History of the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut
| Date | Event |
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| 1896 | Paul Ehrlich becomes the director of the newly established institute for Serum Research and Serum Testing at Steglitz (near Berlin). |
| 1899 | Relocation of the institute for Serum Research and Serum Testing to Frankfurt/Main into the Royal Institute for Experimental Therapy (Königliches Institut für experimentelle Therapie).
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| 1901 | Establishment of the Department for Cancer Research at the Royal Institute. |
| 1906 | Opening of the Georg-Speyer House and assignment of the management duties to its first director, Paul Ehrlich. |
| 1908 | Paul Ehrlich receives the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work in the field of immunology. |
| 1911 | Establishment of the Department of Veterinary Medicine. |
| 1915 | Paul Ehrlich dies. |
| 1917 | Nomination of Wilhelm Kolle as director of both institutes |
| 1921 | A "middle building section" is built to connect the two institutes – "Royal Institute for Experimental Therapy" and "Georg-Speyer House". |
| 1935 | Appointment of Richard Otto to the institute. He had all writings by Paul-Ehrlich removed from the library. That way he tried to erase the name of its first director. |
| 1944 | Partial relocation of the testing work from the institute to Marburg after it was damaged by bombing and renaming into State Institute for Experimental Therapy (Staatliches Institut für Experimentelle Therapie). |
| 1947 | The institute was renamed into Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, State Authority for Experimental Therapy (Staatliche Anstalt für Experimentelle Therapie). |
| 1949 | Rebuilding and extension of the institute at Frankfurt under Richard Prigge. |
| 1962 | Günther Heymann takes on the function as acting head of the institute. |
| 1966 | Appointment of Nobel Prize winner Niels Kaj Jerne as head of the institute. |
| 1969 | Günther Heymann takes on the function of acting head of the institute for the second time. |
| 1972 | Based on the Act Establishing a Senior Federal Authority for Sera and Vaccines (Gesetz zur Errichtung eines Bundesamtes für Sera und Impfstoffe) the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut becomes an independent senior federal authority. |
| 1974 | Hans Dieter Brede is appointed president of the PEI. |
| 1986 | AIDS researcher Professor Reinhard Kurth becomes his successor and president of the PEI. |
| 1987 | Partial relocation to Langen, federal state of Hesse. |
| 1990 | Inauguration of the PEI at Langen. |
| 1992 | Establishment of the division of "Medical Biotechnology". |
| 1995 | Creation of the new division of "Haematology and Transfusion Medicine". |
| 1996 | Based on new legislation, the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut takes over the responsibility for blood and blood preparations from the former Bundesgesundheitsamt (Federal Health Office). |
| 1996 | 100th anniversary of the PEI. |
| 1999 | Reinhard Kurth assumes the role of president of the Robert-Koch-Institut at Berlin. |
| 2000 | The German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat) attests the PEI’s outstanding positon in the field of regulatory affairs in medicine and convincing competency in experimental research. |
| 2000 | The Central Authority of the Länder for Health Protection with regard to Medicinal Products and Medical Devices (Zentralstelle der Länder für Gesundheitsschutz bei den Arzneimitteln und Medizinprodukten' (ZLG)) accredits the testing laboratory for IVDs at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut. |
| 2001 | Professor Johannes Löwer becomes president of the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut. |
| 2001 | Professor Klaus Cichutek becomes vice president at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut. |
| 2002 | The DACH (Deutsche Akkreditierstelle Chemie GmbH) (German Accrediation Office) accredits the PEI’s competency as testing laboratory. |
| 2004 | 150th birthday of Paul Ehrlich. |
| 2004 | PEI assumes the responsibility for gene transfer medicines, somatic cell therapeutics, and xenogenic cell therapeutics. Clinical studies with medicines in the PEI’s remit require an authorisation from the PEI. |
| 2005 | The PEI becomes a WHO Collaboration Centre for Blood Products and in vitro Diagnostic Devices (IVD). |
| 2009 | Professor Klaus Cichutek becomes the new president of the PEI. |
| 2013 | The Paul-Ehrlich-Institut becomes a WHO Collaboration Centre for Standardization and Evaluation of Vaccines. |
| 2015 | Jubilee on the occasion of the 100th death day of Paul Ehrlich. |
Updated: 21.11.2019
