Max-Planck-Campus Tübingen | Max Planck Campus Tübingen

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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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MPI for Biological Cybernetics

DGPs Award for Science Communication Goes to "Night Owl or Early Bird?" Project

September 08, 2026

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ERC Starting Grant: Mapping Cortical Communication Underlying Executive Function

September 03, 2026

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2026 ERC Starting Grants: the Max Planck winners

September 02, 2026

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MPI for Intelligent Systems

Cyber Valley

Events & Careers

“EinBlick – Research Made Understandable”

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

September 2026

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DSSS - Evolution of 3D chromatin folding across time-scales

Sep 17, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

DSSS - cancelled

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

GTC - PhD Info Session

Sep 28, 2026 from 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Events

DSSS - cancelled

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

MPH lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6

GTC - PhD Info Session

Sep 28, 2026 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

online only

DSSS - tba

Oct 1, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

MPH lecture hall, Max-Planck-Ring 6

Course: Introduction to Python

Oct 5, 2026 - Nov 23, 2026

online only

DSSS - Development of the Marchantia polymorpha sporeling

Oct 8, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

MPI für Biologie, Max-Planck-Ring 5, room 0A01

Job Board

PhD Position (m/f/d) | Ultra-High-Field Layer fMRI of Cognitive Control and Interoception

August 21, 2026

Student Assistant (m/f/d) | Nonverbal Interpersonal Communication Exploration (NICE) Toolbox

August 13, 2026

Research Engineer (f/m/d) | Statistical 3D Model of Quadrupeds

July 30, 2026

Videos

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.

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.

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.