Yearbook 2013 - Leibniz Gemeinschaft

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ForewordMáire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissionner for Research, Innovation and Science

The Leibniz Association: Safeguarding the Future Through Research Prof. Dr. Karl Ulrich Mayer, President of the Leibniz Association

A Global Network: International Research in the Leibniz AssociationAnna-Maria Manz

Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizChristian Walther

Leibniz in FiguresTorben Heinze

Short Profiles of all Member Institutions

Section A – Humanities and Educational Research

Section B – Economics, Social Sciences, Spatial Research

Section C – Life Sciences

Section D – Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Engineering

Section E – Environmental Research

Annex

Organisation

Senate

Executive Board

Contact

Index

Imprint

Map with the Locations of all Leibniz Member Institutions and Associate Members

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Foreword

In June 2010, Europe’s leaders endorsed the Europe 2020 Strategy, our roadmap to get the European economy back on track.

At the heart of this strategy is the conviction that we need research and innovation to build long-term sustainable growth.

That is what Horizon 2020 – the new European programme for re-search and innovation – is all about. It is the EU’s response to this need to invest in our economy, and it will provide huge opportuni-ties for researchers and innovators to collaborate across Europe and beyond.

Horizon 2020’s structure is composed of three distinct, yet mutually reinforcing pillars:• Innovation starts with excellent research, and Horizon 2020’s first

pillar is aimed at boosting excellence in Europe’s science base by supporting frontier research, research careers and mobility and the development of first class research infrastructures.

• The second pillar aims to boost industrial leadership, with actions to make Europe a more attractive place for business to invest in R&D and innovation, including support for the development of key ena-bling technologies such as ICT, nanotechnologies and biotechnology.

• The third pillar is aimed at tackling societal challenges such as health, food security, clean energy, green transport, climate change as well as inclusive and secure societies.

Horizon 2020 will integrate research and innovation by providing seamless and coherent funding from idea to market and it will sup-port actions to boost knowledge transfer and cross-border collabora-tion to further develop and complete the European Research Area.

The Leibniz Association is actively addressing many of these issues. Its 86 institutes and scientific infrastructures are committed to per-forming excellent and innovative research that transfers knowledge to policy makers and business partners and that provides answers to societal challenges.

The Leibniz Association, therefore, figures among the key stake-holder organizations that have a vital role to play in the realization of the European Research Area. I count on your support!

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissionner for Research, Innovation and Science

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Research Alliances are open to collaboration with partners at Ger-man universities as well as research groups abroad.

The first nine Leibniz Research Alliances have been set up for a pe-riod of five to ten years and are focussing on the following areas:• Educational Potentials• Biodiversity• Healthy Aging• Historical Authenticity• Pharmaceutical Agent and Biotechnology• Crises in a Globalised World• Sustainable Food Production and Healthy Nutrition• Nanosafety• Science 2.0

Scientific Infrastructures and Research-Based ServicesInnovative scientific infrastructures are a hallmark of the Leibniz As-sociation. Many Institutes offer services which are recognised and used internationally in addition to promoting and pursuing innova-tion and knowledge transfer. Infrastructures are integrated in every step of the research process. They are an indispensable prerequisite for outstanding research.

Research increasingly relies on digital data. E-science, information technologies and information infrastructures are gaining importance across all research disciplines. Instead of a multitude of fragmented efforts, the Leibniz Association is in a unique position to bundle the expertise of its information infrastructures and research institutions to benefit from synergies.

The Research MuseumsWith its eight research museums and their internationally unparal-leled collections, the Leibniz Association possesses a unique treasure. The Leibniz research museums are the places where many people have their very first taste of research. They are both workshops and showcases of science. The Leibniz Association wants to continue pro-moting these high-profile places and use them strategically to trans-fer research outcomes to society.

Dwindling food resources, the consequences of climatic change, the preservation of biodiversity, the sustainable use of natural resources, the development of renewable energy sources, social integration and economic growth, the consequences of population aging, the protec-tion of our cultural heritage and the strengthening of our democratic order – these are just some of the challenges which we face. The man-date of the Leibniz-Association is safeguarding the future through research.

The Leibniz Association is well-organized to tackle this mandate. The Association represents 86 research institutes encompassing many fields in both the sciences and humanities. They are located across all of the 16 federal states of Germany. As a research umbrella organization, we have a short history (founded after German reuni-fication in 1995), but a very modern profile: Leibniz Institutes cover the whole spectrum from basic to applied science, provide important research infrastructure and are heavily engaged in policy advice and the transmission of science to the larger public.

Achievement through Independence and CooperationEach Leibniz Institute is a legally and financially independent organi-sation devoted to a specific research theme. Within the mandate of their respective charter they decide autonomously on their research program in consultation with their scientific advisory board and su-pervisory board. The research areas of the Institutes are reflected in the major topical areas of the charters of the Association:• Education and Cultural Heritage• Economic Development, Social and Democratic Participation• Health and Biodiversity• Light, Materials and Models• Natural Environment and Sustainable Development.

Across these subgroups, the Leibniz Association established trans-disciplinary Leibniz Research Alliances (Leibniz-Forschungsver-bünde) in the last year to address important societal challenges. In each Alliance, on average 15 Leibniz Institutes collaborate in joint research programs bridging the natural and life sciences on the one hand and the social sciences and humanities on the other. The Leibniz

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Leibniz in EuropeThe Leibniz Association considers itself a German science organi-sation in Europe. It is part of the European Research Area and sub-scribes to the research and innovation program Horizon 2020, which will be the frame of reference for European research and funding pol-icy in the coming years. The Leibniz Association will take advantage of the opportunities that arise from this new funding environment. It will develop further its presence in Brussels in order to influence European research policy and funding. In doing so, the Leibniz Asso-ciation also champions the Humanities and Social Sciences to ensure their appropriate share in European funding programmes. The Leib-niz Association is an active member of Science Europe and is repre-sented by myself on its Governing Board.

Fostering Excellence and RelevanceLeibniz Institutes are committed to highest standards: international scientific visibility and impact as well as social, economic, and eco-logical relevance. An Institute´s relevance to the practical problems of society and the world-class quality of its research are not only cri-teria for acceptance into the Leibniz Association; they are also the major benchmarks of regular evaluations. In a widely recognised and standard-setting procedure, all Leibniz Institutes are subject to review and evaluation by an external circle of experts at least once every seven years.

InternationalisationInternationalising the Leibniz Association is an integral part of a de-velopment strategy that is rooted at each individual Institute. Inter-nationalisation does not supplant regional and national networking, but rather complements it. Science has always been an international enterprise, but is nowadays more and more organised in global com-munities such as the Global Research Council. Leibniz conducts re-search around the globe and many of its Institutes already operate subsidiaries abroad.

The Leibniz Association wants to recruit the best international minds for its Institutes and provide excellent conditions for their work. This applies to junior researchers, executive staff, academic personnel at Leibniz Institutes, as well as board and evaluation committee members. The Association intends to increase the op-portunities for even more international contacts and international

Transfer of Knowledge and TechnologyIn accordance with its basic Leitmotiv of theoria cum praxi, the trans-fer of knowledge from Leibniz Institutes to business, politics and so-ciety is one of the major concerns of the Association. For the Leibniz Association this translates to three objectives, which are pursued at each individual Leibniz Institute with different emphases:• Leibniz Institutes transfer their insights to society• Leibniz Institutes are partners for business and industry• Leibniz Institutes provide research-based political consultancy.

Close Cooperation with Universities in Teaching, Research and Support of Junior ResearchersUniversities and Leibniz Institutes are closely interconnected: they jointly recruit academic leadership staff at the 86 Leibniz institutions. A total of approximately 290 professorships are held by Leibniz As-sociation scientists. More than 150 joint research groups and joint labs, operated by universities and Leibniz Institutes, weave a tight web of collaboration. Leibniz researchers teach more than 6,000 course hours at universities and universities of applied science. The excellent equipment and infrastructure facilities at the Institutes at-tract junior researchers. More than 3,500 doctoral candidates are supervised at Leibniz Institutes; 29 locations operate Leibniz Gradu-ate Schools. Nearly 75 per cent of doctoral candidates hold regular employment contracts.

The trendsetting model of the ScienceCampus is an example of par-ticularly intense regional collaboration between Leibniz Institutes and universities. They work together as partners on an equal foot-ing on a clearly defined scientific topic of shared interest and com-plement each other with their specific expertise and different per-spectives. Regional proximity, a joint strategy and interdisciplinary research approaches are the strengths of the ScienceCampi. They advance entire research areas, and strengthen the local academic en-vironment in focus areas. This sharpens the profile and enhances the international visibility of a given regional research landscape. Five such ScienceCampi have already been established:• Informational Environments (Tübingen) • Byzantium between Orient and Occident (Mainz) • Centre for Competition and Innovation (Mannheim) • Plant-Based Bioeconomy (Halle) • Phosphor Research (Rostock)

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experience, in both the academic and administrative sectors. The In-stitutes thus enhance their global visibility and their appeal as poten-tial employers to international talent.

Equal Opportunities and DiversityThe commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity is a core ob-jective of the Leibniz Association. We aim to recruit the most brilliant minds, regardless of gender, age, or ethnic or religious affiliation. We want to promote a culture of diversity and use it productively. Family and career must be compatible for men and women alike, which is why Leibniz Institutes provide family-friendly, flexible working con-ditions.

Currently, women account for almost a quarter of the entire staff in academic leadership positions. The proportion of women, especially at the highest leadership level, is to be increased significantly. For this purpose, we will continue and expand our mentoring programme. The Leibniz Association is proud to lead the field amongst non-uni-versity research organisations, but will not rest on its laurels.

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Cooperation with scientific or non-scientific institutions abroad has grown steadily in recent years. The number of international collaborations between Leibniz Institutes and universities or non-university research institutions worldwide increased from 1,800 to 3,400 between 2007 and 2012, involving 116 countries. One ex-ample is the collaboration between the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT, Bremen, Germany) and both the Indonesian Ministry of Research and Technology and the Ministry of Marine Af-fairs and Fisheries in equatorial Indonesia. The ZMT coordinates the joint project “Science for the Protection of Indonesian Coastal Eco-systems” (SPICE), a collaborative research project for the protection and sustainable use of Indonesian coastal waters. A special aspect of this project is its transdisciplinary angle, which combines research approaches from the natural, social and economic sciences.

The German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg is also globally connected in diverse networks – with universities, re-search institutes, political foundations and associations. Scientists an-alyse economic, political and social developments in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Research at the Leibniz Institute of Ag-ricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO, Halle) focusses more sharply on a specific region and theme, specialising on developments in the agri food sector in Central and Eastern European transition countries. It cooperates with regional research institutions and other institutes, primarily in the United States and Western Eu-rope. But IAMO also puts its research results in an international con-text, supporting the establishment of the IAMO China International Research Group – a centre for agro-economic research in rural China.

The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNI) in Ham-burg maintains intensive contacts with Africa. In the Ghanaian me-tropolis of Kumasi, the Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) was founded as a collaboration between the BNI, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and the Ghanaian Ministry of Health in 1997. KCCR is a research and training centre, serving as an international platform for implement-ing collaborative research projects in tropical medicine, and involved in training local professionals.

A Global Network: International Research in theLeibniz Association

Science does not stop at borders – what was already true during Leibniz’ lifetime applies even more to modern-day Leibniz research-ers. The institutions in the Leibniz Association are globally intercon-nected in numerous ways. They collaborate with scientists and insti-tutions abroad, send their own staff on research stays or visits, and host international colleagues at their institutions in Germany. Many Institutes operate their own research facilities abroad.

The German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Re-search (DPZ, Göttingen) alone operates four research facilities on three continents. It explores primate behaviour and habitats in the rainforests of Indonesia, Peru, Madagascar and Senegal. As flora and fauna in tropical rainforests are under severe threat, researchers also cooperate with local institutions to protect these “hot spots” of biodiversity. Capturing and preserving biodiversity is also the mission of the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN, Frankfurt am Main). Under the slogan “World of Biodiversity”, it car-ries out numerous bio- and geoscience projects in tropical rainfor-ests as well as in the depths of the ocean and high in the mountains. The DFG research group “Himalaya: Modern and Past Climates” (HIMPAC), for instance, analyses the genesis of the Indian monsoon system.

Not far away, in Xi’an, China, the Römisch-Germanisches Zentral-museum Mainz (RGZM) operates its own research facility, providing a space for restorers to work on archaeological finds such as wall paintings, ceramics and textiles. The city rose to international fame when the first Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huangdi’s terracotta army was excavated there.

The Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP, Kühlungsborn) is a partner of the ALOMAR Observatory (Arctic Lidar Observatory for Middle Atmosphere Research) in northern Norway where scien-tists focus on atmospheric research. But scientists are not only active in northern latitudes: at what is probably the southernmost perma-nent Leibniz research facility scientists cooperate with the Austral-ian Antarctic Division, regularly working at the Davis Research Sta-tion in the Antarctic at a latitude of 68° south.

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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, who has the reputation of being perhaps the last universal scholar, is the man after whom the Leibniz Association is named. A good choice, especially as the di-versity within the Leibniz Association reflects the very quality of universality that has become the hallmark of scholars.

Lawyer, librarian, universal scholarBorn in Leipzig on 1 July 1646, Leibniz studied in Leipzig and Jena and was awarded a doctorate in both laws – canon and civil law – by the University in Altdorf near Nürnberg for a thesis on unusual legal cases. Even though in public perception his legal expertise was eclipsed by his achievements in other disciplines, jurisprudence was to accompany him throughout his life. His collection and edition of international legal documents played a significant role in his work as a political consultant, too: the claims to rank and power of the Welf Dynasty rested on his expertise.

In 1676, after several years’ residence in Paris and trips to London, Amsterdam and The Hague, Leibniz accepted a position as court li-brarian in Hanover. The town was to remain the centre of his life until his death, even though, by the standards of his time, he continued to travel very extensively throughout Europe, fostered an international correspondence reaching as far as Beijing and aspired to and accept-ed offices in other countries. From 1691, one of these offices was the directorship of the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel, where he created the first alphabetical catalogue, and suggested that an exten-sion should be built.

Leibniz worked intensively on mathematics. Parallel to Isaac New-ton, he did ground-breaking work on calculus, including the sum symbols that are still valid today. He developed a binary system called “dyadics”, which made it possible to represent any number with ze-roes and ones – the concept which was later to become the basis of computer language. He also built a calculating machine and spent decades trying to perfect it.

A practical man, Leibniz urged the Hanoverians to establish a fire of-fice, basically fire insurance, and repeated his suggestion at the court in Vienna with an eye to the entire empire – in both cases, in vain.

A failed pioneer of wind energyLeibniz was a pioneer of wind energy, even though his attempt to use windmills to drain the Harz ore mines failed. His engineering activities

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Projects like this demonstrate the Leibniz Association’s special commitment to cooperating with researchers from emerging and developing countries. Thanks to its overseas branches and research facilities as well as its international cooperation with individual re-searchers and entire institutes, the Leibniz Association is able to build capacities for autonomous development and to conduct science diplomacy, that is, to promote international relations through scien-tific cooperation. To this end, Leibniz Institutes also work together with German organisations involved in development cooperation.

The Leibniz Association has recently developed an internationali-sation strategy, an indicator of the importance attached to interna-tionalising our research to ensure high-quality research. The strategy spells out objectives and guidelines which encourage, develop, and complement Leibniz institutions’ international collaborations. In ad-dition, the Leibniz Association has created tools to drive the inter-nationalisation of its institutions yet further: the work experience programme for science managers at German embassies abroad (in collaboration with the German Foreign Office) and the Leibniz-DAAD Research Fellowship (in cooperation with the German Academic Ex-change Service). The Leibniz Competitive Funds also support inter-national networking through a special funding line. Last but not least, several Memoranda of Understanding with India, Poland, France, Tai-wan, Japan and Korea underscore the importance of internationalisa-tion within the Leibniz Association.

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Not diminished by his flaws, just rendered more humanLeibniz’ thinking, questioning and research were revolutionary, but his personality was not. He never questioned the feudal order of his time, even though he was casual in the performance of his duties to the point of disobedience, and did not shy away from intrigue or dis-loyalty in the pursuit of his goals. But the fact that Leibniz also had his flaws does not diminish him; it only makes him more human. One might therefore sympathise with Leibniz’ greed for both titles and riches. In his final years, he obtained the title of Russian Privy Coun-cillor from Peter I as well as Privy Councillor at the Imperial Court in Vienna. Although his attempts to become a member of the nobility were in vain, he would sometimes slip a fictitious “von” in front of his signature. He regularly fought, or had friends, patrons and acquaint-ances fight on his behalf, for a regular salary beyond the annual remu-neration of 1,000 thalers he received in Hanover.

At a time when there were no collective wage agreements or guar-anteed retirement benefits, he seems to have worried about his pen-sion, yet when he died at his home on 14 November 1716, he left a considerable fortune. The universal scholar also left countless docu-ments and books, including about 20,000 letters, which were wisely transferred to the Royal Library immediately after his death and have thus been preserved in their entirety. To this day, the collected works of Leibniz have not been fully edited.

produced the endless chain used in ore mining, plans for a submarine, a stepped drum for calculating machines, and many other inventions.

Leibniz was one of the great philosophers of his time. His reflections produced the monad theory whilst his musings on religion found ex-pression in one of his relatively few printed books, the “Theodicy.” Leibniz also coined the much cited – and fiercely debated – phrase, “the best of all possible worlds.”

In terms of religious policy and religious studies, he sought to unite Catholicism and Protestantism, as well as merge Reformed and Lu-theran Protestants – an effort which, however, was sometimes domi-nated by political expediency. For example, Leibniz advised a daugh-ter of the Guelph Dynasty that she should convert from her faith for the sake of an auspicious marriage.

Leibniz studied languages, collecting linguistic samples from all over Europe. He sought to invent a universal language and sometimes tried to promote the German language, although he mainly wrote in Latin, often in French, and only rarely in German.

Correspondence all the way to ChinaThe Court Councillor from Hanover was a tireless source of inspira-tion, an advisor and also a diplomat. He sought contact with the in-fluential men of his time, with the Emperor in Vienna, the Czar; even, though in vain, with the Emperor of China, and of course, with the members of the Guelph Dynasty. Writing the latter’s history was to become his great, unfinished official duty and mission in life. As an historian, he also set new standards in indexing and analysing sources.

Leibniz convinced the Elector of Brandenburg to establish a Society of Sciences, and in July 1700, he was appointed the first president of what was to evolve into the Academy of Sciences with its motto “the-oria cum praxi.” These initiatives were a continuation of his earlier endeavours to organise science. Whilst still in Paris, he had suggested establishing a Cabinet of Curiosities or, as we would call it today, a re-search museum, a “theatrum naturae et artis.” Leibniz even had ideas on how to fund research.

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In 2012, 616 doctorates supervised at Leibniz Institutes were successfully completed. Five new Leibniz Graduate Schools were launched. Structured support for junior researchers has received another strong boost with 27 Leibniz Graduate Schools and part-nerships with a total of 119 other Graduate Schools now supervis-ing a total of 1,226 doctoral candidates. Across the board, more than one fifth of doctoral candidates hail from foreign countries (22 per cent).

The total budget of all 86 Leibniz Institutes increased markedly be-tween 2007 and 2012, rising to approximately 1.5 billion Euros in 2012. This figure includes third-party funds totalling 337.6 million Euros. The total volume of third-party funding has also risen sig-nificantly by 47 per cent. These figures illustrate the competitive achievements of Leibniz Institutes.

Another indicator of Leibniz Institutes’ international success is their proportion of international researchers. By the end of Decem-ber 2012, the Institutes employed 1,389 researchers who are not of German origin. With a total staff of 7,922, the degree of interna-tionalisation is thus 18 per cent. At 185, the number of international scientists who have been newly recruited to work in the Leibniz As-sociation is more than twice as high as in the previous year.

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Academic staff

2012: 17.5%

2011: 16.2%

Gender equality in science is a core objective of the Leibniz Associa-tion. In 2012, we were able to increase the ratio of women in aca-demic positions to 42 per cent, i.e. 3,290 female employees. We were particularly pleased to see the ratio of women in academic leadership positions rise from 24 to 25 per cent.

Doctoral candidates

Doctoral candidates on scholarships

Post-doctoral scholarship holders

2012: 22%

2011: 17,5%

2012: 60,6%

2011: 46%

2012:80,8%

2011: 66,7%

Partnerships with industry and business are important prerequi-sites for developing new technologies. In 2012, the Leibniz Associa-tion maintained 1,025 national and 426 international business part-nerships in 44 countries. The total number of corporate partnerships rose by 13 per cent compared to the previous year. In the reporting year, commissions and cooperation agreements yielded earnings of 34.5 million Euros overall, about one tenth of third-party funding.

Successful transfer of knowledge is also reflected by user data on the services offered by Leibniz Institutes. Libraries and data centres registered 16.8 million service users. Leibniz infrastructures are also sought-after international partners. Currently, Leibniz Institutes are involved in ten of the 38 ESFRI Roadmap 2010 projects.

The museums in the Leibniz Association draw the general public like magnets. More than 3.4 million visitors of all ages were able to experience research results live at the museums in 2012, a 13 per cent increase in visitor numbers that broke the 3-million mark for the first time.

Percentage of Women amongst Academic Staff

Post-doctoral researchers

2012: 43,1%

2011: 41,9%

Doctoral candidates

Leadership positions Academic staff

2012: 48,3%

2011: 49,2%

2012: 25,2%

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2011: 41,1%

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Humanities and Educational Research

Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum (DBM)

Established in 1930, Deutsches Bergbau-Museum (DBM, German Mining Museum, part of the DMT-Gesellschaft für Lehre und Bil-dung mbH) is recognised as one of the most important ones of its kind worldwide. The combination of museum and research institute forms its unique character. Interdisciplinary projects in this centre of research on mining history examine the conditions and impacts of mining as well as the processing and use of raw materials on a global scale. Research work is performed in different fields. The projects fo-cusing on prehistoric and early historical mining are based on mining archaeological know-how in connection with natural scientific analy-ses in the Leibniz-Kompetenzzentrum Archäometrie. Archaeological field studies are supplemented by source-based investigation focus-ing on medieval extraction of mineral raw materials as well as studies on processing and trade. Also modern mining history is considered with a view to its impacts on technical development, economy and social history.

