Max Planck Society
Headquartered in Munich, Germany
The Max Planck Society is a German research organization with 84 institutes that conducts basic research in the natural sciences, life sciences, and humanities. Founded in 1948 as the successor to the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, it is funded by federal and state governments and is known for its scientific excellence, with many of its scientists including 31 Nobel laureates. It operates globally and is considered Germany's international flagship for science.