{"id":1471,"date":"2026-05-27T14:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/?page_id=1471"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T08:56:37","slug":"progress-report-2025-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/progress-report-2025-en\/","title":{"rendered":"progress-report-2025-en"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1471\" class=\"elementor elementor-1471\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6522448 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6522448\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-883e68a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"883e68a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Dr. Norbert Krug, Institute Director at Fraunhofer ITEM\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee0a306\" data-id=\"ee0a306\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1baa77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1baa77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Periods of growth alternate with phases of consolidation. Structures are reviewed, reorganized, and adapted to changing conditions.<\/p><p>As a research organization, we too are in such a phase. External factors such as economic and political uncertainties, along with intense competition, are shaping our environment. At the same time, internal consolidation processes and strategic realignment are providing important momentum for our continued development. The upcoming transition in the leadership of Fraunhofer ITEM at the end of 2026 will open up additional perspectives.<\/p><p>At the same time, one thing remains unchanged: our commitment to driving innovation and providing answers to the health research questions of tomorrow through scientific excellence.<\/p><p>Our research is powered by the ideas, dedication, and spirit of discovery of our scientists. We began 2026 with great energy and a wide range of exciting projects and topics. The breadth of our expertise is reflected in the highlights of the past year \u2013 from stem cell technologies with applications in wound healing and mini-hearts to advances in lung research, toxicology, immunology, and cancer research, as well as RNA technologies, medical and pharmaceutical technology, applied bioinformatics, and artificial intelligence.<\/p><p>This diversity reflects our interdisciplinary strength and our conviction that the best solutions emerge at the intersections of disciplines.<\/p><p>Every employee contributes to transforming scientific insights into practical, application-oriented solutions \u2013 solutions that benefit human health, protect the environment, and thereby serve our society. For this commitment, I would like to thank all employees of the institute, as well as our partners in science, industry, and government.<\/p><p>I invite you to explore our digital annual report and gain insight into the capabilities, innovative strength, and forward-looking vision of Fraunhofer ITEM.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" 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geQYIphBBCCCGEEKJHkGAKIYQQQgghhOgRJJhCCCGEEEIIIXoECaYQQgghhBBCiB5BgimEEEIIIYQQokeQYAohhBBCCCGE6BEkmEIIIYQQQgghegQJphBCCCGEEEKIHkGCKYQQQgghhBCiR5BgCiGEEEIIIYToESSYQgghhBBCCCF6BAmmEEIIIYQQQogeQYIphBBCCCGEEKJHkGAKIYQQQgghhOgRJJhCCCGEEEIIIXoECaYQQgghhBBCiB4A+H9\/Z4jyhx\/kaAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p>Yours sincerely,<br \/>Norbert Krug, Institute Director<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4477a0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4477a0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f0693a\" data-id=\"7f0693a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f201e73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f201e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fraunhofer ITEM:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae0011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ae0011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pioneers for Sustainable Health<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c6fa71\" data-id=\"7c6fa71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e42c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5e42c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That is our vision!\u00a0<\/p><p>Do you want to learn more?\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf16e0 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9bf16e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/institute\/mission-statement.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Our Mission Statement<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6d160b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"d6d160b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b96cd5\" data-id=\"6b96cd5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644e0bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"644e0bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Institute<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ff6800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ff6800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The focus of Fraunhofer ITEM is on toxicology and respiratory research. The research centers on two main aspects: on the one hand, protecting man from potentially harmful substances, particularly those transmitted through the air \u2013 such as gases, aerosols, particles, fibers, or nanomaterials \u2013 and on the other hand, researching and developing diagnostic and therapeutic approaches at both the preclinical and clinical levels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbfae38 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fbfae38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/institute.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">About the Institute<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f32a20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f32a20\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2f93ba\" data-id=\"e2f93ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c6d18e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c6d18e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Organizational Structure<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e2309c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e2309c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e8d58a\" data-id=\"2e8d58a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fe5a66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fe5a66\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e5990b\" data-id=\"6e5990b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad2d8c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ad2d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1011\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_organizational-structure-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1586\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_organizational-structure-1.png 2000w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_organizational-structure-1-400x202.png 400w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_organizational-structure-1-698x353.png 698w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_organizational-structure-1-768x388.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_organizational-structure-1-1536x776.