Institute & Campus
The MDC mourns Johanna Quandt
The MDC mourns Johanna Quandt who passed away on Monday, August 3, at the age of 89. She was a great benefactor of science and helped establish the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) with 40 million Euros for her „Personal Excellence Initiative“. At a press conference in 2012, she explained her generous donation to the BIH: „I want to help create the best conditions for excellent people in Berlin. Students, physicians and top scientists from all over the world should be able to carry out outstanding research at the BIH.“