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
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…

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.