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d33ca7\" data-id=\"9d33ca7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667a37d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"667a37d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Headed by the institute director Prof. Norbert Krug, Fraunhofer ITEM is organized in four divisions, central services and four additional staff offices (as of 01.04.2026).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3cc566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d3cc566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-394e6f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"394e6f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More Information:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9f0e9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b9f0e9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6b3c55 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c6b3c55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/institute\/organizational-structure.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Organizational Structure<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae5f129 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ae5f129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/immunology-and-infectionresearch\/attract-immunity.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Attract Group  IMMUNITY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7eb705 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7eb705\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3016acf\" data-id=\"3016acf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d2c45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19d2c45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Furthermore, Fraunhofer ITEM hosts the Fraunhofer Attract Group \u201cIMMUNITY \u2013 designer cells: novel immune cell platforms for health research\u201d. The grant program \u201cFraunhofer Attract\u201d offers outstanding external scientists the opportunity to develop their ideas towards actual applications close to the market within an optimally equipped Fraunhofer Institute.<\/p><p>The Fraunhofer ITEM headquarters are in Hannover (Germany). The Division of Personalized Tumor Therapy is based in Regensburg\u2019s BioPark.<\/p><p>The \u201cPharmaceutical Biotechnology\u201d division at the Braunschweig site had been part of Fraunhofer ITEM since 2008 but was transferred to AveThera GmbH effective March 16, 2026, and is therefore no longer represented here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d756e0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d756e0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5d7ec4 ueberschrift\" data-id=\"b5d7ec4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a053ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a053ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Advisory Board of Fraunhofer ITEM<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2c6bc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2c6bc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Advisory Board of the individual Fraunhofer Institutes act as purely advisory bodies to their institute\u2019s management. The members come from academia, industry, and government agencies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e1e62b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e1e62b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adaaf0f\" data-id=\"adaaf0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-079c1f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"079c1f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>As of march 2026.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91762c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91762c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Chairman<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Prof. Clive Page, OBE, Ph.D.<br \/><\/strong>Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Science, King\u2019s College London (UK)<\/p><h4><strong>Deputy Chairman <\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Prof. Dr. Edith M. Hessel (Deputy Chair)<br \/><\/strong>Pharma Executive and former Chief Scientific Officer at Relation Therapeutics Ltd. and Mestag Therapeutics Ltd.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5dd87 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af5dd87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1981\" height=\"1321\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_5767-1_S.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_5767-1_S.jpg 1981w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_5767-1_S-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_5767-1_S-698x465.jpg 698w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_5767-1_S-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_5767-1_S-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1981px) 100vw, 1981px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Prof. Clive Page and Prof. Norbert Krug<\/br>\u00a9 Fraunhofer ITEM<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-820a457\" data-id=\"820a457\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a77a771 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a77a771\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d92ac3f\" data-id=\"d92ac3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c54f0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c54f0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Members of the Advisory Board<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3322b58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3322b58\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ae07cc\" data-id=\"7ae07cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a15860 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a15860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Karin Conde-Knape<br \/><\/strong>Former Senior Vice President Global Drug Discovery, Novo Nordisk A\/S (Denmark)<\/p><p><strong>Prof. Dr. Paul-Georg Germann<br \/><\/strong>Global Head and Vice President of Chemical and Preclinical Safety (CPS),\u00a0Biopharma, R&amp;D, Discovery and Development Technologies,<br \/>Merck Healthcare KGaA<\/p><p><strong>Prof. Dr. Susanne Herold<br \/><\/strong>Director of the Clinic for Infectiology and Hospital Hygiene, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg<\/p><p><strong>Prof. Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner, Ph.D.