Press Releases

Brenda Schulman, director at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, has been elected Foreign Member of the Royal Society in London, United Kingdom. more

Matthias Mann, director at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried, Germany has received two research grants to study the mechanisms of Parkinson's disease from Aligning Science Across Parkinson's in partnership with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. more

The international Cytokine and Interferon Society honors the independent group leader of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry with the William E. Paul Award 2026 for Excellence in Cytokine Research. more

A new pan-European postdoctoral programme to support research and innovation in bottom-up synthetic biology through high-level interdisciplinary training. more

The director and the director emeritus of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) are receiving the award for their respective contributions to their fields of research. more

In a new Nature study, researchers from the MPI of Biochemistry and the Whitehead Institute in the United States have uncovered how cells selectively destroy certain microRNAs through protein degradation. more

The new School will develop advanced AI methods for basic life sciences research. The concept was developed under the coordination of Karsten Borgwardt, Director at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry. more