Helmholtz Zentrum München Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt

The Helmholtz Zentrum München is the German Research Center for Environmental Health. The emergence of common diseases in the context of environmental factors, lifestyle and individual genetic disposition is researched here and new approaches for prevention, diagnosis and therapy are developed. The center places particular emphasis on research into diabetes mellitus, allergies and chronic lung diseases. In order to be able to offer society concrete benefits, the fields of biomedicine and environmental research are linked. Emphasis is placed on excellent basic research, internationally used experimental platforms and core facilities, as well as clinical collaborations and centers for translational medicine in cooperation with Munich universities and other national and internationally leading institutions.

Services:

• Health research
• Promotion of young scientists
• Promotion of the exploitation of new technologies

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