{"id":12070,"date":"2025-04-30T15:14:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T15:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/?page_id=12070"},"modified":"2026-04-25T18:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T18:29:33","slug":"pm-conference-symposium2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/en\/press\/press-releases\/pm-conference-symposium2025\/","title":{"rendered":"2025-04 Pressemeldung Conference &#038; Symposium 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12070\" class=\"elementor elementor-12070\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d6f00b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle rael-particle-no\" data-id=\"5d6f00b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;rae_animations_entrance&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cabbf21 rael-particle-no\" data-id=\"cabbf21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434aa1a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"434aa1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Press release<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e0da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82e0da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ME\/CFS \u2013 where does the research stand today?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3804a0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3804a0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>On the occasion of International ME\/CFS Awareness Day on 12 May 2025, leading international experts will gather in Berlin on 12 and 13 May for two dedicated events to discuss the current state of ME\/CFS and Long Covid research.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hamburg \/ Berlin, 1 May 2025<\/p><p>The <strong>ME\/CFS Symposium 2025 \u2013 Research in Germany<\/strong> on 13 May will provide information about new German ME\/CFS research projects. It is aimed at medical professionals, patients, relatives and the interested public. Research projects that have been made possible with the support of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will be presented, covering the areas of care, treatment, basic and clinical research. Some of the projects also investigate aspects of Long COVID and Post-COVID Syndrome.<\/p><p class=\"text-build-content\">The symposium will be opened by <b>Prof. Dr. Karl Lauterbach<\/b>. Scientific directors are <b>Prof Carmen Scheibenbogen<\/b>, Director of the Charit\u00e9 Fatigue Centre, and <b>Prof Uta Behrends, MD<\/b>, Head of the MRI Chronic Fatigue Centre for Young People at the TU Munich Hospital and Munich Clinic Schwabing.<\/p><p>Examples from the symposium programme:<\/p><ul><li><strong>PEDNET-LC<\/strong>: The new paediatric network is headed by Prof. Dr. Uta Behrends and focuses on \u2018model measures for the care of children and adolescents with long COVID and diseases that have a similar cause or disease manifestation\u2019 <br \/>(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de\/ministerium\/ressortforschung\/handlungsfelder\/forschungsschwerpunkte\/long-\/post-covid\/modul-1-kiju\/pednet-lc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(link to the PEDNET-LC project).<\/a><\/span>).<\/li><li><strong>CURE-ME<\/strong>Prof. Dr. Birgit Sawatzki (Charit\u00e9 Berlin) presents this research network, which focuses on autoimmune responses for identifying targets in ME\/CFS (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesundheitsforschung-bmbf.de\/de\/cure-me-charakterisierung-von-autoimmunantworten-zur-identifizierung-von-targets-in-me-cfs-18118.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">link to the CURE-ME project<\/span><\/a>).<\/li><li>The Pathomechanisms of ME\/CFS joint project also includes <strong>BioSig-PEM<\/strong>, which is led by Prof. Dr. Christian Puta (University of Jena) and investigates biopathological signatures of post-exertional malaise (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesundheitsforschung-bmbf.de\/de\/biosig-pem-identifizierung-biopathologischer-signaturen-von-post-exertional-malaise-bei-me-18111.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">link to the BioSig-PEM project<\/span><\/a>).<\/li><\/ul><p>Regarding the <strong>societal costs of ME\/CFS and Long Covid<\/strong> , the ME\/CFS Research Foundation has conducted an as yet unpublished study. The results will be presented by Joerg Heydecke (Managing Director of the Foundation) at the end of the symposium.<\/p><p>Participation in the symposium will take place online via livestream. Registration is required (free of charge). All presentations will be held in German. Video recordings of the presentations will be available on the ME\/CFS Research Foundation website afterwards.<\/p><p>Agenda and speakers for the symposium on 13 May 2025: <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/events.mecfs-research.org\/en\/events\/symposium_2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/events.mecfs-research.org\/en\/events\/symposium_2025<\/span><\/a><\/p><p>Registration:<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.mecfs-research.org\/de\/events\/symposium_2025\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/events.mecfs-research.org\/de\/events\/symposium_2025\/registration<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-217ba8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"217ba8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PM_LemonChallengeMECFS_leereStuehle-scaled.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/symposium-banner-768x247.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-11266\" alt=\"ME\/CFS Symposium 2025 Banner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/symposium-banner-768x247.webp 768w, https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/symposium-banner-300x96.webp 300w, https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/symposium-banner-1024x329.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/symposium-banner-1536x493.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/symposium-banner-2048x658.webp 2048w, https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/symposium-banner-18x6.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Announcement of the ME\/CFS Symposium 2025.  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All rights reserved: ME\/CFS Research Foundation.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b43515 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3b43515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0ad2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b0ad2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">The <\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">International ME\/CFS Conference 2025<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"> will take place before that, on 12\u201313 May. The two-day scientific conference on the care, research and treatment of ME\/CFS and Post-COVID Syndrome is aimed at doctors, medical professionals, researchers and interdisciplinary experts from the fields of medicine and biology.