The Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) is a nonprofit research institution and a member of the Leibniz Association. The Institute is the initiator and center of the Biotech Campus Gatersleben in central Germany.

The IPK is one of the world's leading international institutions in the field of plant genetics and crop science.  Its research programme and services contribute materially to conserving, exploring and exploiting crop diversity. Its research goals are driven by the need to ensure an efficient and sustainable supply of food, energy and raw materials, thereby addressing a major global ecological challenge.