Accelerating particle beams to near-light speed in a short distance – thanks to high-performance lasers, what sounds like science fiction is now very real in plasma acceleration. This revolutionary ...

24 years ago, we fundamentally redesigned research funding at Helmholtz – by introducing a system that consistently addresses the greatest challenges, ensures excellence, and promotes collaboration.

In order to address key topics for tomorrow and capitalize on synergies with universities, we create joint research institutes: our Helmholtz Institutes. They can rapidly become essential institutions ...

How can prevention help shape the future of medicine? The research centers from Helmholtz Health are working to develop visionary ideas and new technologies for the medicine of tomorrow. Prevention is ...

What makes us sick? What keeps us healthy? And when should we take preventive measures? Thanks to major cohort studies like the NAKO Health Study and the Rhineland Study, we can better understand ...

In the fight against cancer, we’re stronger together – our cancer research efforts rely on innovative clinical studies with a clear focus on the patient’s perspective. Using research to directly ...

At the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, the Helmholtz Association is making one of the world’s most ambitious research initiatives for international collaboration a reality: ...

How can we achieve environmentally friendly energy production, efficient energy storage, and effective delivery to consumers? Who picks up the slack when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t ...

What was written off as an expensive technology for idealists thirty years ago is now the most affordable way to produce electricity: solar modules. Three Helmholtz Centers have been pivotal in ...

Anyone who wants to look inside solid matter needs ultra-bright light – like that produced by particle accelerators. Some of the world’s best accelerator facilities are operated at Helmholtz Centers.

Helmholtz Quantum takes quantum technologies from the lab to application – for solutions in the environment, health and energy fields. To do so, the platform brings together developers, users and ...

After the devastating tsunami in 2004, the GFZ joined forces with other research centers to develop an early warning system for the Indian Ocean. Today, it is helping protect countless other coasts ...