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Doing good through art
This is what Darmstadt-based artist and author Eberhard Malwitz has decided to do with his intention to sell a large part of his artwork in favour of our foundation.
To kick off this great project, he will give a lecture on Thursday, 16 May 2024 at 19:00 entitled “Über Krieg und…

200 “Schoppe” lids for “Gerippte” with our foundation logo
We got to know Mr and Mrs Helfrich not only as supporters and tour guides of the Possmann apple press house in Frankfurt, but also as gifted wood artists. He has burnt the logo of our foundation into precious woods in minute detail, creating 200 unique pieces. Mr Helfrich had un…

The Börsenzeitung and the Foundation – United in the fight against childhood cancer
Having become aware of us through the LinkedIn posts and the partner film with Frankfurter Sparkasse, the sales manager of the Börsenzeitung, Mr Andrei Poleacov, did not hesitate for long and offered 4 free full-page advertisements in the Börsenzeitung (as well as the online ver…
Scientists from the Dr Petra Joh Research House organise an international conference on resistance in cancer in Canterbury, UK
The emergence of resistance is the main reason for the failure of cancer therapies. For this reason, the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Paediatric Tumour and Virus Research headed by Prof. Dr. Jindrich Cinatl at the Dr. Petra Joh Research House of the Frankfurt Foundation for…

Hessenschau visits the Dr Petra Joh-Research House (incl. video link)
The Hessenschau crew spent a whole day at the foundation’s own Dr Petra Joh Research Centre to take an in-depth look at the topic of cancer in children and young people. The result is a great report that focuses on the uniqueness of the foundation in the fight for better treatme…

Working in partnership with our foundation for so many years! (incl. video in German)
We would like to thank Frankfurter Sparkasse for recognising our important research work, for the many years of partnership and for the fantastic video with our board member Uwe Menger.
Since our foundation 30 years ago, we have been working intensively with our researchers to i…

Guest on rheinmaintv (incl. video link)
Our foundation, represented by Prof Dr Martin Michaelis and board member Uwe Menger, were recently guests in the studios of rheinmaintv.
In a lengthy interview, they emphasised the importance of cancer research in children and adolescents. Mr Menger from the perspective of an af…

On the occasion of World Childhood Cancer Day, the foundation is a guest at the Römer
On International World Childhood Cancer Day, the Frankfurt Foundation for Children with Cancer presented itself in the Kaisersaal of the Frankfurt Römer. We were welcomed by Mayor Dr Nargess Eskandari-Grünberg, representing Lord Mayor Mike Josef. The recognition of our work by t…