We welcome our 25th member: the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolism, Obesity, and Vascular Research (HI-MAG)!

The institute is a branch of Helmholtz Munich and was founded in 2018 in collaboration with the University of Leipzig and Leipzig University Hospital. At HI-MAG on Leipzig’s Medical Campus, nearly 100 staff members are researching the molecular mechanisms that lead to obesity and related diseases. The goal is to provide faster care for those affected through new, precision therapies. HI-MAG is one of the six partners in the DFG Cluster of Excellence “Leipzig Center of Metabolism” (LeiCeM) at the University of Leipzig. The institute is headed by Prof. Dr. Matthias Blüher, Professor of Clinical Obesity Research at the University of Leipzig and Senior Physician at Leipzig University Hospital.