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Focus on the lungs

We are the lung research center of the Leibniz Association.
Our main focus: Common diseases such as asthma, allergies and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as well as infection-related inflammation of the lungs, in particular tuberculosis (TB).

Our Mission

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Chronic lung diseases

The program area is dedicated to research into asthma, COPD and allergies, as these are among the most common chronic diseases and therefore cause an enormous burden for both patients and healthcare systems.

Priority Research Area

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Infections

The Infections program area is dedicated to researching and combating bacterial infectious diseases of the lung with a focus on tuberculosis.
The aim is to improve the control and treatment of this disease.

To the program area

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Science & Technology

This area combines overarching research units that are essential for research at the FZB and represent an important link between the subject areas.

Further Information

News

17.10.2025

Humanitarian Commitment for People in Ukraine

This week, the eighth shipment of essential medicines and medical instruments from Borstel set off for Ukraine. Since the beginning of the war, the FZB, together with the Rotary Clubs of Bargteheide and Stormarn, has been able to deliver aid worth well over €100,000 to Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine.
17.10.2025

Joint meeting: Northern Germany Meeting on Infection, Immunology & Inflammation

On Wednesday, October 8, 125 researchers from across Northern Germany gathered for the first Northern Germany Meeting on Infection, Immunology & Inflammation at Research Centre Borstel’s Manor House. The meeting was co-organized and co-hosted by “New Developments in Immunology, Inflammation, & Infection” (NDI³) – i.e. twelve PhD students from the FZB – and the NordInfect initiative.
14.10.2025

Bewilligung eines dauerhaften Sondertatbestands sichert Betrieb neuer Forschungsgebäude

Mit der Bewilligung eines dauerhaften nicht-strategischen Sondertatbestands (Kategorie B2) erhält das Forschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz Lungenzentrum (FZB) eine wichtige finanzielle Unterstützung zur Sicherung des nachhaltigen Betriebs seiner Forschungsinfrastruktur. Der Beschluss des Ausschusses der Gemeinsamen Wissenschaftskonferenz von Bund und Ländern (GWK