Freedom of research and an effective research system are indispensable prerequisites of an open society.
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is the largest research funding organisation and central self-governing organisation for the sciences and humanities in Germany. It primarily funds knowledge-driven research projects and bases its procedures on scientific criteria.
The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) is Germany’s largest biomedical research institution and is part of the Helmholtz Association and the German Centers for Health Research.