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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 7: Unlocking Precision Immunology
How is next generation technology changing the way we understand the immune system—and what could this mean for the future of liver disease treatment?
In this episode of One Expert One Minute, Prof. Kai Markus Schneider (Dresden) shares a concise insight into emerging approaches in precision immunology.
Discover the Falk Foundation Timeline
Explore how the Falk Foundation has shaped global knowledge exchange in gastroenterology and hepatology for nearly five decades. To date, more than 270 symposia and workshops have been held, supporting over 1 million researchers and physicians worldwide with knowledge—including a broad portfolio of scientific literature. The Falk Foundation timeline highlights key milestones that shaped this journey. Step into our history.
One Expert – One Minute, Episode 6: Immunology Drives Future Therapies
Prof. Tobias Böttler (Freiburg) shares his perspective on the central role of the immune system across a wide range of diseases — and why deeper immunological insight will be key to the therapies of the future. Watch the episode from the Falk Foundation symposium “Next Gen Liver Immunology” in Freiburg.
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 and Freiburg in 2026: Highlights, poster award ceremony, videos...
XXVIII International Bile Acid Meeting - Bile Acids in Health and Disease 2026
July 3 – 4, 2026, Vienna, Austria
This Falk Foundation Symposium offers a broad overview of bile acid biology in health and disease integrating the latest scientific advances with clinically relevant insights. The program features a range of selected topics, including bile acid transport and signaling, bile acid actions in immunity and metabolism, as well as emerging therapeutic strategies for fibroobliterative cholangiopathies discussed alongside leading experts. Register now to exchange ideas and connect with other specialists in the field!
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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)
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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.