<br \/><\/strong>President and Board Member for Research and Education, Hannover Medical School<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-69e7e6b\" data-id=\"69e7e6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee57f79 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee57f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prof. Dr. Dr. Ralf Huss<br \/><\/strong>Managing Director of Bio<sup>M<\/sup>\u00a0BioTech Cluster Development GmbH, Munich<\/p><p><strong>Dr. Eckhard Schwenner<br \/><\/strong>CEO\u00a0Health-I Business Consulting<\/p><p><strong>Anna Teschner<\/strong><br \/>Head of the Division of Life Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences and Academic Libraries, Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture<\/p><p><strong>Dr. Tewes Tralau<br \/><\/strong>Vice President, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05155f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05155f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-358eb66\" data-id=\"358eb66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de4585d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de4585d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Services<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2737d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2737d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Focus on Human Health<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74a12622 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74a12622\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d6601c9\" data-id=\"5d6601c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-46bfbcb0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46bfbcb0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-428b5c5\" data-id=\"428b5c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a15dce6 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5a15dce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/services-expertise\/drug-development.html\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CRC_Image__schmitt_080-scaled-r3c3rm85yy4f3rfz4f2a19fl5ve86zzqxz2401s6go.jpg\" title=\"CRC_Image__schmitt_080\" alt=\"CRC_Image__schmitt_080\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/services-expertise\/drug-development.html\" target=\"_blank\">Drug Development<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">From Drug Candidate to Proof of Concept<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-75bb070f\" data-id=\"75bb070f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d943ade elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2d943ade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/services-expertise\/chemical-safety-assessment.html\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DSC_5459_XL-2-scaled-r3c3uhmeuq1ykv9scnr8njcai98lppe806tishivg8.jpg\" title=\"DSC_5459_XL (2)\" alt=\"DSC_5459_XL (2)\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/services-expertise\/chemical-safety-assessment.html\" target=\"_blank\">Chemical Safety and Assessment<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">From Risk Analysis towards Safe Products<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-449e57b3\" data-id=\"449e57b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eb65621 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3eb65621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/services-expertise\/biomedical_engineering.html\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DSC_6671_M-scaled-r3c3we8mpmnw4ei47zf07k0xvdueblymlmfytop4u0.jpg\" title=\"DSC_6671_M\" alt=\"sdfasd\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/services-expertise\/biomedical_engineering.html\" target=\"_blank\">Translational Biomedical Engineering<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">From Idea to Safe Medical Product<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5150f83e\" data-id=\"5150f83e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be59464 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4be59464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/services-expertise\/personalized-tumor-therapy.html\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/PR_200310_0649-r3frvmzwbyr9ql22aqgcplh6ozkk5m2gi3e1r7zd88.jpg\" title=\"PR_200310_0649\" alt=\"PR_200310_0649\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/services-expertise\/personalized-tumor-therapy.html\" target=\"_blank\">Personalized Tumor Therapy<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">From Molecular Analysis to Personalized Therapy<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-041b814 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"041b814\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bdb6b8\" data-id=\"9bdb6b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0561651 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0561651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Staff and Operating Budget<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a179b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a179b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b766b0\" data-id=\"1b766b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d96a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d96a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #005b75;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Fraunhofer ITEM Staff<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Development of staff numbers.<\/span><\/p><p>[As of 31.12.2025]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-061ac4c\" data-id=\"061ac4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7994ede elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7994ede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_ITEM-staff_as-of-31.12.2025-698x280.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1480\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_ITEM-staff_as-of-31.12.2025-698x280.png 698w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_ITEM-staff_as-of-31.12.2025-400x160.png 400w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_ITEM-staff_as-of-31.12.2025-768x308.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_ITEM-staff_as-of-31.12.2025-1536x615.png 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_ITEM-staff_as-of-31.12.2025-2048x820.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52f0ece elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52f0ece\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c843274\" data-id=\"c843274\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4415ac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4415ac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Employment Categories<\/strong><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2025, our employees worked in the following employment categories and came from a total of 14 different countries. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">65 percent were women.<\/span><\/p><p>[As of 31.12.2025]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a97805\" data-id=\"1a97805\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baea458 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"baea458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_employment-categories-698x299.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1481\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_employment-categories-698x299.png 698w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_employment-categories-400x171.png 400w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_employment-categories-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_employment-categories-1536x658.png 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_employment-categories-2048x877.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2f55f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2f55f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f36cc0\" data-id=\"2f36cc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d47f298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d47f298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Total Budget<\/strong><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The operating budget in 2025 amounted to approximately 42.7 million euros.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fraunhofer ITEM\u2019s investments totaled 1.3 million euros.