The Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology has joined the Weltoffenes Thüringen initiative. The Thuringia-wide initiative, in which nearly 8,000 institutions, companies, associations and individuals are already involved, stands for a democratic, diverse, peaceful and respectful Thuringia. The international orientation of the Leibniz-HKI shows how important these points are to us. Scientists from 50 nations work together to research infectious diseases that are among the greatest challenges facing humanity and develop new active substances to combat them. Cooperation and exchange with scientific teams from all over the world are an essential basis for the institute's leading international position.