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Externally funded Projects

Externally funded Projects

In the 2021/2022 reporting period, the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut raised a total of 19 million euros in third-party funding. This corresponds to an increase of 6.7 million euros compared to the 2019/2020 period.

BMG | Federal Ministry of Health (10,209,940 €)

Project ManagerName of the ProjectDuration
Dr Gabriele UngerWHO Collaborating Centre for Blood Products and in vitro Diagnostic Devices01.01.21 - 31.12.25
Dr Renate KönigRegulatory use of omics-based big data strategies for the efficient development, authorisation and safe use of biological medicines (RENUBIA)01.12.21 - 31.12.26
Dr Renate KönigRegulatory use of AI-supported methods for the efficient evaluation and regulation of biomedicines (KIMERBA)01.03.22 - 31.12.24
Dr Renate KönigIntegrated Network for Monitoring and Identification of Infectious Disease Risks (BLOODVIR)01.03.22 - 31.12.24
Prof Dr Ger van ZandbergenRegulatory research on quality data (physicochemical and functional assays) versus clinical data (PK and phase 3 efficacy study) in biosimilar authorisations01.10.22 - 30.06.25

BMBF | Federal Ministry of Education and Research (3,595,542 €)

Project ManagerName of the ProjectDuration
Dr Christoph Conrad;
Dr Nadine Kirsch-Stefan
DZIF-OSRA: German Center for Infection Research – Office for Scientific and Regulatory Advice01.01.21 - 28.02.26
Dr Martina Schüßler-LenzRegulatory analysis and optimisation of development candidate translation in the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK)01.06.21 - 31.05.24
Dr Bevan SawatskyAnimal facility for the testing of vaccines and antivirals against emerging infections under BSL-3/BSL-4 conditions01.02.21 - 28.02.26
Prof Dr Christian BuchholzDrug transport: combinatorial and multidisciplinary targeting of effective gene therapy vectors (COMMUTE) – rational design of receptor targeting AAV particles with DARPins01.03.21 - 29.02.24
Dr Michael MühlebachCollaborative project: emergency vaccines PEI-TP – vaccine platform for recombinant measles viruses01.01.21 - 28.02.26
Dr Michael Mühlebach; Prof Dr Eberhard HildtInvestCall 2021 (2 devices)15.06.21 - 31.12.21
Dr Bevan SawatskyUse of recombinant bacterial membrane vesicles (BMVs) in vaccination against MERSCoV and H1N1 influenza virus01.06.21 - 28.02.22
Dr Oleg Krut; Dr Ingo SpreitzerAlternative methods: establishment of the monocyte activation test as part of the risk assessment for masked endotoxins in medicinal products (PyroSafe)01.04.22 - 31.03.25
Dr Richard BrownVIRASCREEN – Establishing cDNA libraries to identify new host factors involved in the propagation of zoonotic viruses01.07.22 - 31.12.23
Dr Olga TicháAlternative methods: Functional assay for B cell activation by toxoid vaccines (B-CELL-ACT-2)01.08.22 - 31.07.24
Marco FrechSite Coordination – Scientific Manager01.08.22 - 31.12.25

DFG | German Research Foundation (1,521,600 €)

Project ManagerName of the ProjectDuration
Dr Christian Pfaller;
Dr Bevan Sawatsky
Mechanistic studies of morbillivirus-associated immunosuppression and antiviral immune responses against these viruses01.01.21 - 31.12.24
Dr Michael MühlebachBroad-spectrum HPV vaccine based on recombinant measles01.10.21 - 30.09.24
Dr Renate KönigTargeted influencing of converging mechanisms of inefficient immunity in tumour diseases and chronic infections01.01.22 - 31.12.25
Prof Dr Eberhard HildtHBV over time: characteristics of viral pathogenesis in different disease phases01.03.22 - 28.02.25

EU | European Union (1,383,559 €)