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Total budget 2025:<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">44 million euros<\/span><\/p><p>[As of 31.03.2026]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f107802\" data-id=\"f107802\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce1329 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ce1329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_total-budget-698x301.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1482\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_total-budget-698x301.png 698w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_total-budget-400x172.png 400w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_total-budget-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_total-budget-1536x662.png 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_total-budget-2048x882.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c62c7b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c62c7b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55770f4\" data-id=\"55770f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0f6088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0f6088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Fraunhofer ITEM Sponsors and External Income<\/strong><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2025, 60 percent of our funding came from self-generated income.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The share of industry revenue in the operating budget amounted to 41 percent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>[As of 31.03.2026]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cbfcad\" data-id=\"2cbfcad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07f42da elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07f42da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_ITEM-sponsors-and-external-income-698x312.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1483\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_ITEM-sponsors-and-external-income-698x312.png 698w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_ITEM-sponsors-and-external-income-400x179.png 400w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_ITEM-sponsors-and-external-income-768x343.png 768w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_ITEM-sponsors-and-external-income-1536x687.png 1536w, https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_TB-EN_ITEM-sponsors-and-external-income-2048x916.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b577c89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b577c89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a01fd3\" data-id=\"4a01fd3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f87ceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f87ceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did you know that\u2026<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6b4875 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6b4875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Fraunhofer ITEM has been officially accredited by AAALAC International (Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International) since 2025?<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>This accreditation highlights the institute\u2019s commitment to the responsible, ethical, and humane treatment of animals in research \u2013 going beyond legal requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752203e elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-right elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"752203e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/press-and-media\/press-releases\/aaalac-accreditation.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">AAALAC accreditation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06491f8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06491f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li class=\"MsoNormal\">researchers from Fraunhofer ITEM and MHH won the Lower Saxony Innovation Award 2025 with the iGUARD project?<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"MsoNormal\">The project focuses on developing inhalable RNA therapeutics for the targeted treatment of lung diseases. The award was presented by Minister of Science Falko Mohrs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761cdc5 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-right elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"761cdc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/press-and-media\/press-releases\/innovation-award-iguard.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Lower Saxony Innovation Award for \u201ciGUARD\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce295e9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce295e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Fraunhofer ITEM is now an Article 36 organization of EFSA?<\/li><\/ul><p>Its official inclusion in the list of so-called Article 36 organizations marks an important step in strengthening the institute\u2019s role in the European research landscape for food safety.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4b1850 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-right elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e4b1850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/press-and-media\/press-releases\/article-36-organization-of-efsa.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Article 36 organisation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9906763 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9906763\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a5eccb\" data-id=\"3a5eccb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee5f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ee5f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our R&amp;D Expertise: Projects and Highlights<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca697b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ca697b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"teaser-default__text-headline\">We develop intelligent healthcare solutions \u2013 always with a focus on translation into applications for the market.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b86b736 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b86b736\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8c384e\" data-id=\"d8c384e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5b86b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba5b86b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"rd-lung\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D Expertise \"Lung Research\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8443e20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8443e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Airway research has been a core focus of Fraunhofer ITEM since the institute was founded. In addition to protecting human health from potentially harmful substances \u2013 particularly airborne substances \u2013 the institute\u2019s work focuses on the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d234757 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d234757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/lung-research.