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Max Planck President Patrick Cramer honored the 2026 Communitas Prize winners during the meeting of the Scientific Council at the Harnack House in Berlin. From left to right: Lothar Willmitzer, Heinz Wässle, Patrick Cramer, Regine Kahmann, Thomas Frohmader.

The award recognizes the extraordinary contributions of the former director of the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg more

Karsten Siems and Anna Wacker

Interview with the Core Facility Leaders Anna Wacker and Karsten Siems more

Research highlights 2025

December 22, 2025

A look back at a year of research with many highlights more

A so-called multi-pipette in a high-throughput robot; the pipette tips contain a yellow solution and drops are hanging from them.

A synthetic key enzyme enables the conversion of CO₂ into raw materials via formic acid more

A doctoral student from the IMPRS-µlife graduate school pipettes at a laboratory bench in a white coat.

Starting 2026, the Max Planck Society will permanently fund the International Max Planck Research School “Principles of Microbial Life” (IMPRS-µLife) at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology and the University of Marburg more

One hand holds a transparent microtiter plate with evenly arranged green algae cultures that vary in size and color intensity.

Researchers open up plant chloroplasts for high-throughput screening for the first time, enabling faster development of more robust crops more

Molecular structure with intertwined yellow, green, and gray elements on a blue background. A sheet of plastic on the right seems to emerge from the enzyme.

A bacterial enzyme could pave the way for the sustainable production of ethylene more

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