Six scientists from Max Planck institutes have successfully applied for Consolidator Grants from the European Research Council (ERC). They have each been awarded up to 2 million euros in funding.
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The Board of Governors of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology has selected Peter Gruss as the next CEO of the OIST School Corporation and President of the Graduate University. Gruss served as President of the Max Planck Society from 2002 until 2014.
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The physicist Jens Frahm, head of Biomedizinische NMR Forschungs GmbH at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of German Research
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Kai Simons, founding director of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) and managing director of Lipotype GmbH, receives the Robert Koch Medal in Gold for his lifetime achievements, in particular for his characterization of membrane-forming lipids and the development of the lipid raft concept.
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The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Max Planck Society honour scientists with awards for their pioneering research into the sensory perception of organisms
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Premiere for MaxPlanck@TUM: Seven outstanding scientists have been appointed as leaders of Max Planck Research Groups and tenure track professors at TUM.
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