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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften

🇪🇺 GERMANYRegistered 21/03 staff
Disclosed budget
€310,300,000
Meetings 12mo
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Policy files
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Recent meetings

DateCommissioner / CabinetTopicFile
13 May 2026
Ekaterina Zaharieva
Commissioner
European Research EcosystemSRC
11 Mar 2026
Mirka Janda
Cabinet member
Demography
11 Mar 2026
Mirka Janda
Cabinet member
DemographySRC
27 Mar 2025
Laszlo Kristoffy
Cabinet member
Use of novel technologies in preventive health
27 Mar 2025
Olivér Várhelyi
Commissioner
Use of novel technologies in preventive healthSRC
27 Mar 2025
Laszlo Kristoffy
Cabinet member
Use of novel technologies in preventive healthSRC
29 May 2024
Nelly Bruno
Cabinet member
Meeting with the Presidents of the G6 Research Network. G6 president's shared their views for the future of European Research.
29 May 2024
Nelly Bruno
Cabinet member
Meeting with the Presidents of the G6 Research Network. G6 president's shared their views for the future of European Research.SRC
07 Jun 2021
Deša Srsen
Cabinet member
Depopulation, return migration and the sustainable development of rural areas
07 Jun 2021
Deša Srsen
Cabinet member
Depopulation, return migration and the sustainable development of rural areasSRC
22 Apr 2020
Colin Scicluna
Cabinet member
Demographic developments in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic
22 Apr 2020
Colin Scicluna
Cabinet member
Demographic developments in light of the current COVID-19 pandemicSRC
10 Dec 2018
Vytenis Andriukaitis
Commissioner
New breeding techniquesSRC
10 Dec 2018
Vytenis Andriukaitis
Commissioner
New breeding techniques
17 May 2017
Ann Mettler
Director-General
Strategic Foresight and Future of EuropeSRC
17 May 2017
Ann Mettler
Director-General
Strategic Foresight and Future of Europe
10 Nov 2016
Robert Schröder
Cabinet member
European Science and Innovation
10 Nov 2016
Robert Schröder
Cabinet member
European Science and InnovationSRC
08 Sept 2016
Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente
Cabinet member
research policy in EuropeSRC
08 Sept 2016
Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente
Cabinet member
research policy in Europe
05 Apr 2016
Günther Oettinger
Commissioner
education/researchSRC
05 Apr 2016
Günther Oettinger
Commissioner
education/research
01 Sept 2015
Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente
Cabinet member
Innovation, Open AccessSRC
01 Sept 2015
Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente
Cabinet member
Innovation, Open Access
11 Feb 2015
Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente
Cabinet member
Horizon 2020SRC

Mission & Goals

Die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft ist Deutschlands erfolgreichste Forschungsorganisation – mit 31 Nobelpreisträgerinnen und Nobelpreisträgern steht sie auf Augenhöhe mit den weltweit besten und angesehen­sten Forschungsinstitutionen. Die mehr als 15.000 Publikationen jedes Jahr in interna­tional renommierten Fachzeitschriften sind Beleg für die hervorragende Forschungsar­beit an Max-Planck-Instituten – viele Artikel davon dürfen sich zu den meist zitierten Publikationen in ihrem jeweiligen Fachgebiet zählen.

EU Legislative Interests

- Legislative Grundlagen und Programme zum Forschungsrahmenprogramm Horizont Europa und FP10 - Verordnungsvorschlag über den Europäischen Fonds für strategische Investitionen - EU-Haushalt - EU-Initiativen mit Forschungsrelevanz aus der Digitalen Dekade - EU-Initiativen im Bereich Tierschutz - EU-Initiative zum Europäischen Forschungsraum - Innovationsunion - EU-Initiativen zur Mobilität und sozialen Absicherung von Wissenschaftlern

Communication Activities

- Positionspapiere zum Forschungsrahmenprogramm und zu Themen der europäischen Wissenschaftspolitik, sowohl allein als auch gemeinsam mit Partnern (deutsche Allianz der Wissenschaftsorganisationen, G6) - Gesprächs- und Austauschrunden (‚Brussels Talk‘ und ‚Max Planck Brussels Lunch Talk‘)

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

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Organisation Members

Link to webpage: https://www.mpg.de/institutes

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