Jan Buer

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH provides bio-medical research and development services. The firm engages in research projects focused on infection biology and its clinical application and practical implementation. It also specializes in the examination of pathogens that are either medically relevant or that can be used as models for the research of infections. Its research topics encompass bacterial and viral pathogens, immune response, and anti-infectives. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Braunschweig, Germany.

Universitätsklinikum Essen A.d.ö.R. is a top-rated hospital located in Essen, Germany. The hospital is part of the Universitätsmedizin Essen hospital network, which includes 15 other subsidiaries such as the Ruhrlandklinik, St. Josef Krankenhaus Werden, Herzchirurgie Huttrop, and Westdeutsche Protonentherapiezentrum Essen. The hospital network employs approximately 11,000 people and has 1,700 beds.