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Centenary of the MPI for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg

December 19, 2024

Centenary of the MPI for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg

Patrick Cramer during his speech in the “Alte Aula” of the University of Heidelberg

© Niko da Silva Neithardt / MPIL
Prelude 2025 of the Max Planck Society in Berlin

December 17, 2024

Prelude 2025 of the Max Planck Society in Berlin

Annual MPS reception with around 400 guests from politics, business and society at the Festsaal Kreuzberg

© David Ausserhofer / MPG
Prelude 2025 of the Max Planck Society in Berlin

December 17, 2024

Prelude 2025 of the Max Planck Society in Berlin

Research group leaders discuss their research with Patrick Cramer; from left to right: Carolyn Moser, MPI for Comparative Public Law and International Law; Claudia Brunner, MPI for Dynamics and Self-Organization; Patrick Roberts, MPI for the Study of Societies and Johanna Lukate, MPI for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity

© David Ausserhofer / MPG
German-Israeli Alliance Symposium in Berlin

December 16, 2024

German-Israeli Alliance Symposium in Berlin

From left to right: Walter Rosenthal, Patrick Cramer, Otmar Wiestler, David Harel, Gerald Haug, Arie Zaban

© David Ausserhofer / MPG
Curators' discussion forum in Berlin

December 04, 2024

Curators' discussion forum in Berlin

This year, the curators of the Max Planck Institutes met in the lecture hall ruin next to the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology to exchange ideas.

© MPG
Presentation of the Max Planck Humboldt Research Prize in Berlin

December 03, 2024

Presentation of the Max Planck Humboldt Research Prize in Berlin

Patrick Cramer with Geordie Williamson, Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award winner (2nd from right) and Laura Waller (2nd from left) and Torsten Hoefler (3rd from left), who were each awarded the Max Planck-Humboldt Medal. Left: Steffen Mehlich, AvH Foundation; right: Armin Reinartz, Friedrich Naumann Foundation

© David Ausserhofer / MPG
Official launch of the “AI, Computing & Society” initiative

December 02, 2024

Official launch of the “AI, Computing & Society” initiative

MPS and the Rhineland-Palatinate University of Technology Kaiserslautern-Landau RPTU conduct joint research in the future field of “AI and Society”, (from left to right): Derek Dreyer, MPI for Software Systems; Meeyoung Cha, MPI for Security and Privacy; Minister of Science RlP Clemens Hoch; Patrick Cramer; Krishna P. Gummadi, MPI for Software Systems, Christoph Garth, Dean Department of Computer Science RPTU; Malte Drescher, President of RPTU and Alan Mislove, Northeastern University, USA

© Kateryna Panfilova / MPI SWS
Academic ceremony at Justus Liebig University Giessen

November 29, 2024

Academic ceremony at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Commemorative speech “After the US election: Developing the global research landscape in a multilateral world” by Patrick Cramer

© Katrina Friese / JLU
New research area for linking AI and biomedicine in Dresden

November 27, 2024

New research area for linking AI and biomedicine in Dresden

Minister of Science Sebastian Gemkow; Stefan Bornstein, UKDD; Marc Wittstock, Managing Director BIS; Heather Harrington, Director MPI-CBG; Stephan Grill, Director MPI-CBG; Minister President Michael Kretschmer; Patrick Cramer; Prof. Ursula Staudinger, Rector TUD; Michel Pairet, Member of the Board BIS; Stephan Formella, Scientific Managing Director BIS; Christoph Boehringer, Chairman of the Board BIS; State Secretary Andreas Handschuh (from left)

© Pawel Sosnowski / Sächsische Staatskanzlei
Opening ceremony of the Max Planck Society's Israel office in Jerusalem

November 24, 2024

Opening ceremony of the Max Planck Society's Israel office in Jerusalem

From left to right: Simone Schwanitz, Secretary General of the Max Planck Society; Patrick Cramer; Isaac Herzog, President of Israel; Ulman Lindenberger, Managing Director of the Minerva Stiftung; Lou Bohlen, Head of Office of the Minerva Stiftung; and Hila Elroy Head of Office Israel

© Yoni Kelbermann / MPG
Keynote speech at the University of Lübeck

November 20, 2024

Keynote speech at the University of Lübeck

Keynote speech “For courageous science in times of geopolitical conflict” by Patrick Cramer followed by a discussion at the “LübeckHoch3” event