DBM provides many scientific services: The „Montanhistorisches Dokumentationszentrum“ includes the mining archives, the library and objects of geo-sciences, mining engineering and (ethno-)ar-chaeology. Based on these collections, DBM is a place for education, scientific communication and knowledge transfer. Its sources and objects are open to both in-house and external research. In the field of “Heritage Management”, methods of technical documentation and conservation of objects are developed, especially for those relevant as cultural heritage connected with mining. There is a well-equipped laboratory with analytical instrumentation for geometric documen-tation, which – like the semantic documentation – uses modern im-aging technology and computer-aided methods up to tridimensional illustration of the current state. Studies on problems of material char-acterisation provide the basis for developing suitable strategies in order to preserve and make use of cultural heritage.

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Director: Prof. Dr. Marcus HasselhornHead of Administration:Susanne Boomkamp-DahmenPublic Relations:Dr. Steffen Schmuck-Soldan

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German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning (DIE), Bonn

The German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Life-long Learning (DIE) is a central infrastructural institution in the fields of research and practice of continuing education in Germany. The institute provides data and information for applied research, offers scientific services and develops innovative approaches for practical application.

The socio-political prime objectives of the DIE focus on developing successful and progressive adult learning and education in order to improve personal development, social participation and employabili-ty of the entire adult population in Germany. The DIE also strives for a productive exchange with international stakeholders with the intent of making German continuing education visible in the international context and placing it in the debate on the European educational Ger-man continuing education area.

In accordance with its mandate, the DIE’s services focus on two main targets: combining science and research of adult education and supporting them by supplying data and information as well as conducting research and development. The main research focus is partitioned in two areas: Data and Information Centre (Daten- und Informationszentrum - DIZ) and Research and Development Centre (Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum - FEZ).

The DIE’s research activities cover all areas of continuing educa-tion: adult learning processes, didactic design of programmes, staff, continuing education institutions, and financial, political and legal aspects of the continuing education system. The DIE also picks up on current problems and issues.

The DIE’s service activities are the cornerstones of an academic infrastructure in the field of continuing education in Germany. This infrastructure includes statistical services, a specialized library, pub-lications as well as research programmes for the conservation and maintenance of the subject-based memory. These are also continu-ously developed according to current needs.

German Institute for International Educational Research (DIPF), Frankfurt am Main

The German Institute for International Educational Research (DIPF) is a central institution in the field of educational research and educational information. It was founded in 1951 in Frankfurt am Main and from the very beginning it has been a member of the Leib-niz Association.

DIPF supports scientists, policy-makers and practitioners by con-ducting empirical research and providing innovative applications. More than 300 staff members, half of them researchers and scientists, are engaged in fundamental aspects concerning research, planning and evaluation of education

Worldwide, DIPF is engaged in projects and co-operations with uni-versities and research institutions as well as scientific infrastructure institutions. Owing to its librarian, archival and information science services, DIPF is a central access point regarding the documentation of all topics that are relevant to education.

DIPF • studies educational processes at individual, institutional and sys-

temic levels• conducts national and international research and infrastructure

projects • provides decision-makers from educational policy and educational

administration with research findings on developments in education• analyses and evaluates the effectiveness of new governance ap-

proaches in education• studies learning processes of children experiencing failure at school • studies individual conditions of successful learning with respect to

motivational, volitional and cognitive competencies• assesses educational effectiveness and improvement• develops psychometric models and measurement procedures for

educational measurement and assessment• operates modern education information services • develops information infrastructures and respective services, based

on problem, method and application-oriented research in computer science

• preserves knowledge on education in its libraries and archive• researches the history of individuals participating in education,

professions, institutions, methods and respective discourses.

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Director: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang M. HecklAdministration:Robert EisenhoferPublic Relations:Bernhard Weidemann


Legal Form: Legally responsible institution incor-porated under public law

Museumsinsel 1 81541 München, GermanyPhone +49 89 2179-1 Fax +49 89 [email protected]


Hans-Scharoun-Platz 1 27568 Bremerhaven, Germany Phone +49 471 4820-70Fax +49 471 4820-755 [email protected]


Executive:Prof. Dr. Sunhild KleingärtnerDirector: Dr. Ursula WarnkeHead of Administration:Dr. Falk Fabich (temporary)

Staff: 46,5 Total Budget: 5.38 million EuroPublic Funds: 3.98 million EuroThird-Party Funds:0.21 million Euro


The Deutsches Museum is a world leader in museums of science and technology. When he founded the Deutsches Museum in 1903, Oskar von Miller’s basic idea was to comprehensively present science and technology from their beginnings through to the present day. Using “Masterpieces of Science and Technology” as well as working models and experiments, he wanted to promote knowledge of scien-tific phenomena and technical innovation – in a popularly accessible and educational way, but nevertheless on a sound scientific footing.

This aspiration still stands today, though in a modernized mode, and is served by the collections of scientific instruments and equip-ment as well as technical artifacts that the exhibition displays in Mu-nich and at its branches (Flugwerft Schleissheim, Verkehrszentrum, Deutsches Museum Bonn), the public reference and research library (approx. 970,000 volumes), the archives, the educational work car-ried out by the departments, in particular the Kerschensteiner Kol-leg, as well as the many conferences, talks, publications and curators’ projects.

The Deutsches Museum takes on both a national and international leading position, particularly in its role as forerunner of Germany’s museums science and technology and as advisor to museums world-wide, in its research work in close collaboration with Munich univer-sities and international museums, and in offering unique services and career training facilities.

The key areas of research combine the core functions of collecting exhibiting, researching, and educating. Research foci include object-based research, history of science and technology, museum studies, open science, and science and its publics.

The Deutsches Museum runs joint chairs and centers with Munich universities, including the Munich Center for the History of Science and Technology, the TUM School of Education, the Munich Center of Technology in Society, and the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society.

Deutsches Museum (DM), Munich

The National Maritime Museum – Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum (DSM) – was established right on Bremerhaven’s waterfront in 1971. It is the central research museum for the contextual study of mari-time history and culture from prehistoric times to today. At the mo-ment, the museum is developing with regard to personnel, structural and constructional aspects. Nevertheless, the collecting, recording and documenting of objects and exhibits will be continued as well as the mediation of research results to the public by means of perma-nent and temporary exhibitions, lectures and publications made by the museum’s own publishing department.

The DSM hosts the most comprehensive and most specialized li-brary with regard to German maritime history as well as a digital archive with an online ship list-service for example. The museum stands also for historic ships, which are to some extent under monu-ment protection. Original life-size objects can be experienced in the museum’s harbor. The main exhibit and attraction of the museum, however, is presented inside. It is the Bremen Hanse cog from 1380 found in 1962, which is under investigation until today.

Deutsches Schiffahrts-museum - National Maritime Museum (DSM), Bremer-haven

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Celler Straße 338114 Braunschweig, GermanyPhone +49 531 59099-0 Fax +49 531 59099-99 [email protected]

Director:Prof. Dr. Simone LässigResearch Coordinator:Dr. Inga NiehausHead of Administration:Horst Werner MüllerPublic Relations:Regina Peper


Legal Form: Legal Public Institution


Kartäusergasse 1 90402 Nürnberg, Germany Phone +49 9 1113 31-0Fax +49 9 1113 [email protected]

General Director: Prof. Dr. G. Ulrich GroßmannHead of Administration:Dr. Stefan RosenbergerPublic Relations:Dr. Andrea Langer




Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research (GEI), Braunschweig

The Georg Eckert Institute (GEI) conducts international, multidisci-plinary and application-oriented research into school textbooks and educational media, centring on approaches drawn from historical and cultural studies. The Institute’s primary interest is in structures of knowledge and models for identification presented and transmit-ted to school students via state education. Current foci of the Insti-tute’s research include representations of Europe in textbooks, the manner in which educational media engage with two key issues of our day – religion and globalisation – and the relationship between textbooks and conflict. Overarching issues with which the Institute engages in all areas of its work include constructions of self and other, cultural processes of translation, and practices of cultural memory as they are reflected in educational media.

The Georg Eckert Institute works in an advisory capacity with na-tional and international policymakers and practitioners in education, coordinates bilateral commissions on textbooks, and draws up rec-ommendations on how educational media can help deconstruct im-ages whose effect is to demonise a posited “enemy”; this is vital work in areas hit by crisis and conflict.

As a non-university institution which conducts research and pro-vides research infrastructure, the Georg Eckert Institute is evolving into an international centre of excellence and expertise in scholarly enquiry into textbooks. Its research library, which holds a unique in-ternational collection of textbooks and is currently adding religious education to its focal subjects, draws academics from around the world to use its facilities and engage in research stays. The Institute’s mission of providing information and forging links and relationships in educational media research is further served by the information and communication gateway Edumeres.net, an online platform which publishes textbook reviews, documents developments in the field and permits researchers to access a virtual research environment.

The Germanisches Nationalmuseum was established in 1852. As a national museum and as an internationally recognised research institution, its purpose is to collect, preserve, study and exhibit ob-jects and documents pertaining to the culture and history of the German-speaking world. With current overall holdings of approx. 1.3 million objects, the Germanisches Nationalmuseum is Germany’s largest museum of cultural history.The architectural core of the mu-seum is a late medieval monastery, of which the cloister, church and monastic apartments survive. Its external appearance is dominated by buildings designed by architect Sep Ruf during the 50s and 60s and the recently erected Museum Forum with Dani Karavan’s Way of Human Rights in the Kartäusergasse (1986-1996). The permanent exhibitions are arranged in 17 departments spanning the spectrum from prehistoric times to contemporary art and culture. A total of approx. 25,000 exhibits objects offer visitors a chronological pano-rama: from paleolithic hand-axes through the emperor portraits of Albrecht Dürer to contemporary art and design. Frequently changing exhibitions highlight specialized aspects of the art and social history of the German-speaking world. The Germanisches Nationalmuseum is more than just a museum. In addition to the individual collection departments, it houses the Historical Archives, the Deutsches Kun-starchiv, the Cabinet of Coins and Medals, the German Bell Archives, the Collection of Prints and Drawings and an Institute for Art Tech-nology and Conservation. The specialized research library – the larg-est historico-cultural library in the Federal Republic of Germany, with more than 650,000 volumes on European art and cultural history is accessible to the general public.

The Germanisches Nationalmuseum has maintained a press of its own since 1854, making it the oldest museum press in Europe. Today, the publication list includes catalogues of exhibitions and collections, the annual “Anzeiger des Germanischen Nationalmuseum” and other serial publications.

Germanisches Nationalmuseum (GNM), Nuremberg


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Director: Prof. Dr. Peter HaslingerAdministration Manager:Bernd Brandenstein Public Relations:Dr. Anna Veronika Wendland



Gisonenweg 5-735037 Marburg, Germany Phone +49 6421 184-0Fax +49 6421 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Ludwig M. EichingerHead of Administration:Harald ForschnerPublic Relations:Dr. Annette Trabold

Staff: 226Total Budget: 11.01 million EuroPublic Funds: 9.84 million EuroThird-Party Funds:1.08 million Euro


R 5, 6-13; Postfach 10 16 2168161 Mannheim, GermanyPhone +49 621 1581-0Fax +49 621 [email protected]

The Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe - Institute of the Leibniz Association was founded in Marburg, Ger-many, in 1950, and is one of the central facilities of historical East Central European research in Germany. In 1992, the Institute became a member of the Leibniz Association (WGL, formerly the so-called “Blue List”). Since 2007, the Director of the Herder Institute has also been Professor of East Central European History at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen (JLU) and a member of The Giessen Center of Eastern European Studies (GiZo).

The Institute focuses on the history and culture of Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the Kaliningrad region. The Institute offers one of the best specialist libraries in this field and maintains extensive collections (images, maps, archival materials with a focus on the Baltic States). It conducts research and development projects and organises conferences, workshops and lectures. A program of scholarships enables researchers to conduct research for periods between one and three months. The numerous publications of the institute’s own publishing department include the Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung (Journal of East Central European Research).

The Institute pays particular attention to the role of information technology in historical studies. It offers an online bibliographic ser-vice and an online portal, currently under construction, on the his-tory of East Central Europe (documents and materials). In addition, within the scope of the virtual specialist library on Eastern Europe (ViFaOst), the Herder Institute is responsible for resources and na-tional portals on East Central Europe (www.historicum.net).

Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe (HI), Marburg

The IDS was established in Mannheim in 1964 and is still located there. It is the central state-aided institution for the study and docu-mentation of the contemporary usage and recent history of the Ger-man language. The work of the IDS is divided into four departments and two central sections:• Department of Grammar • Department of Lexical Studies• Department of Pragmatics• Department of Central Research• Central Data Processing Section• Public Relations, Documentation, and Library Section

In the Department of Grammar, the grammatical structures of Ger-man are identified and described, also including their comparison with other languages. The Department of Lexical Studies deals with lexicological, lexicographical, and corpus-based research in which specific lexical fields are studied, enabling a comprehensive docu-mentation of the German vocabulary. The Department of Pragmatics researches language use and language variation, that is, the form and development of linguistic diversity. In particular, spoken language us-age is considered.

Research activities pursuing predominantly cross-departmental objectives are directly subordinate to the Director and pooled to-gether in the organisational unit Central Research, for instance the programme areas Research Infrastructures and Corpus Linguistics belong to this unit.

The Central Data Processing Section supports each department’s computer-based research through the development and mainte-nance of the required software. The Public Relations Section manages the areas of Public Relations and the media, publications, documenta-tion, and the library.

Within the framework of its support services, the IDS maintains the German Language Archive, which is the largest collection of audio re-cordings of spoken German. Prospective users can order audio docu-mentation and transcripts. In addition, the IDS provides online the archive corpora of written language (eighteen million book pages) as well as a specialized library that collects literature that encompasses all areas of present-day German linguistics.

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Directors: Prof. Dr. Irene DingelProf. Dr. Johannes PaulmannScientific Coordination:Dr. Joachim BergerSarah PanterAdministration:Caroline FuchsSusanne SchwerenPublic Relations:Dr. Kevin Anding



Alte Universitätsstraße 1955116 Mainz, GermanyPhone +49 6131 3939322Fax +49 6131 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr. Andreas WirschingDeputy Director: PD Dr. Magnus BrechtkenHead of Administration:Ingrid MorgenPublic Relations:Simone Paulmichl


Legal Form: Publicly endowed foundation

Leonrodstraße 46 B80636 München, Germany Phone +49 89 12688-0Fax +49 89 [email protected]

The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) in Mainz, founded in 1950, is an independent research institution dedicated to re-searching the historical foundations of Europe. The IEG’s research covers European history from the 15th to the 20th century. The cen-tral topic of its research programme is the “negotiation of difference” in Europe. Three research areas investigate the religious, cultural, political and social dimensions of how otherness and inequality were established, overcome and enabled.

The Institute consists of a religious history department and a gener-al history department with a shared research programme. It employs more than three dozen academics conducting historical research. The Institute promotes young researchers through its comprehensive Research Fellowship programme and, in cooperation with Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, its DFG-funded Research Training Group.

For more than a decade, the Institute has been dedicated to the idea of open access publishing. Its online research and publication projects include the project “EGO | European History Online” (http://www.ieg-ego.eu) covering 500 years of European history across national, disciplinary and methodological boundaries, IEG-Maps (http://www.ieg-maps.uni-mainz.de) and recensio.net – a review platform for Eu-ropean history (http://www.recensio.net).

Since 2012 the IEG has been a member of the Leibniz Association.

Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG), Mainz

Institute of Contemporary History (IfZ), Munich and Berlin

The Institute of Contemporary History / Institut für Zeitgeschichte (IfZ) located in Munich was founded in 1949 to study the phenom-enon of National Socialism. Today, research at the IfZ encompasses the whole of German contemporary history in its wider European context.

Research is focussed on three main areas: • Dictatorships in the 20th century• History of Democracy• Processes of Historical Transformation: Germany and Europe since

the 1970s

The IfZ combines excellent research with an outstanding infrastruc-ture: The Institute’s specialized library contains more than 225,000 volumes. Its archives store documents from unofficial sources cover-ing the period since the end of World War I. Both the library and the archives are open to the public and provide online-access to many of their services. The Institute also publishes the quarterly Vierteljahrs-hefte für Zeitgeschichte, Germany’s leading journal in contemporary history.

In the 1990s the IfZ established two departments in Berlin. One de-partment, located at the German Foreign Office, focuses its research on German foreign and international policy and edits the Documents on the Foreign Policy of the Federal Republic of Germany. The other department in Berlin took up the Institute’s established research on former East Germany and developed further areas especially in the field of historical transformation. The Institute is also responsible for the research basis and design of the Dokumentation Obersalzberg, Hitler’s second seat of power, which is now a place of guided learning and remembrance with more than 160,000 visitors each year.

Although independent of the university system, the Institute inter-acts significantly with the academic world. Its scholars hold appoint-ments at universities all over Germany and the IfZ offers various pro-grammes to promote young researchers. The IfZ also has close links with leading institutions abroad, and has built up a broad infrastruc-ture for historical scholarship.


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Managing Director: Prof. Dr. Olaf KöllerHead of Administration:Bent HinrichsenPublic Relations:Dr. Ute Ringelband



Olshausenstraße 6224118 Kiel, GermanyPhone +49 431 880-5084Fax +49 431 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. Friedrich W. HesseHead of Administration:Klaus-Dieter BastinPublic Relations:Stefanie Neubert


Legal Form: Private foundation

Schleichstraße 6 72076 Tübingen, Germany Phone +49 7071 979-0Fax +49 7071 [email protected] www.iwm-kmrc.de

The Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN) was established in 1966 as a research center for science education. As an institute of the Leibniz Association, the IPN has a nationwide function. It is also affiliated to the University of Kiel. The department heads at the IPN hold professorships at the University of Kiel.

The institute’s mission is to advance science and mathematics edu-cation through its research. So research deals with the full scope of issues concerning teaching and learning in the sciences and math-ematics inside and outside schools. The institute comprises five de-partments: Educational Science (including Research Methodology), Biology Education, Chemistry Education, Mathematics Education, and Physics Education. Approximately 140 people make up the IPN staff, about 100 persons are working as scientists with an university degree, including 40 doctoral students. About 50% of the staff are working on projects funded by different research foundations or cli-ents.

IPN’s tasks range across the entire field of science, mathematics and technology education. The IPN concentrates on long-term and na-tionwide research projects, which cannot be covered by universities.

The IPN research program focuses on the following areas:• Aims and Models of Mathematics and Science Education• Prerequisites for Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science• Implementation and Evaluation of Concepts for Subject Specific

Teaching and Learning Processes in Mathematics and Science• Promotion of Mathematics and Science through Competitions and

Supplementary Learning Opportunities• Educational Assessment and Measurement

Besides its research activities IPN offers different services (Coordi-nation of national and international student competitions in biology, chemistry, physics and environmental issues, programs for teacher education, publications on science and mathematics education ad-dressing teachers and scientists).

Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN), Kiel

The Knowledge Media Research Center is one of the leading re-search institutions worldwide examining the acquisition, exchange and construction of knowledge using educational and communica-tion media.

Based on theories of human information processing and cognition, the institute analyses the interplay between relevant characteristics of digital media and learning and knowledge acquisition in various fields of application. Examples are the uses of innovative forms of in-formation presentation (for example, via interactive touch-tables or mobile media) for self-guided learning or the impact of social soft-ware (for example, Wikipedia or Twitter) on cooperation and knowl-edge exchange. Relevant fields of application include both formal set-tings like schools and universities as well as informal settings such as museums, mass media, and the internet.

Being a multidisciplinary institute, the KMRC integrates perspec-tives from cognitive science, educational science, social science, and media technology. A theory-based basic research approach is strongly linked to forms of use-inspired research of highly practical relevance. Accordingly, the KMRC attaches great importance to communicating its findings to relevant stakeholders of the respective fields of appli-cation. The institute collaborates with universities, schools, muse-ums, and educational institutions to facilitate the transfer of insights gained from basic and applied research. By means of this exchange, the KMRC makes a substantial contribution to enabling innovative media-based teaching and learning scenarios. Since its foundation in 2001, the KMRC has gained a key position in the establishment of national and international research networks addressing topics of technology-based learning and teaching. In 2009, the KMRC founded the first “ScienceCampus” in Germany. This research network, enti-tled “Education in Informational Environments”, brings universities and extra-faculty research institutions together.

Knowledge Media Research Center (KMRC), Tübingen

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Director: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Falko DaimHead of Administration:David Christopher SchottPublic Relations:Mag. Dominik Kimmel


Legal Form: Foundation under public law

Ernst-Ludwig-Platz 2 55116 Mainz, GermanyPhone +49 6131 9124-0Fax+49 6131 [email protected] www.rgzm.de

Universitätsring 1554296 Trier, Germany Phone +49 651 201-2877Fax +49 651 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr. Günter KrampenHead of Administration:Dr. Gabriel SchuiPublic Relations:Saskia Naescher


Legal Form: Public law institution

The RGZM is an archaeological research institute that operates globally. Founded in 1852 by the Gesamtverein der deutschen Ge-schichts- und Altertumsvereine, it has been a foundation under pub-lic law since 1870.

The departments of Prehistory, Roman Times and the Early Middle Ages, together with their exhibitions and restoration workshops, as well as the library (one of the largest specialist libraries for archaeol-ogy in Europe), are located at the main site in Mainz. The research field of Ancient Seafaring and its museum are located in Mainz-South, whilst the research field of Monrepos and its museum are based in Neuwied-Monrepos. The research field of Volcanology, Archaeology and History of Technology is based in Mayen and shares its results with others, including the Osteifel Volcano Park. A Laboratory for Ex-perimental Archaeology was established in Mayen in 2012.

Research at the RGZM ranges from the Palaeolithic Age to the late Middle Ages. One of its great strengths is the collaboration between academia, restoration and archaeometry. Important archaeological finds from all over the world are analysed, restored, preserved and copied in the workshops and laboratories. Furthermore, the RGZM has established itself as an important training centre for archaeologi-cal restorers.

