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Ground-breaking ceremony for the new DHZC building
The ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday, 25 April 2024 marked the official start of the new construction project for the Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC) on the Virchow-Klinikum campus. Among those present were Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor of Berlin, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Federal Minister of Education and Research, and Dr Ina Czyborra, Berlin Senator for Science, Health and Care.
The following photos, illustrations and information material may be used for reporting on the new DHZC building, provided the copyright is acknowledged. Use for commercial purposes is not permitted.
Ground-breaking ceremony on 25.04.2024
From left to right: Martin Richter (architect), Prof Dr Volkmar Falk (Medical Director of the DHZC), Prof Dr Hans Maier (Chairman of the Board of the DHZB Foundation), Prof Dr Heyo K. Kroemer (Chairman of the Charité Executive Board), Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner, Senator for Science Dr Ina Czyborra, Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Astrid Lurati (Charité Director of Finance and Infrastructure) and Charité Project Manager Matthias Schmidt (Copyright: DHZC). Ina Czyborra, Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Astrid Lurati (Charité Director of Finance and Infrastructure) and Charité Construction Project Manager Matthias Schmidt (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer).
From left to right: Martin Richter (architect), Prof Dr Volkmar Falk (Medical Director of the DHZC), Prof Dr Hans Maier (Chairman of the Board of the DHZB Foundation), Prof Dr Heyo K. Kroemer (Chairman of the Charité Executive Board), Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner, Senator for Science Dr Ina Czyborra, Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Astrid Lurati (Charité Director of Finance and Infrastructure) and Charité Project Manager Matthias Schmidt (Copyright: DHZC). Ina Czyborra, Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Astrid Lurati (Charité Director of Finance and Infrastructure) and Charité Construction Project Manager Matthias Schmidt (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer).
Picture gallery
The Governing Mayor Kai Wegner on the construction project: ‘The new building for the DHZC is an investment in the future of our city and in the health of our society.’ (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer)
Federal Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger during her speech (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer).
Speech by Dr Ina Czyborra, Senator for Science, Health and Care of the State of Berlin (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer).
Charité CEO Prof Dr Heyo K. Kroemer during his speech (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer).
Astrid Lurati, Director of Finance and Infrastructure at Charité, spoke about the history of the new DHZC building (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer).
Prof Dr Hans Maier, Chairman of the Board of the DHZB Foundation (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer)
Medical Director of the DHZC Prof Dr Volkmar Falk: ‘Medicine is made by people, and only people will give this house a soul’ (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer).
Matthias Schmidt, Project Manager GB Construction at Charité (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer).
Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer
Michael Müller, the former Governing Mayor of Berlin, and Steffen Krach (President of the Hannover Region and former State Secretary for Science and Research in the Berlin Senate Chancellery) in conversation (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer)
Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer
Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer
Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer
Prof Dr Volkmar Falk, Prof Dr Heyo K. Kroemer and Mayor Kai Wegner (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer).
Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer
The Governing Mayor Kai Wegner on the construction project: ‘The new building for the DHZC is an investment in the future of our city and in the health of our society.’ (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer)
Federal Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger during her speech (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer).
Speech by Dr Ina Czyborra, Senator for Science, Health and Care of the State of Berlin (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer).
Charité CEO Prof Dr Heyo K. Kroemer during his speech (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer).
Astrid Lurati, Director of Finance and Infrastructure at Charité, spoke about the history of the new DHZC building (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer).
Prof Dr Hans Maier, Chairman of the Board of the DHZB Foundation (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer)
Medical Director of the DHZC Prof Dr Volkmar Falk: ‘Medicine is made by people, and only people will give this house a soul’ (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer).
Matthias Schmidt, Project Manager GB Construction at Charité (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer).
Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer
Michael Müller, the former Governing Mayor of Berlin, and Steffen Krach (President of the Hannover Region and former State Secretary for Science and Research in the Berlin Senate Chancellery) in conversation (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer)
Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer
Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer
Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer
Prof Dr Volkmar Falk, Prof Dr Heyo K. Kroemer and Mayor Kai Wegner (Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer).
Copyright: DHZC/Andrea Vollmer
Further information on the ground-breaking ceremony and the new DHZC building
- Press release on the ground-breaking ceremony
- Brochure on the new DHZC building
- Information from Charité on the construction project
Further information on the ground-breaking ceremony and the new DHZC building
- Press release on the ground-breaking ceremony
- Brochure on the new DHZC building
- Information from Charité on the construction project
