

Overview
The Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) is a non-university institute that covers all core disciplines of marine research. Its research programme is directed towards coastal and marginal seas with a special focus on the Baltic Sea ecosystem. In addition to its research activities, the IOW pursues a transfer concept and operates research infrastructures for the scientific community. The IOW is a member of the Leibniz Association. Its institutional budget is jointly funded by the Federal Government and the Länder. The IOW is a foundation under public law.
Director of the institute is Prof. Dr. Oliver Zielinski.
IOW by the numbers
The IOW in numbers (as at 31.12.2024): 256 persons (incl. student assistants), thereof 145 researchers.
Total budget in 2024: 29,1 Mio. EUR of which 19,9 Mio. EUR in institutional funding from the federal and state governments and 9,2 Mio. EUR in third party funding or other income.