Thanks to its interdisciplinary and international orientation, the institute has a strong network of cooperation partners. One particu-larly interesting area of collaboration is with China; in future, this will focus on cultural-historical evaluation and scientific analysis.

The RGZM makes its research results available not only to the scien-tific community but also to the general public. It has its own publica-tions department that publishes three important specialist journals and numerous scientific monographs. Permanent and special exhibi-tions, popular scientific publications and a wide variety of different events bring science and scholarly contributions to a wider public.

Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum - Archaeological research institute (RGZM), Mainz

The Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information (ZPID) is the su-praregional psychology information centre for the German-speaking countries. The ZPID creates electronic databases on literature, tests, research data, audiovisual media, and web resources to meet the in-formation needs of scientists and psychology professionals.

On its portal www.zpid.de, it provides free, current, and quality-selected information about psychology and related publications and events by means of databases, Directories, link catalogues and a search engine. Furthermore, ZPID provides assistance in the entire scientific work process, from gathering ideas and searching for lit-erature to documenting research work, archiving data and, finally, publishing the results.

Its literature database PSYNDEX offers a comprehensive overview of current research in German-speaking countries, with over 270,000 documents and more than 6,500 test descriptions. Relevant content can be found quickly using the PsychSpider search engine. Psych-Linker is a database-based catalog of annotated links to important international psychology resources on the web. The PsychAuthors person database offers information about psychologists from Ger-man-speaking countries who are actively publishing.

The PubPsych search interface integrates the trusted psychological content of data sources from European and American scientific infor-mation producers.

The PsychOpen platform publishes peer-reviewed, multilingual open-access academic papers in the field of psychology.

From the wide range of information available on the Internet, ZPID products provide relevant, current and quality selected information on psychology to their users.

Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information (ZPID), Trier

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Am Neuen Markt 114467 Potsdam, GermanyPhone +49 331 28991-57Fax +49 331 [email protected] www.zzf-pdm.de

Directors: Prof. Dr. Frank BöschProf. Dr. Martin Sabrow Deputy Director: Dr. Jürgen Danyel Head of Administration:Dipl. Vwl. u. Dipl. Kauffr. Ursula SchulzPublic Relations:Dr. Hans-Hermann Hertle



President: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus J. BeckmannSecretary General: Prof. Dr. Rainer DanielzykHead of Central Department: Dr. Andreas KleePublic Relations:Gabriele Schmidt

Staff: 35 Total Budget: 2.78 million EuroPublic Funds: 2.49 million EuroThird-Party Funds: 0,24 million Euro


Hohenzollernstraße 1130161 Hannover, GermanyPhone +49 511 3484-20Fax +49 511 [email protected]

The Centre for Contemporary History (Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung – ZZF) is an interdisciplinary institute, focusing on Ger-man and European contemporary history.

The ZZF has two international visiting scholar programs and works with numerous universities and other research institutions in Ger-many and abroad. Via joint appointments, it has close links and PhD programs with the University of Potsdam, the Humboldt-University Berlin and the Free University Berlin. Our institute also acts as an ad-visor to memorial sites and museums.

The institute’s academic work is currently structured into five departments:• Communism and Society• Economic and Social Changes in the 20th Century• Changing Concepts of the Political • Regimes of the Social Sphere. Urban Society, Welfare State and

Rationalization in the 20th Century• Contemporary History of the Media and Information Society

The ZZF holds public lecture series, conferences and workshops and provides multimedia websites, all of which encourage historical and political education and public discussion of contemporary his-tory.

The ZZF publishes the monograph series “Zeithistorische Studien” with Böhlau-Verlag, now numbering more than fifty volumes. The annual almanac “ZeitRäume” has been published by Wallstein Ver-lag since 2006. 2010 a new book series was launched, entitled “Ge-schichte der Gegenwart” and also published by Wallstein. The web portal “Zeitgeschichte-online” has made the Centre’s Germany’s most important provider of academic information on contemporary his-tory on the internet (www.zeitgeschichte-online.de). The ZZF also publishes the electronic magazine “Zeithistorische Forschungen” (www.zeithistorische-forschungen.de), available in a parallel print version from Verlag Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. The ZZF’s web portal “Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte” (www.docupedia.de) is a reference work designed for Internet use, covering key terminologies and concepts, research institutions as well as methods of contemporary research.

Centre for Contemporary History (ZZF), Potsdam

The ARL, established in 1946, works within those fields particularly relevant to national and international spatial structure and develop-ment. Its principal tasks are: • bringing together academics from various disciplines and promot-

ing contact between academics, politicans and public officials (per-sonal network),

• planning, stimulating, coordinating and promoting both fundamen-tal and applied research, which should be carried out primarily within interdisciplinary work groups (integrated research); and

• making the results of its work available to the scientific community, public administration, politicians, the business community and the general public (transfer).

The ARL is a non-university and independent research institute for the spatial sciences performing service functions in both fundamen-tal and applied areas of research. It is a self-governing body under public law performing a role of supra-regional importance within Germany and of scientific value for the nation. It is funded jointly by the Federal and State governments.

The ARL is a neutral forum for topics in the field of spatial research, planning and development. It draws together the knowledge and ex-perience found in universities and other research establishments and in political and administrative practice. Within the ARL, such knowl-edge can be brought together and evaluated from a spatial-science perspective, and can be taken forward to generate new insights. Ap-proximately 190 members, along with numerous additional experts in research and practice both from Germany and other countries, are working together within the ARL’s interdisciplinary staff network, producing a creative and integration-oriented research environment. Participation is on an honorary basis.

The ARL’s Headquarters in Hannover is the centre of management and coordination, as well as a source of impulses for work in the net-work. It performs informational and advisory roles.

Academy for Spatial Research and Planning (ARL), Hannover


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Mohrenstraße 5810117 Berlin, Germany Phone +49 30 89789-0Fax +49 30 [email protected]

President: Prof. Marcel Fratzscher, Ph. D.Head of Administration:Dr. Cornelius RichterPublic Relations:Dr. Kurt Geppert



Director: Prof. Dr. York Sure-VetterHead of Administration:Jost HenzePublic Relations:Kerstin Hollerbach



Square B2, 168159 Mannheim, GermanyPhone +49 621 1246-0Fax +49 [email protected]

The German Institute for Economic Research—DIW Berlin—is one of the leading economic research institutes in Germany and a mem-ber of the Leibniz Association. DIW Berlin was founded in 1925 as the Institut für Konjunkturforschung (Institute for Business Cycle Research). Our core mandates are applied economic research and economic policy consulting, and providing a research infrastructure.

DIW Berlin has nine research departments. Since 1982, the longi-tudinal study German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) has also been affiliated to DIW Berlin as a research infrastructure. Thematically, the scientific work of the Institute is divided into four research clusters: (1) Macro economic Analysis and the World Economy, (2) Sustainabil-ity, (3) Industrial Economics, (4) Public Finances and Living Condi-tions.

Researchers at DIW Berlin study diverse issues and have a wide range of scientific expertise: How is the economy developing? Is the transition to a climate-friendly economic structure working? How can a social balance in income and asset distribution be secured? How can an aging society be reinvigorated—technologically and socially?

In addressing these questions, DIW Berlin attaches great impor-tance to methodological precision, reliable data, and argumentative stringency. The institute strives to combine clear and independent analyses with sound and evidence based policy advice.

With its location in the capital city, DIW Berlin is right where politi-cal decisions are debated and taken. It is therefore all the more im-portant that the Institute carries out its research work independently of political, thematic, or financial influences.

German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Berlin

As the largest German infrastructure institute for the social scienc-es, GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, with its expertise and services, stands ready to advise researchers at all levels to answer socially relevant questions on the basis of the newest scientific meth-ods, high quality data and research information. GESIS do this with essential research-based services and consulting, covering all levels of the scientific processes. The work of GESIS is characterized by its independence, long-term sustainability, quality and competence.

Research projects generally go through a process of multiple phases – the research data cycle. Each individual phase of this cycle requires specific know-how to obtain significant results. GESIS offers re-searchers a unique package of social science services for the various phases of the research data cycle based on own research and exper-tise to make work more efficient for empirical social researchers and improving the quality of research: • Research: GESIS offers information on data, literature, research pro-

jects, important institutions and conferences• Study planning: GESIS offers consultation and services for planning

and conducting a survey• Data collection: GESIS offers consultation and services during the

data collection phase• Data analysis: GESIS offers support, consultation and data for sec-

ondary analysis and reference, analyzing tools• Archiving and registering: GESIS offers longterm permanent archiv-

ing and registration of data and publications

Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (GESIS), Mannheim


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Neuer Jungfernstieg 2120354 Hamburg, GermanyPhone+49 40 42825-593Fax +49 40 [email protected]

Acting President: Prof. Dr. Detlef NolteHead of Finances/Administration:Dr. Peter PeetzPublic Relations:Verena Schweiger


Legal Form: Private foundation

Director: Prof. Dr. Jan ZiekowHead of Administration:Dr. Margrit SeckelmannPublic Relations:Dr. Margrit Seckelmann



Freiherr-vom-Stein-Straße 267324 Speyer, GermanyPhone +49 6232 654-386Fax +49 6232 [email protected]

The GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies / Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien is a leading European research institute for area studies and comparative area studies. Its research focuses on current political, economic and social develop-ments in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Area stud-ies (research on countries and regions) are systematically combined with comparative area studies (research on interregional and global issues): Scholars are based within the regionally specific research in-stitutes (Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East) but also belong to one of four thematically overarching research programmes (Le-gitimacy and Efficiency of Political Systems; Violence and Security; Socio-Economic Challenges in the Context of Globalisation; Power, Norms and Governance in International Relations).

The GIGA engenders excellent, independent research in an innova-tive research milieu. It aims to make research results and information accessible, and provides knowledge-based consulting: The Institute’s target audience – the scholarly community, decision-makers in poli-tics and business, media outlets, as well as the general public – are kept abreast of research results through international academic dis-course, and a series of events and publications. Within its networks the Institute engages in a lively exchange of scholars and collaborates with leading research institutions on national and international lev-els. The GIGA is home to the largest non-university information cen-tre for area studies and comparative area studies in Germany with a wide selection of literature on economic, political and social develop-ments in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.

The GIGA in its present form was established in 2006, following a restructuring process of the German Overseas Institute, which was originally founded in 1964. Since 2009 the GIGA has also been repre-sented in the capital by its Berlin Office.

GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg

The German Research Institute for Public Administration (FÖV) is a non-university institution in the Federal Republic of Germany doing applied fundamental research in the field of administrative sciences. The Institute’s range of tasks relates to research in the field of ad-ministrative science with specific regard to the practical needs and functions of public administration (the motto being research in and for public administration). This commitment confirms the diversity of administrative research which is also reflected in the variety of dis-ciplines found at the FÖV (such as: law, economics, social, political and historical sciences).

German Research Institute for Public Administration (FÖV), Speyer


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Theodor-Lieser-Straße 206120 Halle (Saale), GermanyPhone +49 345 2928-0Fax +49 345 [email protected] www.iamo.de

Managing Directors: Prof. Dr. Alfons BalmannProf. Dr. Thomas GlaubenProf. Dr. Thomas HerzfeldDipl.-Ök. Hannelore Zerjeski (Administration)Public Relations:Daniela Schimming



Schongauerstraße 904328 Leipzig, GermanyPhone +49 341 600 55-0Fax +49 341 600 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr. Sebastian LentzHead of Administration:Beata Kirchner Public Relations:Dr. Peter Wittmann



The Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO) analyses economic, social and political pro-cesses of change in the agricultural and food sector, and in rural ar-eas. The geographic focus covers the transition countries of Central, Eastern and South-eastern Europe (CEEC), as well as Central and East Asia. The surging global demand for food and feed along with the per-sistent development deficits in the agri-food sector and in rural areas of the Institute’s geographical target regions motivate the promotion of sustainable agricultural structures and rural development. IAMO pursues basic and applied research in the field of agricultural eco-nomics. Research activities are grouped to four main areas: • Policy reforms and institutional change, • Structural change and business growth, • Employment and livelihoods • Competitive strategies and market requirements.

With its thematic and geographical focus, IAMO is a unique global research institution. Research findings contribute to the solution of conflicts of interest by providing scientifically based recommenda-tions to stakeholders in the region. Quantitative and qualitative in-formation on the agricultural sector and rural areas of the countries form the empirical basis in order to enhance economic theories and models. Close scientific collaboration with partners in CEEC, Central Asia and China is an essential characteristic of the institute.

Additional core tasks are to advance training of academic scholars

as well as facilitating exchange among academic-, business and politi-cal stakeholders.

Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO), Halle

The research carried out at the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geog-raphy is concerned with spatial structures and current developments that have a spatial impact in Europe, as well as with the theoretical and historical foundations of regional geography. Under the head-ing “New geographies of Europe”, our researchers analyse ongoing processes especially in Central and Eastern Europe, at the same time adopting a pan-European perspective in comparative studies. The scientific focus of the Institute is on three fields of research: produc-tions of space, visual communication and cartography, the history of geography. With these fields of research the IfL aims to make a sig-nificant contribution to our understanding of the spatial organisation and development of society in Europe, and to provide a cross-discipli-nary platform for the further development of the scientific discourse on space and spatiality in the humanities and social sciences.

The IfL has a section devoted to the presentation of research find-ings to specialist and more general audiences. To this end it con-tinually develops the classical media of maps and atlases. The IfL also creates and tests innovative means for visualising geographical knowledge and geographical information on the internet.

The IfL cooperates closely with Leipzig University and is part of national and international research networks. With the Central Geo-graphical Library and the Archive for Geography the IfL has two ex-cellent research facilities. Both the library and the archive are open to the public.

As well as research the IfL is active in the areas of training and fur-ther education. Its activities include a scholarship programme for young foreign scientists, a work experience programme for geogra-phy students, focussing on human geography, and educational oppor-tunities for school-leavers.

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Poschingerstraße 581679 München, GermanyPhone +49 89 9224-1218Fax +49 89 [email protected]

President: Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Hans-Werner SinnHead of Administration:Meinhard KnochePublic Relations:Aleksander Szumilas



President: Prof. Dennis J. Snower, Ph.D.Acting scientific Director: Dr. Sonja PetersonPublic Relations:Dr. Jürgen Stehn



Hindenburgufer 6624105 Kiel, GermanyPhone +49 431 8814-1Fax +49 431 [email protected]

InstituteLeibniz Institute for Economic Research

at the University of Munich

Information and Forschung (research): This is what the Ifo Institute has stood for since its foundation in January 1949. Its Legal Form is that of a registered, non-profit association. The Ifo Institute is one of the leading economic research institutes in Europe and at the same time the one most often quoted in the German media. A co-operative agreement links it closely with the Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) in Munich, and in 2002 it was officially proclaimed an “Insti-tute at the University of Munich”. In the CESifo Group it co-operates closely with the Center for Economic Studies (CES) and CESifo GmbH. CESifo is also the brand name under which the international activities of Ifo, CES and CESifo GmbH are united.

The Ifo Institute is a member of the Leibniz Association and re-ceives institutional financing based on Article 91b of the German constitution (Basic Law: GG) from the German federal government and the Länder.

Ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich

The Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) is one of the major centers for• research in global economic affairs,• economic policy advice and• economic education.

The Institute regards research into potentially innovative solutions to urgent problems of the world economy as its main task. On the basis of this research work, it advises decision makers in politics, the economy and society, and keeps the interested public informed on important matters of economic policy.

As a portal to world economic research, it manages a broadly cast network of national and international experts, whose research work flows directly or indirectly into the Kiel Institute‘s research and advi-sory activities.

The Kiel Institute attaches particular value to economic education and further training and closely co-operates with the world‘s largest library in the economic and social sciences.

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Brüderweg 22-24 44135 Dortmund, Germany Phone +49 231 9051–0Fax +49 231 9051–[email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan SiedentopHead of Administration:Michael PaulPublic Relations:Tanja Ernst

Staff: 100 Total Budget: 4.7 million EuroPublic Funds: 4 million EuroThird-Party Funds: 0.7 million Euro

Legal Form: Non-profit limited liability company (gGmbH)

Executive board and Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Bernhard MüllerHead of Administration:Heike BernhardtPublic Relations:Heike Hensel

Staff: 112 Total Budget: 9 million EuroPublic Funds: 5.43 million EuroThird-Party Funds:3.16 million Euro


Weberplatz 101217 Dresden, GermanyPhone +49 351 4679-0Fax +49 351 [email protected]

The ILS is a non-university research institute working in the field of the spatial sciences. It covers the whole range of research, from theoretical/conceptual basic research to applied research. In the con-text of its overall research focus on “New urbanisation processes in the European context - Urban futures”, the ILS analyses the causes and consequences of new urbanisation processes and develops con-cepts for making urban areas fit for the future. This is done on an interdisciplinary basis and also involves international comparisons. Research is concentrated on two research focuses, “urban develop-ment and mobility” and “urban development and urban design”, with fundamental and current social processes being taken up and studied on the different spatial levels. A further important aspect of ILS work involves the transfer of knowledge and research findings, with the latter being regularly made available to interested parties in the spa-tial sciences, politics, planning and administration.

The ILS has been an associate member of the Leibniz Community since 2009, actively cooperating with the other Leibniz spatial insti-tutions in the context of the 5R network. One of the network’s regular joint publications is the interdisciplinary scientific journal “Raum-forschung und Raumordnung” (Spatial research and planning).

Further important cooperation partners are numerous universities. At local and regional level the ILS cooperates with a number of urban and regional planning authorities, academitcs and policy-makers. At national and European level the ILS is involved in various research projects, while internationally it focuses on contributing to spatial science networks, at the moment concentrating on the U.S. and Japan.

ILS - Research Institute for Regional and Urban Devel-opment [Associated member], Dortmund

The concern of the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Re-gional Development is the scientific basis for the sustainable develop-ment of cities and regions in the national and international context. The IOER investigates how cities and regions can be developed with reasonable effort to offer the population the greatest possible quality of environment and life and to provide nature with far-ranging scope for development, to ensure urban and regional resource efficiency, and prevent environmental risks. Particular attention is paid to the global and regional challenges of urban and regional development, e. g. climate change and demographic change. On the basis of its find-ings the IOER advises government and society.

Research concentrates on four main areas: landscape change and management, resource efficiency of settlement structures, environ-mental risks in urban and regional development, monitoring of set-tlement and open space development. The institute also deals with strategic issues and perspectives on the sustainable development of cities and regions.

In research and education the IOER cooperates closely with Tech-nische Universität Dresden, e.g. regarding joint professorships, and the promotion of young scientists (Dresden Leibniz Graduate School). It is actively involved in Dresden Concept, an association of research institutes located in the Dresden region.

The IOER and the other spatial research institutes of the Leibniz Association (ARL, IfL, ILS, IRS) form the 5R Network. Internationally, IOER coordinates the Network of Spatial Research and Planning In-stitutes in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe (spa-ce.net). Furthermore, it cooperates with numerous partners in Europe, East and South-East Asia, as well as North and South America.

The IOER maintains a comprehensive library with specialized ma-terials in the spatial sciences. It also accommodates a contact point for a European Union cooperation programme: the CENTRAL EU-ROPE Contact Point Germany.

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Flakenstraße 28-3115537 Erkner, GermanyPhone +49 33 62793-0Fax +49 33 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr. Heiderose KilperHead of Administration:Dr. Marc Roedenbeck Public Relations:Torsten Thurmann



Kleine Märkerstraße 8 06108 Halle (Saale) Phone 0345/7753-60 Fax 0345/7753-820 [email protected] www.iwh-halle.de

Executive board: Dr. Jutta GüntherProfessor Dr. Oliver HoltemöllerDr. Tankred Schuhmann Head of Administration:Dr. Tankred SchuhmannPublic Relations:Tobias HenningStefanie Orphal



The IRS conducts research on the transformation and governance of cities, towns and regions from a social science perspective. The insti-tute’s research focuses on the dynamic interrelation between social and spatial development. In this context, the processes of social con-struction of space are of special interest. New forms of social dispari-ty with new social and spatial articulations are investigated as well as the impact of globalisation and the European unification process on cities, towns and regions. Research within the institute is conducted by five departments, each with a unique approach and perspective on processes of spatial and societal transformation:

• Dynamics of Economic Spaces• Institutional Change and Regional Public Goods• Dynamics of Communication, Knowledge and Spatial Development• Regeneration of Cities and Towns• Department for Historical Research / Scientific Collections for the

History of Building and Planning in the GDR

The IRS Scientific Collections represent the only archive specialised in the planning history in the GDR within the Federal Republic of Germany. In order to save and preserve important historical sources, they are, in collaboration with other archives, continually acquired, digitalised and put online. Research activities on the planning history in the GDR are linked systematically to the scientific collections.

The IRS cooperates in projects and research networks with Ger-man and European universities as well as non-university partner institutions. Especially the IRS’s multidisciplinary expertise makes universities interested in cooperating with the institute, for instance in connecting approaches of planning and political sciences aiming to regenerate cities and towns, or in linking the perspectives of history and social sciences in seeking explanations for regional structural change.

Leibniz Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning (IRS), Erkner

The Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) was founded on January 1st 1992. IWH’s founding mission was to carry out economic research on the transition in East Germany and Central and Eastern Europe. After the completion of the formal transition process from planned to market economies through the introduction of market re-forms and EU membership in many transition economies, the IWH further adapted its programme towards the theme “From Transition to European Integration”. Research now focuses on transition-related economic features and the European economic integration process. Accordingly, the main research questions of the IWH Research Pro-gramme address issues of transition, cohesion and integration within the EU:1. Which institutional factors shape the endowment and develop-

ment of production factors and technological progress in the en-larged EU?

2. What explains heterogeneous growth and cohesion patterns in the enlarged EU? Under which conditions do poorly endowed regions catch up over time in relation to advanced European regions?

3. What are the challenges and possible answers for future economic governance and policy coordination across the EU?

The research is organised in three inter-departmental IWH Research Clusters:• Macroeconomic Dynamics and Stability• Institutions as Determinants of Resource Allocation• Innovation in Catch-up Regions

In addition, the IWH is a member of the project group Joint Econom-ic Forecasting commissioned by the German Federal Government, which semi-annually publishes reports on the current status and on the outlook of the world economy and the German economy. The IWH is also partner within a European research consortium analysing the economic catching-up processes in Central and Eastern Europe (EU’s Seventh Framework Programme).