© Guido Kollmeier / Universität zu Lübeck
G6 Network Meeting, Bruxelles

November 14, 2024

G6 Network Meeting, Bruxelles

G6 Network Meeting “European Research: What’s Next? A global perspective on the role of science and RPOs in the future of EU”, f.l.t.r.: Patrick Cramer, Maria Chiara Carrozza, Eloisa del Pino, Otmar Wiestler, Antoine Petit

© MPG
20 years of the policy newsletter “Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand”

November 12, 2024

20 years of the policy newsletter “Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand”

Meeting in Rostock on the occasion of the anniversary from left to right: Emilio Zagheni, Director at the MPI for Demographic Research; Bettina Martin, Minister of Science of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; Patrick Cramer; Antje Draheim, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Health; Mikko Myrskylä, Managing Director at the MPI for Demographic Research

© MPI DR
Zukunftswelten. An evening with Patrick Cramer in Hamburg

November 11, 2024

Zukunftswelten. An evening with Patrick Cramer in Hamburg

Book presentation organized by the Max Planck Foundation, Beiersdorf Campus; f.l.t.r. Ulrike von Sobbe, Patrick Cramer, Uta Neuhaus, Gitta Neufang, Reinhard Pöllath

© Tom Menz / Beiersdorf AG
Meeting with Cem Özdemir at the Falling Walls Science Summit

November 09, 2024

Meeting with Cem Özdemir at the Falling Walls Science Summit

Cem Özdemir, interim Federal Minister of Education and Research, and Patrick Cramer exchange views at the Falling Walls Science Summit

© MPG
Falling Walls Science Summit, Berlin

November 08, 2024

Falling Walls Science Summit, Berlin

Roundtable „AI for Biomedical Research“, f.l.t.r. Heinz Faßmann, Richard Socher, Heather Harrington, Michael Bronstein, Jan Ellenberg, Patrick Cramer, Magdalena Skipper

© Falling Walls Foundation
The Max Planck Society (MPG) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) celebrate 50 years of cooperation

October 28, 2024

The Max Planck Society (MPG) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) celebrate 50 years of cooperation

CAS President Jianguo Hou (left) and Patrick Cramer use the anniversary event of the 50-year collaboration to honor their joint scientific successes.

© Sebastian Semmer / MPG
Support for Ukraine

October 22, 2024

Support for Ukraine

Patrick Cramer accompanies Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger to Kyiv as part of a scientific delegation.

© Artem Galkin
Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC) in Berlin

October 16, 2024

Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC) in Berlin

Panel Discussion „Shaping Excellent Research in Europe – Excellent Research Shaping Europe’s Tomorrow”, BBAW Berlin, f.l.t.r.: Kerstin Maria Pahl, Patrick Cramer, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Maria Leptin, Stephan Seiter, Iris Plöger

© Hans-Joachim Rickel / BMBF
World Health Summit, Berlin

October 13, 2024

World Health Summit, Berlin

Panel “Can AI Enhance Public Trust in Science?”, Berlin, f.l.t.r.: Jeremy Farrar, Lucy Gilson, Patrick Cramer, Meeyoung Cha, Rowland Illing

© World Health Summit
New building of the Max Planck Society's semiconductor laboratory opened

October 07, 2024

New building of the Max Planck Society's semiconductor laboratory opened

Guests of honor from politics and science jointly open the new building of the semiconductor laboratory in Garching.

© HLL Garching
Award of the Körber Prize to Erin Schuman

September 20, 2024

Award of the Körber Prize to Erin Schuman

From left: Patrick Cramer, Erin Schuman, Körber-Laureate 2024 and Lothar Dittmer, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Körber Foundation

© Jann Wilken / Körber-Stiftung
20 years of the Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard Foundation

September 13, 2024

20 years of the Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard Foundation

At the symposium celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard Foundation, from left to right: Maria Leptin, Patrick Cramer, Angela Merkel, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

© Martin Walz
Meeting of the Alliance of Science Organizations, Schloss Neuhardenberg

September 12, 2024

Meeting of the Alliance of Science Organizations, Schloss Neuhardenberg

Back row, left to right: Gerald Haug, Walter Rosenthal, Patrick Cramer, Otmar D. Wiestler, Wolfgang Wick; front row, left to right: Katja Becker, Martina Brockmeier, Nicole Deitelhoff, Holger Hanselka, Steffen Mau

