The Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law is being formally inaugurated with an opening ceremony and a symposium on 8 May. [more]

Vinayak Sinha (35), an atmospheric chemist and assistant professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, heads a Partner Group of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry. The common goal is to develop new measurement systems and models to understand specific trace gases over the Indian region that control the self-cleaning capacity of the atmosphere and have consequences for public health and climate. [more]

On April 16-17, 2013, the second joint symposium of the RIKEN-Max Planck Joint Research Center was held at the RIKEN Wako campus, aiming to promote collaborative research in systems chemical biology. [more]

Max Planck President Peter Gruss travelled to the Czech Republic and Hungary this week to meet with local representatives of the scientific and political arena to discuss how a new approach can strengthen the European Research Area as a whole. [more]

Romanian partner group of the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt studies rhythmic activity of nerve cells in the brain [more]

When the new Wendelstein 7-X facility for researching nuclear fusion as a future energy source becomes operational in 2014, it will also incorporate high-precision work and scientific expertise from Poland. [more]

MPG has confirmed its leading position in the fifth round of awards. Right from the start, Max Planck scientists have taken a leading position in the new funding strand for top interdisciplinary research teams. [more]