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Baseler Straße 27-3160329 Frankfurt am Main, GermanyPhone +49 69 959104-0Fax +49 69 [email protected]

Executive Director: Professor Dr Harald Müller Head of Administration:Susanne BoetschPublic Relations:Babette Knauer

Staff: 82Total Budget: 5 million EuroPublic Funds: 3.18 million EuroThird-Party Funds: 0.73 million Euro


Hohenzollernstraße 1-345128 Essen, GermanyPhone +49 201 8149-0Fax +49 201 [email protected]://en.rwi-essen.de

President: Prof. Dr. Christoph M. SchmidtHead of Administration:Dr. Stefan RumpfPublic Relations:Joachim Schmidt

Staff: 91Total Budget: 8.15 million EuroPublic Funds: 5 million EuroThird-Party Funds:2.47 million Euro


The Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) was founded by the Hessian Federal Government in 1970 as an independent foundation under public law. Its constitution guarantees PRIF full academic free-dom. With more than 80 members of staff, PRIF is Germany’s largest peace research institute. Besides political scientists, it brings togeth-er sociologists, ethnologists, cultural and religious scientists, econo-mists, philosophers and physicists. Their work is directed towards identifying the causes of violent international and internal conflicts, carrying out research into the conditions necessary for peace, under-stood as a process of decreasing violence and increasing justice, and spreading the concepts of peace. Within the framework of PRIF’s po-litical consulting, research results are converted into practically ori-entated options for action that find their way into the public debate.

The research program “Just Peace Governance” focuses on justice-related conflicts and the ways in which peace and justice can be achieved at the same time. It starts from the assumption that al-though peace and justice are equally important political values, they nevertheless compete with each other or come into conflict. Research is carried out in four departments:• Policies for Security Governance of States • International Organizations and International Law• Private Actors in the Transnational Sphere• Governance and Societal Peace

The research groups “The Cultural Dynamics of Political Globaliza-tion” and “Contested Normativity: Norm Conflicts in Global Govern-ance” are part of the research department “Non-Program-Bound Re-search”.

PRIF hosts Germany’s largest library for peace research and conflict studies. Its special collection “US-Foreign Policy” containing 62,500 documents, books and research is unique in Europe.

Since 2007, PRIF has been a member of the Cluster of Excellence “The Formation of Normative Orders” of Goethe University Frankfurt.

Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)

RWI is a modern center for scientific research and evidence-based policy advice, retaining its strong roots in the region. In 2003 RWI developed a coherent research program following the Leitmotif: “In-dividual prosperity and economic policy in the times of demographic and societal change.”

Focal points of the research include analysis of the labor market, educational research, migration and environmental economics. Particular attention is paid to the diagnosis and forecasting of the German economy and those of leading developed countries, as well as to structural changes within the economy, i.e. in manufacturing, medium-sized businesses and the IT sector. Due to the location of the institute, analysis of the economy of North Rhine-Westphalia is also on the agenda. Research is based on the latest theoretical concepts, as well as scientific methods. The results are published as a rule and are thus available to the public.

Together with Ruhr University Bochum, TU Dortmund and Uni-versity of Duisburg-Essen RWI founded the Ruhr Graduate School of Economics. RGS Econ explicitly combines the expertise of researchers from all four participating institutions, thus providing an ideal place for research and higher education in economics. Emphasis is on ana-lytical theories and advanced methods.

The institute was founded in 1926. Since 1943 it is an independent and non-commercial establishment.

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President: Prof. Jutta Allmendinger Ph.D.Managing Director: Heinrich BaßlerPublic Relations:Dr. Paul Stoop



Reichpietschufer 5010785 Berlin, GermanyPhone +49 30 25491-0Fax +49 30 [email protected]

Düsternbrooker Weg 12024105 Kiel, GermanyJungfernstieg 1220354 Hamburg, GermanyPhone +49 431 8814-555Fax +49 431 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr. Klaus TochtermannHead of Administration:Ralf KopischkePublic Relations:Dr. Doreen Siegfried



The Social Science Research Center Berlin conducts basic research with a focus on problems of modern societies in a globalized world. The research is theory-based, problem-oriented, often long-term and mostly based on international comparisons.

Our research areas are:• Education, work, life chances• Markets and choice• Society and economic dynamics• International politics and law• Dynamics of political systems• Migration and diversity

Around 160 German and international researchers work at the WZB, including sociologists, political scientists, economists, legal scholars and historians.

Research results are published for the scientific community as well as for experts in politics, business, the media and civic organizations.

The WZB was founded in 1969 by members of the German parlia-ment from all parties.

Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB)

The ZBW – German National Library of Economics – Leibniz Infor-mation Centre for Economics is the world’s largest specialist library for economics, with more than four million publications in printed or electronic format and subscriptions to 31,970 periodicals and jour-nals. The ZBW collects economics literature and information from all over the world as well as books, journals and digital media from management practice, makes them available to users by local and in-terlibrary lending or document delivery and uses them as the basis of its sophisticated online information services. The ZBW is among the leading Information Centres for developing and applying the latest semantic and Web 2.0 technologies for highly innovative information services. These leading-edge technologies are developed in collabo-ration with internationally renowned research institutes in informa-tion technology from all over the world. The ZBW is also a WTO de-positary library and maintains a European Documentation Centre at both locations, in Kiel and Hamburg.

The ZBW offers EconBiz as a single point of access to the world’s economics literature and information, the database ECONIS with more than five million datasets and the reference service EconDesk which provides brief facts from economics via e-mail, telephone or chat. With EconStor, the ZBW offers a platform for Open Access pub-lishing to German researchers in economics. These online services are available to the scientific community, policy makers, decision makers and the public worldwide and without charge at www.zbw.eu.

The ZBW is also an active partner in several national and interna-tional research projects and cooperations. These include EEXCESS (www.eexcess.eu) or the research within Leibniz Research Network Science 2.0 (www.leibniz-science20.de)

The German National Library of Economics – Leibniz Centre for Economics was founded in 1919 and has been a member of the Leib-niz Association since 1966.

German National Library of Economics - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (ZBW), Kiel

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Legal Form: Private limited company (GmbH)

L 7,168161 Mannheim, GermanyPhone +49 621 1235-01Fax +49 621 [email protected]

Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Iris Pigeot-KüblerHead of Administration:Dipl. Ökon. Cornelia WiedemeyerPublic Relations:Richard Verhoeven



Achterstraße 30 28359 Bremen, GermanyPhone +49 421 218-56750 Fax +49 421 218-56941 [email protected]

Life Sciences

The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim is a non-profit research institute established in 1990. ZEW’s key objec-tives are to conduct excellent economic research, to provide scientifi-cally grounded economic policy advice, to train talented researchers, and to inform the professional and the lay public.

ZEW‘s research addresses the following areas: • International Finance and Financial Management;• Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy; • Industrial Economics and International Management; • Corporate Taxation and Public Finance; • Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Manage-

ment;• Information and Communication Technologies;• Growth and Business Cycles;• Competition and Regulation.

ZEW has achieved a strong reputation particularly by tackling inter-nationally comparative research questions in the European context and by maintaining important scientific databases such as the ZEW Start-up Panel, the Mannheim Innovation Panel (MIP) and the Euro-pean Tax Analyzer. ZEW’s monthly Indicator of Economic Sentiment, an early indicator of economic trends, also attracts much national as well as international attention.

In order to maintain and advance its high standards in research and policy advice, ZEW establishes networks with universities and scien-tific institutions in Germany and abroad. The Leibniz ScienceCampus “Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation” (MaCCI), doc-toral programmes with universities, a huge number of research visits and scientific conferences organised by ZEW researchers are some of the institute’s networking activities.

Transferring knowledge to stakeholders in the areas of politics, business, and society is also a main task of ZEW.

Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim

The population takes centre stage in our research. As an interdisci-plinary epidemiological research institute it is our mission to identify causes of illness in the population, to develop, implement and evaluate prevention strategies, and to develop appropriate scientific methods.

Besides our research activities in epidemiology, we focus on trans-lating our research results into public health strategies, such as de-veloping prevention programmes for individuals and their surround-ings, and on counselling stakeholders, politicians and the community on a national and international level.

BIPS is a competence centre for statistics, data management, stand-ardisation and quality control and has longstanding expertise in planning, co-ordinating and conducting multi-centre, large-scale epi-demiological studies at the European level. Due to its expertise BIPS is one of the study centres of the so-called Nationale Kohorte, a long-term health study on the German adult population.

Our drug safety research is based on a pharmaco-epidemiological database with information on about 17 million insured persons. Due to outstanding research on lifestyle and work-related disorders as well as their primary prevention BIPS has become an internation-ally renowned research institution. The IDEFICS and I.Family studies, both European studies coordinated by BIPS, testify to this.

The four departments of BIPS reflect our research interests in bi-ometry, epidemiology, prevention and drug safety. Currently, the in-stitute cooperates with 38 universities, 26 of which are outside of Germany. BIPS professors and research associates teach at the Uni-versity of Bremen.

BIPS was founded in 1981 and is one of the oldest epidemiological institutes in Germany. Since 2013, the Institute has been a member of the Leibniz Association, where it had been an associated member since 2008.

Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS GmbH, Bremen

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Director: Prof. Dr. Rolf HorstmannHead of Administration:Udo GawendaPublic Relations:Dr. Eleonora Setiadi



Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 7420359 Hamburg, GermanyPhone +49 40 42818-0Fax +49 40 [email protected]

CEO – Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Michael RodenCommercial Director:Andreas Fidelak Public Relations:Dr. Olaf Spörkel



Auf’m Hennekamp 40225 Düsseldorf, GermanyPhone +49 211 3382-0Fax +49 211 [email protected]

The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine is Germany’s largest institution for research, services and training in the field of tropical diseases and emerging infections.

Research topics include clinical studies, epidemiology and dis-ease control as well as the biology of the respective pathogens, their reservoirs and vectors. The present scientific focus is on malaria, haemorrhagic fever viruses, tuberculosis and tissue nematodes. To study highly pathogenic viruses and infected insects, the institute is equipped with laboratories of the highest biosafety level (BSL4) and a BSL3 insectary. Outstanding scientific achievements in the re-cent past include the identification of the SARS coronavirus and the discovery of a previously unknown developmental stage of malaria parasites in humans.

Services of the institute include specific laboratory diagnostics of tropical diseases, emerging and other rare infections, a close co-op-eration with the German army as well as consultation of the scientific community, industry, politics and the public, which greatly contribute to the national standing of the institute. The institute comprises the German National Reference Centre for all tropical pathogens, a refer-ence laboratory for SARS and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Arbo-virus and Haemorrhagic Fever Reference and Research.

Teaching activities include a 3-months, full-time course on all as-pects of tropical medicine for physicians, further a structured train-ing programme for PhD students and a number of activities of contin-uing education in topics related to travel medicine and international health.

In co-operation with the Ghanaian Ministry of Health and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, the insti-tute since more than ten years runs the Kumasi Centre for Collabora-tive Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), a modern research and training centre in Ghana, which is also available to external research groups.

Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM), Hamburg

The mission of the DDZ is to contribute to reducing the individual and societal burden of diabetes mellitus by interdisciplinary re-search. To achieve this target the DDZ cross-links molecular and cell biological basic research with clinical and epidemiological research approaches. The DDZ’s scientific contributions aim at improving the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and therapy of diabetes mel-litus and its sequelae while advancing epidemiological data on diabe-tes in Germany. The DDZ understands itself as the German reference center for diabetes. In this capacity, the DDZ provides free scientific information on diabetes mellitus to all players in the health care sys-tem and the public.

The DDZ is an interdisciplinary research center and currently con-sists of three institutes, two Paul Langerhans groups and the Na-tional Diabetes Information Center unit. The research groups of the institutes and units run four DDZ research programs in an interdis-ciplinary and coordinated fashion. The DDZ is further a member in the German Health Research Centers focusing on diabetes research (DZD e. V.).

Overview of the research units of the DDZ:• Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry • Institute for Clinical Diabetology • Institute for Biometry and Epidemiology • Paul Langerhans Groups• National Diabetes Information Center

German Diabetes Center- Leibniz Institute for Dia-betes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DDZ)

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Director: Prof. Dr. Peter SchieberleAdministration Manager:Manfred KrausbeckPublic Relations:Dr. Gaby Andersen



Lise-Meitner-Straße 34 85354 Freising, GermanyPhone +49 8161 71-2932 Fax +49 8161 [email protected]

Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. Hans-Georg JoostAdministrative Director:Dr. Ilka GrötzingerPublic Relations:Dr. Gisela Olias



Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-11614558 Nuthetal, GermanyPhone +49 332 0088-2335 Fax +49 332 [email protected]

The DFA was founded in Munich in 1918. Research at the DFA is aiming to promote the science of food chemistry, ensuring public welfare and the maintenance and improvement of the quality of food.

Based on the state-of-the-art of food chemistry and related disci-plines, the rapid progress in food processing, the development of new food resources, new additives and new products (Novel Foods), four main research tasks of the DFA have been identified, taking into con-sideration the interests of both, food industry and the consumer.

Working group I focuses on the characterisation of endogenous food

ingredients, especially odour- and taste-active compounds, which contribute to the quality of food by entering into interactions with corresponding chemoreceptors of the human body (Sensomics), with the aim to define quality parameters, and to objectify quality changes depending on the raw material and on technological processes.

Working group II focuses on the clarification of structure-function relationships of biopolymers with the aim of improving quality and preventive healthcare by specific chemical, enzymatic, physico-chemi-cal, and technological processes.

Working group III focuses on the characterisation of structure-ac-tivity relationships of food ingredients as well as their metabolites in terms of their interaction with chemosensory receptors in the human body.

Working Group IV focuses on updating the international standard Food Composition and Nutrition Tables “Souci Fachmann Kraut”, which were founded at the DFA in 1962, by evaluation of the current scientific literature and internal analytical studies.

German Research Centre for Food Chemistry (DFA), Freising

The mission of the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) is to conduct experimental and clinical research in the field of nutri-tion and health, with the aim of understanding the molecular basis of nutrition-dependent diseases, and of developing new strategies for prevention, treatment, and nutritional recommendations.

Scientists at the DIfE pursue these scientific goals through interdis-ciplinary cooperation comprising a broad spectrum of experimental and epidemiological methods. A particular focus of the institute is research on the most important diseases at present, i.e., obesity, dia-betes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer, whose development may involve nutrition-dependent factors.

Since DIfE’s establishment in 1992, significant progress in elucidat-ing the genetic basis of obesity and diabetes has been made. For ex-ample, DIfE scientists identified gene variants in a mouse model that are responsible for obesity and diabetes. In addition, they contribut-ed considerably to the elucidation of the molecular basis of taste per-ception – an important requirement to understand food choice and nutritional behavior. Based on epidemiological data derived from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), they also identified nutritional habits that are linked to an increased cancer risk or the development of type 2 diabetes. Using the data of the Potsdam EPIC Study they developed the German Diabetes Risk Score that can be used to determine an individual‘s risk of type 2 dia-betes.

The institute has joined forces with other research networks. At the national level, it is a partner of the German Center for Diabetes Re-search (DZD). In addition, DIfE is an associate member of the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) and an active member of the National Genome Research Network (NGFN) and the Competence Network Obesity. Moreover, it is involved in planning and recruitment efforts for the “National Cohort Study”.

German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, (DIfE)

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Director: Prof. Dr. Stefan TreueHead of Administration:Assessor jur. Michael LankeitPublic Relations:Christian Kiel



Kellnerweg 4 37077 Göttingen, GermanyPhone +49 551 3851-0Fax +49 551 [email protected]

Charitéplatz 110117 Berlin, GermanyPhone +49 30 28460-280Fax +49 30 [email protected]

Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Andreas RadbruchAdministrative Director:Petra StarkePublic Relations:Jacqueline Hirscher


Legal Form: Foundation of the civil law

DPZThe German Primate Center (DPZ) in Goettingen conducts biologi-

cal and biomedical research with and on non-human primates within the fields of Infection Biology, Neurosciences and Organismic Pri-mate Biology. For studying animals in the wild, the DPZ also operates fieldstations in Peru, Senegal, Madagascar and Indonesia. In addition, the institute offers scientific services such as breeding and import of non-human primates, provision of assays and primate-specific train-ing and advisory service. As part of the Goettingen Research Campus, the DPZ is closely connected with the University of Goettingen and other local non-university research institutes. The DPZ nationally and internationally plays a central role related to all aspects of primate research and actively engages in the public and political debate about animal experiments.

The research spectrum of the center is organized into three sections: Infection Biology, Neurosciences and Organismic Primate Biology.

The section Infection Biology examines immunodeficiency viruses, respiratory and new emerging viruses as well as prion-related dis-eases like BSE. The goal is to understand the transmission and patho-genesis of infectious diseases to enable the development of new con-cepts for prophylaxis and therapy.

The section Neurosciences studies cortical information processing, visual cognition and the neural basis of motor control as well as psy-chosocial stress and neurodegenerative diseases.

The section Organismic Primate Biology focuses on the evolution-ary causes and mechanisms of social and mating systems, reproduc-tion and vocal communication. Through intensive cooperation with local NGOs, public authorities and universities, the findings are di-rectly integrated into the conservation of endangered species.

German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research (DPZ), Goettingen

The German Rheumatism Research Centre Berlin (DRFZ) focusses on the biomedical and epidemiological analyses of rheumatic diseas-es. The centre’s research combines biological, clinical and epidemio-logic studies to improve treatment of rheumatic patients.

The biomedical research area “Pathophysiology of Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases” aims at a molecular and cellular understanding of chronic inflammation. An exact knowledge of the cells and mol-ecules initiating and driving chronic inflammatory diseases will al-low the design of new therapies, with the ultimate goal to find a cure. The strategy is to target pathogenic cells selectively, without affecting protective immune cells.

Epidemiologic research at the DRFZ addresses the prognosis of rheumatic diseases in adults and children, the quality of health care and the safety and effectiveness of new treatments. This research area maintains unique long-term cohorts and closely cooperates with a large network of rheumatologists all over Germany and Europe.

The DRFZ has 24 independent research groups, 8 of which are li-aison groups with the Charité – University Medicine Berlin, 1 with the Cluster of Excellence “NeuroCure” at the Charité and 1 with the Robert Koch-Institute in Berlin. At the DRFZ, physicians, biologists, geneticists, biochemists, mathematicians and sociologists closely collaborate. Researchers of the DRFZ participate in 6 Collaborative Research Programs of the German Research Council (DFG) and in 9 research networks of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The DRFZ is partner in 5 research networks of the EU, and is holding one Advanced Grant of the European Research Council.

Within the Leibniz Association, the DRFZ is member of the Leibniz-Research Networks “Healthy Aging” and “Interdisciplinary Drug Re-search”, and coordinates an international network on “Immunologi-cal memory”.

German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ), Berlin

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Inhoffenstraße 7B 38124 Braunschweig, Germany Phone +49 531 2616-0 Fax +49 531 [email protected]

Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 218196 Dummerstorf, GermanyPhone +49 38208 68-5 Fax +49 38208 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr. Manfred SchwerinHead of Administration:Regierungsdirektor Dieter WirgesPublic Relations:Dr. Norbert K. Borowy

Staff: 247Total Budget: 21.7 million EuroPublic Funds: 19.3 million EuroThird-Party Funds:2 million Euro


The DSMZ is one of the largest biological ressource centers world-wide. Its collections currently comprise almost 40,000 items, includ-ing about 20,000 different bacterial and 5,000 fungal strains, 700 human and animal cell lines, 800 plant cell lines, 1,000 plant viruses and antisera, and 4,800 different types of bacterial genomic DNA. All biological materials accepted in the DSMZ collection are subject to ex-tensive quality control and physiological and molecular characteriza-tion by our central services. In addition, DSMZ provides an extensive documentation and detailed diagnostic information on the biological materials. The unprecedented diversity and quality management of its bioressources render the DSMZ an internationally reknown sup-plier for science, diagnostic laboratories, national reference centers, as well as industrial partners.

The trans-sectoral research of the DSMZ focuses on 1. microbial diversity and the underlying evolutionary mechanisms

(genome evolution, population genetics), 2. improved methods for the access and ex situ preservation of bio-

diversity, as well as 3. molecular mechanisms of biological interactions (symbioses,

mechanisms of disease, cancer).

DSMZ maintains specific expertise and offers counseling in the areas• microbial taxonomy, phylogeny and species description• standardization and quality assurance of bioressources• biosafety and biosecurity• legal framework for the exploitation of bioressources (Patenting,

Convention of Biological Diversity, Access and Benefit Sharing).

Leibniz-Institute DSMZ–German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig

FBN studies the functional biodiversity of livestock as a basis for domestication and as a key component of sustainable agriculture and food supply. The strategic importance of its research mandate arises primarily from the irreversible process of domestication and the need for people to play an active role in shaping it in order to cope with altered conditions.

Farm animals harbour great potential when it comes to meeting the growing global demand for quality foods of animal origin. It is thus vital that the biodiversity of farm animals be studied under changing husbandry and production conditions. This enables this biological resource to be managed, produced and used in a sustainable manner. The differing adaptation strategies farm animals have developed in order to cope with similar conditions in the course of their evolution are investigated in an effort to understand the genetic and physiologi-cal aspects of functional biodiversity and to implement the findings in sustainable breeding and husbandry strategies.

Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Dummerstorf

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Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Karl Lenhard RudolphAdministrative Director:Dr. Daniele BarthelPublic Relations:Dr. Wilfried Briest



Beutenbergstraße 1107745 Jena, GermanyPhone +49 3641 6563-33Fax +49 3641 [email protected]

Robert-Rössle-Str. 1013125 Berlin, GermanyPhone +49 30 94793-102Fax +49 30 [email protected]

Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Volker HauckeAdministrative Director (Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.): Dr. Manuela UrbanPublic Relations:Silke Oßwald



Since the middle of the last century a dramatic demographic shift has taken place in the developed industrial nations that has led to nearly a doubling in the average life expectancy. The downside of this basically positive development is the fact that more and more people suffer from the biological consequences of ageing and the develop-ment of age-associated diseases.

