multiple institutes are engaged in research related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 Research

Ongoing research by Erin Schuman on protein synthesis in neurons, recognized by the Körber Prize.

Neuronal Protein Synthesis Research

Ongoing research in quantum physics, including work by Ferenc Krausz, 2023 Nobel Prize winner in Physics.

Quantum Physics Research

Involved in over 3,000 international research projects with more than 6,000 partners in over 120 countries.

The Max Planck Society is Germany's premier, non-university research organization dedicated to cutting-edge research across 84 Max Planck Institutes. It conducts basic research in natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and humanities, with a strong focus on interdisciplinary approaches. The Society's institutes are at the forefront of innovative research, from neural circuits mediating planning and decisions for goal-directed spatial navigation to disorders of neural circuit function. Each institute houses multiple specialized research labs, fostering a collaborative environment for groundbreaking discoveries.

The headquarters of the Max Planck Society

Max Planck Society Headquarters

84 institutes and research facilities, with 5 institutes and 1 research facility located outside Germany.

Max Planck Institutes

Graduate schools offering interdisciplinary doctoral education.

Max Planck Schools

This institute focuses on understanding the neural circuits underlying cognitive functions such as perception, decision-making, and memory. It houses several specialized labs, including the Decision and Awareness Group, which investigates the neural mechanisms of conscious and unconscious decision-making.

Max Planck Institute for Brain Research

The Human Brain Project is a large-scale, collaborative research initiative funded by the European Union. It aims to develop a comprehensive, multi-scale understanding of the human brain and its diseases, as well as create brain-inspired computing technologies. Several Max Planck Institutes, including the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, are involved in this project.

Human Brain Project

Primary funding source from the German federal government

Federal Government

State Governments

Additional funding from various third-party sources

Third-party Contributions

Funding from EU research programs and initiatives

European Union

Official YouTube channel of the Max Planck Society

Max Planck Society

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LANL has received more than 160 R&D 100 awards, which recognize the top 100 technological achievements of the year.

R&D 100 Awards

LANL has received at least 9 PECASE awards, which are among the highest honors bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent research careers.

Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

LANL has received at least 16 DOE Early Career Research Awards, which are awarded to support the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers.

DOE Early Career Research Awards

LANL is funded by and operates under the oversight of the Department of Energy (DOE).

Department of Energy (DOE)

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. It is one of the largest science and technology institutions in the world, with a focus on national security, energy security, and emerging threats.

The NHMFL is a world-leading facility for the study of materials in intense magnetic fields, operated by LANL in collaboration with other institutions.

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL)

CINT is a DOE Nanoscale Science Research Center operated jointly by LANL and Sandia National Laboratories, focused on exploring the unique properties of nanomaterials.

Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)

The Manhattan Project was a top-secret research and development program during World War II that led to the creation of the first atomic bombs. Los Alamos National Laboratory played a crucial role in the design and development of these weapons.

Manhattan Project

LANL is funded primarily by the DOE, which oversees its operations and research activities.

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Los Alamos National Laboratory

LANL has 467 Fellows and Members in over 50 societies and organizations, recognizing its researchers' contributions to various fields.

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