Scientific quality management
The Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology has the legal structure of a registered association that is based in Jena. The responsible federal ministry is the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Aeronautics. The responsible ministry of the Free State is the Thuringian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.
Scientific advisory board
The scientific advisory board advises the chairperson and the board of trustees with regard to scientific and organisational enquiries. They evaluate the results of scientific findings and provide recommendations for further development and profile establishment.
| Prof. Dr. Philipp Beckhove | Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy, Regensburg |
| Prof. Elaine Bignell, PhD | University of Exeter |
| Prof. Dr. Gerhard Braus | Georg August University Göttingen |
| Prof. Dr. Christophe D’Enfert | Institut Pasteur, Paris |
| Prof. Dr. Dagmar Fischer | Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| Prof. Dr. Edda Klipp | Humboldt University Berlin |
| Prof. Dr. Robin May | The University of Birmingham |
| Prof. Dr. Sarah O'Connor | Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena |
| Prof. Dr. Kai Papenfort | Friedrich Schiller University Jena |
| Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schaible | Research Center Borstel Leibniz Lung Center |
| Dr. Franz von Nussbaum | NUVISAN ICB GmbH, Berlin |
Board of trustees
The board of trustees monitors the business management of the chairperson. They decide upon principles for the measurement of results regarding the scientific work of the Leibniz-HKI.
| Dr. Bernd Ebersold | Thuringian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Head) |
| Prof. Dr. Philipp Beckhove | Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy, Regensburg |
| Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Boland | Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology |
| Prof. Dr. Petra Dersch | University of Münster |
| Dr. Florian Ende | medac GmbH, Hamburg |
| Dr. Joachim Klein | Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Aeronautics, Berlin (Deputy head) |
| Dr. Thomas Maier | Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg |
| Prof. Dr. Andreas Marx | President of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena |
General meeting
The general meeting manages the businesses of the association in mutual consent with the Board of Trustees and the Executive Board.
| Carolin Greiner Mai | Thuringian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Head) |
| Dr. Florian Ende | medac GmbH, Hamburg |
| Prof. Dr. Albert Hinnen | Honorary member |
| Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Knorre | Honorary member |
| Dr. Jörg Neumann | Friedrich Schiller University Jena |
| Dr. Thomas Nitzsche | Lord Mayor of Jena |
| Prof. Dr. Hans Peter Saluz | Personal Member |
| Prof. Dr. Steffen Teichert | Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences, Jena |
Institute's council
The institute's council consists of the members of the executive board, the heads of all units, the research coordinators and equal opportunities officers as well as the elected representatives of all employee groups listed below. In addition to current developments, organisational and technical issues, the Council also discusses the participation of the Leibniz-HKI in large scale research programmes. An additional topic are strategic actions resulting from a continous analysis of strengths and weaknesses which is carried out by the Scientific Advisory Board.