The age-dependent decline in organ homeostasis and regenerative ability are main causes for the dysfunction of various organ systems in old age. At the same time the cancer risk increases exponentially during the ageing process. Adult stem cells, which can be detected in almost all tissues, are of special importance for both processes. Cur-rent treatment options for cancer and organ dysfunction in old age are very limited, since the causes are not sufficiently understood.

The Leibniz Institute for Age Research – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) makes a significant contribution to this medically and socially rel-evant core problem. The institute’s main focus is the investigation of molecular mechanisms that, in the course of ageing:• lead to the decline of the regenerative ability and the self-preserva-

tion of organs/tissues,• contribute to the development of age-associated diseases,• cause an increased rate of cancer development.

Cancer in old age and age-associated dysfunctions of organs con-siderably impair the quality of life. FLI’s main goal is to explore the molecular causes of the ageing of cells – stem cells in particular – and tissues. Scientists of the FLI examine model systems of ageing and hu-man tissue biopsies, in order to decipher fundamental mechanisms of human ageing in a close collaboration with biologists, health care professionals and mathematicians. These findings are supposed to lay the rational groundwork to develop molecular therapies that aim to improve health and quality of life in old age.

Leibniz Institute for Age Research - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI), Jena

How do diseases occur? Which active substance can be used to tar-get specific areas of the body’s biochemistry and physiology? These questions are central to the work at the FMP in Berlin-Buch, Germa-ny’s only non-university research institute for molecular pharmacol-ogy. Chemists, biologists, pharmacologists, physicists, and medical professionals work together closely and lay the foundations for the medicinal products of the future.

In the department of Molecular Physiology and Cell Biology, scien-tists are researching into important processes in and between cells. The department of Structural Biology is investigating key molecules involved in this activity and is elucidating their structure down to atomic resolution, to enable a targeted search for active substances. Finally, the department of Chemical Biology is searching systemati-cally for such active substances; promising candidates are optimised further.

The FMP is developing new perspectives and research stimuli for pharmaceutical research and is excellently equipped with the latest technology to achieve this goal. For example, two separate buildings are furnished with complex NMR spectroscopy systems that are used for the structural elucidation of biomolecules. In the “Screening Unit”, state-of-the-art robots are capable of testing tens of thousands of dif-ferent substances for a specific action within the shortest of time.

The FMP cooperates with other research institutions in Berlin, such as the Max Delbrück Centre for Molecular Medicine and the Chari-té - University Medicine Berlin, and is involved in various research projects, such as the excellence cluster “Neurocure”. In addition, the Institute is a co-initiator and leader of the major European project “EU-OPENSCREEN”, which since April 2013 is part of the national roadmap for large research infrastructures of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). In the context of EU-OPENSCREEN, institutes from various different European countries are coordinating the search for new active substances.

Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Berlin

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Parkallee 1-40 23845 Borstel, GermanyPhone +49 4537 [email protected]

Alfred-Kowalke-Straße 1710315 Berlin, GermanyPhone +49 30 5168-100Fax 49 30 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr. Heribert Hofer DPhilAdministrative Director (Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.): Dr. Manuela UrbanLocal Administration: Dipl.-Oec. Gabriele LiebichPublic Relations:Dipl.-Soc. Steven Seet


Legal Form: Institute of the Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.

The sociopolitical and distinguished scientifc mission of the Re-search Center Borstel is comprehensive health and biomedical re-search in pneumology focusing on “infectious diseases” and “asthma and allergies”. The Center ultimately makes important contributions to the development of innovate and more effective therapeutic and preventive regimens in pneumology.

The essential, translational and clinical research focuses on the fol-lowing main goals:• Identifcation of new target structures for anti-bacterial, anti-inflam-

matory and anti-allergic prophylaxes and therapies.• Development of new diagnostics and applied imaging.• Definition of biomarkers ad nutritional physiological predisposi-

tions for clinical-relevant risk profiles.• Exploit our knowledge of mechanisms of resistance, virulence, per-

sistence and reactivation for therapy and prognosis.• Identification of immune modulators for prophylaxis and therapy

of infectious and non-infectious, acute and chronic inflammations.

The Center is co-partner of both the German Center for Lung Re-search and the German Center for Infection Research. In addition, the Research Center Borstel is involved in numerous national and inter-national networks.

Research Center Borstel - Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences (FZB)

The IZW‘s mission is to study evolutionary adaptations and their limits, particularly diseases, as a contribution to the conservation of viable wildlife populations (“evolutionary wildlife research for con-servation”). We implement this mission by studying the diversity of life histories and evolutionary adaptations and their limits (includ-ing diseases) of free-ranging and captive wildlife species, and their interactions with people and their environment in Germany, Europe and worldwide.

The IZW conducts research into genetic, physiological, veterinary, behavioural, ecological and evolutionary mechanisms, and integrates theoretical and applied as well as mechanism-oriented and func-tional research to develop the scientific basis for novel approaches to conservation of wildlife.

Our goals are (1) to contribute to an understanding of the response of wildlife to (anthropogenic) environmental change and (2) to de-sign appropriate science-based interventions for conservation pur-poses. The institute thereby provides the scientific underpinning for worldwide conservation of wildlife species and natural processes to maintain biodiversity.

The IZW has five departments: Evolutionary Ecology, Evolution-ary Genetics, Wildlife Diseases, Reproduction Biology, Reproduction Management.The IZW Research Foci are:1. Adaptations: Elucidating the mechanisms underlying key traits, their adaptive value and their evolutionary plasticity in the life his-tory of wildlife species, as well as analysing traits as a knowledge ba-sis for designing intervention methods.2. Wildlife Diseases: Investigating the health status of wildlife popu-lations as well as the causes and distribution of diseases and their consequences.3. Conservation: Assessing the risks to wildlife, elucidating the bio-logical basis for conservation, and developing and applying novel concepts and methods for interventions to aid threatened wildlife species.

The IZW offers research-oriented services, maintains and expands reference collections and organises several international conference series.

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Martinistraße 5220251 Hamburg, GermanyPhone +49 40 48051-0Fax +49 40 [email protected]

Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Thomas DobnerAdministrative Director:Dipl. Kfm. Ingo Jackstien (temporary)Public Relations:Antonia Seifert M.A.

Staff: 145 Total Budget: 14.66 million EuroPublic Funds: 11 million EuroThird-Party Funds: 2 million Euro


Director: Prof. Dr. Jan G. HengstlerAdministrative manager:Henrik BeckerResearch coordination:Dr. Birgit Arnold-Schulz-Gahmen



Ardeystraße 6744139 Dortmund, GermanyPhone +49 231 1084-0Fax +49 231 [email protected]

The Heinrich-Pette-Institute (HPI) is a non-profit, independent re-search foundation belonging to the Leibniz Association since 1995. The HPI is internationally renowned for its strength in basic research on the biology of human pathogenic viruses and the pathogenesis underlying the respective virus-induced diseases. Following the aims and statutes of the foundation the institute’s mission is to provide new technologies and solutions to improve therapeutic procedures for established and emerging viral diseases. These include AIDS, In-fluenza and Hepatitis as well as certain types of cancer linked to in-fections with DNA tumor viruses.

Research projects at the HPI comprise multi-disciplinary approach-es using state-of-the-art infection model systems, including biosafety level 3 small animal models, as well as highly advanced technologies, such as cryo-electron tomography and next generation sequencing. Projects at the HPI are closely linked to university and non-university research groups in the Hamburg metropolitan region and to other na-tional and international research institutions.

At the national level the HPI participates jointly in a variety of re-search initiatives, graduate schools (e.g. Leibniz Graduate School for Research) and coordinates inter-institutional and interdiscipli-nary research networks, such as the Leibniz Center Infection (LCI), a strategic alliance of the thematically similar Leibniz research insti-tutes the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNI), the Forschungszentrum Borstel – Leibniz Center for Medicine and Bio-sciences (FZB), and the HPI. In addition, the HPI is a partner in the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), and the new Center for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), an interdisciplinary research center with partners from university and non-university research in-stitutions, which will be established on the campus of the German Electron Synchrotron (DESY) in Hamburg.

Heinrich Pette Institute – Leibniz Institute for Experi-mental Virology (HPI), Hamburg

Institutional mission: The Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo) investigates potentials and risks of modern work on the basis of behavioral and life sciences. The results lead to principles of beneficial and healthy design of the work-ing environment.

Core topics: Working humans in technical environments - challenge of work and aging - external and internal factors for wellbeing and performance at work - safe handling of chemicals in modern working environments.

Competences: The IfADo is a cross-disciplinary institute for inte-grated applied and basic research related to occupational health and human performance. Its research groups combine different academic subjects such as ergonomics, cognitive ergonomics, experimental psychology, toxicology, neuro-toxicology, molecular biology, immu-nology and occupational medicine.

Research: Among the questions addressed are for instance the op-timal design of human-machine interfaces, occupational origins and prevention of musculo skeletal diseases, causes and prevention of burnout, identification and elimination of chemical risks, environ-ment caused responses of the immune system, identification and compensation of age-related variations of working capacities.

Political consulting: The research findings are not only communi-cated to the scientific community, but in addition they form the ba-sis for contributions to regulatory bodies [national: Committee on Hazardous Substances (AGS), DIN committee; European: Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL), Committee for Standardization (CEN)]. The findings are also communicated to prac-titioners in the field of occupational health and ergonomics and to the general public. Moreover the IfADo is a WHO Collaborating Centre for Occupational Health.

Academic teaching: The IfADo is associated with the TU Dortmund University and therefore actively involved in teaching and training of young scientists.

Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo), Dortmund

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Weinberg 306120 Halle (Saale), GermanyPhone +49 345 5582-0Fax +49 345 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Ludger WessjohannHead of Administration:Christiane CyronPublic Relations:Sylvia Pieplow



Managing Director: Prof. Andreas GranerAdministrative Director:Sybille-Andrea LorenzHead managing office:Roland Schnee



OT Gatersleben, Corrensstraße 3 06466 Stadt Seeland, GermanyPhone+49 39482 5-0 Fax +49 39482 [email protected]/en

Research at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) focus-es on the chemical diversity, the biosynthesis, the biological roles, and the mechanisms of action of plant and fungal natural products, with an emphasis on specialized metabolites and signaling molecules. Our aim is to develop a comprehensive molecular understanding of the adaptive and developmental processes which plants evolved as a consequence of their dynamic interaction with the environment. The resulting changes in gene expression and phenotype are analyzed in interdisciplinary approaches at the genome, proteome and foremost at the metabolome level. The knowledge gained will pave the way to a plant-based bioeconomy: it will facilitate sustainable crop produc-tion, innovative biotechnology and drug development to improve the nutrition and health of humans, animals and plants.

Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB), Halle

The Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben is a research centre covering a broad range of top-ics in plant science. Plants, and especially crop plants, are the major source for human and animal diets. They also become the basis for raw materials and renewable energy and are an integral part of the environment having as well a large impact on climate. Identifying the genetic, biochemical and physiological principles of plant develop-ment, performance and adaptation will be essential to meet demands arising from a rapidly growing world population, dwindling natural resources and climate change. These central goals will also essential-ly contribute to the development of a plant-based bioeconomy.

Primary focus of the Institute is research into crop plant species such as barley, wheat, maize, rapeseed and potato. In addition, fun-damental questions of plant evolution, domestication, and the mo-lecular underpinnings of plant traits are investigated in model plants. Research in four scientific departments is clustered around three top-ics:• Conservation, development and utilisation of plant genetic resources,• Plant genome dynamics and• Integrative biology of plant performance.

A collection of about 151,000 different cultivars, land races and crop wild relatives from the temperate region are stored in the Feder-al ex situ Genebank. With about 800 different genera it is the largest genebank in Western Europe. The characterisation of plant material at various levels (genome, transcriptome, proteome, metabolome) together with the use of innovative phenotyping technologies deliver knowledge and resources for developing drought tolerant or disease resistant high-yielding crop plants.

Scientists from more than 30 countries build a stimulating multidis-ciplinary environment. Young researchers especially benefit from the recently established Leibniz Graduate School on yield formation with lectures, technical and soft skill courses.

Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben

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Auf’m Hennekamp 5040225 Düsseldorf, GermanyPhone +49 211 3389-225Fax +49 211 [email protected]

Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. med. Jean KrutmannAdministrative Director:Dr. Alexander Beaucamp Public Relations:Dr. Katharina Beyen



Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Axel BrakhageAdministrative Director:Elke JäckschPublic Relations:Dr. Michael Ramm



Beutenbergstraße 11a 07745 Jena, GermanyPhone +49 3641 532-1000Fax +49 3641 [email protected]

The mission of the IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmen-tal Medicine is to carry out molecular preventive medical research in the field of environmental health. The main objective is the analysis and evaluation of risks to human health that result from environmen-tal factors in order to improve health protection and to develop new preventive and therapeutic strategies.

Molecular mechanisms of premature aging, degenerative diseases as well as environmentally induced disorders of the immune system are in the focus of the IUF’s work. In order to identify the molecu-lar mechanisms responsible for triggering such disorders, the IUF employs cutting-edge cell-biological, immunological, toxicological, molecular biological and epidemiological methods. This interdiscipli-nary approach requires the use of one or more interface organs as an experimental model. At the IUF, studies are mainly performed on the skin, the lung, and the cardiovascular system, to some extent also on the brain and the gut.

At present, the research activities mainly focus on two environmen-tal noxae: particles, in particular nano-particles, and non-ionizing ra-diation. At present, the IUF has 12 research groups (7 regular groups, 2 junior research groups, 2 liaison-groups to the Heinrich Heine Uni-versity of Düsseldorf, 1 liaison-group to the LIMES-Institute in Bonn) which are working closely together. Besides in vitro investigations in cultivated cells also in vivo investigations both in animal models and in a special clinical investigation unit for humans (according to GTP criteria) are performed. These investigations are complemented by epidemiological studies. This approach assures the transfer of scien-tific information within the IUF from basic research to translational research.

The IUF was founded in 2001. In 2007, it became an associated member and in 2011 a full member of the Leibniz Association.

Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine (IUF), Düsseldorf

Research at the HKI covers all aspects of natural products deriving from microorganisms. This includes classical screening, genetic engi-neering, production and structural elucidation of natural products as well as testing of potential pharmacological properties.

Our scientists employ molecular approaches, based on the availabil-ity of genome sequences of bacteria and fungi producing natural com-pounds. Moreover, we study the molecular regulation of gene clusters to understand and improve the production of secondary metabolites. Another key research area of the institute is infection biology, primar-ily of human pathogenic fungi like Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans and the analysis of their interaction with the host. Both fields – natural product research and infection biology – interact synergisti-cally to provide a better understanding of critical infections, to search novel targets and to develop specific therapeutic leads. Our research is complemented by systems biological approaches and methods of genome, transcriptome, proteome and metabolome analyses.

To meet the challenge of upcoming emerging scientific fields, we established a junior research group program. Currently, five inde-pendent junior research groups are working on different questions of infection biology and natural product research. In our unique Bio Pi-lot Plant we develop novel biotechnological processes in cooperation with industrial partners. HKI in association with the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU) and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecol-ogy initiated the International Leibniz Research School for Microbial and Biomolecular Interactions and the Excellence Graduate School Jena School for Microbial Communication. HKI was instrumental in establishing the Center for Innovation Competence Septomics in Jena and the Center for Sepsis Control and Care in Jena, which provide a close link between HKI and the FSU and the University Hospital.

All departments and junior research groups at HKI are closely con-nected by an internal research network. Besides having many nation-al collaborations, primarily with the FSU and its University Hospital, HKI also actively participates in many international projects. Several successful start-up companies have emerged from HKI since 1992.

Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and In-fection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Jena

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Brenneckestraße 639118 Magdeburg, GermanyPhone +49 391 62639-2411Fax +49 391 [email protected]

Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Eckart D. GundelfingerHead of Administration:Thekla ThielPublic Relations:Anita Zachert



Invalidenstr. 4310115 Berlin, GermanyPhone +49 30 2093-8591Fax +49 30 [email protected]

Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Johannes VogelManaging Director of the museum:Stephan JunkerPublic Relations:Dr. Gesine Steiner



Research at the LIN is dedicated to the study of brain mechanisms of learning and memory and their pathophysiological dysfunction. The unique interdisciplinary approach comprises molecular biologi-cal, cellular and systems physiological as well as behavioural and cog-nitive aspects of brain processes. The institute was founded in1992.

Main research topics are:• Systems physiology of acoustic pattern processing including lan-

guage and learning plasticity in the auditory cortex.• Discovery of novel molecular components in CNS synapses, their

topological organization and functional interplay in neuronal sign-aling processes.

• Interaction of attention, motivation and learning in human behav-ior, both in healthy volunteers and in patients with dysfunctions in evaluation and motivation; stereotactic neurosurgery and Deep Brain Stimulation.

• Investigation of the neural circuits and dynamical neuronal process-es underlying perception and learning.

• The functional impact of the dynamic organization of signaling mol-ecules in the neuronal membrane compartments, focussed in volt-age gated ion channels, adhesion molecules and transmitter recep-tors.

Research Groups headed by young scientists focus on mechanisms of visual attention, on plasticity-related molecules and signaling pathways within neurons, presynaptic plasticity, Systems Biology of learning in Drosophila or the pathophysiology of cerebral ischemia.

The special labs for Electron and Laser Scanning Microscopy, Mo-lecular Biological Techniques, Neurogenetics, Primate Neurobiology and Non-Invasive Brain Imaging provide state-of-the-art technology and know-how and work on their own third party-funded scientific projects nonetheless.

The LIN is a cornerstone of the Magdeburg science campus „Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences“. LIN scientists are involved in four DFG-funded Collaborative Research Centers.

The LIN runs a PhD program comprising the LGS on SynaptoGenet-ics and the Marie Curie Initial Training Network „NPlast“.

Leibniz Institute for Neuro-biology (LIN), Magdeburg

The “Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung” (Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity) is an integrated research museum within the Leibniz Association. It is one of the most signifi-cant research institutions worldwide in biological and geo-scientific evolution research and biodiversity.

Our Mission is: Discovering and describing life and earth – with people, through dialog.Our Vision is: As an excellent research museum and innovative com-munication platform, we want to engage with and influence the sci-entific and societal discourse about the future of our planet – world-wide.

The Collections of the Museum are directly linked to research. They comprise more than 30 million items relating to zoology, palaeontol-ogy, geology and mineralogy, which are highly significant for science as well as for the history of science. This is due not only to the fact that the collections have been compiled continuously for over 200 years, but also to some spectacular pieces such as:• the Berlin specimen of the primeval bird Archaeopteryx lithographica• the dinosaurs from the Tendaguru excavation site (including Bra-

chiosaurus brancai)• the original piece of uranium on which its first scientific description

was based • the Bloch Collection from the 18th century, probably the oldest pre-

served fish collection in the world

The large exhibitions in the Museum give the public an insight into current research. The original research items are on display. Visitors are invited to go on a research trip through the exhibitions. First they can only see the original items. Only when they decide to get closer to these items, they have access to various resources such as posters and animations. An audio guide is also provided.

This seems to be a popular approach, as our visitor figures of 500,000 per year suggest. The exhibitions are complemented by ex-tensive educational programmes for all ages.

Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity (MfN), Berlin

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Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Volker MosbruggerHead of Administration:Dr. Johannes HeilmannPublic Relations:Dr. Sören Dürr

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Senckenberganlage 2560325 Frankfurt am Main, GermanyPhone +49 69 7542-0Fax +49 69 [email protected]

Gleueler Straße 6050931 Köln, GermanyPhone +49 221 478-5600 (Admin office)+49 221 478-7070 (Information)Fax +49 221 [email protected]

Director: Ulrich KorwitzHead of Administration:Jürgen GärtnerPublic Relations:Elke Roesner



Established in 1817, Senckenberg (1) performs integrative natu-ral history research with a focus on the role of the biosphere in the earth system, (2) hosts natural history collections with 37 mio. se-ries as research infrastructures for the international scientific com-munity, (3) communicates the results of its research to the public through its museums, exhibitions and publications and (4) educates in research and collections. The c.250 Senckenberg scientists are ac-tive in four major fields:

Biodiversity and Systematics/Evolution. Senckenberg makes a significant contribution to discovering and revealing the extant and past biodiversity through description of new taxa and research into their phylogenetic relationship.

Biodiversity and Ecosystems. Senckenberg investigates the struc-tures and functioning of the major biomes and ecosystems world-wide focussing on strategies to meet the threat that global change imposes on human well-being.

Biodiversity and Climate. Climate change and biodiversity loss mutually influence each other. Senckenberg scientists thrive to un-derstand these interactions and develop sustainable management concepts.

Biodiversity and Earth System Dynamics. Senckenberg inves-tigates the geological history in order to understand the role of the biosphere in earth system dynamics.

Senckenberg Scientists have access to the most modern methods and high-tech equipment. These include tomography, x-ray analysis, electron miscroscopy, 3D morphometry, DNA laboratories and a re-search vessel.

Headquarters are located in Frankfurt am Main. Research on ma-rine, terrestrial and climate systems is carried out at an additional nine locations throughout Germany.

600,000 visitors visit the Senckenberg Natural History Museums in Frankfurt, Dresden and Görlitz annually. On 10,000 square metres, the museums apply the latest in educational research in order to communicate bio- and geoscience research findings.

Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN), Frankfurt am Main

The ZB MED is an independent and non-partisan public institu-tion. Since it was founded nearly 40 years ago, it has developed into the world’s largest specialist library covering the combined fields of medicine, health, nutrition, the environment, and agriculture.

The library holdings include a total of 1.5 million books and vol-umes of journals. It stocks 27.500 journal titles and currently has ongoing subscriptions to 6000 titles. Some 20.000 additional journal titles are available electronically at no charge.

Alongside its traditional role in the field of library services, the ZB MED is also actively engaged in a number of projects aimed at devel-oping, publishing and promoting electronic literature, primary data and research results and facilitating access to these resources. The ZB MED’s projects include the semantic search engines MEDPILOT and GREENPILOT. The Cologne and Bonn branches of the national li-brary also promote free access to scientific literature („open access‟) through initiatives such as the German Medical Science (gms) portal. As a member of the Leibniz Association, the ZB MED helps provide the information infrastructure required for scientific research. It plays a major part in maintaining Germany’s status as a key player in the world of science and research.

