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		About Us
		The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is an independent, non-profit research organization that primarily promotes and supports research at its own institutes. [more]


		Research for the Future
		Germany has many reasons to be proud of what it has achieved over the past 60 years. One of those achievements is the success story of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science. For more than half a century, it has been an icon of outstanding basic research ... [more]


		Members
		The Scientific Members of the Max Planck Society head the institutes, the Supporting Members support the Society in fulfilling its tasks. [more]


		60 years of the Max Planck Society
		The Max Planck Society was founded on February 26, 1948, and is the successor organization to the Kaiser Wilhelm Society for the Advancement of Science. February 26, 1948 Founding and Development: Founding of the Max Planck Society in Göttingen. ... [more]


		Scientific Cooperation
		Today, performing cutting-edge research is impossible without intensive cooperation involving scientists, researchers, and research facilities in Germany and abroad. [more]


		Knowledge Transfer
		The Max Planck Society is a non-profit, research organization. The scientists and researchers at its institutes are obliged to make their research results accessible to the general public. [more]


		Alumni activities in the Max Planck Society
		"Max Planck is everywhere!" We want to make use of this fact to connect alumni all over the world - regardless of where they are - by setting up a global alumni network across the scientific disciplines, a platform for sharing both professional and personal experiences. [more]


		Safeguarding excellence - Preserving the freedom of research
		Science needs your support. Committed private-sector support for science is indispensable for our common good. Patrons who invest in the pioneering research conducted by the Max Planck Society give more than just money. [more]

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