Falk Foundation e.V. – Knowledge drives everything
Falk Foundation e.V. provides a platform for experts in the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology to meet and communicate with one another. Its wide range of events provide continuing medical education to professionals. Written resources and other media are also available to provide clinicians, students, and researchers with up-to-date and comprehensive information on diseases, diagnostic procedures, and treatments.
Our topics
Our topic-specific pages offer an overview of the latest contents from our range of events, literature, scientific news and videos:
Latest news
One Expert – One Minute Episode 11: Monitoring in IBD
Prof. Ana Gutiérrez-Casbas (Alicante, Spain) explores the topic of Monitoring in IBD, highlighting the importance of a multimodal approach to disease monitoring and long-term patient management.
Watch Episode 11, recorded at the Falk Foundation Symposium 243 “Gastrointestinal Inflammation and Neoplasia” in Warsaw.
One Expert – One Minute Episode 9: IBD and Motherhood
Dr. Uma Mahadevan explores the topic of IBD and Motherhood, sharing expert insights on supporting women with inflammatory bowel disease throughout their journey to motherhood.
Watch Episode 9 recorded at the Falk Symposium "Gastrointestinal Inflammation and Neoplasia" in Warsaw.
International Adolf Windaus Award 2026
At the International Bile Acid Meeting 2026 in Vienna, Prof. Catherine Williamson received the Adolf Windaus Award for research that transformed the management of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and influenced international practice. Read the full announcement.
Symposia and online live events educational opportunities
The Falk Foundation events provide a forum for experts in the field of digestive and metabolic medicine to share their expertise. These continuing education events are held at the regional and international levels as webinars or as hybrids of in-person and online interactions.
You can find the following information about the past symposia in Berlin in 2025, Freiburg in 2026 and Warsaw in 2026: Highlights, poster award ceremony, videos...
Video
Berlin 2025 – Looking back
Symposium 242: Advances in Hepatology - from Mechanistic Insights to Novel Therapeutic Concepts
October 24 – 25, 2025 in Berlin, Germany
Scientific Organization:
Prof. Dr. Stefan Fichtner-Feigl, Freiburg (Germany)
Prof. Dr. Tom Hemming Karlsen, Oslo (Norway)
Dr. Sophie Lotersztajn, Paris (France)
Prof. Dr. Frank Tacke, Berlin (Germany)
©Falk Foundation e.V., Freiburg. All rights reserved.
Looking back on Freiburg 2026
Symposium: Next Gen Liver Immunology: Bridging Basic Science and Clinical Practice
February 5-6, 2026, Freiburg, Germany
Scientific Organization:
Prof. Dr. Robert Thimme, Freiburg (Germany)
©Falk Foundation e.V., Freiburg. All rights reserved.