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Visit of the Hessian Member of Parliament Michael Boddenberg
Last week, we were once again able to welcome a distinguished guest to our house: The Hessian Minister of Finance, Michael Boddenberg, visited the Foundation in his capacity as a member of the state parliament to learn about the status of pediatric cancer research in our house o…

Lord Mayor Mike Josef visits our research house
Recently, we had the great honor of welcoming the Lord Mayor of the City of Frankfurt, Mike Josef, to our Dr. Petra Joh Research House.
During a tour of the laboratories, scientists from the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Pediatric Tumor and Virus Research gave him an insight…

Anniversary celebration in aid of children’s cancer research
On July 15, 2023, the REWE store at Europaallee 118 in Frankfurt celebrated its 10th anniversary. The manager of the store, Mr. Ali Osman Kayabasi, was very keen to support children’s cancer research. Therefore, he chose the Frankfurt Foundation for Children with Cancer as the r…

Chimney sweep 2023 happiness tour
For 18 years, the association “Glückstour – Schornsteinfeger helfen krebskranken Kindern e. V.” has been organizing its annual Glückstour. On this tour, numerous chimney sweeps cycle around 1,000 kilometers through Germany in all weathers and diligently collect donations for chi…

What exactly does our foundation do?
In the foundation’s own Dr. Petra Joh Research House in Frankfurt-Niederrad, the Frankfurt Foundation for Children with Cancer enables up to 60 scientists to conduct children’s cancer research at the highest level.
An interview conducted by Elyas Bozan, Managing Director of Morg…

Education is important to us!
Every year, the Frankfurt Foundation for Children with Cancer sponsors two Germany Scholarships at the Goethe University Frankfurt for committed students of medicine whose careers indicate outstanding achievements in their studies and careers. In addition, the applicants’ social…

A thank you to juunit GmbH
The juunit GmbH charity campaign in December 2022 raised no less than 1,250 euros. With this great result, Managing Director Dennis Schwarzer did not miss the opportunity to personally present the donation to our Chairman of the Board, Dr. med. Jürgen Vogt, and the Managing Dire…

New Year’s Eve Run 2022 – We were there
At the Spiridon Mainova New Year’s Eve Run on 31 December 2022, almost 2,000 runners – including four of our employees and one of the Foundation’s sponsors – covered the 10 km distance in sunny weather of 18 degrees. The Frankfurt Foundation for Children with Cancer was also rep…