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to 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aria-label=\"1 von 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/25_Pollenprovokation-ACC-Allergie_8970_e-rm4ugrubfotajrytty87qztrraa79gk3ly9m8itp5s.jpg\" alt=\"Study participants in the Allergen Challenge Chambers at Fraunhofer ITEM.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Birch Pollen and Allergy Risk<\/p>\nStudy Defines Threshold for Initial Symptoms.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/press-and-media\/press-releases\/publication-birch-pollen.html \" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 von 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/SPIOMI_FMS2087_web-scaled-rm4nzfeotbdqcowxel3e9dnauqeveh6yizz8amt3ts.jpg\" alt=\"A doctor talks to a patient lying in the MRI scanner.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">COPD Study with Tiotropium\/Olodaterol<\/p>\nNew Insights into the Dynamics of the Heart, Lungs, and Nervous System.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/lung-research\/copd-study-with-tiotropium-olodaterol.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 von 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/25_Medikamentenspiegel_058_CRC_2016_schmitt_hires_FSC6542_e-rm4v6in6mc20jakli2ud1hy9h7e430rftdidfcniqo.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Breakthrough in Inhaled Therapies<\/p>\nDrug Concentrations in the Human Lung Measurable for the First Time.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/lung-research\/breakthrough-in-inhaled-therapies.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 von 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/nicoherzog_ITEM_07_tcm281-69679-rm4vuladnl0dvrlqxhgdwf996gqj7ybygj01wgyjds.jpg\" alt=\"Female participant in protective clothing breathes into a measurement device.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">First Use of a DNA-Based Drug Candidate<\/p>Phase 1 Study Investigates Novel Therapy for House Dust Mite Allergy.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/lung-research\/first-use-of-dna-based-drug-candidate.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" 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toxicological testing of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices, with a focus on inhalation toxicology and highly specialized exposure technology. The institute\u2019s work is guided by the 3R principle: reducing animal testing, developing alternative methods, and implementing replacement approaches. In addition, test systems based on human cells and tissues increase the relevance of the results for humans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5de29f elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b5de29f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/toxicology.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column 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data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Bild Karussell\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 von 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/25_CNT_DSC_3107_S_e-rm4xs2iwtq4e24ok80mmpe2twsa96j5p0ez3xrxxgg.jpg\" alt=\"Insight into an electron microscope: a gold sample holder is inserted with tweezers.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Carbon Fiber Materials<\/p>Influence of Fiber Rigidity and Diameter on Toxicity.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/toxicology\/carbon-fiber-materials.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 von 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/25_Metabolomik_DSC_4006-1_S_e-rm4xs4el7e6ypcltx1fvudlr3k0zlxd5ooa2wbv540.jpg\" alt=\"A lab technician places a glass vial into a measuring device.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Bio and Environmental Analytics<\/p>\nExpansion of Metabolomics Research Capacities at Fraunhofer ITEM.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/toxicology\/metabolomics-research-capacities.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 von 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/25_PBK_Digitale-Lungen-mit-Binaercode_e-rm4xs5cfe8890ykgrjuievd7oxwctmgw0sxkdltqxs.jpg\" alt=\"Computer screen displaying a lung in shades of blue with a binary code overlaid above it.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">A Unified PBK Model of the Human Lung<\/p>\nModeling the Inhalation of Gases and Aerosols.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/toxicology\/pbk-model-of-the-human-lung.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 von 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/25_PCLiS_HE_example_e-rm4xs783rwato6hqgknrjuw4vpn390ocp28jc5qylc.jpg\" alt=\"Microscopic image of a liver tissue section stained blue.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Precision-Cut Human Liver Slices as a New Methodological Approach <\/p>\nAn Immunocompetent Model for Risk Assessment of Immune-Mediated Drug-Induced Liver Injury.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/toxicology\/precision-cut-liver-slices-immunocompetent-model.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 von 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/25_Ultrafeinstaub_DSC_4526_S_e-rm4xs93s5kdebef05lh0ouf22hdtoevtdbjiapo68w.jpg\" alt=\"Plastic cell culture plate with multiple wells containing plastic inserts filled with pink liquid.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Ultrashort-Pulse Laser Material Processing<\/p>\nToxicological Assessment of Generated Ultrafine Dust.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/toxicology\/ultrashort-pulse-laser-material-processing.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D Expertise \"Immunology and Infection Research\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7be780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7be780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fraunhofer ITEM investigates and develops anti-infective agents, including inhalable, airborne formulations. In immunology, the institute focuses on individualized therapies for immune-related and inflammatory diseases. Advanced in-vitro and ex-vivo models as well as human organ models are used \u2013 with a particular focus on lung and airway diseases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0586524 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0586524\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb0ab05\" data-id=\"cb0ab05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cea3b60 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cea3b60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Different cell types appear in distinct colors.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Translational Opportunities<\/p>From Intestinal Slices to a Human-Relevant In-Vitro Platform.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/immunology-and-infectionresearch\/pcis-human-intestinal-slices.