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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. 

As the year draws to a close, we would…

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…

Visiting Fellow Milica Radisic, a leading cardiac tissue engineer and professor from the University of Toronto, Canada, has joined forces with vascular biologist Holger Gerhardt, professor and group leader at the Max…

The Board of Trustees has been joined by two new members with impressive career backgrounds and extensive board experience: Jan Eder, former Executive Director of the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Dr.…

Sixteen scientists funded by Stiftung Charité have been named among the “Highly Cited Researchers 2025,” representing the top one percent of the world’s most cited researchers as identified by Clarivate in their annual…

With the newly established Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (IKIM), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin is consolidating its activities in the development and application of AI in clinical care.…

On October 16, 2025, the foundation’s team hosted their second annual Welcome Reception at Stiftung Charité’s premises in the center of Berlin. The Welcome Reception format was introduced last year to celebrate the…

Stiftung Charité is once again looking for outstanding researchers whose innovative ideas will strengthen the life sciences in Berlin! Through its Visiting Fellows program, Stiftung Charité supports renowned individuals…

For the fourth time, Stiftung Charité is offering flexible funding for high-quality science communication that enables collaboration between professionals from Berlin’s life sciences and media creators. Up to 135,000…

Stiftung Charité is launching xFound, a state-of-the-art digital foundation portal. From now on, you can submit funding applications and access key information about the application process via the portal – responsive,…

The Max Rubner Award, endowed with a total of EUR 100,000, promotes the implementation of innovative ideas at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Apply now!

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A career in academia was by no means guaranteed for the young Jan Kottner. After his military service and training as a nurse, followed by a stint at the Center for Quality in Care (ZQP), he says it still took a series…

Stiftung Charité has been funding science x media Tandems as part of its Open Life Science program since 2023, thus supporting collaborations between scientists and media professionals on innovative projects designed to…

Stiftung Charité’s Board of Trustees has approved funding for five new science x media tandems in its spring meeting. Another three years of funding for the skills-building program Wisskomm@Charité has also been…

From cardiovascular diseases and bioengineering to data-driven medicine – six internationally renowned researchers are bringing fresh perspectives to Berlin’s life sciences. As part of Stiftung Charité’s Visiting Fellows…

The multi-year competition for funding under the Excellence Strategy’s Clusters of Excellence has concluded. Out of 98 remaining competitors, 57 were existing Clusters seeking renewal. Charité – Universitätsmedizin…

Protected time for experienced and clinically engaged senior physicians to carry out practical projects for further training, knowledge exchange or clinical knowledge transfer.

Deadline: July 22, 2025, 1 pm

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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.

In 2024, Stiftung Charité introduced two new funding initiatives for the BIH Charité Clinician Scientist Program. We are now pleased to announce the first grantees of these focus areas: Two new AI/ XR Digital Clinician…

On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, we are hosting a public event as part of the 16th Berliner Stiftungswoche. The Stiftungswoche showcases the work funding organizations and charities do in the German capital. We cordially…

Since 2023, Professor Christian Gaebler has been strengthening the Department of Infectious Diseases and Critical Care Medicine at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Previously, he worked at the renowned Rockefeller…

Are you a physician in residency training at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and seeking to combine clinical practice and research? Become a (Junior) (Digital) Clinician Scientist! You have until March 11, 2025 to…

We will be taking a break between Christmas and New Year’s, returning on January 2, 2025. During the holiday season, we’ll take the opportunity to reflect on the past year:

This year, Stiftung Charité has gained around…

At its November meeting, the Board of Trustees of Stiftung Charité approved funding for five Clinical Fellows. With a total of 345,000 euros, the Fellows will benefit from “protected time” – dedicated time to focus on…

Fourteen scientists funded by Stiftung Charité have been named among the “Highly Cited Researchers 2024,” representing the top one percent of the world’s most cited researchers as identified by Clarivate in their annual…

On October 9, 2024 we celebrated our first Welcome Reception 2024. In our Berlin head office, we warmly welcomed our new grantees in an enjoyable atmosphere and provided a platform for networking and personal exchange.…

Bring new impulses and innovative ideas to Berlin! With the Visiting Fellows Program, we support renowned researchers from abroad or elsewhere in Germany who develop research projects with their hosts at the Charité –…

Once more, Stiftung Charité is calling for scientists and media professionals to team up. The aim of our science x media Tandem Program is to promote the opening of the Berlin life sciences in general and to further…

The Max Rubner Award, endowed with a total of EUR 100,000, promotes the implementation of innovative ideas at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Apply now!

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Stiftung Charité funds Clinician Scientists with a focus on digital translation and establishes internationalization grants

At its spring meeting, Stiftung Charité’s Board of Trustees approved almost 1.5 million euros to bring five internationally renowned scientists to Berlin. Together with their hosts from Charité – Universitätsmedizin…

Stiftung Charité has new funding decisions to announce in the science x media tandem program, now running for the second year. In fixed pairs, scientists and media professionals will implement innovative projects for…

This year, Stiftung Charité recognizes two exemplary projects that will give impetus to the ongoing digitalization of the university hospital.