© MPG
Foundation stone laid for new research building Tower 7 at the MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences

September 05, 2024

Foundation stone laid for new research building Tower 7 at the MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences

From left to right: Göttingen's Lord Mayor Petra Broistedt, Minister for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony Falko Mohrs, Max Planck President Prof. Dr. Patrick Cramer and Managing Director of the MPI Prof. Dr. Holger Stark

© Swen Pförtner / MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences
Future Council of the Federal Chancellor

August 28, 2024

Future Council of the Federal Chancellor

Patrick Cramer is a member of the steering committee of the Future Council appointed by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz

© Steffen Kugler / Bundesregierung
Forward-looking discussions about science policy

July 18, 2024

Forward-looking discussions about science policy

First retreat of the Extended Presidential Circle of the MPG with guest Alena Buyx at Ringberg Castle

© MPG
Curious 2024 Conference in Mainz

July 10, 2024

Curious 2024 Conference in Mainz

Patrick Cramer speaks at the Curious Future Insight™ Conference on “The future of science, the Max Planck way” about the Max Planck Society's approach to opening up new fields of research and supporting scientists at all career stages. He describes how scientists can build bridges between people and the role that basic research plays in tackling global challenges.

© Julian Huke / Curious Future Insight Conference
Meeting with representatives of the United Nations University

July 05, 2024

Meeting with representatives of the United Nations University

Prof. Tshilidzi Marwala, Rector of the United Nations University and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations; Prof. Shen Xiaomeng, Vice-Rector in Europe and Patrick Cramer (from left to right) at the General Administration of the Max Planck Society in Munich

© MPG
Inaugural visit to the Baden-Württemberg State Ministry

July 03, 2024

Inaugural visit to the Baden-Württemberg State Ministry

From left to right: Petra Olschowski, Minister of Science, Research and the Arts; Simone Schwanitz, Secretary General of the MPG; Minister President Winfried Kretschmann; Patrick Cramer, Florian Stegmann, Minister of State and Head of the State Chancellery

© Staatsministerium Baden-Württemberg
Inauguration ceremony of the new institute building of the MPI for Physics

June 27, 2024

Inauguration ceremony of the new institute building of the MPI for Physics

Ceremonial handover of the keys for the new institute building of the MPI for Physics in Garching: (from left) Dr. Dietmar Gruchmann, Mayor of the City of Garching, Dr. Simone Schwanitz, Secretary General of the Max Planck Society, Markus Blume, Bavarian Minister of Science, Dr. Markus Söder, Bavarian Minister President, Prof. Dr. Patrick Cramer, President of the Max Planck Society; Prof. Dr. Dieter Lüst, Managing Director of the Max Planck Institute for Physics; Prof. Dr. Claudia Felser, Vice President of the Max Planck Society

© Axel Griesch / MPP
Welcome Days 2024 for new directors

June 26, 2024

Welcome Days 2024 for new directors

Patrick Cramer and MPG Secretary General Simone Schwanitz (center) welcome the newly appointed directors of the past year at the General Administration in Munich.

© Christian Erlacher / MPG
Opening of the MPI of Geoanthropology in Jena

June 24, 2024

Opening of the MPI of Geoanthropology in Jena

The Institute's Directors, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Renn (left) and Prof. Dr. Ricarda Winkelmann with Patrick Cramer on the opening day

© Steffen Walther / MPI GEA
Opening of the ELLIS Institute Tübingen

June 21, 2024

Opening of the ELLIS Institute Tübingen

At the opening of the ELLIS Institute Tübingen for basic research in the field of artificial intelligence, from left to right: Anna Christmann, Yann LeCun, Bernhard Schölkopf, Patrick Cramer, Rebecca C. Reisch, Petra Olschowski

© Cyber Valley / Flügelmann
Opening speech at the 75th Max Planck Assembly in Berlin

June 12, 2024

Opening speech at the 75th Max Planck Assembly in Berlin

In his speech, Patrick Cramer sets the agenda for the evening's theme: "What can we do to curb climate change?"

