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Biomarkers
ME/CFS Registry and Biobank
Funding period: January 2025–December 2025
- Principal investigators
- Prof. Dr. Uta Behrends
- Organisation
- Technical University Munich (TUM) University Hospital
- Funding programme
- Munich Chronic Fatigue Center (MCFC)
Details
The establishment of this important infrastructure for ME/CFS research was funded by the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) from 2022 to 2024. The biobank in Munich established a standardised collection of biosamples from patients diagnosed with ME/CFS. It provides a translational basis for the future identification of diagnostic markers, risk factors, new therapeutic approaches and preventive strategies for ME/CFS. The ME/CFS Research Foundation covered the running costs for biosample storage at the TUM Clinical Centre until 2025. The subsequent continued operation is financed through co-operating research projects and new public funding.