The ZB MED is also engaged in other ongoing areas of development, including long-term archiving, retro-digitalisation and non-textual materials (multimedia applications). Much of the impetus for ensur-ing the library continues to develop its core competencies while op-timising its use of resources comes from Goportis, a cooperative ven-ture undertaken by all three German National Libraries within the Leibniz Library Network for Research Information. The ZB MED also cooperates with the US National Library of Medicine and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED), Köln

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Director: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang WägeleHead of Administration:Angelika HünerbeinPublic Relations:Sabine Heine



Adenauerallee 16053113 Bonn, GermanyPhone +49 228 9122-0Fax +49 228 [email protected] www.zfmk.de

Director: Prof. Dr. Matthias SteinmetzHead of Administration:Dr. Ulrich MüllerPublic Relations:Dr. Gabriele Schönherr



An der Sternwarte 16 14482 Potsdam, GermanyPhone +49 331 7499-0Fax +49 331 [email protected]

The sustainable use of natural resources in the habitats of the earth is one of the biggest challenges of our time. Once a species has be-come extinct it is gone forever. The scientific work at the Research Museum Alexander Koenig serves the conservation of biodiversity. However, time is pressing because so far only a fraction of all existing species is known. With the Centre of Molecular Biodiversity Research employing modern genetic methods,the Museum Koenig takes an in-novative approach to promoting fast and efficient identification and discovery of new species.

Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity (ZFMK), Bonn

The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) is one of the leading centres for astrophysical research in Germany. Its research activities cover the full spectrum of astrophysical objects from the Sun and stars to the large-scale structure of the Universe.

The AIP collaborates on research and instrumentation projects world-wide. It is strongly connected to university research in Pots-dam and beyond and has a broad public outreach programme. As the successor to both the Berlin Observatory, founded in 1700, and the Astrophysical Observatory Potsdam, founded in 1874, the institute also preserves a substantial science historic heritage.

The two research branches of the AIP – Cosmic Magnetic Fields and Extragalactic Astrophysics – share similar mathematical and physical methods. Furthermore, they are strongly linked by joint endeavours to develop innovative technologies.

I. Cosmic Magnetic FieldsThis field of study is dedicated to the exploration of solar, stellar, and galactic magnetic fields, and to the underlying magneto-hydrody-namical mechanisms that generate them. The goal is to understand the complex relationship between the structure of matter and the ge-ometry and strength of permeating magnetic fields.

II. Extragalactic AstrophysicsGalaxies are fundamental cosmic building blocks. They serve as markers in exploring the large-scale distribution of matter in the Uni-verse. In the cosmic neighbourhood, individual stars can be observed and analysed. Theoretical studies and simulations link these different aspects.

III. Development of Research Technology and InfrastructureThe AIP is actively involved in the development of state-of-the-art instrumentation for large telescopes world-wide. Computer simula-tions based on numerical methods simulate the behaviour of astro-physical objects under varying and often extreme conditions. New algorithms manage the large data sets delivered by modern obser-vatories.

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Gustav-Kirchhoff-Straße 412489 Berlin, GermanyPhone +49 30 6392-2600Fax +49 30 [email protected] www.fbh-berlin.com

Director: Prof. Dr. Günther TränkleAdministrative Director (Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.): Dr. Manuela UrbanHead of Administration: Nicolas HübenerPublic Relations:Petra Immerz



President & CEO: Sabine Brünger-WeilandtVice President Administration:Dietmar BichelerHead Public Relations:Dr. Robert Hauser


Legal Form: Non-profit limited liability company (GmbH)

Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 176344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, GermanyPhone +49 7247 808-0Fax +49 7247 [email protected]

The Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenz-technik (FBH) researches electronic and optical components, modules and systems based on compound semiconductors. These devices are key enablers that address the needs of today’s society in fields like communications, energy, health and mobility. Specifically, FBH devel-ops light sources from the visible to the ultra-violet spectral range: high-power diode lasers with excellent beam quality, UV light sources and hybrid laser systems. Applications range from medical technol-ogy, high-precision metrology and sensors to optical communications in space. In the field of microwaves, FBH develops high-efficiency multi-functional power amplifiers and millimeter wave frontends tar-geting energy-efficient mobile communications as well as car safety systems. In addition, compact atmospheric microwave plasma sources that operate with economic low-voltage drivers are fabricated for use in a variety of applications, such as the treatment of skin diseases.

The FBH is a competence center for III-V compound semiconduc-tors and has a strong international reputation. FBH’s competence covers the full range of capabilities, from design to fabrication to de-vice characterization. In close cooperation with industry, its research results lead to cutting-edge products. The institute also successfully turns innovative product ideas into spin-off companies. Thus, work-ing in strategic partnerships with industry, FBH assures Germany’s technological excellence in microwave and optoelectronic research.

Current research topics in electronics:• Gallium nitride (GaN) microwave electronics: transistors and ampli-

fiers (hybrid, MMIC)• GaN power electronics• Terahertz electronics• Microwave plasmas

Current research topics in optoelectronics:• High-power, high-brightness diode lasers at 0.6 - 1.2 µm• High brilliance diode lasers• Hybrid laser systems (IR and visible spectral range)• Diode lasers for high-precision metrology• Diode lasers for sensor technology• GaN lasers and UV LEDs

Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchst-frequenztechnik (FBH), Berlin

FIZ Karlsruhe is a leading international provider of scientific infor-mation and services. Our mission is to supply scientists and compa-nies with professional research and patent information as well as to develop innovative information services. As a key player in the infor-mation infrastructure we pursue our own research program and also cooperate with leading universities and research associations.

STN InternationalSTN, the world’s leading online service for sci-tech research and pat-ent information, offers the world’s most important databases, the FIZ AutoDoc full-text delivery service, and state-of-the-art retrieval, analysis, and visualization functions. STN is developed and operated by FIZ Karlsruhe in cooperation with CAS (Chemical Abstracts Ser-vice, Columbus/Ohio).

KnowEsis – Innovative e-Science Solutions e-Science is a term that includes virtual work environments, online platforms for communication and collaboration, as well as convenient working tools for analyzing, visualizing, managing, and archiving data. FIZ Karlsruhe specializes in developing cross-disciplinary digital infra-structure to support the entire research process. A major example of our work in the area of e-Science is The German Digital Library (DDB).

Databases and Information Services For over 35 years, FIZ Karlsruhe has been developing and operating databases and information portals for scientific communities, with a focus on:• Mathematics and Information Sciences A core product in this area is zbMATH, the world’s most complete

reference service for mathematical research, compiled by a global network of academics.

• Crystallography and Chemistry In this area, the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database (ICSD) pro-

vides an important fund of basic information, e.g. for the material sciences and nanotechnology.

• Energy The range of services in this area extends from databases for energy

research to practice-oriented information, such as the BINE infor-mation service.

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Schlossstraße 1618225 Kühlungsborn, GermanyPhone +49 382 9368-0Fax +49 382 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr. Franz-Josef LübkenHead of Administration:Jens-Uwe Mölck



Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Jürgen EckertAdministrative Director:Dr. h. c. Rolf PfrenglePublic Relations:Dr. Carola Langer



Helmholtzstraße 2001069 Dresden, GermanyPhone +49 351 4659-0Fax +49 351 [email protected]

The IAP was founded in January 1992. The headquarters is located in Kühlungsborn and a branch in Juliusruh on the island of Rügen. The research topics concentrate on the terrestrial atmosphere, in particular on the dynamical coupling between various layers from the troposphere up to the lower thermosphere (approx. 100 km).

The IAP consists of three departments: Optical soundings, Radar soundings and sounding rockets, and Theory and Modeling..

Ground-based remote optical sounding is performed by various laser instruments (‘lidars’ = light detecting and ranging) with wavelengths from infrared to ultraviolet. Atmospheric parameters such as den-sities and temperatures are deduced from the backscattered laser light. Special emphasis is placed on the investigation of ice particles in the summer mesopause region, known as “noctilucent clouds”. The global distribution of ice layers is also investigated by modelling. In-struments on sounding rockets are applied to investigate small-scale structures (turbulence), plasma, and dust particles. Radars with fre-quencies in the MF and VHF range are used to measure winds and turbulence in the troposphere and mesosphere. Furthermore, physi-cal processes leading to very strong summer and winter echoes in the mesosphere are investigated. Long-term trends of these param-eters and in the background atmosphere are also studied. Theoreti-cal methods and numerical models are applied to study physical and chemical processes in the atmosphere. The investigations concen-trate on dynamical coupling between various height ranges, and on the generation, propagation, and breaking of atmospheric waves on various scales.

The research topics at the IAP focus on the mesosphere (50-90 km) at middle and polar latitudes. The IAP therefore operates several lidars and radars as part of the ALOMAR observatory in Northern Norway (69°N). The scientific investigations concern processes leading to the thermal and dynamical structure of the atmosphere, including long-term changes.

Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock University (IAP), Kühlungsborn

The Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dres-den is concerned with modern materials science and combines ex-plorative research in physics, chemistry and materials science with technological development of new materials and products.

The IFW’s research program is strongly interconnecting the five IFW institutes. It is focussed on functional and nanoscale materials which are governed by phenomena of quantum mechanics. The junc-tion of the three research areas Quantum matter – Nanoscale materi-als – Functional materials is the unique feature of the IFW Dresden. In bulk materials this comprises mainly unconventional supercon-ductivity and quantum magnetism. In thin films, nanoparticles and nanocrystalline composites, interfaces and surfaces quantum effects are caused by the constrained geometry of nanoscale systems.

All these materials hold a key position in many fields of application: superconducting and magnetic materials for more energy efficiency and raw material efficiency, thin film systems, rolled-up nanomem-branes for new devices and technologies, carbon nanostructures and amorphous materials for biomedical applications.

Further missions of the Institute are the promotion of young scien-tists and the training of technical staff as well as supplying industrial companies with the Institute’s R&D know-how and experience..

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Im Technologiepark 2515236 Frankfurt (Oder), GermanyPhone +49 335 5625-0Fax +49 335 [email protected]

Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang MehrAdministrative Director:Manfred StöckerPublic Relations:Heidrun Förster



Max-Born-Straße 212489 Berlin, GermanyPhone +49 30 6392-3001Fax +49 30 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr. Roberto FornariAdministrative Director (Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.): Dr. Manuela UrbanPublic Relations:Dr. Guenter Wagner



IHP`s activities are concentrated on the research and development of silicon-based systems, high-frequency circuits and technologies including new materials. It develops innovative solutions for appli-cations such as wireless and broadband communication, aerospace, biotechnology, health, automotive industry, security and industrial automation.

The institute is working on the following four closely connected research programs:

• Wireless Systems and Applications The program is focused on high performance wireless systems, low power wireless sensor networks including new middleware con-cepts and encryption technologies as well as methods for higher reliability and testability of circuits.

• RF Circuits The main activities of this program are directed on integrated mm-wave circuits & synthesizers, broadband mixed signal circuits as well as circuits for low power wireless applications.

• Technology Platform for Wireless and Broadband Communi-cation This program is focused on high performance silicon based tech-nologies, technologies for embedded systems, and the provision of technology access for designers in the framework of a multi project wafer and prototyping service. The basis of these services is IHP`s pilot line with 0.13 µm SiGe BiCMOS technology.

• Materials for Micro- and Nanoelectronics Materials research at IHP targets the integration of new materi-als and device concepts into modern silicon BiCMOS technologies. “More than Moore“-approaches for new Terahertz- and Photonic applications are of particular importance.

IHP is currently working together with four universities in Joint Labs. It cooperates in research projects with more than 290 interna-tional companies, universities and research institutions.

Innovations for High Perfor-mance Microelectronics / Leibniz-Institut für innova-tive Mikroelektronik (IHP), Frankfurt (Oder)

The Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth is a research and serviceinstitute, which is theoretically and experimentally investigating the scientific-technical fundamentals of crystal growth, processing and physico-chemical characterization of crystalline solids.

The materials presently in development are of fundamental im-portance in micro- , opto- and power electronics, in photovoltaics, in opto- and laser technology, in acousto-electronics and sensor tech-nology as well as for fundamental research.

The research activities of the institute include bulk single crystals as well as crystalline layers and nanostructures, but also the develop-ment of comprehensive crystal growth technologies. With the com-bination of bulk crystal growth and layer deposition, the institute possesses ideal conditions to produce customized substrate/layer combinations.

The research and service tasks of the institute include:• Development of technologies for growth, processing and characteri-

zation of bulk crystals and of crystalline structures with dimensions in the micro- and nanometer range

• Modelling and investigation of crystal growth processes• Supply of crystals with non-standard specifications for research and

development purposes• Development and construction of components for growth, process-

ing and characterization of crystals• Training of students and members of other research institutes

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Scientific Director and Chairman (CEO): Prof. Dr. Eduard ArztBusiness Director: Dr. Roland RollesPublic Relations:Dr. Carola Jung


Legal Form: Non-profit limited liability company

Campus D2 266123 Saarbrücken, GermanyPhone +49 681 9300-0Fax +49 681 [email protected]

Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 217489 Greifswald, GermanyPhone +49 3834 554-300Fax +49 3834 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter WeltmannHead of Administration:Renate SchönebeckPublic Relations:Liane Glawe



At INM, chemists, physicists, biologists, materials scientists and engineering scientists investigate and develop materials for today, tomorrow and beyond. Their joint work is targeted at new concepts of synthesis, structure, and function of materials. From molecule to pilot production, the researchers focus on three essential questions: Which material properties are new, how can they be characterized and what is needed for industrial and true-to-life applications in the future?

Fundamental research at INM, spanning materials synthesis, devel-opment and testing, forms the basis for material innovation. Four top-ics central to INM`s research and development activities are:• new materials for energy applications• new concepts for medical and implant surfaces• new surfaces for tribological applications• nano safety and nano security

INM-Leibniz-Institute for New Materials, located in Saarbruecken, is an internationally leading center for transdisciplinary materials re-search. It cooperats with national and international institutions and develops materials for industrial partners throughout the world. The research is focused in three areas: Chemical Nanotechnology, Inter-face Materials and Materials in Biology.

INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Saarbrücken

The Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald) is the largest non-university institute in the area of low temperature plasmas in Europe, including their basic research and technical applications. On the one hand, INP aims to carry out appli-cation-oriented basic research while on the other hand it aims to op-timize and further develop established plasma-assisted procedures and plasma products. INP is capable of adapting plasmas to specific customer needs including services and consultations, completed by preliminary and feasibility studies. INP launches research projects starting with the concept right through to building prototypes with market needs.

Current top priorities are materials and energy as well as interdisci-plinary topics in environment and health, specially-designed plasma sources, plasma modelling and diagnostics.

INP has not only 3,700 sqm main floor space, but also 41 labora-tories, a classified clean room and a microbiological laboratory. In 2010 a new building with additional 540 sqm and 8 new laborato-ries was opened for interdisciplinary research. INP is organized as a non-profit organization employing 183 co-workers. Its total annual budget is approximately 15.8 million €. About 6.4 million € of total annual budget are competitively acquired third-party funds from the industry, German Research Foundation (DFG), Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) or European Union.

To close the gap between a first idea in the lab and the successful product launch on the market, INP established three spin-offs.

The neoplas GmbH transfer centre of the INP was founded in 2005. neoplas puts its emphasis on utilization and valorization of research results for industrial applications with the objective of economic suc-cess.

The neoplas control GmbH, launched in 2006, is part of the neoplas group and produces and distributes q-macs (Quantum cascade laser Measurement And Control Systems) worldwide for the analysis of plasma processes or for highly sensitive trace gas analysis.

Founded in 2009, neoplas tools GmbH deals with the processing, manufacturing and the distribution of plasma sources for clinical ap-plications.

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Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. B. RauschenbachDeputy Director: Prof. Dr. B. AbelHead of Administration:Dipl.-Ökon. V. ZellinPublic Relations:Dipl.-Ing. Y. Bohne



Permoserstraße 15 04318 Leipzig, GermanyPhone +49 341 235-2308Fax +49 341 [email protected]

Hohe Straße 601069 Dresden, GermanyPhone +49 351 4658-0Fax +49 351 [email protected]

Managing Director & Chief Scientific Officer: Prof. Dr. Brigitte VoitManaging Director & Chief Financial Officer: Achim von Dungern, Dipl.-Kaufmann Dipl.-Chemiker Public Relations:Kerstin Wustrack



The Leibniz Institute of Surface Modification was founded in 1992. The mission of the IOM is to carry out application-oriented funda-mental research on the field interaction of radiation with matter. For this purpose, typically low-energetic ions, electrons, plasma as well as VUV and UV photons are employed to modify different kinds of materials and thin layers for technological applications. The scientific and technological research is carried out in a Physical and a Chemical Department. Its main activities focus on the research areas:• Surface Precision Processing with Ion Beams• Development of Plasmajet Process• Development of Ion Beam Sources and Equipment• Laser Beam assisted Structuring • Structuring and Thin Film Analysis • Non-Thermal Layer Deposition • Plasma Immersion and Ion Implantation• Anorg./Org. Interfaces and Layers• Electron and Photon induced Molecular Processes• Optical Process Control and Chemical Analytic• Functional Coatings, Nanocomposites and Membranes• Biofunctional Surfaces

The infrastructure and state of art equipment of the IOM, espe-cially systems engineering, in the area of analytics or comprehensive scientific and engineering know-how allowed application-oriented fundamental research. So, the new established laboratory “Leipziger nanoAnalytikum“ financed by the Free State of Saxony and the Eu-ropean Union housed high-performance electron microscopes, like STEM and SEM, powerful instruments in material science for studies down to atomic levels.

An important goal of the IOM is to transfer results of research and development into innovative technological applications. For it the IOM closely collaborates both with companies, especially optical, chemical and semiconductor industry as well universities and re-search institutes in Germany and abroad. The IOM is involved in a large number of cooperative projects in national and international alliances and in education of young academics.

Several companies start up by intensive technology transfer of the IOM in the past few years.

Leibniz-Institute of Surface Modification (IOM), Leipzig

The IPF is one of the largest polymer research institutes in Ger-many and engaged in application-oriented fundamental research. Its facilities in a campus near the city centre of Dresden include state-of-the-art equipments up to pilot plants that allow research under industry-relevant conditions.

Functional polymers and polymer materials are a driving force for the development of novel technologies and indispensable for innova-tive components and systems, e.g. in information and communication technology, medicine and health care as well as for power generation and storage within novel concepts for mobility and energy efficiency.

Four strategic research topics are approached on the basis of exper-tise in different areas:

• Functional nanostructured interfaces and polymer systems• Biology-inspired interface and material design • Polymer networks: Structure, theory, and application • Process-controlled structure formation in polymer materials

Close co-operation of scientists and engineers ensures holistic ma-terial research. Starting point of new projects are often materials-re-lated problems occuring in applications. In their work, the research-ers at the IPF may rely on support of well trained technicians and laboratory assistants.

The institute is closely linked to the Technische Universität Dres-den, e.g. by five joint professorships, and it is a member of DRESDEN-concept and of the Materials Research Network Dresden. In addition, the IPF cooperates with a large number of research institutes and in-dustrial enterprises in Germany and abroad and is involved in major national, European, and international research projects.

Leibniz-Institut für Polymer-forschung Dresden e.V. (IPF) Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden

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Executive Board: Prof. Dr. Albert SickmannProf. Dr. Norbert EsserJürgen BethkePublic Relations:Tinka Wolf



Bunsen-Kirchhoff-Straße 1144139 Dortmund, GermanyPhone +49 231 1392-0Fax 0+49 231 [email protected]

Schöneckstraße 679104 Freiburg, GermanyPhone +49 761 3198-0Fax +49 761 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr. Oskar von der LüheVice Director: Prof. Dr. Svetlana BerdyuginaPublic Relations:Dr. Dirk Soltau



At ISAS (Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS - e.V.) we investigate and develop analytical strategies, methods and instruments for modern material sciences and biosciences. Our aim is to gather new information on the structure and dynamics of new materials and biological systems that cannot be obtained with con-ventional methods.

Research at ISAS covers the entire spectrum from fundamental re-search over developing new or improved analytical procedures to prototype assembly and to testing and validating the results. New methodic developments can thus be directly implemented and trans-ferred into new applications.

The institute unites physicists, chemists, biologists and engineers under one roof and can therefore rely on a broad spectrum of compe-tences in material sciences and bioanalytics. Interdisciplinarity and close cooperation between different areas of research are our main strength.

Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS - e.V., Dortmund and Berlin

The Kiepenheuer-Institut für Sonnenphysik conducts theoretical and experimental astrophysical research and operates the German Solar Facilities on Tenerife (Canary Islands).

The scientific work of KIS concentrates on the origin and different manifestations of solar activity and its underlying magnetism, solar convection, global oscillations, waves and oscillations in the solar atmosphere, and the development of high-resolution spectropolari-metric methods to observe these in the best possible detail. Scientists at KIS also apply these methods to study activity and oscillations on selected stars and try to explore atmospheres of exoplanets.

KIS has the leading role in the joint operation of the German solar telescopes at the Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife (Image). Partner institutions are the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam and the Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung at Katlenburg-Lindau. KIS supplies most of the supporting scientific and technical personnel. The new 1.5 m solar telescope GREGOR, Europe’s largest solar telescope, went into the scientific verification phase in 2012 and is scheduled to become fully operational in 2013. The main focus of further instrumental development is an innovative multi-conjugate adaptive optics system.

KIS cooperates with leading research institutions worldwide sci-entifically and w.r.t. the development of innovative instruments. KIS will provide a state of the art imaging spectrometer for the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) and a high-performance image stabilization system for the ESA Solar Orbiter mission. A similar sys-tem was built for the balloon-borne telescope SUNRISE, which flew successfully in 2009. Joint instrumental developments and scientific cooperations exist with the Institute for Astronomy, Hawaii, USA, and the University of Turku, Finland. KIS plays a prominent role in defin-ing future facility development in Europe as larger solar telescopes can only be built and operated by international consortia.

