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The Institute for Biomedical Research Georg-Speyer-Haus is a private foundation. It was established in 1906 in Frankfurt to provide a research laboratory for Paul Ehrlich, its first director. The constitution of the Foundation defines its purpose as scientific research in the field of chemotherapy (drug action and related areas which serve the progress of biomedicine). The Foundation is exclusively engaged in non-profit work for the benefit of the public.
The Georg-Speyer-Haus is associated through a cooperation agreement with the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt. This agreement provides the basis for the collaboration between the University and the Georg-Speyer-Haus in the areas of tumor biology and research on infectious diseases. The Georg-Speyer-Haus is supported by the Federal Ministry of Health and Hessen State Ministry of Higher Education, Research and the Arts. In addition, science at the Georg-Speyer-Haus is paid for by public and private research granting agencies, by cooperation agreements with companies, by returns from the investment of the foundation, by licensing agreements and by private donations.
The Georg-Speyer-Haus is located in a building on Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 42 – 44 which has been provided by the City of Frankfurt to serve the purpose of the institute. It comprises an area of 4,710 square meters and maintains laboratories that are certified for work under different biological and gene technology safety regulations (L2, L3, S1, S2, S3).
The mission of the Georg-Speyer-Haus is defined by its history, its legal status and its connection to the scientific community in Frankfurt. The first priority is internationally competitive research in the areas of tumor biology, gene therapy and applied virology. In addition, the Georg-Speyer-Haus is involved in teaching efforts and the translation of basic insights into therapeutic applications. This is effected in close collaboration with the hospitals of the medical center at the University of Frankfurt. About 100 people work at the Georg-Speyer-Haus and approximately 80 of them are organized in seven research teams that can be divided into two main research areas. The projects of the scientists build a bridge between basic research and its clinical application in the areas of tumor- and AIDS-research as well as gene therapy. Therefore, research at the Georg-Speyer-Haus aims at finding new ways to treat diseases like cancer and HIV-infections.
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