Research organizations in Germany

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 1,129 research organizations in Germany.

Research organizations carry out scientific and applied research outside the university system, from national laboratories to independent institutes.

The largest concentrations are in Berlin (230), Frankfurt am Main (64) and Munich (61).

Germany scores 67.8 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 23 of 117 economies.

See Germany on the IEPA ↗

1,129 research organizations

• Max Buchner Forschungsstiftung
  Research organization · Frankfurt am Main · dechema.de
• Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing
  Research organization · Cologne · age.mpg.de
• Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
  Research organization · Heidelberg · mpi-hd.mpg.de
• Max Planck Law
  Research organization · law.mpg.de
• Max Planck Society
  Research organization · Munich · mpg.de
• Max Zöllner Stiftung
  Research organization · Weimar · max-zoellner-stiftung.de
• Max-Planck-Förderstiftung
  Research organization · Munich · maxplanckfoundation.org
• medica mondiale e.V.
  Research organization · Cologne · medicamondiale.org
• Medical Mission Institute
  Research organization · Würzburg · english.medmissio.de
• Medical Research Foundation at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
  Research organization · Erlangen · forschungsstiftung.uk-erlangen.de
• Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
  Research organization · Potsdam · medienboard.de
• Medizinischer Fakultätentag
  Research organization · Berlin · medizinische-fakultaeten.de
• Medizinisches Wirtschaftsinstitut
  Research organization · Munich · mw-institut.de
• Mercator Institute for China Studies
  Research organization · Berlin · merics.org
• Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
  Research organization · Berlin · mcc-berlin.net
• Michael Foundation
  Research organization · Bonn · stiftung-michael.de
• Michael Succow Stiftung zum Schutz der Natur
  Research organization · Greifswald · succow-stiftung.de
• Michalski Huettermann and Partner
  Research organization · Düsseldorf · mhpatent.de
• Milchwirtschaftliche Untersuchungs- und Versuchsanstalt Kempten
  Research organization · Kempten (Allgäu) · muva.de
• Misereor
  Research organization · Aachen · misereor.de
• MOLIT Institut für Personalisierte Medizin
  Research organization · Heilbronn · molit.eu
• Munich Aerospace
  Research organization · Taufkirchen · munich-aerospace.de
• Munich Security Conference
  Research organization · Munich · securityconference.org
• NABU|naturgucker geG
  Research organization · Northeim · nabu-naturgucker.de
• National Association of German Cooperative Bank
  Research organization · Berlin · bvr.de
• National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians
  Research organization · Berlin · kbv.de
• Natural and Medical Sciences Institute
  Research organization · Reutlingen · nmi.de
• Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union
  Research organization · Berlin · nabu.de
• Naturland
  Research organization · Gräfelfing · naturland.de
• Naturstiftung David
  Research organization · Erfurt · naturstiftung-david.de
• NBank
  Research organization · Hanover · nbank.de
• Network on Urban Research in the European Union
  Research organization · Duisburg · nurec.net
• Netzwerk Steuergerechtigkeit
  Research organization · Berlin · netzwerk-steuergerechtigkeit.de
• NewClimate Institute
  Research organization · Cologne · newclimate.org
• NFDI-MatWerk
  Research organization · Closed · Sankt Augustin · nfdi-matwerk.de
• NFDI4Biodiversity
  Research organization · Closed · Bremen · nfdi4biodiversity.org
• NFDI4BIOIMAGE
  Research organization · Closed · Konstanz · nfdi4bioimage.de
• NFDI4Cat
  Research organization · Closed · Frankfurt am Main · nfdi4cat.org
• NFDI4Chem
  Research organization · Closed · Jena · nfdi4chem.de
• NFDI4Culture
  Research organization · Closed · Mainz · nfdi4culture.de
• NFDI4DS
  Research organization · Berlin · nfdi4datascience.de
• NFDI4Earth
  Research organization · Closed · Potsdam · nfdi4earth.de
• NFDI4Energy
  Research organization · Closed · Oldenburg · nfdi4energy.de
• NFDI4Health
  Research organization · Closed · Bremen · nfdi4health.de
• NFDI4Immuno
  Research organization · Closed · Heidelberg · nfdi4immuno.de
• NFDI4Ing
  Research organization · Closed · Aachen · nfdi4ing.de
• NFDI4Memory
  Research organization · Closed · Mainz · 4memory.de
• NFDI4Microbiota
  Research organization · Closed · Cologne · nfdi4microbiota.de
• NFDI4Objects
  Research organization · Closed · Berlin · nfdi4objects.net
• NFDIxCS
  Research organization · Closed · Berlin · nfdixcs.org
• Niedersächsische Krebsgesellschaft
  Research organization · Hanover · nds-krebsgesellschaft.de
• Nord-Ostdeutsche Gesellschaft für Gynäkologische Onkologie
  Research organization · Berlin · noggo.de
• Nordfriisk Instituut
  Research organization · Bredstedt · nordfriiskinstituut.eu
• Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee
  Research organization · Garching · nupecc.org
• Oberberg Stiftung
  Research organization · Berlin · oberberg-stiftung.de
• Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart
  Research organization · Stuttgart · olg-stuttgart.de
• Oeko Institut
  Research organization · Freiburg im Breisgau · oeko.de
• Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag
  Research organization · Berlin · tab-beim-bundestag.de
• OH DO KWAN Stiftung Ludmilla Pankofer und Carl Wiedmeier
