PROMOTING INNOVATION, SHAPING THE FUTURE.
Stiftung Charité was founded in 2005 by the entrepreneur Johanna Quandt (1926 – 2015). It is an independent private non-profit foundation. Stiftung Charité promotes Berlin as a world-leading center for the life sciences. It supports Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and other life science organizations with funding programs in three key areas: Innovation, Research, and Open Life Science.
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Project and event funding: 05/31/2025
News
Life’s a risk. We all know as much. But how much risk can we allow ourselves today? We discussed these and other complex questions on April 8, 2025, with our guests. As part of the 16th Berliner Stiftungswoche, Stiftung…
This year, Stiftung Charité awarded two novel ideas: a real-world lab for testing digital innovations in hospital administration and a project aimed at improving the care of newborns during the first hours of life.

Events
Stiftung Charité not only provides external funding but is also actively involved in the Berlin life sciences. The foundation brings its funding recipients together and identifies its own areas of inspiration. Hosting its own events is an important way to achieve these goals. Regular events from Stiftung Charité include the Charité Management Lectures, Networking Events, and Welcome Receptions.