The Helmholtz Association contributes to solving major challenges facing society, science and industry with top scientific achievements in six research areas: Energy, Earth and Environment, Health, Key Technologies, Structure of Matter, Transport and Space. With 28,000 employees in 15 research centres and an annual budget of approximately 2.4 billion euros, the Helmholtz Association is Germany’s largest scientific organisation. Its work follows in the tradition of the great natural scientist Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894).

On the basis of its excellent basic research, the Helmholtz Centres in the Research Field Health have made it their goal to understand the causes and pathogenic mechanisms of common, economically relevant diseases, to develop new strategies for clinics. The three pillars of this scientific work are:

    * Excellent basic research

    * Analysis of complex biological systems (systems biology)

    * Translation of research findings into clinical practice.

Link to the website of Hermann von Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e.V.