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.

 

CURRENT CALLS AND
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science x media tandems: 01/31/2025
Project and event funding: 01/31/2025
Visiting Fellows: 02/24/2025

Innovation Funding

Research Funding

Open Life Science

News

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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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 –…

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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.

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Stiftung Charité in numbers

Focus areas of the foundation’s work
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Innovation – Research – Open Life Science
Funding volume
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Mill. per year (average from 2022, 2023, 2024)

Number of funding programs and initiatives
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12 programs + events
Number of new grantees
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per year (average from 2022, 2023, 2024)