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

Innovation Funding

Research Funding

Open Life Science

News

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…

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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…

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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…

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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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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)