Focus on infection research: Press invitation to the Joint Annual Meeting of DGI and DZIF, February 13-15 in Munich
More than 400 experts from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and the German Society for Infectious Diseases (DGI) will meet in Munich from February 13-15, 2025 for their Joint Annual Meeting.
More than 400 experts from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and the German Society for Infectious Diseases (DGI) will meet in Munich from February 13-15, 2025 for their Joint Annual Meeting. At a press conference and throughout the meeting, you will have the opportunity to learn about current topics in infectious diseases in direct exchange with researchers.
On behalf of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and the German Society for Infectious Diseases (DGI), we would like to invite you to cover this year's joint Annual Meeting. We would be very pleased if you could join us for the press conference on February 13th at 9:30 a.m. In light of the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, the theme of the press conference will be "The future of infectious diseases—new antibiotics and market incentives for innovation" (more information). The press conference will be held in German.
We will also be happy to connect you with interview partners during the conference to answer your questions. Please register at presse@dzif.de if you would like to attend the conference and email us your interview requests no later than February 12, 2025.
Brief information about the conference
The joint DGI/DZIF Annual Meeting 2025 is dedicated to innovation in infectious diseases research. The meeting provides a platform for scientists, clinicians and industry representatives to collaborate on solutions to the most pressing challenges in infectious diseases.
Topics range from research into new vaccines and therapeutics to the fight against antimicrobial resistance, and to tropical and emerging infectious diseases. Questions from clinical practice address current challenges such as post-infectious syndromes, gender-specific susceptibility, and experiences with phage therapies. Five years after the COVID-19 outbreak, lessons learned and preparations for possible future pandemics will be discussed.
The symposia, lectures, workshops and poster sessions will feature internationally renowned keynote speakers and renowned experts in their respective fields, as well as young scientists. Venue: Holiday Inn Munich City Centre, Hochstraße 3, 81669 Munich (show on Google Maps)
Selected conference highlights at a glance
The complete conference program and further information can be found here. We especially recommend the introductory lectures by invited international experts in Symposia I to V.
- Thursday, Feb 13, 2025
09:30 - 10:30 Opening press conference: The future of infectious diseases—new antibiotics and market incentives for innovation
With Prof. Dr. Rolf Müller, Prof. Dr. Maria Vehreschild, Prof. Dr. Mathias Pletz and Dr. Ingrid Wanninger
1:00 – 2:00 pm Industry Symposium: Innovative approaches in the fight against infectious diseases
Presentations in German | Topics include: Monoclonal antibodies and the human metapneumovirus
- Friday, Feb 14, 2025
9:40 - 10:30 am New challenges in infectious diseases
Presentations in German | Topics include West Nile virus infections in Germany and telemedicine in economically underdeveloped regions
11:45 - 12:15 DZIF Award Lecture: Lecture by the winner of the DZIF Prize for Translational Infection Research 2024
Presentation in English
12:30 - 1:30 Industry Symposium: Respiratory diseases in the context of demographic change: challenges and perspectives for prevention and therapy
Presentations in German | Topics include: the burden of disease and morbidity of important respiratory diseases, as well as vaccination strategies and therapeutic approaches
16:20 - 16:55 Keynote Lecture: Tackling AMR by learning from tuberculosis
Presentation in English
- Saturday, Feb 15, 2025
9:00 - 10:00 Industry Symposium: Influenza vaccination—a matter of the heart
Presentation in German
11:30 - 13:00 Symposium VI: Current and future challenges in infectious diseases
Presentations in English | Topics include: gender-specific differences in HIV, bacteriophages as a personalized anti-infection strategy and the positive and negative effects of infections on the human body
At the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), more than 700 researchers from 35 institutions throughout Germany are jointly developing new approaches for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. The aim is what is known as translation: the rapid, effective implementation of research results into clinical practice. In doing so, the DZIF is paving the way for the development of new vaccines, diagnostics and drugs for the treatment of infections. The DZIF is one of eight centers in the German Centers for Health Research (DZG) network.
Further information about the DZIF: www.dzif.de and the DZG: http://www.deutschezentren.de
The German Society for Infectiology (DGI) is the scientific society that represents the field of human infectious diseases in clinical practice and research. It sees itself as a primarily clinically oriented field, but emphasizes its interdisciplinary character as well as the relevance of infectious medicine for public health and in the context of international health.
More information can be found at www.dgi-net.de.
Press contact DGI
Juliane Pfeiffer
T +49 711 89 31 583
