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Cutting-Edge Research at the Frontiers of Knowledge

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1200 Employees from More than 50 Nations at Four Scientific Institutes

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Think Tank and Hotbed of AI Research

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Stepping Stone for Junior Scientists

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Research Centre in Neuroscience

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Encouraging New and Interdisciplinary Approaches

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World-Class Fundamental Biological Research

Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen

Fundamental research in modern biology

Friedrich Miescher Laboratory

Stepping stone for young researchers

Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

Exploring information processing in the brain

Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems

Research and development of intelligent systems

Cyber Valley

Europe´s largest AI research consortium

ELLIS

European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems

Science Hub

Application-related AI research

News

MPI for Biology Tübingen

Eight ERC Advanced Grants for Max Planck researchers

June 23, 2026

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How brown algae choose their mates

May 28, 2026

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Sleeping Giants: How hidden viruses wake up inside seaweed, and pass on to future generations

May 18, 2026

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Computational Neuroscience: Landmark Symposium in Tübingen

June 25, 2026

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Lion Schulz Receives Otto Hahn Medal

June 17, 2026

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“AI doesn't really have a clue what it's doing”

May 13, 2026

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Cyber Valley

Events & Careers

“Insight – Research Made Understood”

New speaker series in German held at the Max Planck Campus in Tübingen invites citizens to discuss basic research.

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DSSS - Computational Modeling of 3D Structures, Interactions, and Modifications of ncRNAs

Jul 2, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

DSSS lecture as part of the 2026 Pristionchus Meeting: Lessons from a galaxy of worms

Jul 6, 2026

DSSS - Ribosomes in Gene Regulation: Controlling Protein Diversity Across Cells, Tissues and Organisms

Jul 9, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

DSSS - Understanding the genome: Integrative analysis and visualization of (mainly) prokaryotic omics data

Jul 16, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

CSS - Academia on your own terms

Jul 16, 2026 from 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

GTC - PhD Info Session

Jul 20, 2026 from 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

DSSS - tba

Jul 23, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Dopaminergic computations for learning to make good decisions

Jul 24, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

DSSS - Pattern Recognition Receptor signalling: seeing and responding to danger

Jul 30, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Events

DSSS - Understanding the genome: Integrative analysis and visualization of (mainly) prokaryotic omics data

Jul 16, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

MPH lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6

CSS - Academia on your own terms

Jul 16, 2026 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

online only, Room: -

GTC - PhD Info Session

Jul 20, 2026 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

online only

DSSS - tba

Jul 23, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

MPH lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6

Dopaminergic computations for learning to make good decisions

Jul 24, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Max Planck House, Room: Lecture Hall

DSSS - Pattern Recognition Receptor signalling: seeing and responding to danger

Jul 30, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

MPH lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6

Job Board

Technical Assistant (f/m/d) in Algal Cell Culture and Molecular Biology

July 01, 2026

Videos

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Molecular "Spies" for the Brain: Meet AVATars

June 02, 2026

In this researcher portrait, Robert Ohlendorf discusses his work at the intersection of neuroscience, molecular engineering, and brain imaging. His research focuses on developing molecular sensors known as AVATars, which are designed to make specific biological signals visible in MRI scans.

Honor McCann holds three bananas in her hands. Indirect light in the background.

Plant Pathogen Evolution: Bananas

Youtube-Video

Honour McCann's introduces the impact of the plant pathogen on banana plantations.

Magnetic Microalgae on a mission to become robots

Youtube-Video

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have coated a single-celled green microalga with a magnetic material and turned it into a microrobot.

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https://youtu.be/hwxWec1w8yM?si=fGNPWdDyIah7lyRM

Youtube-Video

How affects light your sleep and well-being? This little video about the science roadshow of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics has the facts.