The History of the Helmholtz-Association
Founded in 1995, the Helmholtz Association now comprises 18 research centers and is one of the world's leading research organizations in many fields of research.
From loose association to community: Our history
Helmholtz combines excellence - and has done so for decades. Our Association started as a loose association of research centers. Today, we are Germany's largest research institution.
Hermann von Helmholtz ist der Namenspatron der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft.
The polymath with a sense of practice
As a community, we have deliberately named ourselves after Hermann von Helmholtz, one of the greatest natural scientists of the 19th century. The name Helmholtz stands for the whole diversity of natural science research and for the turn towards technological practice.
Helmholtz Stories
We tell thirty moving and inspiring stories from three decades of the Helmholtz Association.
