Robert Koch Institute

Robert Koch Institute
Robert Koch Institut
Founded1 July 1891; 133 years ago (1 July 1891)
TypeResearch institute
Location
Area served
Germany
OwnerGerman Federal Ministry of Health
Key people
Lars Schaade (President)
Johanna Hanefeld and Anke Engelbert (Acting Vice Presidents)
Websitewww.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.