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b3bbdb elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b3bbdb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef56eff\" data-id=\"ef56eff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd73af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbd73af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"rd-medical-engineering\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D Expertise \"Medical and Pharmaceutical Engineering\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a75a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39a75a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For the safety assessment of medical devices, Fraunhofer ITEM specifically applies the concept of Next Generation Risk Assessment, using model-based approaches such as read-across, QSAR, and TTC to avoid animal testing. In parallel, the researchers are further developing diagnostic methods such as single-cell analysis and liquid biopsies to identify new approaches for personalized cancer therapy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-38cc219 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38cc219\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-925e9f2\" data-id=\"925e9f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c893d elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"43c893d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/medical-and-pharmaceutical-engineering.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-079961a\" data-id=\"079961a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4671540 elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"4671540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:30,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Bild Karussell\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 von 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Grafik-DUSTIN-rnojlkkcxkcyq7irb85xiev3n8lp377a3j1x8hpehs.png\" alt=\"Grafik-DUSTIN\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">PREPARE Project DUSTIN Launched<\/p>Drug-Free Autoimmune Therapy - Fraunhofer Drives Ahead with Selective Nerve Stimulation.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/medical-and-pharmaceutical-engineering\/dustin-drugfree-autoimmune-therapy.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c9c0d4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c9c0d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ff9184\" data-id=\"5ff9184\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-288eedf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"288eedf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"rd-rna\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D Expertise \"RNA Technologies\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb2dbd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb2dbd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fraunhofer ITEM develops RNA-based therapeutics and formulations for innovative treatments \u2013 from target identification to preclinical development. Bioinformatic models, inhalation strategies, and patient-relevant model systems are used in the process. For diagnostics and therapy, the institute uses RNA expression profiles as biomarkers to characterize diseases and predict therapeutic response.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6cda8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6cda8e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-033ce2b\" data-id=\"033ce2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4105674 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4105674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-id=\"ceb9095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:30,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Bild Karussell\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 von 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/25_Bild_circRNA_EN_e-rnu2b3eh6wzsfcmnrdk1h8v3e1sp566yy6jsmb3sm8.jpg\" alt=\"Diagram showing chromosomes.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Telomerase-modRNA<\/p>A Novel RNA-Based Approach to Treat Pulmonary Fibrosis.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/rna-technologies\/Telomerase-modrna.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3508b47 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3508b47\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fraunhofer ITEM conducts research into personalized therapies for cancer \u2013 with a focus on liquid biopsy, single-cell analysis, and patient-specific ex-vivo models. High-throughput screenings are used to test and bioinformatically evaluate new drug candidates. For the risk assessment of non-genotoxic substances, the institute also relies on modern in-vitro models and QSAR approaches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c29000a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c29000a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-208f634\" data-id=\"208f634\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa00cc3 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fa00cc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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MED-connect project.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">MED-connect<\/p>Fraunhofer Platform for Medical Research Data and Data Research.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/malignant-disease\/med-connect.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1505a93 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1505a93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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single-cell analysis, and patient-specific ex vivo models. High-throughput screenings are used to test and bioinformatically evaluate new drug candidates. For the risk assessment of non-genotoxic substances, the institute also relies on modern in vitro models and QSAR approaches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c90c7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c90c7b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-db8de16\" data-id=\"db8de16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e2c1e6 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0e2c1e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Researchers develop analysis pipelines, models for patient stratification, and imaging data analysis tools \u2013 providing a foundation for data-driven decision-making in both research and clinical practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-001b888 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"001b888\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f358722\" data-id=\"f358722\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c8858d elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9c8858d\" 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elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca6574f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-039ce5f\" data-id=\"039ce5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1395ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1395ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"rd-stem-cell\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D Expertise \"Stem Cell Technologies\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4534ac2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4534ac2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0dbbe2\" data-id=\"c0dbbe2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d09f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5d09f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fraunhofer ITEM develops stem cell technologies for human-relevant safety and efficacy testing of pharmaceuticals and chemicals. The focus is on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), which are used to generate immune and cardiac cells as well as complex organoid models.