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Helmholtz Munich

Helmholtz Munich conducts research on environmentally triggered diseases, with a special focus on the origins, treatment, and prevention of diabetes, obesity, allergies, and chronic lung diseases. Around 2,500 employees work to accelerate the transfer of findings from the lab to real-world applications, transforming them into personalized therapies. Through the use of artificial intelligence and bioengineering, Helmholtz Munich also promotes early diagnosis and prevention of diseases.

Research Focus Areas:

  • Investigation of environmentally triggered diseases (such as diabetes, obesity, allergies, and chronic lung diseases)
  • Artificial intelligence and bioengineering
  • Study of environmental, lifestyle, and genetic factors
  • Early detection and personalized prevention
  • Drug discovery

Helmholtz Munich in figures

6

scientific departments + Helmholtz Pioneer Campus

1341

publications (2023)

28

spin-offs since 1997

154

patent families

News

  • Information, Aeronautics, Space and Transport, Health, Earth & Environment, Energy, Matter

    The year 2024 is coming to an end. We look back on ten special formative events. Some are surprising, others are encouraging and still others are thought-provoking. What all ten have in common,…

  • Health

    The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft today announced the winners of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2025. Among them are biochemist Ana Pombo from Max Delbrück Center and biologist Maria-Elena…

  • Health

    What opportunities will arise for medical research and the healthcare system of the future? To discuss this question, researchers from the Helmholtz Association met with decision-makers from science,…

  • Health

    Munich-based pediatrician Erika von Mutius is one of the leading experts on asthma and allergies – and has discovered that children who live on farms are better equipped to deal with them. Based on…

  • Health, Earth & Environment

    At the Helmholtz Center in Munich Lara Urban is developing a rapid genetic laboratory for your pocket. Combined with artificial intelligence, she wants to use it to detect pathogens in the environment…

  • Health

    For her groundbreaking research on the intricate interactions between immune cells and metabolic tissues, Maike Becker was honored in Berlin.

Contact

Helmholtz Zentrum München - Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt

Ingolstädter Landstraße 1
85764 Neuherberg

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