German-Chinese Research Foundation for Traditional

Chinese Medicine

The German-Chinese Research Foundation for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) forms a corporate association of internationally co-operating scientists who shall pursue and promote basic-scientific, interdisciplinary and field-specific research on TCM, in particular acupuncture and its application in medicine, as well as related studies.  The Research Foundation is a registered, non-profit and of public interest associacition according to German laws.

Functions

(1)   The Research Foundation shall accomplish its functions by means of professional, multi-professional, inter- and multi-disciplinary research as well as publication of its research results.

(2)   To accomplish the functions, the Research Foundation shall cooperate with other research institutes, universities and research organizations as well as with science-promoting domestic, in particular German and Chinese, and supranational organizations. 

(3)   Research results as well as outstanding academic reports and papers may be published in the scientific series planned by the Research Foundation or in other publication organs. The Research Foundation may publish collective research works, periodicals and other papers serving its functions, and may promote the necessary work, including translation.

(4)   The Research Foundation shall let members conduct academic exchange and maintain communication with research institutions by means of scientific meetings, in particular workshops. 

Aims and Purpose

(1)   One of the purposes and aims of the Research Foundation is to investigate through its efforts basic-scientific, medical, and other conditions and perspectives of TCM, especially of acupuncture and its application in medicine. In this context the Research Foundation shall also be dedicated to maintaining and updating traditional acupuncture, its development and research of its effectiveness. 

(2)   The Research Foundation is a site for meeting in the form of colloquia and workshops for international scholars, especially German and Chinese ones, as well as exchange of views on TCM, including interdisciplinary research.

The Research Foundation is financed by the

Society of Sponsors of the German-Chinese Research Foundation for Traditional Chinese Medicine