"We Can Make Good Use of All This"
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Spatial proximity is important but insufficient for successful translation and cooperation in medical research. Rules for structured collaboration and mediators for communication between disciplines are also required to promote cooperative research. "The Greater Hannover Area is a strong center for infectious disease research in Germany with numerous institutions, each with its own focus. Veterinary research makes an indispensable contribution to infectious disease research in the spirit of the One Health concept. Today, we are increasingly challenged to cooperate and integrate our research more closely. Therefore, we are very pleased to host this year's TMF Annual Congress at our location. The TMF provides exactly this support: it helps build bridges for communication between disciplines and provides experiences and solutions on which we can build our collaboration," said TiHo President Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Gerhard Greif, opening the 7th TMF Annual Congress in Hannover, attended by about 200 researchers from various disciplines today and tomorrow.
The requirements for standards and rules for cooperative research, as well as potential communication barriers between disciplines and locations, are very similar across different scientific fields. "Especially in veterinary medicine, we can make very good use of the concepts and solutions that have already been developed in human medicine over the past 15 years," emphasized Prof. Dr. Lothar Kreienbrock, the local event organizer.
I am excited that so many colleagues from Hannover are taking the opportunity today to gain insight into the TMF's topics and offerings!
The first day of the congress focuses on the challenges of medical collaborative research in the federal system in Germany. Key topics include regulatory requirements for multicenter clinical trials, experiences from coordinating research projects with ethics committees, and questions regarding the certification and accreditation of biobanks.
In his Evening Lecture, Prof. Dr. Gerd Antes (German Cochrane Center Freiburg) will demonstrate that successful research is no longer possible without networking, transparency, and methodological quality. In particular, the promise of translational medicine must be fulfilled, promoting the transfer of results from basic research into medical practice. Here, too, it is necessary to strive for communication between disciplines and actively shape the collaboration processes.
The second day of the congress will be opened by Prof. Dr. Lothar Wieler, who has been President of the Robert Koch Institute since March 1, 2015. The appointment of a veterinarian to this position clearly demonstrates the importance of the interaction between human and veterinary medicine in today's world. The congress concludes with a focus on challenges and solutions for data exchange between research institutions - a problem that affects both human and veterinary medicine, both basic and patient-oriented research alike.
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