Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry

Max Planck Institute
for Biophysical Chemistry
(Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer Institute)
Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie (Karl-Friedrich-Bonhoeffer-Institut)
PredecessorMPI for Physical Chemistry
MPI for Spectroscopy
SuccessorMax Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences
Formation1971; 53 years ago (1971)
TypeScientific institute
Legal statusMerged with the Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine
PurposeResearch in biophysical chemistry
HeadquartersGöttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Parent organization
Max Planck Society

The Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (German: Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie), also known as the Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer Institute[1] (German: Karl-Friedrich-Bonhoeffer-Institut), was a research institute of the Max Planck Society, located in Göttingen, Germany. On January 1, 2022, the institute merged with the Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine in Göttingen to form the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences.[2]

This was the only Max Planck Institute (MPI) that combined the three classical scientific disciplines – biology, physics and chemistry. Founded in 1971, its initial focus was on problems in physics in chemistry. It had undergone a continuous evolution manifested through an expanding range of core subjects and work areas such as neurobiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology. At the time of merger, 850 people worked at the institute, about half of them scientists. Four researchers working at the institute – Stefan Hell, 2014; Erwin Neher and Bert Sakmann, 1991; and Manfred Eigen, 1967 – were awarded the Nobel Prize.

  1. ^ "History". www.mpg.de. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  2. ^ "New Max Planck Institute in Göttingen Combines Natural and Medical Sciences" (Press release). Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences. January 3, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.