KIS scientific publications appear mostly in international astro-physical journals (Astronomy & Astrophysics, The Astrophysical Journal and Solar Physics). The institute engages in academic and non-academic education in collaboration with the University of Freiburg and entertains a broad spectrum of public outreach.

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Director: Prof. Dr. Matthias BellerHead of Administration:Dr. Johannes TreuPublic Relations:Dr. Barbara Heller



Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a18059 Rostock, GermanyPhone +49 381 1281-0Fax +49 381 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Reinhard WilhelmHead of Administration:Dr. Christian LindigPublic Relations:Dr. Roswitha Bardohl



Oktavie-Allee66687 Wadern, GermanyPhone +49 6871 905-0Fax +49 6871 [email protected]

Catalysis is the science of the acceleration of chemical elementary processes. By using high-performance catalysts, chemical reactions take place in a way which spares resources, increasing the yield, avoiding by-products and reducing the specific energy requirement. It is only possible to meet the global demand for an efficient use of all resources by making use of efficient catalysis research. Already, four out of five chemical products undergo a cycle of catalysis during their manufacture. Thus catalysis acts as a science spanning across a range of disciplines, contributing to the process of finding solutions for the fundamental challenges of the 21st century. For this science to devel-op further, there is a need for an interdisciplinary collaboration be-tween inorganic, organic and technical chemistry, the nanosciences, physical chemistry and process technology. To an increasing degree, applications of catalysis – apart from their use in chemistry - are also to be found in the life sciences and in the sourcing of energy, as well as in the protection of the environment.

The main objectives of LIKAT’s scientific projects range from the acquisition of new knowledge in catalysis research (and its applica-tions) to technical utilisation of such new knowledge. The strategic goals of LIKAT are to define and shape the development of relevant catalysis research for areas of economic activity which hold potential for the future, and also to put into effect new catalysis-based applica-tions in these areas.

The Leibniz Institute for Catalysis is the largest publicly-funded re-search institute in Europe in the area of applied catalysis. Its areas of expertise are arranged both according to the various methods em-ployed and according to the materials being studied. The following points of emphasis in the programme define the institute’s research activity:• Applied sustainable processes of catalysis • Innovative methods and technologies for catalysis • Molecularly-defined catalyses – special (metal)organic syntheses

and catalyses

Leibniz Institute for Catalysis at the University of Rostock (LIKAT)

Since 1990, Schloss Dagstuhl, Leibniz Center for Informatics has or-ganized informatics seminars of the highest scientific caliber. It also promotes and supports continuing and advanced academic education and the transfer of knowledge between academia and industry. The center fosters world-class informatics research by bringing interna-tionally renowned researchers and promising young scientists from universities together with those from industrial research laborato-ries. Dagstuhl’s comprehensive offerings are utilized by over 3,000 scientists from all over the world each year.

Dagstuhl Seminars are uniquely geared towards work in progress and promote the exchange of information and current research in all areas of informatics and provide a context for discussing new and upcoming research and application trends. Dagstuhl Perspectives Workshops discuss strategic trends in a research area of broad rel-evance, assessing the overall state of the area and determining its perspectives for the future. They routinely stimulate new Dagstuhl Seminars in key computer science fields for which potential areas of development have already been identified, triggering innovation and tapping the potential for new applications. The center is also open for events centered on informatics, and hosts extended stays of visiting scientists who wish to take advantage of the center’s optimal working climate and research library.

Dagstuhl is supported by several boards. The Scientific Directorate selects the seminar topics included in the Dagstuhl Seminar program. The Scientific Advisory Board advises and evaluates the work of the center. The Industrial Curatory Board offers strategic advice on in-dustry-relevant topics. The center’s 11 associates include the univer-sities of Saarland, Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Kaiserslautern, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart and Trier, as well as the German Informatics Society, the Max Planck Society, and the European research institutes CWI Am-sterdam and INRIA Rocquencourt.

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Board of Directors: Prof. Dr. Marc VrakkingProf. Dr. Thomas ElsässerProf. Dr. Wolfgang SandnerAdministrative Director (Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.): Dr. Manuela UrbanPublic Relations:Gesine WiemerAlexander Grimm



Max-Born-Straße 2a 12489 Berlin, GermanyPhone +49 30 6392-1505Fax +49 30 [email protected]

Schwarzwaldstraße 9-1177709 Oberwolfach, GermanyPhone +49 7834 979-50Fax +49 7834 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr. Gerhard HuiskenHead of Administration:Susanne RiesterPublic Relations:Prof. Dr. Stephan Klaus



The Max-Born-Institute (MBI) conducts basic research in the field of nonlinear optics and ultrafast dynamics arising from the interac-tion of light with matter, and pursues applications that emerge from this research. It develops and uses ultrafast and ultra-intense lasers and laser-driven short-pulse light sources in a broad spectral range from the far-infrared to hard x-rays in combination with methods of nonlinear spectroscopy.

The mission of MBI is based on the unique potential of nonlinear and ultrafast light-matter interactions to unravel most directly how nature operates on ultrashort time and atomic length scales, and – vice versa - to understand why functional microscopic processes are ultrafast. Beyond the most advanced methods of ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopy, new ultrafast probes of transient electronic and atomic structure on atto- to femtosecond time scales represent a major com-ponent of and challenge for present and future MBI research. Com-plementary to this ‘analytic’ research direction, the generation of new types of excitations and states of matter as well as the acceleration of particles in extremely high fields are key elements of the MBI mis-sion, including the development and implementation of appropriate photon and particle sources.

MBI is involved in a large number and variety of cooperative re-search projects with universities, other research institutions and industrial partners. It offers its facilities and its scientific know-how also to external researchers within the framework of an active guest program. The three Directors of the MBI hold joint appointments as professors at the Berlin Universities. In addition, several senior sci-entists of the MBI hold teaching assignments at universities. The MBI offers opportunities for PhD students to perform their thesis at the institute.

Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI), Berlin

The MFO was founded in 1944 and is legally owned by the “Gesell-schaft für mathematische Forschung e.V.”. Since 2006, the MFO has been a service institute of the Leibniz Association. Its basic financing is provided by the Federal and State Governments.

The main part of the scientific research is based on weekly changing workshops and on the “Research in Pairs” programme. Also, advanced trainings are held for young graduate and post-doctoral students as well as for mathematics teachers. The programme takes place each week of the year (with the exception of two weeks over Christmas). The high degree of abstraction in mathematics requires, compared to other research fields, direct personal communication with other colleagues. For this reason, the MFO invites scientists of very topi-cal research fields and from all over the world to Oberwolfach and provides optimal working conditions for a very intensive exchange of ideas, thus initiating many concrete developments in mathemati-cal research. The MFO is visited by approximately 2,500 researchers each year, with about 70 % coming from abroad.

The scientific programme of the MFO covers the whole spectrum of mathematics, including its applications in sciences and engineering. The importance of modern mathematical methods is often under-rated in today’s society, since they are frequently hidden behind a lot of technical and socially relevant applications.

For instance, the relevance between number theory and safe data-transmission, the theory of probability and financial mathematics, combinatorics and genetic engineering or between differential ge-ometry and elementary particle physics is mostly unknown to the broader public.

The MFO is unique in the field of mathematics and holds a leading position on a worldwide scale, since it especially supports scientific research by its excellent facilities, an ideal time management for the researchers, highly qualified workshops and the principle of admit-ting participants only by selection and invitation.

Mathematisches Forschungs-institut Oberwolfach (MFO)


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Director: Prof. Dr. Henning RiechertAdministrative Director (Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.): Dr. Manuela UrbanLocal Administration: Dr. Carsten HuchoPublic Relations:Dr. Carsten Hucho



Hausvogteiplatz 5 - 710117 Berlin, GermanyPhone +49 30 20377-234Fax +49 30 [email protected]

Welfengarten 1 B30167 Hannover, GermanyPhone +49 511 762-8989Fax +49 511 762-8998 [email protected]

Director: Uwe RosemannHead of Administration:Elmar Ehbrecht Public Relations:Nicole Petri


Legal Form: Associated Lower Saxony State institution at the Leibniz University Hannover

The Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics (PDI) carries out research in materials science and solid state physics with special em-phasis on low-dimensional systems in nanostructured semi-conduc-tors. The unique properties of low-dimensional systems are strongly influenced by the structural and energetic properties of interfaces. Therefore, by intentionally adjusting the nature and distribution of internal interfaces in a static and dynamic way, the mechanical, opti-cal, electronic, and magnetic properties of nanostructured solids can be tuned over a wide range using materials engineering at the atomic level. The main fabrication technique is molecular-beam epitaxy.

The research is carried out in interdisciplinary core research areas. At present, the six core research areas are:• Ferromagnet-semiconductor hybrid structures,• Control of elementary excitations by acoustic fields,• III-V nanowires for optoelectronics,• Intersubband emitters: GaAs-based quantum-cascade lasers,• Nanoanalytics,• Nanofabrication.

The PDI is involved in a variety of cooperative research projects with universities and other research institutions on a national and international level. The Director of the PDI holds a joint appointment as a professor at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics (PDI), Leibniz-Institute of For-schungsverbund Berlin e.V.

The German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) is Germany’s National Library for all areas of engineering as well as architecture, chemistry, information technology, mathematics and physics. With its unique paper and digital collection of fundamental and highly specialised literature on science and technology, it is the world’s largest library of its kind.

Offering an attractive range of services to both science and industry, TIB – founded in 1959 – represents a major element of the national information and research infrastructure. For example, TIB’s special-ist portal GetInfo combines leading scientific and technical databases, publishers’ services and library catalogues. Key elements of the col-lection include conference and research reports, patent specifica-tions, standards and dissertations, as well as specialist East Euro-pean and East Asian literature. In addition, knowledge objects such as research data, AV media and 3D models can also be researched and supplied.

The importance of the above-mentioned non-textual objects is growing immensely in the fields of research and teaching. TIB is man-aging to stay abreast of these changes by establishing and expanding a Competence Centre for Non-Textual Materials. With the aim of im-proving the conditions for accessing and using AV media, for example, TIB is developing, amongst other things, new multimedia analysis methods such as shape, speech and structure recognition.

TIB has been a DOI registration agency for research data since 2005. By assigning DOI names and ensuring their detection and access via GetInfo, TIB safeguards not only the quality of research data, but also their long-term availability and referencing capability.

TIB is involved in numerous cooperative research and development projects on digital libraries. In the process, emphasis is placed on the topics of visual search, the visualisation of data, future and semantic web.

German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), Hannover

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Director: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Sprekels Administrative Director (Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.): Dr. Manuela UrbanPublic Relations:Dr. Torsten Köhler


Legal Form: Institute of theForschungsverbund Berlin e.V.

Mohrenstraße 3910117 Berlin, GermanyPhone +49 30 20372-0Fax +49 30 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr. Reiner BrunschHead of Administration:Dr. Uta TietzPublic Relations:Helene Foltan



Max-Eyth-Allee 100 14469 Potsdam, GermanyPhone +49 331 5699-0Fax +49 331 [email protected]

The institute’s mission is to conduct project-oriented research in applied analysis and applied stochastics, in order to contribute to the solution of complex economic, scientific, and technological problems. Research work at WIAS comprises the entire process of problem so-lution, from the mathematical modeling to the development of algo-rithms and to the numerical simulation of technological processes.

WIAS is organized into seven research groups, a Young Scientists’ Group (YSG) and Leibniz Group (LG):• Partial Differential Equations• Laser Dynamics• Numerical Mathematics and Scientific Computing• Nonlinear Optimization and Inverse Problems• Interacting Random Systems• Stochastic Algorithms and Nonparametric Statistics• Thermodynamic Modeling and Analysis of Phase Transitions• Modeling of Damage Processes (YSG)• Mathematical Models for Lithium-Ion Batteries (LG)

Research is focusing on the main application areas• Nano- and optoelectronics• Optimization and control of technological processes• Phase transitions and multifunctional materials• Flow and transport processes in continua• Conversion, storage and distribution of energy• Random phenomena in nature and economy

Consulting offers for potential collaboration partners can be found on the institute’s web pages. Representatives from industry are wel-come to present their problems, e.g., in the Institute’s colloquium.

Together with further partners in Berlin, WIAS is running the DFG Research Center MATHEON. The institute is part of numerous local and international research alliances and organizations such as ERCOM (European Research Centers on Mathematics) and IMSI (International Mathematical Sciences Institutes).

Since 2011, WIAS hosts the Secretariat of the International Math-ematical Union (IMU).

Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Sto-chastics (WIAS), Berlin

Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam Bornim is a European research centre for agricultural engineering with an in-terdisciplinary field of activities at the nexus of biology and technol-ogy. ATB develops sustainable technologies for the resource efficient utilization of biological systems to produce food, raw materials, and energy. Solutions developed in the context of biorefinery concepts and cascade utilization of biomass for improving the environmental compatibility, efficiency and sustainability of relevant processes will contribute to enhance a knowledge based bio-economy.

Research programs:• Precision farming and precision livestock production: Engineering

research in the field of primary production of agricultural com-modities up to product recovery. This includes the development of sensor-based technologies for precision agriculture as well as emis-sion reduction from animal husbandry.

• Quality and safety of food and feed: Research spans the entire spec-trum between primary production and consumption of food and feed. For the processing and storage of fruits, vegetables, grain, feed silage, milk, and meat, innovative interdisciplinary approaches are developed, such as sensor-based monitoring and control strategies for process design and non-invasive methods for quality and safety assessment.

• Material and energetic use of biomass: Aiming at efficient technolo-gies for providing valuable bio-based materials and fuels from re-newables and agricultural waste materials research concentrates on processing of plant fibers, biotechnological production of lactic acid for biopolymers, short rotation coppice, biogas and biochar.

• Technology assessment in agriculture: The program investigates the competing uses of limited resources in agricultural systems from the perspective of efficient resource utilization and the cost-efficient provision of ecosystem services. It examines the applica-tion of technologies and their impacts on agricultural ecosystems.

Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering (ATB), Potsdam

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Müggelseedamm 31012587 Berlin, GermanyPhone +49 30 64181-602Fax +49 [email protected]

Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Klement TocknerAdministrative Director (Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.): Dr. Manuela UrbanHead of Administration: Volkmar WenzelPublic Relations:Nadja Neumann



Director: Prof. Dr. Eckhard GeorgeHead of Administration:Wolfgang NehlsPublic Relations:Dr. Marina Korn



Theodor-Echtermeyer-Weg 114979 Großbeeren, GermanyPhone +49 337 01-78131Fax +49 337 [email protected]

The Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, IGB, is an interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to the creation, dissemination, and application of knowledge about freshwater eco-systems. Working in close partnership with the scientific community, government agencies, as well as the private sector, guarantees the development of innovative solutions to the most pressing challenges facing freshwater ecosystems and human societies.

IGB advances basic research in freshwater science within research departments (Ecohydrology, Ecosystem Research, Experimental Limnology, Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Ecophysiology and Aq-uaculture, Chemical Analytics and Biogeochemistry) and integrates the knowledge across departments through cross-cutting research domains: Aquatic biodiversity The aim is to better understand the coupling between aquatic bio-diversity and ecosystem functioning, using a broad range of model organisms (bacteria to fish), communities (lakes, rivers) and spatial scales (microcosm experiments to global patterns).

Freshwater boundaries and linkagesFreshwaters play a key role in the larger landscape, they are connect-ed with the land, interact with groundwater and regulate the global flux of nutrients and carbon dioxide. We study the processes and fac-tors controlling the stability of aquatic ecosystems and their function for the matter cycle in the landscape.

Human-aquatic ecosystem interactionsMost freshwaters are coupled human-ecological ecosystems. We study the role of multiple stressors on aquatic systems. For example we investigate the impact of artificial light pollution or the influence of recreational fishing on freshwater and riparian ecosystems and de-velop blue aquaculture systems.

Furthermore, the unique long-term monitoring and research pro-gram at Lakes Mueggel and Stechlin, and the Spree and Tagliamento River is pivotal for understanding and predicting global change im-pacts on freshwater ecosystems.

Leibniz-Institute of Fresh-water Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin

The Institute carries out basic and applied research supporting the sustainable production of vegetable and ornamental plants and the rational use of natural resources. Horticultural products should be of high quality, come from an environmentally friendly cultivation and must be affordable to the consumer. Vegetable plants are the basis of much valuable food. Vegetable based food can both taste well and be healthy. Ornamental plants affect the daily well-being of many people.

The Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) works on the scientific base of ecologically meaningful and also ef-fective production of garden produce. Thereby we hope to help the environment, the competitiveness of the growers and the needs of the consumers. We work together with universities, other research institutes and producers, also beyond the borders of Germany and Europe. The currently most successful research areas of the Institute are vegetable production systems in the field and in glasshouses, as well as plant propagation and seed research of ornamentals.

Leibniz-Institute for Vegeta-bles and Ornamental Crops (IGZ),Großbeeren


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Seestraße 1518119 Rostock, GermanyPhone +49 381 5197-0Fax +49 381 [email protected]

Director: Prof. Dr. Ulrich BathmannHead of Administration:Beatrix BlabuschScientific Coordination:Dr. Barbara Hentzsch



Director: Prof. Dr. Ugur YaramanciAdministrative Manager:Jörg HammannPublic Relations:Franz Binot



Stilleweg 230655 HannoverPhone +49 511 643-2302Fax +49 511 643-3665 [email protected] www.liag-hannover.de

The IOW´s mission is to conduct interdisciplinary marine research in coastal seas, with special emphasis on the Baltic Sea. Four depart-ments representing the disciplines of physical oceanography, marine chemistry, biological oceanography and marine geology work jointly on a long-term research programme. It focuses on observations and modelling of ecosystem changes and their underlying processes in marginal seas and shelf regions.

The research programme strives for an in-depth understanding of the functions of the ecosystem with the overall objective to differ-entiate between natural variability and anthropogenically triggered changes. Past ecosystem states are reconstructed from sediment ar-chives.

Long-term observation data from the Baltic Sea, collected and hosted at the IOW and its predecessor since the 1950s, are a valuable treasure for the entire coastal sea research community, both nation-ally and internationally. These time series ensure high-quality data support for hydrodynamic and ecosystem models and enable the in-stitute to analyse trends. In addition, the data are used to support “what-if“ model scenarios as future projections.

The IOW contributes significantly to the sound scientific knowledge that is needed to implement the marine strategy for the Baltic Sea. Therefore, the institute cooperates with ministries, agencies and au-thorities, at both the federal and state level. The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has entrusted the IOW with the Baltic Sea Monitoring Programme, to which Germany and the other coun-tries bordering the Baltic Sea committed themselves in the Helsinki Convention.

The nine IOW professors are simultaneously members of the uni-versities in Rostock and Greifswald. The IOW scientists have r/v Elis-abeth Mann Borgese (length o.a.: 56.50 m) and r/v Maria S. Merian (length o. a.: 94.80 m) at their disposal.

Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research (IOW), Warnemünde

Geophysical research for georesources and the environment – The Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics (LIAG) performs geophysi-cal and geoscientific research. The main focus of the research is on clarifying processes in the anthropogenic-affected subsurface, both with respect to and as a result of its economic exploitation, as well as for public society and conservation of the environment. Accord-ingly, the Institute’s central areas of responsibility lie in exploring the structures and conditions of the subsurface, including their spatial and temporal development.

The Institute concentrates its work on the key research themes of groundwater systems, terrestrial sediment systems and geothermal energy. Research work on new and future developments of measur-ing and evaluation methods is subdivided into the following discipli-nary sections: • seismics, gravimetry and geomagnetics,• geoelectrics and electromagnetics,• geochronology and isotope hydrology,• geothermics and information systems,• rock physics and borehole geophysics.

The Institute’s mostly interdisciplinary projects are often executed in international partnerships with universities, research institutes, state geological surveys and industrial companies.

Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics (LIAG), Hannover


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Telegraphenberg A 31 14473 Potsdam, GermanyPhone+49 331 288-2500Fax +49 331 [email protected] www.pik-potsdam.de

Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans Joachim SchellnhuberHead of Administration:Sven Oliver ArndtHead of Press & Public Relations: Jonas Viering,Press & Public Relations Advisor: Mareike Schodder


Legal Form: Non-profit organization

Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Andreas MackeHead of Administration:Claudia PeterPublic Relations:Tilo ArnholdBeate Richter



Permoserstraße 1504318 Leipzig, Germany Phone +49 341 2717-7060Fax +49 341 [email protected]

At PIK, researchers in the natural and social sciences from all over the world work closely together to study global change and its im-pacts on ecological, economic and social systems. Researchers exam-ine the earth system’s capacity for withstanding human interventions and devise strategies and options for a sustainable development of humankind and nature. Interdisciplinary and solution-oriented ap-proaches are a distinctive characteristic of the institute.

Research at PIK is organized in four Research Domains: Earth Sys-tem Analysis, Climate Impacts and Vulnerabilities, Sustainable Solu-tions and Transdisciplinary Concepts & Methods.

PIK generates fundamental knowledge for sustainable development primarily through data analysis and computer simulations of the dy-namic processes in the earth system, but also of social processes. PIK members publish their research findings in international publica-tions and advise policymakers in Germany and abroad. In addition to the Federal Government of Germany, the European Commission and a number of other governments, international organizations like the World Bank also benefit from the institute´s expertise. Through insti-tutions like the Climate-KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Community) of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), whose German branch was founded with PIK support, the institute is in con-tinuous exchange with the business community.

Understanding climate change and its impacts is a huge task that no institution or country can tackle alone. PIK is part of a global network of scientific and academic institutions working on questions of global environmental change. PIK plays an active role in activities such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), also known as the world´s climate council, whose working group on the mitiga-tion of climate change is coordinated by PIK researchers.

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

In 1992 TROPOS was founded for the investigation of physical and chemical processes in the polluted troposphere.

Meanwhile, a well-defined and globally unique research profile of TROPOS emerged, with a focus on aerosols, i.e. small airborne parti-cles, and clouds.

Despite their minute absolute amount, aerosols and clouds are es-sential parts of the atmosphere because they control the budgets of energy, water and trace substances of the Earth System.

Today, the research interest in these highly disperse systems is part-ly due to the possible influence of human activities, partly to under-stand basic physical and chemical mechanism in particle formation and processing.

