Max Planck Institutes are research institutions operated by the Max Planck Society.
[1][2] Institutes are organized into five categories according to their research area:[1][3] One institute can belong to several research areas.
In addition, it can also belong to several more specialized research fields.
[1] In administrative terms, the institutes of the Max Planck Society are divided into three sections: Biology and Medicine, Chemistry, Physics and Technology and Human Sciences.
[4] As of April 2024, the following Max Planck Institutes and Research Units exist (in alphabetical order):[1]