Who can become a member?
Research
networks, research institutes, and research teams that devote themselves to
medical science issues and their practical application or technical and
methodological issues of networked medical research in collaboration across a
number of institutes and/or locations, can become full members or associate
members of the TMF.
> Overview TMF members
What are the benefits of
TMF membership?
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Application
for TMF-funded projects for the development of solutions that are of general
interest for networked medical research.
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Free
access to new publications in the TMF book series. Each new member receives a
set of all the volumes that have been published to date, where currently
available.
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Active
co-organization of the development of topics and solutions for medical
research, e.g. in the fields of data protection/ethics, IT infrastructure, or
biobanking.
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Use
of jointly developed solutions.
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Consultation
and support in the creation of data protection concepts or in the local
implementation of jointly developed solutions.
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Improved
information exchange with other locations and know-how growth due to
participation in the topic-based working groups.
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Joint
representation of interests vis-à-vis the general public and politics, for
example by means of joint official comments, at hearings in the German
Parliament, or the like.
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Current
information on the activities, projects, and results of the TMF through
subscription to the online newsletter.
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Access
to the protected area of the TMF website with diverse information and working
documents.
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Participation
in numerous topic-based workshops and symposia and methodological further
training events held by the TMF (e.g. TMF School).
Full membership or
associate membership?
Full
members and associate members are all entitled to play an active role on the
boards of the TMF and participate in the passing of resolutions by the
association's bodies.
Full
members are also entitled to be principal applicants for TMF-funded projects
and hence exert a major influence on the development of joint solutions. In
addition, full members can nominate candidates for the Board of Directors and
hence strategically influence the work and ongoing development of the TMF at a
central point.
The
membership fee is € 20,000 per year for full members and € 6,000 per calendar
year for associate members (no pro rata fees).
Any questions?
Please address all questions concerning membership
of the TMF to the TMF Office in Berlin. The person to contact is Kerstin Splett
(Tel: +49 (0) 30 – 22 00 24 771, E-Mail).
Want to apply for membership?
Admission of a new member is at the discretion of
the Board of Directors of the TMF. For your application there is an application
form available as a download:
- Application form as PDF file (in German)