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Phone
  
+49 4537 1880

Founded
  
1947

Research Center Borstel

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Parkallee 35, 23845 Sülfeld, Germany

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The Research Center Borstel – Leibniz Center for Medicine and Biosciences (German: Forschungszentrum Borstel – Leibniz-Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften, 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.

The current director of the center is Stefan Ehlers.

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Research Center Borstel Wikipedia


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