Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

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June 17, 2020

Otto Hahn Medal for Rafael Laso Pérez

For his outstanding research, the MPI-scientist is awarded the Otto Hahn Medal of the Max Planck Society.
June 19, 2020

The extension of our building is progressing rapidly

The modules are assembled - now the interior work starts
Jun 16, 2020

Katharina Kitzinger receives the MARUM Research Award

She receives the award for her outstanding research on key processes in the nitrogen cycle in the sea.
June 11, 2020

Plastic in the deep sea: Virtually unaltered after a quarter of a century

Plastic waste that has verifiably been at the abyssal seabed for more than 20 years does not show any traces of fragmentation or even degradation.
June 3, 2020

"Together we’re stronger" – Sabbatical in times of Corona

The marine chemist Carol Arnosti came to Bremen for a sabbatical – and decided to stay. Despite the pandemic.
May 25, 2020

Sugar turns brown algae into good carbon sinks

Microbial decomposition of dead brown algae is slower than that of other marine plants. This is due to a special sugar.
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Welcome to the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

At the Max Planck Institute in Bremen we investigate the smallest inhabitants of the ocean. Who lives where? How do they function and how diverse are they? What's their role in the global biogeochemical cycles? What does it mean for our environment and climate? These and many other questions are in the focus of researchers from around the world, engineers, technicians and many more colleagues at our institute.