Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine Email Format

Research ServicesHamburg, Germany201-500 Employees

The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine is Germany’s leading research and training institution focused on tropical diseases and emerging infections. Its work spans clinical studies, epidemiology, and pathogen biology, with current emphasis on malaria, hemorrhagic fever viruses, tissue nematodes, and diagnostics development, supported by facilities that include high biosafety laboratories for studying dangerous pathogens and vectors. The institute provides specialized laboratory diagnostics for tropical and other rare infections, collaborates closely with military and public sectors, and acts as a national reference center for tropical pathogens as well as a WHO collaborating center for arbovirus and hemorrhagic fever reference and research. Based in Hamburg, the organization operates within the research services industry and participates in teaching activities for physicians, PhD students, and professionals in travel medicine and international health, alongside a long-standing collaboration in Ghana through the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine. Recent developments include international partnerships and collaborative research efforts, reflecting its role as a nationally significant research institution linked to the Leibniz Association and supported by multiple levels of government.

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