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LMU | GESCHWISTER SCHOLL PLATZ 1, 80539 München, |
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Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica | Carrer del Rosselló, 149, 08036 Barcelona, Spanien |
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Helmholtz Munich | Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764 Oberschleißheim, Deutschland |  |
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH (HZI) | Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Deutschland |  |
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover | Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Deutschland |
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NIMR-Mbeya Medizinisches Forschungszentrum | Hospital Hill Rd, Mbeya, Tansania |
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Technische Universität München | Arcisstraße 21, 80333 München, Deutschland |
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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON (UCL) | GOWER STREET, WC1E 6BT London |
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Klinikum Rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München | Hörsaal A, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 München, Deutschland |
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UKE Hamburg Eppendorf | Martinistraße 52, 20251 Hamburg, Deutschland |  |
Azienda Ospedaliero- Universitaria di Parma | Str. dell'Università, 12, 43121 Parma PR, Italien |  |
Universitätsklinikum Leipzig | Ritterstraße 26, 04109 Leipzig, Deutschland |  |
Barts Health NHS Trust | Co-operative Bank Plc, 9 Prescot St, Whitechapel, London E1 8AZ, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust | Pond St, Hampstead, London NW3 2QG, Vereinigtes Königreich | |
PNO Innovation GmbH | Oskar-von-Miller-Ring 29, 80333 München, Germany |  |
SocraTec R&D GmbH | Im Setzling 35, 61440 Oberursel (Taunus), Deutschland |  |
Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt | Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland |
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Frankfurt University Hospital
General Information
Founded in 1914, the University Hospital Frankfurt, which belongs to the Goethe University Frankfurt, is the largest healthcare center in Hessen, Germany. It operates 33 medical clinics and institutes, treating over 46,000 inpatients and caring for more than 480,000 outpatients annually. The hospital’s 1st Centre of Internal Medicine, specializing in Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, and Pneumology (ZIM1), has extensive expertise in hepatology and hepatitis research. Over the years, the center has participated in numerous vaccine trials and early-stage clinical studies. The hospital’s hepatology outpatient clinic is one of the largest in Germany, providing care for a significant number of patients with chronic viral hepatitis. In collaboration with the gastroenterologic clinical study unit, the hospital is actively involved in both national and international clinical trials, including industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated studies. Many of these trials focus on viral hepatitis and include research on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and vaccine development.
The University Hospital Frankfurt, with its extensive experience in viral hepatitis research and clinical trials, is dedicated to advancing new treatment options through its contribution to the TherVacB project’s clinical study. Dr. Kathrin Sprinzl will serve as Principal Investigator for this study, supported by Prof. Dr. Stefan Zeuzem as Deputy.
Role in TherVacB
The Centre of Internal Medicine, specializing in Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, and Pneumology (ZIM1) at the Frankfurt University Hospital (GU Frankfurt) will lead the clinical trial of TherVacB at the gastroenterologic clinical study unit.
Project Staff
Kathrin Sprinzl
Consultant, Medical Lead at the ZIM1 Clinical Study Unit, University Hospital Frankfurt of the Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Dr. Sprinzl is a medical doctor with over 20 years of experience in gastroenterology and hepatology. She has specialized on viral hepatitis and participated as sub-investigator and principal investigator in many clinical trials adressing HBV and HDV. Kathrin Sprinzl also brings value experience in the implementation of vaccine trials, including from early-phase studies starting from phase 1.
Stefan Zeuzem
Professor and Head of the Department for Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Pneumology (ZIM1), University Hospital Frankfurt of the Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Prof. Zeuzem is a renowned expert in gastroenterology and hepatology with over 30 years of experience, specializing in viral hepatitis. Since 2007, Stefan Zeuzem has been Head of the Department of Internal Medicine I (ZIM1) at the University Hospital Frankfurt. Prof. Zeuzem has served as principal inverstigator in the development of numerous treatments for viral hepatitis and is widely recognized internationally for his extensive publication record and contributions to the field.