Non-university research institutions
- Max Planck Society (MPG)
- Fraunhofer Society (FhG)
- Helmholtz Association (HGF)
- Leibniz Association (WGL)
- International research associations and scientific organisations
Federal authorities and cooperating institutions with research tasks (Federal Institutes, Federal Offices) - Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM)
- Postdoc (Research)
- Research Coordinator (Science Management)
- Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN)
- Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
- Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG)
- German Centres for Health Research (DZG)
- Federal Environment Agency (UBA)
- Federal Office for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)
- Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)
- Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBR)
- Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS)
- Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
- Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI)
- Federal Centre for Health Education (BZfgA)
- Friedrich-Löffler-Institute (FLI)
- Bundeskriminalamt (BKA)
Research institutions of industry/private sector (cooperation partners of state institutions) - Federation of Industrial Research Associations "Otto von Guericke" e.V. (AiF)
- 101 sector-specific non-profit research associations of medium-sized business
- e.g. over 70 independent private-sector research institutes
- DECHEMA Research Institute
- AMO GmbH - Society for Applied Micro- and Optoelectronics mbH
- fzmb GmbH – Research Centre for Medical Technology and Biotechnology
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