The Association

Infrastructures for Medical Research

The TMF - Technology and Methods Platform for Networked Medical Research merges regional and national research networks and institutions in medicine, informatics, and related areas. Scientific clinics, registries, expert associations, and IT infrastructure projects are also organized under the TMF's umbrella.

 

What does the TMF do?

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Products and Services

Tools and instruments from the joint work, such as expert reports, concepts, IT applications, or training and consulting services, are made publicly available. They are freely available to all researchers.

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Projects

Scientific and methodological projects can be initiated by the committees and funded by the TMF's resources, for example, to develop expert reports, guidelines, tools, or services. 

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Scientific Exchange

Interdisciplinary dialog in the TMF working groups and forums is at the heart of the specialist work. Experts analyze current problem areas in medical research, identify the need for overarching solutions, advise joint projects, and jointly develop statements.

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Joint Representation of Interests

The broad expertise in the TMF committees enables the well-founded development and broad coordination of statements. The TMF thus bundles the scientific perspective from the sites and projects and contributes it to current (research) policy discussions and processes. 

Infrastrukturen

Infrastructures

A core aspect of our work is the establishment and operation of infrastructures for medical research. With this, we strengthen Germany as a scientific location in European and international competition. Together with partners, the TMF coordinates the Medical Informatics Initiative (MII), genomDE, and DESAMForNet, for example.

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Events

The TMF organizes several congresses, scientific symposiums, workshops, and a series of training events. We have our own event area on our premises, which TMF members and partners can use.

TMF Profile

The TMF is organized as a registered association in which the General Assembly and the Board of Directors elected from among its members play a central role in strategic decisions. The Board of Directors is supported by the Advisory Board and the Council of Sponsors in an advisory capacity. It has appointed a management team to handle day-to-day tasks, which the office manages. The office staff monitors the scientific priorities and organizes the work of the committees.

Governance

The TMF is a non-profit registered association and sees itself as a democratically constituted exchange and coordination platform for the planning, establishment, and operation of research data infrastructures in medicine. The association is managed by a member board of nine, which is responsible for all strategic decisions and their implementation. The board is assisted by a managing director for operational implementation. The General Assembly elects the Board of Directors and is accountable to it.

In addition, the TMF statutes envision that the funding organizations that support the TMF through the financing of membership fees monitor the work of the TMF. The Executive Board delegates the specific content-related work to other TMF committees, in particular the workgroups.

Since the association's founding in 2003, the TMF Executive Board has put great emphasis on establishing clear and transparent governance procedures for all committees and the administrative office. The central document is the statutes, which define the basic working methods of the TMF. The joint work details are regulated by procedure rules for all committees.

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