On 30 January 2024, 16 scientific institutions in the Rhine-Main region, including PRIF as a member of the Leibniz Association, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the new “Frankfurt Alliance” science network.
The alliance brings together the four major scientific organisations in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main metropolitan region, as well as a federal institution and Goethe University, in order to create synergy effects and meet the challenges of the 21st century.
The Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region is characterised by a high density of research institutions that are already linked in many ways due to common research interests and numerous cooperation agreements. The aim of the Frankfurt Alliance is to simplify the conditions for joint research, remove administrative obstacles and establish joint structures and infrastructures. At the same time, the alliance sees itself as a representative of interests in the political arena. The future cooperations between the 16 institutions are intended to further expand the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region as a leading research location in Europe, gain international recognition and become more attractive.
Timon Gremmels, Hessian Minister for Science and Research, Art and Culture, recognised the agreed cooperation during the signing of the memorandum in Frankfurt's Römer: “Science and research are essential to master the transformation processes of our time and at the same time to secure our democracy. This will be all the more successful if we join forces. The Frankfurt Alliance will make the outstanding research and transfer work in Frankfurt and the Rhine-Main region even more effective and visible – from internationalisation to research infrastructures and personnel recruitment.”
The Frankfurt Alliance's first joint public event will be a science festival in Frankfurt city centre on September 28, 2024: The participating institutions will then present themselves to the public at the Roßmarkt.
Further information can be found on the website of Goethe University Frankfurt.