Professor Dr. med. Dr. sci. nat. Christoph Klein heads the Clinic and Polyclinic for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at Dr. von Hauner’s Children’s Hospital at Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich. His team does research on the fundamentals of rare diseases of the blood and immune system and drives the development of new therapeutic options. In 2010, Prof. Klein became the first pediatrician to receive the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, considered the most important research funding award in Germany. He also received several international awards.
Prof. Dr. jur. Andreas Staudacher is a specialist lawyer for administrative law as well as for construction and architectural law. He is the owner of a law firm in Laupheim, Baden-Württemberg, and teaches at Biberach University.
The board of directors is advised and controlled by the board of trustees and the scientific advisory board. The members of the foundation’s board of directors, the board of trustees and the scientific advisory board work on an honorary basis.