The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is the German Federal Government’s central institution in the field of biomedicine. Its core tasks include detecting, preventing and combating infectious diseases and improving the health of the population in Germany. The focus is on research. The RKI advises the specialist public and policy makers and is an important interface to international actors such as the ECDC and the WHO and national public health institutes in other countries. It is also very active in the qualification of researchers and has a wide range of training and education opportunities.

Around 1,500 people from 50 nations work for the RKI, spread across 5 locations in Berlin, Wildau, and Wernigerode/Harz.