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.
On Thursday, 16 April 2026, we are hosting a public event as part of the 17th Berliner Stiftungswoche and cordially invite you to join us at the Berlin Medical History Museum of the Charité!
Since 2023, Stiftung Charité has been providing Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin with funding to develop and implement the SciComm@Charité training program which represents a central strand of its funding activities…
Stiftung Charité is heading into the holidays. Our head office in Berlin will be closed from December 24, 2025, through January 1, 2026. We will be back starting January 2, 2026.
At its November meeting, Stiftung Charité’s Board of Trustees approved funding for five new Clinical Fellows. With a total funding volume of approximately 400,000 euros, the program supports senior physicians in…
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.
