There are several member institutes of the Leibniz Association that are partners in the Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB) with groups at the FU Institute of Biology. These include

• the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW)
• the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB)
• the Museum für Naturkunde – Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science (MfN)
• and the Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), among others.

These collaborations foster a rich environment for advanced biodiversity research.