Apply for protected time to further your practice-informed research or pursue a clinically inspired project as an experienced senior physician (German “Oberarzt / Oberärztin”). 

Deadline: July 8, 2024, 11:59 pm.

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On April 16, 2024, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin honored current Deutschlandstipendium holders who were accepted into the program in the years 2020 to 2024 with a festive function at the lecture hall ruin of the…

On Thursday, 21 March 2024, we are hosting a networking event on the topic of resilience in clinical-scientific careers and cordially invite all students of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin to attend! 

Dr. Farid…

Are you a physician in specialist training seeking to combine clinical practice and research? Become a (Junior) (Digital) Clinician Scientist in Berlin! You have until March 12, 2024 (1 pm) to apply. The digital strand…

Truly remarkable: 16 of Stiftung Charité’s funding recipients spearhead their respective fields of research. They are among the world’s most cited researchers of the year, as identified by Clarivate Analytics. The…

At its November meeting, Stiftung Charité’s Board of Trustees has taken funding decisions worth half a million euros, enabling seven new Clinical Fellows to translate their ideas into action. All seven aim to improve the…

With the Visiting Fellows program, we want to attract outstanding researchers from abroad or elsewhere in Germany to join the life sciences ecosystem in Berlin. Develop and implement new collaborative research projects…

This week, the Charité celebrates the opening of the “Max Rubner Center for Cardiovascular Metabolic Renal Research” with an international symposium. At the center’s location in Hessische Straße 3-4, Rubner himself had…

Stiftung Charité is calling for scientists and media professionals to team up! The aim of our new annual science x media tandem program is to promote the opening of the life sciences in general and the quality of science…

The Clinician Scientist program in Berlin has established itself as a new and valuable career path for combining clinical practice and research during the challenging phase of specialist training. Stiftung Charité is a…

The Max Rubner Award, endowed with a total of EUR 100,000, promotes the implementation of innovative ideas at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Apply now!

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We are moving from Karlplatz to Novalisstraße, remaining in Berlin-Mitte. As of July 10, 2023, our new address is as follows: Stiftung Charité, Novalisstraße 10, 10115 Berlin-Mitte.

All other contact options, including…

Stiftung Charité has taken funding decisions in its enhanced Visiting Fellows program for the first time. Four new top scientists will join the life sciences in Berlin from abroad, the foundation’s Board of Trustees…

Stiftung Charité has taken the first-ever funding decisions within its newly launched science x media Tandem Program. The funding of around 500.000 Euros will support seven teams of (life) scientists collaborating with…

Stiftung Charité welcomes Professor Dr. Sandra Ciesek and Professor Dr. Leena Bruckner-Tuderman as new members of its Board of Trustees. The two accomplished life scientists were elected by the existing board members.…

Apply for protected time to further your research or to pursue clinically inspired projects as an experienced senior physician (German "Oberarzt / Oberärztin" position).
Deadline: August 1, 2023, 11:59 pm.

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This year, Stiftung Charité is honoring a project aiming to systematically strengthen research quality and one putting the patient perspective center stage.

Stiftung Charité runs established accounts on both LinkedIn and Twitter sharing information about its funding programs as well as news from the life sciences and science funding ecosystems, and detail about the work of…

The Clinician Scientist program in Berlin has established itself as a new and valuable career path for combining clinical practice and research during the difficult phase of specialist training. Stiftung Charité is a…

Clarivate’s annual list of Highly Cited Researchers has been published, new ERC Grants have been announced: 19 of the world’s most influential scientists and one additional ERC grant holder are among Stiftung Charité’s…

Invite guest scientists, initiate new collaborations, implement new research projects.
Application deadline (passed): January 10, 2023, 11.59 PM

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Stiftung Charité is calling for scientists and media professionals to team up. The aim of our new science x media tandems is to promote the opening of the life sciences in general and the quality of science communication…

As Visiting Fellow, Prof. Dr. Maike Sander has been a frequent visitor to Berlin since 2019. She leads a research group here on “Niche signaling in diabetic beta cell failure”. Now she is staying.

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Stiftung Charité celebrated the tenth anniversary of its Johanna Quandt Private Excellence Initiative in Berlin on September 21, 2022.

Grants awarded range from Deutschlandstipendien to Recruiting Grants for four renowned scientists

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The war in Ukraine costs a large number of lives and causes great harm and distress. It drives children and adults into precarious circumstances. Alongside many other organizations in Germany, we condemn the war and want…

Prof. Dr. Sylvia Thun, Stiftung Charité Visiting Professor, receives German Cross of Merit in recognition of her services in the field of healthcare digitalization.

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