© David Ausserhofer / MPG
Assembly of the Max Planck Society in Berlin

June 12, 2024

Assembly of the Max Planck Society in Berlin

Patrick Cramer, welcomes former German President Horst Köhler and the French Ambassador to Germany, François Delattre (right) in front of AXICA at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

© David Ausserhofer / MPG
Awards for young scientists

June 12, 2024

Awards for young scientists

Patrick Cramer meets the winners of the Otto Hahn Medal for a group photo at the annual meeting of the MPG in Berlin

© David Ausserhofer / MPG
Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin

June 12, 2024

Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin

Patrick Cramer presents the Ukraine Action Plan of the Alliance of Science Organisations to an international audience

© Juliane Sonntag / AA / photothek.de
Gründungspreis from the Stifterverband for the start-up Batene

June 11, 2024

Gründungspreis from the Stifterverband for the start-up Batene

The award winners at the ceremony in Berlin: Joachim Spatz (2nd from left), Director at the MPI for Medical Research, T. D. Thanh Nguyen (center) and Martin Möller (2nd from right) in the picture with (from left to right) Anna Christmann, Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Start-Ups at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Change, Patrick Cramer and Volker Meyer-Guckel, Secretary General of the Stifterverband

© David Ausserhofer / MPG
Opening ceremony of the Max Planck-University of Cape Town Centre for Behavior and Coevolution in Seewiesen

June 10, 2024

Opening ceremony of the Max Planck-University of Cape Town Centre for Behavior and Coevolution in Seewiesen

Director Prof. Dr. Tobias Bonhoeffer; Patrick Cramer; Thandi T Mgxwati (Charge d' Affairs South African consulate general); Associate Prof. Dr. Susie Cunningham, Director of the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology; Prof. Dr. Claire Spottiswoode, Co-Director of the Center; Executive Director Prof. Dr. Manfred Gahr; Mr D Pretorius, Vice-Consul Political and Consul Marida van der Westhuizen-Nel, both from the South African consulate general in Munich

© MPI for Biological Intelligence / Sabine Spehn
The 2024 national finals of Jugend forscht, Heilbronn

June 02, 2024

The 2024 national finals of Jugend forscht, Heilbronn

Patrick Cramer awarded the first prize in the field of physics to Josef Kassubek. The President was very impressed by the young researchers' projects, which could be seen on the tour of the contest exhibition.

© Stiftung Jugend forscht e.V.
Ceremony celebrating the 60th anniversary of the MPI for Molecular Genetics in Berlin

May 31, 2024

Ceremony celebrating the 60th anniversary of the MPI for Molecular Genetics in Berlin

© David Ausserhofer
Opening Ceremony of the first Dioscuri Centers in the Czech Republic

May 17, 2024

Opening Ceremony of the first Dioscuri Centers in the Czech Republic

Patrick Cramer (2nd from right) with the three Dioscuri center directors from left: Peter Fabian Helena Reichlová and Barbora Špačková at the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague

© René Volfík
Signing of the MoU with the six CEITEC partners at Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia

May 17, 2024

Signing of the MoU with the six CEITEC partners at Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia

© Irina Matusevič / Masaryk University
Tour of CEITEC with Director Pavel Tomancakin, Brno, Czechia

May 17, 2024

Tour of CEITEC with Director Pavel Tomancakin, Brno, Czechia

© CEITEC MU
Mendel Lecture, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

May 16, 2024

Mendel Lecture, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

Patrick Cramer gives the Mendel Lecture on “Transcription of the genome: molecular mechanism and cellular regulation” at the Mendel Museum of the Masaryk University of Brno

© CEITEC
Opening of the new research building of the MPI for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter in Hamburg

May 13, 2024

Opening of the new research building of the MPI for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter in Hamburg

At the handover of the key (from left to right): Katharina Fegebank, Second Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and Senator for Science; Prof. Dr. Ángel Rubio, Managing Director of the Institute and Patrick Cramer

© Julia Knop / MPSD
Lecture at the University of Graz

May 06, 2024

Lecture at the University of Graz

Patrick Cramer speaks on the topic "What is scientific excellence?" as part of "Geist & Gegenwart" in the auditorium of the University of Graz

© Vilgut / Uni Graz
Patrick Cramer presents his book "Zukunftswelten" in Munich.

April 26, 2024

Patrick Cramer presents his book "Zukunftswelten" in Munich.