This may happen through regional and global climate change, changes of the hydrological cycle and via health effects caused by in-haled particles and fog droplets.

Consequently, the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research con-ducts field studies in several polluted regions parallel to the develop-ment of analytical methods for aerosol and cloud research.

These tools are not only applied in field experiments but also in ex-tensive laboratory investigations, which form a second major activity.

A third and equally important approach consists of the formulation and application of numerical models that reach from process models to regional simulations of the formation, transformation and effects of tropospheric multiphase systems.

Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig


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Eberswalder Straße 8415374 Müncheberg, GermanyPhone +49 33432 82-200 Fax +49 33432 [email protected]

Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Hubert WiggeringAdministrative Director:Holger SeidlerPublic Relations:Susanne Hecker Monique Luckas



Director: Prof. Dr. Hildegard WestphalHead of Administration:Dr. Ursel SelentPublic Relations:Dr. Susanne Eickhoff



Fahrenheitstraße 6 28359 Bremen, GermanyPhone +49 421 23800-21Fax +49 421 [email protected]

The Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) ex-plores ecosystems in agricultural landscapes and the development of ecologically and economically tenable land use systems. ZALF focuses on highlighting perspectives for the sustainable use of the resource landscape in the context of the development of rural areas, using the example of its model regions, arising from current and anticipated social discussions.

In particular, ZALF explores problems regarding:• the role of agricultural landscapes in climate change (adaptation

and mitigation),• heightened region-specific land pressure,• the risk of increasingly one-sided land use,• intensified cultivation of genetically modified plants,• the compatibility of alternative cultivation with conventional pro-

duction, intensified cultivation of renewable resources or energy crops,

• nature conservation,• tourism,• soil conservation,• water protection and water management requirements.

ZALF brings together scientific competence from agricultural sci-ence, geo- and biosciences to socio-economics.

At its headquarters in Müncheberg, ZALF houses six institutes, sev-eral central work groups and facilities to support research. Field ex-perimentation at ZALF is carried out at Dedelow, in the northeastern part of Uckermark. External sites are located at Paulinenaue, west of Berlin in Havelland, and at Müncheberg. ZALF has been a member of the Leibniz Association since 1992.

Leibniz Centre for Agricul-tural Landscape Research (ZALF), Müncheberg

Growing environmental problems in the tropics due to increas-ing urbanisation, contamination of coastal waters, unsparing use of natural resources and global climate change represent a consid-erable threat to tropical coastal ecosystems and their services. The Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology was established in 1991 in Bremen with the aim to provide a scientific basis for the protection and sustainable use of such ecosystems as mangroves, coral reefs, es-tuaries, upwelling systems and shelf seas.

The ZMT research addresses issues related to the structure and function of these ecosystems, to their resources and their reaction to human influences as well as to environmental changes. Research activities currently focus on ocean acidification, eutrophication and pollution, human use and the impact of climate change.

The institute conducts research in the fields of ecology, biogeo-chemistry and geology, ecological modelling as well as social scienc-ces, using an integrative approach that combines the natural and so-cial sciences. The ZMT is unique among German research institutes in its interdisciplinarity and exclusive concentration on tropical coasts. Projects are being implemented all over the tropics, with focal points in Southeast Asia, Southwest and East Africa and the Caribbean.

High value is placed on close collaboration with partners in tropi-cal countries, including the operation of joint field stations. Research activities are accompanied by a wide range of capacity building meas-sures aimed at educating young scientists from all over the world in the field of tropical marine ecology. The ZMT contributes to university education via cooperation with the University of Bremen and Jacobs University Bremen. Special training courses, summer schools and on-the-job training are offered both in Bremen and in partner countries. Furthermore, the ZMT acts as a centre for knowledge transfer to gov-ernmental and non-governmental institutions.

Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT), Bremen

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Prof. Dr. Norbert Berthold Chair in Economics, esp. Economic Research and Social Research, University of Würzburg

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Ulrike BeisiegelPresident of Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Prof. Dr. Paul GansChair in Economic Geography, Department of Economics, University of Mannheim

Prof. Dr. Peter GrussPresident of the Max Planck Society (MPG)

Prof. Dr. Bernhard GrafDirector of the Institute for Museum Research, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jörg Hinrich HackerPresident of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften

Klaus HagemannMember of the Federal Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) Berlin

Prof. Dr. Dieter HäussingerDirector of the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology at Düsseldorf University Hospital

Dr. Bernhard HeitzerState Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology

Dr. Wolfgang HeubischState Minister, Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Reinhard F. HüttlScientific Executive Director and Chairman of the Board of the German Research Centre for Geosciences – GFZ, Potsdam

Prof. Dr. Beate JesselPresident of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn

Senate of the Leibniz Association

The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Scientific Association (“Wissen-schaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz e.V.”) is registered as an association at Charlottenburg County Court in Berlin. The mem-bership is currently composed of 86 scientific institutions which are jointly funded by the Federal and Länder Governments in ac-cordance with the valid version of the “Ausführungs-vereinbarung Forschungsförderung zur Rahmenvereinbarung Forschungsförder-ung” (Agreement on the Execution of the Skeleton Agreement on Re-search Promotion) of May 1977.

The Leibniz Association pursues exclusively non-profit objectives; it represents the common interests of the member institutes and promotes cooperation between them. It maintains the usual organs of an association: General Assembly, Senate, President and Executive Board, Board, Sections, Administrative Committee and Interdiscipli-nary Network of Infrastructure Facilities (IVI).

The Senate, which is composed of external members, advises the Leibniz Association on strategic development and science policy is-sues. It is responsible for the regular evaluation of all Leibniz Insti-tutes. The Senate’s recommendations form the basis upon which the Joint Science Conference (GWK) decides whether to approve the con-tinuation of funding for the respective Leibniz Institutes.

The committees and organs are supported by Leibniz Headquarters in Berlin and an office in Brussels. The Evaluation Department adja-cent to Headquarters coordinates the regular evaluation of Leibniz Institutes on behalf of the Senate.

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Prof. Dr. Andreas SchlüterSecretary General, Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, Essen

Prof. Dr. Dr. Sabine von SchorlemerState Minister, Saxon State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Fine Arts

Prof. Dr. Hans SpadaFull Professor of Psychology: Cognition, Emotion, Communication, University of Freiburg

Helmut StahlState Secretary, ret.

Prof. Dr. Susanne SuterPresident of the Swiss Science and Technology Council, ret.

Prof. Dr. Peter Strohschneider President of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Heinz-Elmar TenorthDepartment of Education Studies at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Dr.-Ing. Uwe ThomasState Secretary, ret.

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Jürgen TroeInstitute of Physical Chemistry, Göttingen University

Prof. Dr. Knut UrbanDirector, Institute of Solid State Physics Research, Research Centre Jülich

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Gerold WeferMARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen

Dr. Monika Wulf-MathiesMember of the European Commission, ret.

Michael KretschmerMember of the Federal Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) Berlin

Prof. Dr. sc. tech. Dr. h.c. Horst HipplerPresident of the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang MarquardtChairman of the German Council of Science and Humanities (WR)

Prof. Dr. Stefan MeuerDirector of the Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg

Prof. Dr. Hans Joachim MeyerMinister for Science and Art in Saxony, ret.

Prof. Dr. Jürgen MlynekPresident of the Helmholtz Association (HGF)

Ass. jur. Manfred NettekovenChancellor of RWTH Aachen University

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Prof. E. h. Reimund NeugebauerPresident of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (FhG)

Dr. Frank NoldenHead of Administration and Finance, University of Leipzig

Prof. Dr. Jan-Hendrik OlbertzPresident of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Cornelia PieperMinister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, Berlin

Prof. Dr. Eva Quante-BrandtSenator, Senate for Education and Sciences of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

Cornelia Quennet-ThielenState Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Prof. Dr. Marion SchickChief Human Resources Officer and Labour Director at Deutsche Telekom AG

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Prof. Dr. Karl Ulrich MayerPresident of the Leibniz Association, Berlin

Prof. Dr. Dr. Friedrich W. HesseAcademic Vice President of the Leibniz Association,Knowledge Media Research Center, Tübingen

Prof. Dr. Matthias BellerAcademic Vice President of the Leibniz Association,Leibniz Institute for Catalysis, Rostock

Prof. Dr. Hildegard WestphalAcademic Vice President of the Leibniz Association,Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Bremen

Heinrich BaßlerAdministrative Vice President of the Leibniz AssociationSocial Science Research Center Berlin

Prof. Dr. Peter Haslinger Speaker Section A, Herder-Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe – Institute of the Leibniz Association, Marburg

Prof. Dr. Thomas Glauben Speaker Section B, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe, Halle

Prof. Dr. Heribert Hofer Speaker Section C, Leibniz Institute for Zoo- und Wildlife Research, Berlin

Prof. Dr. Brigitte Voit Speaker Section D, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden

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Non-voting Member

Prof. Dr. Karl Ulrich MayerPresident of the Leibniz Association, Berlin

Guests

Prof. Dr. Matthias BellerAcademic Vice President of the Leibniz Association, Executive Director of the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis at the University of Rostock

Prof. Dr. Dr. Friedrich W. HesseAcademic Vice President of the Leibniz Association, Founding Director of the Knowledge Media Research Center, Tübingen

Prof. Dr. Hildegard WestphalAcademic Vice President of the Leibniz Association, Director of the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Bremen

Heinrich BaßlerAdministrative Vice President of the Leibniz Association, Managing Director of the Social Science Research Center Berlin

Christiane NeumannSecretary General of the Leibniz Association

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BerlinLeibniz AssociationChausseestr. 11110115 BerlinGermanyPhone: +49 30 206049-0Fax: +49 30 [email protected]

Secretary GeneralChristiane NeumannPhone: +49 30 [email protected]

CommunicationsChristian WaltherPhone: +49 30 [email protected]

BrusselsLeibniz AssociationRue du Trône 98, 4°1050 BruxellesBelgiumPhone: + 32 2 27420–60Fax: +32 2 27420–69martinez(at)leibniz-gemeinschaft.de

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Annex

Prof. Dr. Ulrich BathmannSpeaker Section E, Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnemünde

Jürgen Bethke Speaker Admistritative Commitee, Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften, Dortmund and Berlin

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schupp Speaker Interdisciplinary Network of Infrastructure Facilities, Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)

Christiane NeumannSecretary General of the Leibniz Association

Contact

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Index IndexInstitutions in Alphabetical Order• Academy for Spatial Research and Planning – Leibniz Forum

for Spatial Sciences (ARL), Hannover• Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM),

Hamburg• Centre for Contemporary History (ZZF), Potsdam• Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mann heim• Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum (DBM)• Deutsches Museum (DM), München• Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum - National Maritime Museum

(DSM), Bremerhaven• Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfre–

quenztechnik (FBH), Berlin• FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastruc–

ture• Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research

(GEI), Braunschweig• German Diabetes Center - Leibniz Institute for Diabetes

Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DDZ)• German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for

Lifelong Learning (DIE), Bonn• German Institute for Economic Research Berlin (DIW)• German Institute for International Educational Research

(DIPF), Frankfurt am Main• German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), Potsdam-

Rehbrücke• German National Library of Economics - Leibniz Information

Centre for Economics (ZBW), Kiel• German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED), Köln • German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB),

Hannover• German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate

Research (DPZ), Göttingen• German Research Centre for Food Chemistry (DFA), Freising• German Research Institute for Public Administration (FÖV),

Speyer• German Rheumatism Research Centre Berlin (DRFZ)• Germanisches Nationalmuseum (GNM), Nürnberg• German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg• Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH)• Heinrich Pette Institute – Leibniz Institute for Experimental

Virology (HPI), Hamburg• Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central

Europe - Institute of the Leibniz Association (HI), Marburg

35

5434521922

23

78

79

24

55

2036

21

57

5175

95

5856

3959253847

66

26

• Ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich

• ILS - Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development [Associated member], Dortmund

• INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Saarbrücken• Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics / Leibniz-

Institut für innovative Mikroelektronik (IHP), Frankfurt (Oder)

• Institute for the German Language (IDS), Mannheim• Institute of Contemporary History (IfZ), Munich and Berlin• Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)• Kiepenheuer-Institut für Sonnenphysik (KIS), Freiburg • Knowledge Media Research Center (KMRC), Tübingen• Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT),

Bremen• Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF),

Müncheberg• Leibniz Institute for Age Research - Fritz Lipmann Institute

(FLI), Jena• Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering (ATB), Potsdam• Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics (LIAG), Hannover• Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP)• Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research (IOW), Warnemünde• Leibniz Institute for Catalysis at the University of Rostock

(LIKAT)• Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth (IKZ), Berlin• Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN),

Dummerstorf• Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection

Biology - Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Jena• Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP),

Greifswald• Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology -

BIPS GmbH, Bremen• Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information (ZPID)• Leibniz Institute for Regional Development and Structural

Planning (IRS), Erkner• Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography (IfL), Leipzig• Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education

(IPN), Kiel• Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research

Dresden (IFW)• GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim

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822729438931

105

104

6297

10177

100

9083

61

71

85

5333

4641

30

4337

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• Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig

• Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW)• Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and

Eastern Europe (IAMO), Halle• Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock

University (IAP), Kühlungsborn• Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional

Development (IOER), Dresden• Leibniz Institute of European History Mainz (IEG)• Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB), Halle• Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research

(IPK), Gatersleben• Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF)• Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and

Human Factors (IfADo), Dortmund • Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine (IUF),

Düsseldorf• Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS - e.V.,

Dortmund and Berlin• Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Berlin• Leibniz Institute DSMZ–German Collection of Microorganisms

and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig• Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (LIN), Magdeburg• Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ),

Großbeeren• Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries

(IGB), Berlin• Leibniz Institute of Surface Modification (IOM), Leipzig• Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach (MFO)• Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse

Spectroscopy (MBI), Berlin• Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Research on

Evolution and Biodiversity (MfN), Berlin• Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics (PDI), Berlin• Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)• Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)• Research Center Borstel - Leibniz-Center for Medicine and

Biosciences (FZB)• Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung

(RWI), Essen• Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum - Archaeological

research institute (RGZM), Mainz

10365

40

80

452868

6987

67

70

8863

6072

99

988693

92

739448

102

64

49

32

• Schloss Dagstuhl - Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik GmbH (LZI), Wadern

• Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN), Frank-furt am Main

• Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB)• Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics

(WIAS), Berlin• Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz

Institute for Animal Biodiversity (ZFMK), Bonn

91

7450

96

76

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Index IndexInstitutions by AbbreviationsAIP Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam ARL Academy for Spatial Research and Planning - Leibniz Forum for Spatial Sciences, HannoverATB Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering, PotsdamBIPS Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology, BremenBNITM Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, HamburgDBM Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum DDZ German Diabetes Center - Leibniz Institute for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf DFA German Research Centre for Food Chemistry, FreisingDIE German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning, BonnDIfE German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam-RehbrückeDIPF German Institute for International Educational Research, Frankfurt/M.DIW German Institute for Economic Research Berlin DM Deutsches Museum, MünchenDPZ German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, GöttingenDRFZ German Rheumatism Research Centre Berlin DSM Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum - National Maritime Museum, BremerhavenDSMZ Leibniz Institute DSMZ–German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, BraunschweigFBH Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik, BerlinFBN Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology, DummerstorfFIZ KA FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information InfrastructureFLI Leibniz Institute for Age Research - Fritz Lipmann Institute, JenaFMP Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, BerlinFÖV German Research Institute for Public Administration, SpeyerFZB Research Center Borstel - Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences, BorstelGEI Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research, Braunschweig

77

3597

53

5419

5556

20

57

213622

5859

23

60

78

61

79

6263

39

64

24

GESIS GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, MannheimGIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, HamburgGNM Germanisches Nationalmuseum, NürnbergHI Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe - Institute of the Leibniz Association, MarburgHKI Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute, JenaHPI Heinrich Pette Institute – Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, HamburgIAMO Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe, HalleIAP Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock University, KühlungsbornIDS Institute for the German Language, MannheimIEG Leibniz Institute of European History Mainz IfADo Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund IfL Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Leipzigifo Ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of MunichIfW Kiel Institute for the World Economy IFW Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden IfZ Institute of Contemporary History, Munich and BerlinIGB Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, BerlinIGZ Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, GroßbeerenIHP Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics/ Leibniz-Institut für innovative Mikroelektronik, Frankfurt/O.IKZ Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth, BerlinILS Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development [Associated member], DortmundINM Leibniz Institute for New Materials, SaarbrückenINP Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology, GreifswaldIOER Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development, DresdenIOM Leibniz Institute of Surface Modification, LeipzigIOW Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnemünde

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26

71

66

40

802728

6741

4243

8129

98

99

8283

4484

85

4586

100

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IPB Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, HalleIPF Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden IPK Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, GaterslebenIPN Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, KielIRS Leibniz Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning, ErknerISAS Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS - e.V., Dortmund and BerlinIUF Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, DüsseldorfIWH Halle Institute for Economic Research IZW Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, BerlinKIS Kiepenheuer-Institut für Sonnenphysik, Freiburg KMRC Knowledge Media Research Center, TübingenLIAG Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics, HannoverLIKAT Leibniz Institute for Catalysis at the University of Rostock LIN Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, MagdeburgLZI Schloss Dagstuhl - Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik GmbH, WadernMBI Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy, BerlinMfN Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity, BerlinMFO Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach PDI Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics, BerlinPIK Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PRIF Peace Research Institute Frankfurt RGZM Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum - Archaeological research institute, MainzRWI Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschafts forschung, EssenSGN Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Frankfurt/M.TIB German National Library of Science and Technology, HannoverTROPOS Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, LeipzigWIAS Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics, BerlinWZB Social Science Research Center Berlin

6887

69

30

46

88

7047658931

101

9072

91

92

7393

94102

48

32

49

74

95103

9650

ZALF Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, MünchebergZB MED German National Library of Medicine, Köln ZBW German National Library of Economics - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, KielZEW Centre for European Economic Research, MannheimZFMK Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity, BonnZMT Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, BremenZPID Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information, TrierZZF Centre for Contemporary History, Potsdam

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The Institutions of the Leibniz Association

Section A Humanities and Educational Research

Section BEconomics, Social Sciences, Spatial Research

Section CLife Sciences

Section D Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Engineering

Section EEnvironmental Research

Section A Humanities and Educational ResearchDBM Deutsches Bergbau-Museum

Bochum DIE German Institute for Adult

Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning, Bonn

DIPF German Institute for Interna-tional Educational Research, Frankfurt/M.

DM Deutsches Museum, München DSM Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum,

Bremerhaven GEI Georg Eckert Institute for

International Textbook Research, Braunschweig

GNM Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg

HI Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe – Institute of the Leibniz Associ-

ation, Marburg IDS Institute for the German

Language, Mannheim IEG Leibniz Institute of European His-

tory MainzIfZ Institute of Contemporary History

Munich - BerlinIPN Leibniz Institute for Science and

Mathematics Education at the University of Kiel

KMRC Knowledge Media Research Center, Tübingen

RGZM Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz

ZPID Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information, Trier

ZZF Centre for Contemporary History, Potsdam

Section BEconomics, Social Sciences, Spatial ResearchARL Academy for Spatial Research

and Planning – Leibniz Forum for Spatial Sciences, Hannover

DIW German Institute for Economic Research Berlin

GESIS GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim

GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg

FÖV German Research Institute for Public Administration, Speyer

IAMO Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe, Halle

IfL Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Leipzig

ifo Ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the Univer-sity of Munich

IfW Kiel Institute for the World EconomyILS Institut für Landes und Stadtent-

wicklungsforschung, Dortmund (associated)

IOER Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development, Dresden

IRS Leibniz Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning, Erkner

IWH Halle Institute for Economic Research

HFSK Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, Frankfurt/M.

RWI Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Essen

WZB Social Science Research Center Berlin

ZBW German National Library of Economics – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, Kiel

ZEW Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim

Section CLife SciencesBIPS Leibniz Institute for Prevention Re-

search and Epidemiology, BremenBNITM Bernhard Nocht Institute for

Tropical Medicine, HamburgDDZ German Diabetes-Center, DüsseldorfDFA German Research Centre for Food

Chemistry, Freising DIfE German Institute of Human

Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbrücke DPZ German Primate Center – Leibniz

Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen

DRFZ German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin

DSMZ Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig

FBN Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology, Dummerstorf

FLI Leibniz Institute for Age Research - Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena

FMP Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, Berlin

FZB Research Center Borstel - Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel

HKI Leibniz Institute for Natural Prod-uct Research and Infection Biology – Hans-Knöll-Institute, Jena

HPI Heinrich Pette Institute – Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg

IfADo Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund

IPB Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle

IPK Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben

IUF Leibniz Research Institute for Envi-ronmental Medicine, Düsseldorf

IZW Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wild-life Research, Berlin

LIN Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg

MfN Museum für Naturkunde – Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity, Berlin

SGN Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Frankfurt/M.

ZB MED German National Library of Medicine, CologneZFMK Zoological Research Museum

Alexander Koenig, Bonn

Section D Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Engineering AIP Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics

Potsdam FBH Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-

Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik, Berlin

FIZ KA FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure IAP Leibniz-Institute of Atmospheric

Physics at the University Rostock, Kühlungsborn

IFW Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden

IHP Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics/Leibniz-Institut für innovative Mikroelektronik, Frankfurt/O.

IKZ Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth, Berlin

INM Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Saarbrücken

INP Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology, Greifswald

IOM Leibniz Institute of Surface Modification, Leipzig

IPF Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden

ISAS Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS, Dortmund&Berlin

KIS Kiepenheuer-Institut für Sonnenphysik, Freiburg

LIKAT Leibniz Institute for Catalysis at the University of Rostock

LZI Schloss Dagstuhl - Leibniz Center for Informatics, Wadern

MBI Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy, Berlin

MFO Mathematisches Forschungs-institut Oberwolfach

PDI Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics, Berlin

TIB German National Library of Science and Technology, Hannover

WIAS Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, Berlin

Section EEnvironmental ResearchATB Leibniz Institute for Agricultural

Engineering, Potsdam IGB Leibniz Institute of Freshwater

Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin

IGZ Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Großbeeren & Erfurt

IOW Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnemünde

LIAG Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics, Hannover

PIK Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

TROPOS Leibniz Institute for Tropos- pheric Research, LeipzigZALF Leibniz Centre for Agricultural

Landscape Research, MünchebergZMT Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine

Ecology, Bremen

The Institutions of the Leibniz Association

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