Max_Planck_Institute_for_Biochemistry

The Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (German: Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie; abbreviated MPIB) is a research institute of the Max Planck Society (German: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft) located in Martinsried, a suburb of Munich. The institute was founded in 1973 by the merger of three formerly independent institutes: the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, the Max Planck Institute of Protein and Leather Research (founded 1954 in Regensburg), and the Max Planck Institute of Cell Chemistry (founded 1956 in Munich).With about 750 employees in currently nine research departments and more than 20 research groups, the MPIB is one of the largest institutes of the Max Planck Society.