  Research organization · Grünwald · oh-do-kwan-stiftung.org
• Olympiastützpunkt Sachsen e.V.
  Research organization · Chemnitz · osp-sachsen.de
• Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland
  Research organization · Berlin · okfn.de
• Optotransmitter-Umweltschutz-Technologie e.V.
  Research organization · Berlin · out-ev.de
• Ostasien-Institut
  Research organization · Bonn · ostasien-institut.com
• Ostbayerisches Technologie-Transfer-Institut
  Research organization · Regensburg · otti.de
• Ostfriesische Landschaft
  Research organization · Aurich · ostfriesischelandschaft.de
• Otto Brenner Stiftung
  Research organization · Frankfurt am Main · otto-brenner-stiftung.de
• Pädea
  Research organization · Cologne · paedea.de
• Papiertechnische Stiftung
  Research organization · Heidenau · ptspaper.com
• Paritätisches Bildungswerk Bundesverband
  Research organization · Frankfurt am Main · jep-kultur.de
• ParkinsonFonds Deutschland gGmbH
  Research organization · Berlin · parkinsonfonds.de
• Peace Research and European Security Studies
  Research organization · Mosbach · afes-press.de
• PETA Science Consortium International e.V.
  Research organization · Stuttgart · thepsci.eu
• Peter und Traudl Engelhorn Stiftung
  Research organization · Weilheim i.OB · engelhorn-stiftung.de
• PHV Dialysezentrum
  Research organization · Bad Homburg · phv-dialyse.de
• Platte Consult
  Research organization · Landau · platteconsult.de
• Polymet Jena
  Research organization · Jena · polymet-jena.de
• Pope Benedict XVI Institute
  Research organization · Regensburg · institut-papst-benedikt.de
• Post Apotheke
  Research organization · Grevenbroich · post-apotheke.com
• Privatbüro Plus
  Research organization · Bonn · privatbuero-plus.de
• Pro Retina – Stiftung zur Verhütung von Blindheit
  Research organization · Frankfurt am Main · pro-retina-stiftung.de
• Pro-Implant Foundation
  Research organization · Berlin · pro-implant-foundation.org
• Prof. Klaus Thiemann Stiftung
  Research organization · Potsdam · thiemannstiftung.de
• Prof. Otto Beisheim Stiftung
  Research organization · Munich · beisheim-stiftung.com
• Progress-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
  Research organization · Bremen · piw.de
• Projektträger Jülich
  Research organization · Jülich · ptj.de
• Psychologische Praxengemeinschaft
  Research organization · Offenbach · ppg-of.de
• PUNCH4NFDI
  Research organization · Closed · Hamburg · punch4nfdi.de
• RCI Banque Niederlassung Deutschland
  Research organization · Neuss · rcibanque.de
• Rechenkraft.net
  Research organization · Marburg · rechenkraft.net
• REFA Bundesverband
  Research organization · Darmstadt · refa.de
• Reference Institute for Bioanalytics
  Research organization · Bonn · rfb.bio
• Refonet
  Research organization · Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler · refonet.de
• Rehaklinik Glotterbad
  Research organization · Glottertal · rehaklinik-glotterbad.de
• Rehazentrum Wilhelmshaven
  Research organization · Wilhelmshaven · reha-whv.de
• Reiner Lemoine Institute
  Research organization · Berlin · reiner-lemoine-institut.de
• Reiner Lemoine Stiftung
  Research organization · Neuss · reiner-lemoine-stiftung.de
• Reinhard und Barbara Bretzel-Stiftung
  Research organization · Lahnau · bretzel-stiftung.de
• Reinhold Beitlich Stiftung
  Research organization · Tübingen · reinhold-beitlich-stiftung.de
• Renewable Energies Agency
  Research organization · Berlin · unendlich-viel-energie.de
• Research Association for Combustion Engines
  Research organization · Frankfurt am Main · fvv-net.de
• Research Association for Steel Application
  Research organization · Düsseldorf · stahlforschung.de
• Research Association for Tunnels and Transport Facilities
  Research organization · Cologne · stuva.de
• Research Association of the German Food Industry
  Research organization · Bonn · fei-bonn.de
• Research Centre for Applied System Safety and Industrial Medicine
  Research organization · Mannheim · fsa.de
• Research Institute for the Economics of Education and Social Affairs
  Research organization · Berlin · fibs.eu
• Research Institute for Work, Technology and Culture
  Research organization · Tübingen · fatk-tuebingen.de
• Retinologische Gesellschaft
  Research organization · Lübeck · retinologie.org
• Rexrodt von Fircks Stiftung
  Research organization · Hamburg · rvfs.de
• rgb Onkologisches Management
  Research organization · Sarstedt · rgb-onkologie.de
• Rhei­nisch-Ber­gi­sche Ver­lags­ge­sell­schaft
  Research organization · Düsseldorf · rheinischepostmediengruppe.de
• Rhine-Ruhr Institute for Applied Systeminnovation
  Research organization · Duisburg · rias-institute.eu
• Robert Bosch Stiftung
  Research organization · Stuttgart · bosch-stiftung.de
• Robert-Koch-Stiftung
  Research organization · Berlin · robert-koch-stiftung.de
• Robotics & AI Law Society
  Research organization · Berlin · ai-laws.org
• Roland Ernst Stiftung
  Research organization · Dresden · roland-ernst-stiftung.de
• Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
  Research organization · Berlin · rosalux.de
• Rossy Foundation
  Research organization · Koblenz · rossy-foundation.org
• Rostocker Institut für Sozialforschung und gesellschaftliche Praxis e.V.
  Research organization · Rostock · rostocker-institut.org
• Rotkreuzklinikum München
  Research organization · Munich · rotkreuzklinikum-muenchen.de
• Rudolf Ackermann Stiftung
  Research organization · Cologne · rudolf-ackermannstiftung.de