Astrophysicist Suzanna Randall in conversation with Patrick Cramer at the book launch. The book is the result of his visits to the 84 Max Planck Institutes he travelled to before taking office in June 2023.

© Axel Griesch / MPG
Science conference of the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Berlin

April 18, 2024

Science conference of the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Berlin

Panel "Science Continent Europe: How do we secure freedom, sovereignty and innovation?" with from left to right: Patrick Cramer; Laura Kraft, MP; Dr Suzanna Randall, ESO; Prof. Dr Maria Leptin, President European Research Council; Anke Reiffenstuel, Commissioner for Science, Education and Research Policy at the Federal Foreign Office; Kai Gehring, MP

© Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Meeting with the PhD and postdoc networks

April 18, 2024

Meeting with the PhD and postdoc networks

Patrick Cramer at the Annual Meeting with the Steering Groups of PhDnet and PostdocNet, at the Berlin office of the Max Planck Society.

© MPG
Eisenforschung becomes the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials

April 16, 2024

Eisenforschung becomes the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials

Distinguished guests at the rededication ceremony on 16 April 2024. From left to right: Dr Kai de Weldige, Commercial Director; Prof Jörg Neugebauer, Director; Prof Dierk Raabe, Managing Director; Ina Brandes, Minister for Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia; Prof Patrick Cramer and Prof Gerhard Dehm, Director.

© R. Bitter / MPI for Sustainable Materials
Symposium with MPG partner group leaders in Seoul

April 13, 2024

Symposium with MPG partner group leaders in Seoul

© Yonsei University
Round table on democracy and peace research at the residence of the German ambassador in Seoul

April 12, 2024

Round table on democracy and peace research at the residence of the German ambassador in Seoul

© German Embassy Seoul
Visit to the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea

April 12, 2024

Visit to the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea

© MPG
Press conference and signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Institute of Basic Science (IBS) at Yonsei University, Seoul

April 11, 2024

Press conference and signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Institute of Basic Science (IBS) at Yonsei University, Seoul

From left to right: Dong-Sup Yoon, President of Yonsei University, Cheon Jinwoo, Director of the Center for Nanomedicine at IBS, Joachim Spatz, Director at the MPI for Medical Research and Patrick Cramer.

© Yonsei University
Visit to the Peace Memorial Museum Hiroshima, Japan

April 10, 2024

Visit to the Peace Memorial Museum Hiroshima, Japan

Patrick Cramer and Christian Doeller, Director at the MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig and MPG Vice President, visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum after laying a wreath in the Memorial Park in memory of the victims of the atomic bombing.

© International Peace Promotion Department, City of Hiroshima
Celebrating 40 years of collaboration with RIKEN in Tokio

April 09, 2024

Celebrating 40 years of collaboration with RIKEN in Tokio

© RIKEN
Visit to the RIKEN Centre for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP)

April 09, 2024

Visit to the RIKEN Centre for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP)

Discussing possible AI collaborations with colleagues at the Advanced Intelligence Project in Tokio.

© RIKEN
Visit to the National University Singapore

April 08, 2024

Visit to the National University Singapore

Patrick Cramer with the President of the National University Singapore Tan Eng Chye

© NUS
Visit at National Research Foundation in Singapore

April 08, 2024

Visit at National Research Foundation in Singapore

© NRF
Signing Memorandum of Understanding with Nanyang Technical University in Singapore

April 08, 2024

Signing Memorandum of Understanding with Nanyang Technical University in Singapore

Patrick Cramer with Prof Ho Teck Hua, President of NTU after the signing ceremony.

© NTU
Visit to the Indian National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bangalore

April 05, 2024

Visit to the Indian National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bangalore

Patrick Cramer with the director of the NCBS, Prof LS Shashidhara

© NCBS
Strengthening cooperation with the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore

April 05, 2024

Strengthening cooperation with the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore

After the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore

© IISc
20th anniversary of the MPG partner group programme in India

April 04, 2024

20th anniversary of the MPG partner group programme in India

Patrick Cramer visits the metropolis of Delhi with a delegation to celebrate the 20th anniversary and explore new opportunities for cooperation.