\n\nBoth standardized and patient-specific cell models are used, with an emphasis on disease modeling, toxicity testing, and animal-free testing systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d7e5dd elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8d7e5dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/stem-cell-technologies.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8106766\" data-id=\"8106766\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ae601 link-karussel elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"a5ae601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:30,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Bild Karussell\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 von 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/25_ChatGPT-Image-19.-Feb.-2026-12_33_00_e-ro2e69glc8rke21mk5b41mfj6rsbjz9hhay79n02ao.png\" alt=\"Wide orbital view of the curved Earth with a sunrise on the horizon; above it, deep black outer space filled with stars.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\"> Immune Cells for Space Applications<\/p> Fraunhofer Researchers Develop new Approaches to Wound Healing under Extreme Conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/stem-cell-technologies\/wound-healing-in-aerospace-applications.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 von 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/stammzellforschung_thumbnail-rnmslvzixi2n53gfziayl5kizbq02xnpzji5pm0rs0.png\" alt=\"Four scientists in white lab coats walking down a corridor.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Stem Cell Technologies<\/p>Our Researchers Demonstrate how Immune Cells Can be Produced Reliably and in a Standardized Way for Research and Drug Development. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BAnHMZ7IVws\" target=\"_blank\"> Watch&nbsp;Video on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0599992 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0599992\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a60cbde\" data-id=\"a60cbde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d958ab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d958ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D Expertise \"Stem Cell Technologies\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dbbc67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dbbc67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fraunhofer ITEM develops stem cell technologies for human-relevant safety and efficacy testing of pharmaceuticals and chemicals. The focus is on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), which are used to generate immune and cardiac cells as well as complex organoid models.\n\nBoth standardized and patient-specific cell models are used, with an emphasis on disease modeling, toxicity testing, and animal-free testing systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2fd619 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2fd619\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5adb0e\" data-id=\"d5adb0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff9c78 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cff9c78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/de\/f-e-kompetenzen\/stammzelltechnologien.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fef800\" data-id=\"6fef800\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68aab1 elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"f68aab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:30,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Bild Karussell\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 von 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/25_ChatGPT-Image-19.-Feb.-2026-12_33_00_e-ro2e69glc8rke21mk5b41mfj6rsbjz9hhay79n02ao.png\" alt=\"Wide orbital view of the curved Earth with a sunrise on the horizon; above it, deep black outer space filled with stars.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\"> Immune Cells for Space Applications<\/p> Fraunhofer Researchers Develop new Approaches to Wound Healing under Extreme Conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.item.fraunhofer.de\/en\/r-d-expertise\/stem-cell-technologies\/wound-healing-in-aerospace-applications.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 von 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/item\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/stammzellforschung_thumbnail-rnmslvzixi2n53gfziayl5kizbq02xnpzji5pm0rs0.png\" alt=\"Four scientists in white lab coats walking down a corridor.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><p class=\"bildueberschrift\">Stem Cell Technologies<\/p>Our Researchers Demonstrate how Immune Cells Can be Produced Reliably and in a Standardized Way for Research and Drug Development. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BAnHMZ7IVws\" target=\"_blank\"> Watch&nbsp;Video on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0889d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0889d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3495929\" data-id=\"3495929\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6ada5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f6ada5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Names, Dates and Facts<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aef60b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3aef60b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Being a research institution, our ambition is to find answers to questions and solutions for problems that are relevant to society and also to companies with regard to human health. In our research, we collaborate with national and international scientific organizations and actively participate in a broad range of panels. Unless precluded by the terms of the contract, we publish our results in renowned scientific journals and present them at congresses and meetings.<\/p><p>Here you will find details of our active participation in committees and a comprehensive list of contact persons for the different research topics. 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Examination Board for Anatomy and Cell Biology at the Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/li><li>Nucleus member of the Working Group on Myocardial Function (WG 4) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)<\/li><li>Nucleus member of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Regenerative and Reparative Medicine of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)<\/li><li>Nucleus member of the Working Groups on Cardiovascular Regeneration \u201cAG 31 Kardiovaskul\u00e4re Regeneration\u201d of the German Cardiac Society (DGK)<\/li><li>Program Committee Medical Scientist Programme of the Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/li><li>Member of the editorial board of the international journal \u201cMolecular Therapy Nucleic Acids\u201c<\/li><li>Reviewer for numerous national and international organizations and foundations, incl. 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V. 