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Cities

• Research organizations in Berlin 230
• Research organizations in Frankfurt am Main 64
• Research organizations in Munich 61
• Research organizations in Bonn 57
• Research organizations in Hamburg 52
• Research organizations in Cologne 28
• Research organizations in Düsseldorf 27
• Research organizations in Essen 23
• Research organizations in Hanover 22
• Research organizations in Stuttgart 22
• Research organizations in Heidelberg 16
• Research organizations in Potsdam 16
• Research organizations in Bremen 15
• Research organizations in Münster 14
• Research organizations in Bochum 13
• Research organizations in Leipzig 13
• Research organizations in Tübingen 12
• Research organizations in Freiburg im Breisgau 11
• Research organizations in Mainz 11
• Research organizations in Kiel 10
• Research organizations in Aachen 9
• Research organizations in Darmstadt 9
• Research organizations in Mannheim 9
• Research organizations in Ulm 9
• Research organizations in Wiesbaden 9
• Research organizations in Dortmund 8
• Research organizations in Dresden 8
• Research organizations in Bielefeld 7
• Research organizations in Braunschweig 7
• Research organizations in Kassel 7
• Research organizations in Würzburg 7
• Research organizations in Göttingen 6
• Research organizations in Halle 6
• Research organizations in Jena 6
• Research organizations in Karlsruhe 6
• Research organizations in Konstanz 6
• Research organizations in Oldenburg 6
• Research organizations in Giessen 5
• Research organizations in Magdeburg 5
• Research organizations in Nuremberg 5
• Research organizations in Saarbrücken 5
• Research organizations in Bad Homburg 4
• Research organizations in Chemnitz 4
• Research organizations in Duisburg 4
• Research organizations in Erfurt 4
• Research organizations in Kaiserslautern 4
• Research organizations in Marburg 4
• Research organizations in Radolfzell 4
• Research organizations in Rostock 4
• Research organizations in Sankt Augustin 4
• Research organizations in Weimar 4
• Research organizations in Wuppertal 4
• Research organizations in Augsburg 3
• Research organizations in Bad Honnef 3
• Research organizations in Erlangen 3
• Research organizations in Garching 3
• Research organizations in Greifswald 3
• Research organizations in Gütersloh 3
• Research organizations in Hilden 3
• Research organizations in Lübeck 3
• Research organizations in Neuss 3
• Research organizations in Osnabrück 3
• Research organizations in Regensburg 3