Project ManagerName of the ProjectDuration
Prof Dr Christian Buchholz;
Prof Dr Zoltan Ivics
Accelerating development and improving access to CAR and TCR-engineered T cell therapy01.01.21 - 31.12.25
Dr Jessica HartmannTraining network for optimizing adoptive T cell therapy of cancer (T-OP)01.03.21 - 28.02.25
Prof Dr Isabelle Bekeredjian-DingInnovations to accelerate vaccine development and manufacture01.09.21 - 28.02.27
Dr Thomas HolzhauserAllergenicity Prediction Toolbox for novel foods01.09.22 - 31.08.26

LOEWE Centers, Federal State of Hesse (1,682,380 €)

Project ManagerName of the ProjectDuration
Dr Jacomina Krijnse LockerDRUID: Cryo-correlated light- and electron microscopy using refrozen sections to study key events of host-pathogen interactions01.08.21 - 31.12.21
Prof Dr Eberhard HildtDRUID: Optimization and characterization of the antiviral potency of new cyclic Zika virus protease inhibitors in infected cells01.05.21 - 31.12.21
Prof Dr Eberhard HildtPaaP: Protease-activated antiviral prodrugs01.10.21 - 30.09.23
Dr Frederic ThalheimerIn situ CAR T cell generation in primary patient material using receptor-targeted AAV vectors01.01.22 - 31.12.22
Prof Dr Ger van ZandbergenDRUID: Characterisation of apoptotic parasites to identify new target molecules for the treatment of leishmaniasis01.01.22 - 31.12.24
Dr Jacomina Krijnse LockerDRUID: W2 Professorship for Pathogen Imaging and Immunology01.01.22 - 31.12.24
Prof Dr Eberhard Hildt;
Dr Daniela Bender
DRUID: Targets for antiviral strategies against the Zika virus01.01.22 - 31.12.24
Prof Dr Eberhard HildtDRUID: Identifying cellular targets for antiviral strategies – inhibiting virus release by modulating cholesterol levels01.01.22 - 31.12.24

Foundation and other Organisation (642,785 €)

Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)

Project ManagerName of the ProjectDuration
Dr Michael MühlebachMV-MERS PEI Project 3 – Correlates of protection of MERS01.04.21 - 30.09.21

BLE (Federal Office for Agriculture and Food)

Project ManagerName of the ProjectDuration
Dr Thomas HolzhauserDevelopment of an allergenic test biscuit for a special infant diet – The Feeding Kiss (Solids by Kiss)01.01.21 - 30.06.24

DAAD | German Academic Exchange Service / FEBS-Federation of European Biochemical Societies

Project ManagerName of the ProjectDuration
Dr Stephan ScheurerGrants Laura Martin Pedraza:
- Molecular characterization of Pru p 9, a novel PR-1 protein responsible for respiratory symptoms in peach tree pollen allergy
- Severe peach allergy with different sensitization routes: Pru p 9, a novel major allergen
01.01.21 - 31.03.21

CEU DRUID - Central European University

Project ManagerName of the ProjectDuration
Dr Stephan ScheurerGrant to Elisa Zubeldia for the project: "Gut microbiota and allergic enteritis"18.01.21 - 17.04.21

German Cancer Aid

Project ManagerName of the ProjectDuration
Prof Dr Christian BuchholzIn vivo generation of CAR T cells in an immunocompetent large animal model01.06.21 - 31.05.24

German José Carreras Foundation

Project ManagerName of the ProjectDuration
Dr Jessica HartmannThe importance of bone marrow microvasculature for the therapeutic effectiveness of CAR NK cells and CAR T cells in acute leukaemia15.11.21 - 14.11.24

DAAD | German Academic Exchange Service

Project ManagerName of the ProjectDuration
Dr Richard BrownDoctoral grant to Tabitha Kavuli Itotia for the project: "Comparison of host immunological responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in Africans and Europeans"01.10.21 - 30.09.23

NC3R

Project ManagerName of the ProjectDuration
Prof Dr Zoltan IvicsDevelopment of a transcriptional signature-based tumorigenesis (TraST) classifier to evaluate the genotoxic risk of genetically engineered human T-cells15.12.22 - 15.06.23

The totals represent the amount of external funding obtained.