As a federal institute within the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is the government's central scientific institution for disease surveillance and prevention as well as for biomedical research. The RKI's main tasks include the identification, surveillance and prevention of diseases, especially infectious diseases. According to its legal mandate the RKI provides the scientific basis for health-related political decision making. The RKI informs and advises the competent federal ministries, in particular the BMG, the scientific community, and increasingly, the general public.
== Julius Kühn-Institut – Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
|Julius Kühn-Institut – Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants
|-
!Acronym
|JKI
|-
!Activities
|
*Risk assessment
*Risk benefit assessment
*Regulatory science
*Research
|-
!Responsibilities
| [[File:AnimalFeed.png|Animal feed|link=Animal feed|25px]] [[File:Biotechnology.png|Biotechnology and genetic engineering|link=Biotechnology and genetic engineering|25px]] [[File:Contaminants.png|Contaminants|link=Contaminants|25px]] [[File:EmergingRisk.png|Emerging risks|link=Emerging risks|25px]] [[File:Environment.png|Environmental risk assessment|link=Environmental risk assessment|25px]] [[File:Nanotechnology.png|Nanotechnology|link=Nanotechnology|25px]] [[File:PlantHealth.png|Plant health|link=Plant health|25px]] [[File:PlantProtection.png|Plant protection products or pesticides|link=Plant protection products or pesticides|25px]]
|-
!Location
|Quedlinburg
|-
!URL
|http://www.julius-kuehn.de/en
|}
Latest revision as of 10:06, 28 September 2023
Julius Kühn-Institut – Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants
Name
Julius Kühn-Institut – Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants
