The Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC) is a translational centre for lung research in

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Structure

The CPC is located on the campus of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in Munich and is an amalgamation of

Helmholtz Zentrum München Helmholtz Zentrum München Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH), also known as Helmholtz Munich, is a member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. It was founded in 1960 and is a joint venture by the Fede ...

, LMU, the Hospital of the University of Munich, and the Asklepios Clinics Gauting. The CPC is also one of five DZL (German Center for Lung Research) sites, initiated by the

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(Federal Ministry of Education and Research) DZG (German Health Research Centres) facilities. On 12 July 2010 the Federal Research Minister

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and the Bavarian Science Minister Wolfgang Heubisch opened the Lung Research Center The CPC is headed by a scientific director Prof. Oliver Eickelberg, MD and a clinical director Prof. Jürgen Behr, MD.

Mission

The objectives of the CPC are to find new approaches to early detection, diagnosis and treatment of chronic lung diseases and to develop them. In order to translate the latest experimentally obtained findings of basic research into medical practice, the CPC adopts a translational approaches.

References

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Annette Schavan and Wolfgang Heubisch at the opening ceremony of the Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC)

External links

Comprehensive Pneumology Center
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