Contact

Are you an expert or do you want to become one? Do you want to learn more about our research? Find the right contacts for your request here at a glance.

I am …

a scientist

For information and specific inquiries about our research

…visit the websites of our Department & Research Groups.

For information about our open positions

…visit our career section.

a student

For an internship

…place your application at the Department or Research Group you are interested in directly.

For a bachelor or master thesis

…place your application at the Department or Research Group you are interested in directly.

For a PhD thesis

…place your application at the Department or Research Group of your interest.
…apply for our International Max Planck Research School on Cellular Biophysics (IMPRS-CBP).

For a group visit or guided tour

…contact our Press Officer Katharina Kaefer: pressestelle@biophys.mpg.de

an applicant

For information about our open positions

…visit our career section.

For inquiries on your application at the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics

…contact Magdalena Kose, Katharina Luding oder Bianka Jahreiss of our HR Department by email: personal@biophys.mpg.de

For inquiries on your application as a person with disability

…contact our Disability Officer Pia Erdbruegger by email: sbv@biophys.mpg.de

For inquiries on the IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics

…visit the IMPRS-CBP website
…contact our Program Coordinator Katharina Kaefer: imprs-cbp@biophys.mpg.de

If you are coming from abroad

…check out the FAQs on our International Office webpage for any questions on visa and resident permits, insurance, housing etc.
…contact our International Officer Monika Hobrack, monika.hobrack@biophys.mpg.de

Get to know our work culture

…in our interviews and articles with our colleagues.

a journalist

For your press inquiries

…contact our Press Officer Katharina Kaefer: pressestelle@biophys.mpg.de
…visit our Newsroom for our latest news and press releases.

interested in our research as a non-expert

For more information on our research

…check out our explainers.

For an overview of our outreach activities

…visit our events and outreach section.

For group visits and guided tours

…contact our Press Officer Katharina Kaefer: pressestelle@biophys.mpg.de.

Do you want to visit our Institute? Please have a look at our map and directions.

I come …

from the Airport

By public transport (~60 – 70 minutes)

Check the public transport timetable and maps www.rmv.de

From the airport take the S-Bahn S8 or S9 (direction Hanau) to Frankfurt city.
Get off at Hauptwache (2 stops), transfer to the U8 (direction Riedberg).
Get off at Uni Campus Riedberg (14 stops) turn right and walk down to the Institute (~5 minutes).

By taxi (~35 minutes)

Costs: ~60 - 65 €

from Frankfurt Main Station

By public transport (~40 minutes)

Check the public transport timetable and maps www.rmv.de

From Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof (lower level) take any S-Bahn S1 – S9 to Hauptwache.
Get off at Hauptwache (2 stops), transfer to the U8 (direction Riedberg).
Get off at Uni Campus Riedberg (14 stops) turn right and walk down to the Institute (~5 minutes).

By taxi (~20 minutes)

Costs: ~26 €

by Car

The Institute ist located at the University Campus Riedberg, in the north of Frankfurt (Main). It’s close to the “Bad Homburger Kreuz” of the motorway A5.

From the “Bad Homburger Kreuz” please take the A661 in the direction of “Offenbach”.
Take the second exit “Heddernheim, Riedberg” and you will drive on the “Marie-Curie-Straße”.
Take a right turn to the “Altenhöfer Allee” at the (second) traffic lights.
Go left at the first roundabout to the “Max-von-Laue-Straße”
The institute is situated on your left-hand side.

Parking

Available on-campus and a small number of parking lots are available for temporary visitors next to the main entrance to the west of the building. Ask at the porter's lodge how to get access to the Institute's main car park (with a barrier) on the south of the building. See also University Campus Riedberg map below.