8.4 million Euro for development of the COVID-19 research network Lower Saxony (COFONI)

Corona DPZ UMG

DPZ receives more than 600,000 Euros for the establishment of animal models and methods

Kick-Off Forschungsnetzwerk COFONI (v. l.): Dr. Dr. h.c. Gerhard Greif (Präsident der Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover), Dr. Valérie Schüller (Vizepräsidentin der Georg-August-Universität), Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Brück (Sprecher des Vorstandes der UMG), Prof. Dr. Jürgen Wienands (Netzwerkkoordinator COFONI und Forschungsdekan der UMG), Dr. Sabine Johannsen (Staatssekretärin des Niedersächsischen Ministeriums für Wissenschaft und Kultur), Prof. Dr. Michael P. Manns (Präsident der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover), und Prof. Dr. Maren von Köckritz-Blickwede (stellv. Netzwerkkoordinatorin, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover). Foto: umg/spförtner

The state of Lower Saxony is supporting the establishment of the COVID-19 Research Network Lower Saxony (COFONI) with 8.4 million euros, in which the competencies for corona research are to be bundled and strategies for dealing with the pandemic are to be developed. The University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) coordinates the network, which includes the German Primate Center and the University in Göttingen, the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig and the MHH Hospital as well as the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover.

The funds, which will be available until 2022, will be used not only to establish a technology platform but also for various research projects, which are divided into four key areas. The German Primate Center will contribute to the joint project by establishing non-human primate models and new methods for the treatment of COVID-19 as well as providing the infrastructure on site.

For further information see the German translation.
 

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