© Sumit Kaushik Photographers
Visit to the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi

April 04, 2024

Visit to the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi

Patrick Cramer and his delegation meet with scientists at the institute in Delhi, with which there is a long-standing exchange in the field of computer science.

© Sumit Kaushik Photographers
Meeting with the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, Delhi

April 04, 2024

Meeting with the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, Delhi

Exchange on shared research interests with Professor Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India

© PSA Office
Works Council meeting of the Max Planck Society

March 21, 2024

Works Council meeting of the Max Planck Society

Patrick Cramer at the Works Council meeting of the General Works Council of the Max Planck Society in Weimar, in front of the picture: General Works Council Chairwoman Gloria von Eilpe

© Christian Theile
Exchange with Prof Dr Ian-Tsing Joseph Dieu

March 19, 2024

Exchange with Prof Dr Ian-Tsing Joseph Dieu

Prof Dr Ian-Tsing Joseph Dieu, Director General of the Taipei Representation in the Federal Republic of Germany (Munich office), visits the General Administration.

© MPG
Senate meeting in Heidelberg

March 15, 2024

Senate meeting in Heidelberg

Group picture on the occasion of the Senate meeting of the Max Planck Society at the MPI for Nuclear Physics

© Ralf Lackner
British-German scientific dialogue in London

March 12, 2024

British-German scientific dialogue in London

British-German meeting at Imperial College London.

© Imperial College London
Panel discussion "Sustainable society" in Hamburg

March 01, 2024

Panel discussion "Sustainable society" in Hamburg

After the panel discussion "Sustainable society. How can the transformation succeed and what can science do?" From left to right: Jochem Marotzke, Director at the MPI for Meteorology; Stefan C. Aykut, Mercator Chair of Sociology, University of Hamburg; Klaus Hasselmann, 2021 Nobel Laureate in Physics; Katharina Fegebank, Second Mayor of Hamburg; moderator Tanja Busse and Patrick Cramer

© Julia Knop / MPG
Science|Business conference „What’s on the Horizon? Framing the next 40 years of European R&I” in Brussels

February 13, 2024

Science|Business conference „What’s on the Horizon? Framing the next 40 years of European R&I” in Brussels

On the panel Vision 2050 – Part I: “Future-proofing” the next Framework Programme, f.l.t.r.: Annelien Bredenoord, Rector Magnificus, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Patrick Cramer; Maryline Fiaschi, Chief Executive Officer, Science|Business

© Science|Business
Salon Sophie Charlotte 2024 of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

January 20, 2024

Salon Sophie Charlotte 2024 of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Panel discussion on the topic " Corona and (no) end? Looking back on an eventful time": Moderator Anja Martini (NDR); Patrick Cramer; Barbara Prainsack, University of Vienna, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin and Viola Priesemann, MPI for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen

© BBAW
Visit by the Bavarian Minister of State Florian Herrmann

December 18, 2023

Visit by the Bavarian Minister of State Florian Herrmann

Patrick Cramer with Florian Herrmann, Head of the Bavarian State Chancellery and Minister of State for Federal Affairs and Media

© Bayerische Staatskanzlei
Prelude in the Festsaal Kreuzberg

December 12, 2023

Prelude in the Festsaal Kreuzberg

Annual reception of the Max Planck Society in Berlin. From left to right: Patrick Cramer; Laura Kreidberg, Director at the MPI for Astronomy; Bettina Stark-Watzinger, German Federal Minister of Education and Research; Hannah Pool, scientist at the MPI for the Study of Societies and Georg Hochberg, Research Group Leader at the MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology

© Marco Urban
Nobel Prize Banquet 2023

December 10, 2023

Nobel Prize Banquet 2023

From left to right: Markus Blume, Bavarian Minister of State for Science and the Arts; Ferenc Krausz, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics; János Csák, Hungarian Minister of Culture and Innovation; Patrick Cramer
Presentation of the Max Planck Humboldt Research Award 2023

November 29, 2023

Presentation of the Max Planck Humboldt Research Award 2023

Patrick Cramer and Robert Schlögl (left), President of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, with award winner Rotem Sorek (center) as well as Amy Buck (center left) and Kandice Tanner (center right), who were honored with Max Planck-Humboldt Medals.

