PerForM-REACT: Pandemieprävention und -bewältigung

The EU grant “PerForM-REACT” supports Helmholtz Munich with a new equipment for a biosafety level 3 laboratory where researchers can conduct important studies for the prevention and management of future pandemics. The project is part of the European COVID-19 aid REACT-EU and the European Regional Development Fund.

Von links nach rechts: Dr. Konrad Schober (Regierungspräsident Oberbayern), Prof. Ulrike Protzer (Direktorin des Instituts für Virologie bei Helmholtz Munich und an der Technischen Universität München (TUM)), Dr. Michael Frieser (Administrativer Geschäftsführer Helmholtz Munich), Barbara Schretter (Regierungspräsidentin Schwaben), Prof. Klaus Markstaller (Ärztlicher Direktor Universitätsklinikum Augsburg), Prof. Andreas Rathgeber (Vizepräsident Universität Augsburg), Dr. Wolfgang Hübschle (Wirtschaftsreferent Stadt Augsburg), Prof. Martina Kadmon (Dekanin medizinische Fakultät Universität Augsburg), Michael Bungarten (Kaufmännischer Direktor Universitätsklinikum Augsburg), Prof. Claudia Traidl-Hoffman (Direktorin des Helmholtz Munich-Instituts für Umweltmedizin und Professorin für Umweltmedizin an der Medizinischen Fakultät der Universität Augsburg)

EU Project PerForM-REACT Strengthens Pandemic Preparedness Efforts

On March 11, 2024, the inauguration of the expanded safety laboratory in Augsburg marked a milestone within the EU-funded "PerForM-REACT" project, aimed at enhancing pandemic…

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From now on, an improved research infrastructure for pandemic management and prevention will be available in the Greater Munich area: on the 29th of March 2023 a new biosafety level 3 laboratory was introduced at Helmholtz Munich. The project could…

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The EU grant “PerForM-REACT” supports an infrastructure in the greater Munich area for pandemic management and prevention. Helmholtz Munich will receive new equipment for a biosafety level 3 laboratory where researchers can conduct important studies…

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During the Corona pandemic, experts from Helmholtz Munich helped to bring the situation under control as quickly as possible. Now they are preparing for the possibility of another pandemic: with new high-tech equipment and closely interlinked research strategies.