Press

RNA-based therapies: Hope for previously incurable diseases like Huntington’s disease
Anastasia Khvorova receives Else Kröner Fresenius Prize for Medical Research during celebratory event marking Else Kröner’s 100th birthday

Felix Burda Award 2025: Research team around Prof. Jakob N. Kather honored for AI project on colorectal cancer prognosis
More precise diagnoses, better therapies: Using artificial intelligence, a research team at TU Dresden aims to significantly improve the chances of colorectal cancer patients and receives the renowned Felix Burda Award. The research team has developed a deep learning model that evaluates tissue samples and creates individual risk profiles. This helps physicians to better predict the progression of colorectal cancer in patients, allowing for more personalized and precise treatment.

New funding program to attract US-based medical researchers
Else Kröner-Fresenius Stiftung to make €10 million available to German universities in 2025

Presseeinladung für Kultur und Geschichte: Festveranstaltung zum 100. Geburtstag von Else Kröner mit der Verleihung des Else Kröner Fresenius Preises für Medizinische Forschung 2025
Einladung ausschließlich für Pressevertreter (nur mit Anmeldung)

Invitation to the press - Announcement of the 2025 research prize winner: The 2025 Else Kröner Fresenius Prize for Medical Research goes to RNA therapeutics for treating Huntington's disease
Invitation for press representatives only (registration required): Join Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA in celebrating the 100th birthday of Else Kröner

Shining a Spotlight on Childhood Dementia: New Clinician Scientist Professorship for Rare Diseases
Eva Luise and Horst Köhler Foundation and Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation provide 1.1 million euros in funding for research and patient care

Four new Else Kröner Clinician Scientist Professorships facilitate highest-caliber medicine in cases of cancerous, kidney and cardiometabolic diseases
EKFS couples the top-tier research and patient care performed by four medical doctors into foundation-endowed professorships

Reentry after parental leave or supervisory care phase made easier
Else Kröner Clinician Scientist Return-To-Work Grants support medical doctors when returning to the clinical and research sectors after a family-related time-out

Emergency medical relief for Ukraine scaled up by more than a million euros
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung uses simplified application process to support non-profit organizations

Research in natural sciences and interdisciplinary cooperation in medicine receive funding
Grants to Else Kröner Schools for Medical Scientists amounting to 3.3 million euros awarded in the areas of immunology, genomics and inflammation.