© David Ausserhofer
Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem

November 28, 2023

Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem

Dinner with the presidents and vice presidents of Israel's leading universities, leading Israeli research institutions and directors of the Minerva Centers

© Yoni Kelberman / MPG
Visit to the Yad Vashem memorial

November 28, 2023

Visit to the Yad Vashem memorial

Wreath-laying ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance, from left to right: Patrick Cramer, Simone Schwanitz, Ulman Lindenberger, Lou Bohlen, Maximilian Prugger

© Yoni Kelberman / MPG
Visit to the Yad Vashem memorial

November 28, 2023

Visit to the Yad Vashem memorial

Guided tour of the museum on the history of the Holocaust, from left to right: Maximilian Prugger, Simone Schwanitz, Patrick Cramer, Lou Bohlen, Eva Ludkevich, Ulman Lindenberger

© Yoni Kelberman / MPG
Meeting with Ambassador Steffen Seibert at the German Embassy in Tel Aviv

November 28, 2023

Meeting with Ambassador Steffen Seibert at the German Embassy in Tel Aviv

Briefing by Steffen Seibert (2nd from left) for Patrick Cramer and his colleagues.

© German Embassy Tel Aviv
Patrick Cramer receives the 2023 Shaw Prize for Life Science and Medicine

November 12, 2023

Patrick Cramer receives the 2023 Shaw Prize for Life Science and Medicine

Patrick Cramer together with Reinhard Genzel at the award ceremony in Hong Kong.

© Toky Image / The Shaw Prize Foundation
“Göttinger Literaturherbst” 2023 with Sir Paul Nurse

October 30, 2023

“Göttinger Literaturherbst” 2023 with Sir Paul Nurse

Lecture and interview with Sir Paul Nurse - author of the book "What is Life?" - at the “Göttinger Literaturherbst”

© Martin Liebetruth
“Göttinger Literaturherbst” 2023 with Steffen Schroeder

October 29, 2023

“Göttinger Literaturherbst” 2023 with Steffen Schroeder

Steffen Schroeder - author of the book "Planck oder Als das Licht seine Leichtigkeit verlor" - with Patrick Cramer, who moderated the evening.

© Swen Pförtner
A toast to Nobel Prize winner Ferenc Krausz

October 26, 2023

A toast to Nobel Prize winner Ferenc Krausz

The Scientific Members of the Max Planck Society celebrate Nobel Laureate Ferenc Krausz during the Fall Section Meetings in October 2023 at Harnack House (from left to right: Mikko Myrskylä, Martin Stratmann, Ferenc Krausz, Patrick Cramer).

© Bettina Ausserhofer
Celebration of the Centenary of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) and the 75th Anniversary of the Max Planck Society

October 23, 2023

Celebration of the Centenary of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) and the 75th Anniversary of the Max Planck Society

The Italian Embassy in Berlin invited to a presidential summit on the occasion of both anniversaries (from left to right: Italian Ambassador Armando Varricchio, Patrick Cramer, CNR President Maria Chiara Carrozza, Director at the MPI of Molecular Physiology Andrea Musacchio).

© Dario J. Laganà
Meeting with the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

October 17, 2023

Meeting with the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Dialogue with the President of CAS, Jianguo Hou (front right next to Patrick Cramer) and delegation at the General Headquaters in Munich.

© Daniel Gerst / MPG
First visit to the German parliament

October 11, 2023

First visit to the German parliament

Fruitful exchange with science politicians Kai Gehring (center), Chairman of the German Bundestag Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment and the Chair of the German Science and Humanities Council, Wolfgang Wick.

© Christian Kobsda
Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 for Ferenc Krausz

October 04, 2023

Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 for Ferenc Krausz

Patrick Cramer and MPG Secretary General Simone Schwanitz congratulate Ferenc Krausz of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics on winning the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics.

© Jan Greune / MPG
Laudation German AI Award 2023

September 29, 2023

Laudation German AI Award 2023

Patrick Cramer before his laudatio with Professor Edith Heard (2nd from left), Director General of EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory). EMBL received the 2023 AI User Award from WELT-Group. Also in the picture Chris Boos, jury chairman and AI entrepreneur and moderator Katja Losch.

© Philip Nuernberger
Open Science Ambassador Meeting

September 19, 2023

Open Science Ambassador Meeting

Patrick Cramer bei seinem Grußwort im Goethe-Saal des Harnack-Hauses, Berlin

© Jacqueline Behncke