Robert Koch Institut | |
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| Founded | 1 July 1891 |
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| Type | Research institute |
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Area served | Germany |
| Owner | German Federal Ministry of Health |
Key people | Lars Schaade (President) Johanna Hanefeld and Anke Engelbert (Acting Vice Presidents) |
| Website | www.rki.de/EN |
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is a German federal government agency and research institute responsible for disease control and prevention. It is located in Berlin and Wernigerode. As an upper federal agency, it is subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Health. It was founded in 1891 and is named for its founding director, the founder of modern bacteriology and Nobel laureate Robert Koch.