Research Center Borstel
The Research Center Borstel – Leibniz Lung Center (German: Forschungszentrum Borstel – Leibniz Lungenzentrum, FZB) is a German interdisciplinary biomedical research institution located in Borstel in Schleswig-Holstein, just north of Hamburg. It is affiliated with the Leibniz Association.
It was founded in 1947 as a research institute with the main focus on tuberculosis and leprosy. From its establishment until 1965 the institute was named the Tuberculosis Research Institute Borstel (German: Tuberkulose-Forschungsinstitut Borstel). A non-profit foundation, it receives a significant part of its funding from the Federal Ministry of Health and the Schleswig-Holstein state government. It has around 520 employees, and is the largest employer in Borstel.[1][2]
The current director of the center is Stefan Ehlers.[3]
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- Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung
- Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie
- Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach
- German National Library of Economics
- Research Center Borstel
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