It explores and realizes electronic and optical components, modules, and systems based on compound semiconductors. 

The Helmholtz Center Berlin is dedicated to materials and storage methods that serve energy conversion, such as solar cells, batteries, and catalysts.

Research at the Max Delbrück Center aims to understand the molecular mechanisms of health and disease and apply these findings to medical practice.

The Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics seeks to understand how the genome functions and is regulated, particularly during embryonic development and in diseases. 

The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) advances integrated research for global sustainability and a secure and just climate future.