Press

Invitation to the press: Akiko Iwasaki is awarded the Else Kröner Fresenius Prize for Medical Research 2023 for her research on long COVID
June 5th, 2023 at 5 p.m., Gesellschaftshaus Palmengarten, Palmengartenstrasse 11, 60325 Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Neues Programm „Nicht-übertragbare Krankheiten“
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung fördert Projekte in Sambia und Tansania

Else Kröner reentry funding for researching physicians following family-pause phase
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung supports upon returning to the profession

Else Kröner Clinician Scientist Professorships 2022: Funding of professorships in nephrology, neurology and neuroradiology
Up to one million euros for a position as professor with work time split in half for research and patient care

Change on the Scientific Commission
Prof. Dr. Christian Reinhardt, a hematologist from Essen, is new at Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung

Emergency medical relief for Ukraine increased to over 2 million euros
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung supports eight more projects

Humanitarian award of 100,000 euros goes to Medical Director of Attat Hospital, Sister Rita Schiffer
Sustainable Surgical Care in Attat, Ethiopia

Funding for a new method in cancer diagnostics
An efficient contrast agent method for MRI developed by Max Planck researcher Stefan Glöggler raises hopes of being able to distinguish tumors from healthy tissue on the basis of their metabolic activity.

Gesundheitssystem in Malawi nachhaltig stärken und Kinder schützen
Zentrum zur Bekämpfung nicht-übertragbarer Krankheiten bei Kindern und Jugendlichen in Blantyre, Malawi

Frankfurt sets its sights on kidneys
Chronic kidney ailments are a widespread disease: In Germany, more than nine million people are affected – and the trend is rising