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TU Dresden and Charité: Millions in funding for groundbreaking research!
The TU Dresden will receive DFG funding for innovative special research areas on mobility and liver diseases from 2025.
TU Dresden and Charité: Millions in funding for groundbreaking research!
On May 30, 2025, the German Research Foundation (DFG) announced Erasmus funding for two new Collaborative Research Centers (SFB) affecting the Technical University of Dresden (TU Dresden). In view of the increasing challenges in the areas of mobility and health, this funding makes it possible to carry out long-term research projects in a network. The corresponding research projects will come into force from October 2025.
The Collaborative Research Center SFB/TRR 408 with the title “AgiMo: Data-supported agile planning for responsible mobility” is being set up in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich. This CRC aims to develop new methods for mobility planning that take different types of transport into account. The integration of the “4F principles” (Function, Form, Fairness, Forever) is the focus of the planned work. An innovative element of the project will be the creation of a digital twin as an open source application that will serve to effectively assimilate mobility data. The DFG will provide a total of 12.7 million euros over four years for this area.
Focus on fatty liver disease
The second special research area, which is funded under the title SFB/Transregio 412 “Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease” in collaboration with the Charité as well as the Free University and Humboldt University of Berlin, deals with an important health issue. Fatty liver disease is the most common chronic liver disease and affects an estimated 25 percent of the population. The focus is primarily on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (MASLD) and the underlying mechanisms.
The overall goal of this CRC is to develop innovative therapies and prevention strategies to combat MASLD. A particular focus is on research into lipid analysis, genomic analyzes and immunometabolism. The DFG is providing around 13 million euros for a period of four years, which will further support the dynamic research landscape in Germany.
International networking and cooperation
Both special research areas are part of a Germany-wide initiative that promotes international networking among scientists. The DFG emphasizes the importance of scientific excellence and the thematic integration of projects into an overall concept. This means that international collaborations, such as collaboration with foreign centers of excellence, can also be promoted, which strengthens the competitiveness of research institutions at the international level.
In addition, the DFG provides funds for travel, colloquia and the exchange of visiting scientists to support the establishment of such international structures. Projects can also integrate foreign partner organizations, which strengthens the globality of research and increases innovative strength. This aspect of international cooperation is seen as crucial for the attractiveness and excellence of the funded SFB.
Overall, the new funding and the associated projects have the potential to significantly advance both mobility research and medical research in order to develop future-oriented solutions for pressing societal challenges. This initiative is another step in the right direction to address the challenges of modern society.