Frankfurt am Main Research Institutes & Think Tanks
Max Planck Institute for European History of Law (MPIER) (Hausener Weg 120
60489 Frankfurt am Main. Ph: (69) 789 78 - 0): Founded in 1964, it is one of the 80 institutes in the Max Planck Society. The institute focuses on trans-national comparisons and portrayal of European legal development. It considers the creation of bilateral and multilateral communication as a focal point of its activity. Dozens of guests reachers visit annually to make use of its exceptional working facilities.
Max Planck Institute for Biophysics (Max-von-Laue-Str.3, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main. Ph:(0) 69 6303-0): Founded in 1937 as Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysics is an institute offering quality education on biophysics. Two of its three departments determine the structure of membrane proteins. Its main research departments are biophysical chemistry, molecular membrane biology and structural biology. The Department of Structural Biology uses the complementary technique of electron microscopy and Department of Biophysical Chemistry studies the function of these proteins in native membranes by electrophysiological and spectroscopic methods and the Department of Molecular Membrane Biology approaches the structure determination of a membrane protein by x-ray crystallography.
Max Planck Institute for Brain Research (Deutschordenstraße 46, 60528 Frankfurt am Main. Ph: (0) 69 / 96769- 0): Founded in 1914 in Berlin as Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Brain Research, it was incorporated by the Max Planck Society in 1948. The various departments of the institute apply anatomical, biochemical and physiological methods to identify general principles of organization, which are shared by the brains of animals and humans. The different departments of the institute include Neurochemical Department, which is engaged in basic questions of neuronal connectivity, Neuroanatomical Department that explores a simple network of neurons to understand its structure, function and complexity and the Neurophysiological Department that answers the question of the organization of a highly complex structure like the cerebral cortex and accomplishes cognitive functions.
Libraries
German National Library (Adickesallee 1/D-60322 Frankfurt/Main): It is the central archival library in Germany. Located in Frankfurt, Leipzig, Gartnerstr, it is regarded as the national bibliographic center for the Federal Republic of Germany. The main function of the library is to collect, permanently archive, comprehensively document and record bibliographically all
German-language publications since 1913 and make them available to the public. It holds around 22.2 million books, of which 7.8 million are kept in Frankfurt am Main, 13.2 million in Leipzig and 1.2 million by the Deutsches Musikarchiv. Being the leading partner in developing and maintaining rules and standards in the country, it plays a significant role in the development of international standards. The German National Library in Frankfurt is responsible for the development of information and communication technology. It also handles the production, marketing and distribution of national bibliographic services.