<\/span><\/p><p>Under the direction of <strong>Prof Carmen Scheibenbogen<\/strong> , <strong>over 70 leading experts from Europe, the USA, Japan and Israel<\/strong> will come together to discuss the latest research findings.<\/p><p>All lectures will be offered free of charge as online livestreams, registration is required. <strong>Medical professionals receive up to 12 CME continuing education credits for online participation.<\/strong>. The presentations will be held in English. The conference presentations will also be available to view on the ME\/CFS Research Foundation website afterwards.<\/p><p>Agenda and speakers for the International ME\/CFS Conference 2025:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/events.mecfs-research.org\/en\/events\/conference_2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/events.mecfs-research.org\/en\/events\/conference_2025<\/span><\/a><\/p><p>Registration: <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/events.mecfs-research.org\/en\/events\/conference_2025\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/events.mecfs-research.org\/en\/events\/conference_2025\/registration<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6259645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6259645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PM_LemonChallengeMECFS_leereStuehle-scaled.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/conference-banner-768x247.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-11265\" alt=\"International ME\/CFS Conference 2025 Banner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/conference-banner-768x247.webp 768w, https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/conference-banner-300x96.webp 300w, https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/conference-banner-1024x329.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/conference-banner-1536x493.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/conference-banner-2048x658.webp 2048w, https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/conference-banner-18x6.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Announcement of the International ME\/CFS Conference 2025.  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It may issue donation receipts within the meaning of Section 10b of the German Income Tax Act.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-defc6f5 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default rael-particle-no\" data-id=\"defc6f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;rae_animations_entrance&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62a39eb rael-particle-no\" data-id=\"62a39eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4d130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae4d130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About ME\/CFS Research Foundation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-947fccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"947fccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The non-profit ME\/CFS Research Foundation, based in Hamburg, funds and supports biomedical research into ME\/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis\/chronic fatigue syndrome) and Long COVID. The aim is to develop diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to improve the current inadequate standard of care. The foundation works closely with researchers and ME\/CFS patient organisations.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to a lack of research to date, there is still no effective treatment for these common and serious multisystemic diseases. The foundation funds research projects, connects researchers, ensures transparency regarding research progress, and provides facts and resources to raise awareness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59fc907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59fc907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About ME\/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis\/chronic fatigue syndrome) and long COVID:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30ea221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30ea221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ME\/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis \/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) is a chronic, severe multisystemic condition characterised by a wide range of disorders, primarily affecting the nervous and immune systems. ME\/CFS is predominantly post-infectious in origin, including as a consequence of COVID-19. It is the most severe form of Long COVID. People with ME\/CFS experience pronounced physical and cognitive symptoms, a very low quality of life and often a high degree of disability. Between 60 and 75 per cent of all sufferers are unable to work, and many are confined to their homes or beds. The key symptom is severe exercise intolerance with a worsening of symptoms following everyday activities (post-exertional malaise, or PEM for short). Due to the current lack of biomarkers, diagnosing ME\/CFS is only possible through a detailed medical history and multidisciplinary diagnostic process to rule out other conditions. Many doctors lack the necessary expertise. It often takes years for those affected to receive a diagnosis. To date, there is no effective treatment. Adults with ME\/CFS currently have little prospect of recovery and reintegration into working life. The prognosis is better for children and young people, yet long-term absences from school are the norm. For most sufferers, participation in normal life\u2014including work, education, friends, sport, hobbies, etc.\u2014is not possible.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Deutschland lag die Zahl der Menschen, die mit ME\/CFS leben, im Jahr 2025 bei mehr als 657.000. Ein Teil der durch COVID-19 an Long COVID bzw. Post-COVID-Syndrom erkrankten Personen erf\u00fcllt die Diagnosekriterien f\u00fcr ME\/CFS. Bereits vor der COVID-19-Pandemie lebten etwa 400.000 Menschen in Deutschland mit ME\/CFS. Weltweit liegt die Zahl der Betroffenen bei weit \u00fcber 40 Millionen. Die medizinische Versorgungslage der Erkrankten ist ungen\u00fcgend. Oft kommt es zu Fehldiagnosen und daraus resultierenden Folgesch\u00e4den.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Die hohe Zahl der Betroffenen ist f\u00fcr alle Bereiche der Versorgung sowie auch \u00f6konomisch, durch den krankheitsbedingten Ausfall von Ausbildungszeit und Arbeitskraft, ein zunehmend kritischer Faktor.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All the figures and sources mentioned can be found on our website: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/en\/was-ist-me-cfs\/\">https:\/\/mecfs-research.org\/was-ist-me-cfs<\/a><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PressEmitteilung ME\/CFS \u2013 Wo steht die Forschung heute? Anl\u00e4sslich des &#8220;International ME\/CFS Awareness Day&#8221; am 12. Mai 2025 tauschen sich in Berlin am 12. und 13. Mai f\u00fchrende internationale Expert*innen in zwei dedizierten Veranstaltungen \u00fcber den aktuellen Stand der ME\/CFS- und Long Covid-Forschung aus. Hamburg \/ Berlin, 1. 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