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(GSCN)<\/li><li>Member of the Mentoring Program &#8222;via:mento international&#8220;, Kiel University (Christian-Albrechts-Universit\u00e4t zu Kiel)<\/li><li>Jury Member Joachim Herz Fellowship Program, Joachim Herz Foundation, Hamburg<\/li><li>Jury Member, ScheringPlus Fellowship Program, Schering Foundation, Berlin<\/li><li>Board Member, PhD Program &#8222;Regenerative Sciences&#8220;, Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/li><li>Organizer of the International UniStem Day (Hannover), Hannover Medical School<\/li><li>Extended Board of the German Stem Cell Network (GSCN)<\/li><li>EU Deputy Representative of the Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/li><li>Senate Section II of the Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/li><li>Spokesperson and coordinator of the Medical Scientist Kolleg \u201cRegenerate Organ Function; nextGENERATION\u201d at the Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/li><li>Steering Committee REBIRTH \u2013 Research Center for Translational Regenerative Medicine at the Hannover Medical School (previously REBIRTH cluster of excellence \u201cFrom REgenerative BIology to Recontructive THerapy\u201d)<\/li><li>External assessor for numerous national and international organizations incl. the European Research Council (ERC) and the German Research Foundation (DFG)<\/li><li>Reviewer for numerous international journals (incl. \u201cNature\u201d, \u201cNature Immunology\u201d, \u201cNature Reviews Immunology\u201d, \u201cNature Reviews Disease Primer\u201d, \u201cNature Communications\u201d, \u201cNature Communications Medicine\u201d, \u201cNature Biomedical Engineering\u201d, \u201cCell Stem Cell\u201d, \u201ciScience\u201d, \u201cStem Cell Reports\u201d, \u201ceBioMedicine\u201d, and \u201cAJRCCM\u201d)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Oliver Licht<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Working Group on Regulatory Toxicology of the German Toxicology Society (GT)<\/li><li>Public relations delegate of the German Toxicology Society\u00a0(GT)<\/li><li>German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Commission on Consumer Products<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Fabian M\u00fcller<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>MDR Competence<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Meike M\u00fcller<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Network of ombudspersons in Lower Saxony<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Gerhard Pohlmann<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>MDR Competence<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Priv.-Doz. Dr. Bernhard Polzer<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Reviewer for the Wilhelm Sander-Stiftung for Cancer Research, the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, and the German Research Foundation (DFG)<\/li><li>Reviewer for international journals in the fields of pathology and oncology (Cancers, Chemical Science, Cytometry A, International Journal of Cancer, Journal of Visualized Experiments, Oncotarget, Scientific Reports, Expert Reviews of Molecular Diagnostics, and Molecular Oncology)<\/li><li>Member of the clinical study groups \u201cPrimary and Secondary Malignant Brain Tumours in Adults\u201d and \u201cCNS Tumours in Children and Adolescents\u201d, and member of the \u201cLighthouse Omics\/Genomics Liquid Biopsy\u201d at the Bavarian Center for Cancer Research (BKFZ)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Prof. Dr. Antje Prasse<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>External assessor for the German Research Foundation (DFG)<\/li><li>Board member of the Scientific Working Group for the Therapy of Lung Diseases (WATL)<\/li><li>Board member of Deutsche Atemwegsliga e. V.<\/li><li>Board member of the World Association of Sarcoidosis and other Granulomatous Disorders (WASOG)<\/li><li>Coordinator of the ILD group in the European Reference Network on Respiratory Diseases ERN-LUNG<\/li><li>Spokesperson for the disease area \u201cDPLD\u201d in the research network \u201cBiomedical Research in Endstage And ObsTructive Lung Disease Hannover\u201d (BREATH) within the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)<\/li><li>Deputy member of the Ph.D. admissions committee of the Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/li><li>Reviewer for international journals (incl. \u201cAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine\u201d, \u201cEuropean Respiratory Journal\u201d, \u201cJournal of Clinical Investigation\u201d, \u201cJCI Insights\u201d, \u201cNature Communications\u201d, \u201cAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Cell Biology\u201d, and \u201cThorax\u201d)<\/li><li>Associate editor of \u201cPLOS ONE\u201d<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Prof. Dr. Tobias Pukrop<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Chairman of the working committee on malignant tumors of the CNS \u201cZNS Malignome\u201d of the German Society of Hematology and Oncology<\/li><li>Board member\/deputy speaker of CCC Alliance WERA<\/li><li>Steering board of the working panel on CNS\/leptomeningeal spread \u201cZNS\/Meningeosis\u201d of the working group on internal oncology \u201cArbeitsgemeinschaft Internistische Onkologie (AIO)\u201d of the German Cancer Society (DKG)<\/li><li>Steering board of the Molecular Tumor Board of the University of Regensburg<\/li><li>Steering board of the Brain Tumor Center (ZHT) of the University of Regensburg<\/li><li>Executive Board of the Bavarian Center for Cancer Research (BKFZ)<\/li><li>European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Priv.-Doz. Dr. Susanne Rittinghausen<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Permanent Senate Commission of the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area (MAK Commission)<\/li><li>\u201cGuess What\u201d committee of the European Society of Toxicologic Pathology (ESTP)<\/li><li>Global Editorial and Steering Committee (GESC) for the initiative \u201cInternational Harmonization of Nomenclature and Diagnostic Criteria\u201d (INHAND)<\/li><li>INHAND (International Harmonization of Nomenclature and Diagnostic Criteria) organ working groups \u201cRespiratory System\u201d, \u201cEndocrine System\u201d, \u201cSpecial Senses\u201d \u00a0and \u201cSoft Tissue\u201d<\/li><li>Wissenschaftliches Mitglied der st\u00e4ndigen Senatskommission zur Pr\u00fcfung gesundheitssch\u00e4dlicher Arbeitsstoffe (MAK-Kommission) der DFG<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dirk Schaudien Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>INHAND (International Harmonization of Nomenclature and Diagnostic Criteria) working groups \u201cNon-rodents: Minipig\u201d, \u201cRespiratory System\u201d, and \u201cSkeletal Tissues (Bones, Joints and Teeth)\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cPathology 2.0\u201d committee of the European Society of Toxicologic Pathology (ESTP)<\/li><li>\u201cGuess What\u201d committee of the European Society of Toxicologic Pathology (ESTP)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Stefanie Scheffler<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Working Group on E-Cigarettes and Liquids for E-Cigarettes of the DIN Standards Committee \u201cFood and Agricultural Products\u201d<\/li><li>Reviewer for the international journals \u201cCardiovascular Toxicology\u201d and \u201cScientific Reports\u201d<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Dr. Sven Schuchardt<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Treasurer of the German Society for Metabolome Research<\/li><li>Working Group on Air Analyses \u201cLuftanalysen\u201d of the German Research Foundation (DFG)<\/li><li>Leibniz-Institut f\u00fcr Analytische Wissenschaften \u2013 ISAS \u2013 e. 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