MERCK KGaA supports the educational initiative of the Frankfurt Foundation for Children with Cancer

Art and STEM education – these are the two pillars of the educational initiative that our foundation supports in cooperation with schools, teachers and artists. One part of the project was the work with schoolchildren for the exhibition “Science meets Art: Powerhouse Cell” on World Childhood Cancer Day in Frankfurt’s Römer. And it continues with an educational concept on the subject of the cell, which is being realised with Frankfurt schools.

The topic of education is close to our hearts, because education, like health, is the future for children. We want to awaken little explorers’ hearts and educate them about the taboo subject of cancer in order to reduce fears and reservations through knowledge.

Merck found this worthy of support and sponsored €5,000. We are very pleased that Mr Thomas Eberle from MERCK KGaA visited us in person recently, so we were able to express our thanks in person. On this occasion, we also showed him our research laboratories and gave him a glimpse behind the scenes of our foundation. Merck KGaA and the foundation have this in common: a heart for research and for education.

Photo (from left): Dr Daniela Golz, Thomas Eberle, Marcus Klüssendorf, Thekla Kulik