Leibniz Association R&D labs

Leibniz Association runs 50 R&D labs in the 311 Institute directory, across 1 country (Germany), focused on sociology and political science, electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics, and optics and education.

Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated 7 October 2026.

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Lab and organisation	Location	Type and sector	Focus	Founded
DIPF \| Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in EducationLeibniz Association	Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Research institute Social sciences and humanities	Sociology and Political Science, Education, Political Science and International Relations	1951
DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsLeibniz Association	Aachen, Germany	Research institute Healthcare and life sciences	Molecular Medicine, Organic Chemistry, Water Science and Technology
Ferdinand-Braun-InstitutLeibniz Association	Berlin, Germany	Research institute Industrials and manufacturing	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	1992
German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong LearningLeibniz Association	Bonn, Germany	Research institute Social sciences and humanities	Education, Political Science and International Relations, Information Systems	1957
German Institute for Global and Area StudiesLeibniz Association	Hamburg, Germany	Research institute Social sciences and humanities	Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Development	1964
German Rheumatism Research CentreLeibniz Association	Berlin, Germany	Research institute Healthcare and life sciences	Rheumatology, Immunology, Hematology	1988
GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social SciencesLeibniz Association	Mannheim, Germany	Research institute Social sciences and humanities	Information Systems, Sociology and Political Science, Information Systems and Management	1986
Halle Institute for Economic ResearchLeibniz Association	Halle, Germany	Research institute Public policy and analysis	Finance, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Accounting	1992
Institut für SonnenphysikLeibniz Association	Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	Research institute Space	Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Instrumentation	1943
Kiel Institute for the World EconomyLeibniz Association	Kiel, Germany	Research institute Public policy and analysis	General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Strategy and Management, Finance	1914
Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape ResearchLeibniz Association	Müncheberg, Germany	Research institute Agriculture and food	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Soil Science, Global and Planetary Change	1920
Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine ResearchLeibniz Association	Bremen, Germany	Research institute Environment and climate	Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography	1991
Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and BioeconomyLeibniz Association	Potsdam, Germany	Research institute Agriculture and food	Plant Science, Building and Construction, Biomedical Engineering
Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics PotsdamLeibniz Association	Potsdam, Germany	Research institute Space	Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	1874
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research WarnemündeLeibniz Association	Warnemünde, Germany	Research institute Environment and climate	Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science	1992
Leibniz Institute for CatalysisLeibniz Association	Rostock, Germany	Research institute Chemicals and materials	Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry	1952
Leibniz Institute for Crystal GrowthLeibniz Association	Berlin, Germany	Research institute Basic science	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering	1992
Leibniz Institute for Educational Media \| Georg Eckert InstituteLeibniz Association	Braunschweig, Germany	Research institute Social sciences and humanities	Sociology and Political Science, Education, Literature and Literary Theory	1975
Leibniz Institute for Educational TrajectoriesLeibniz Association	Bamberg, Germany	Research institute Social sciences and humanities	Sociology and Political Science, Education, Management Science and Operations Research
Leibniz Institute for High Performance MicroelectronicsLeibniz Association	Frankfurt, Germany	Research institute Industrials and manufacturing	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering	1983
Leibniz Institute for ImmunotherapyLeibniz Association	Regensburg, Germany	Research institute Healthcare and life sciences	Immunology, Oncology, Hematology	2022
Leibniz Institute for NeurobiologyLeibniz Association	Magdeburg, Germany	Research institute Healthcare and life sciences	Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Sensory Systems	1992
Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPSLeibniz Association	Bremen, Germany	Research institute Healthcare and life sciences	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Oncology	1981
Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics EducationLeibniz Association	Kiel, Germany	Research institute Social sciences and humanities	Education, Management Science and Operations Research, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology	1966
Leibniz Institute for the German LanguageLeibniz Association	Mannheim, Germany	Research institute Social sciences and humanities	Literature and Literary Theory, Artificial Intelligence, Language and Linguistics	1964
Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife ResearchLeibniz Association	Berlin, Germany	Research institute Environment and climate	Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics	1973
Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition EconomiesLeibniz Association	Halle, Germany	Research institute Agriculture and food	Safety Research, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Economics and Econometrics	1994
Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock UniversityLeibniz Association	Ostseebad Kühlungsborn, Germany	Research institute Environment and climate	Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change	1992
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland FisheriesLeibniz Association	Berlin, Germany	Research institute Environment and climate	Environmental Chemistry, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology	1992
Leibniz Institute of Photonic TechnologyLeibniz Association	Jena, Germany	Research institute Industrials and manufacturing	Biophysics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Leibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryLeibniz Association	Halle, Germany	Research institute Healthcare and life sciences	Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Pharmacology	1992
Leibniz Institute of Polymer ResearchLeibniz Association	Dresden, Germany	Research institute Chemicals and materials	Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry, Surfaces, Coatings and Films	1992
Leibniz Institute of Surface EngineeringLeibniz Association	Leipzig, Germany	Research institute Industrials and manufacturing	Computational Mechanics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanics of Materials	1992
Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental CropsLeibniz Association	Großbeeren, Germany	Research institute Agriculture and food	Plant Science, Biochemistry, Soil Science	1924
Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV)Leibniz Association	Hamburg, Germany	Research institute Healthcare and life sciences	Epidemiology, Virology, Genetics	1948
Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI)Leibniz Association	Jena, Germany	Research institute Healthcare and life sciences	Aging, Molecular Biology, Physiology	1991
Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human FactorsLeibniz Association	Dortmund, Germany	Research institute Healthcare and life sciences	Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cancer Research	1912
Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie e. V. - Hans-Knöll-Institut (HKI)Leibniz Association	Jena, Germany	Research institute Healthcare and life sciences	Pharmacology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology	1992
Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)Leibniz Association	Gatersleben, Germany	Research institute Agriculture and food	Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science, Forestry	1943
Leibniz-Institut für Werkstofforientierte Technologien - IWTLeibniz Association	Bremen, Germany	Research institute Industrials and manufacturing	Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Ecology	1950
Leibniz-Institut für WissensmedienLeibniz Association	Tübingen, Germany	Research institute Social sciences and humanities	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Statistics and Probability, Developmental and Educational Psychology	2001
Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of MunichLeibniz Association	Freising, Germany	Research institute Agriculture and food	Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Plant Science	1918
Leibniz-Institute for New MaterialsLeibniz Association	Saarbrücken, Germany	Research institute Industrials and manufacturing	Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering	1987
Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner OrientLeibniz Association	Berlin, Germany	Research institute Social sciences and humanities	Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Anthropology	1996
Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse SpectroscopyLeibniz Association	Berlin, Germany	Research institute Basic science	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nuclear and High Energy Physics	1991
Paul Drude Institute for Solid State ElectronicsLeibniz Association	Berlin, Germany	Research institute Basic science	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics, Biomedical Engineering	1992
RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic ResearchLeibniz Association	Essen, Germany	Research institute Public policy and analysis	Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance	1926
Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and StochasticsLeibniz Association	Berlin, Germany	Research institute Basic science	Computational Mechanics, Mathematical Physics, Applied Mathematics	1992
WZB Berlin Social Science CenterLeibniz Association	Berlin, Germany	Research institute Social sciences and humanities	Political Science and International Relations, Safety Research, Sociology and Political Science	1969
ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum WirtschaftLeibniz Association	Kiel, Germany	Research institute Technology	Information Systems and Management, Information Systems, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty	1919

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Questions and answers

How many R&D labs does Leibniz Association have?

The 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory lists 50 Leibniz Association R&D labs as of October 2026.

Where are Leibniz Association's R&D labs?

In Germany (50).

What does Leibniz Association research?

Its labs focus on sociology and political science, electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics, and optics and education.

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