Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (MPG)

The Max Planck Institutes conduct basic research in the service of the general public in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and the humanities. Max Planck Institutes focus on research fields that are particularly innovative, or that are especially demanding in terms of funding or time requirements. The research spectrum is continually evolving: new institutes are established to find answers to seminal, forward-looking scientific questions, while others are closed when, for example, their research field has been widely established at universities. Max Planck Institutes are built up around the world's leading researchers who are provided with optimal working conditions and free reign in selecting their staff.