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Another Milestone Towards a Dedicated Research Building

A major construction milestone has been achieved. The topping-out ceremony, taking place on 28 August 2026 at 10:00 a.m., celebrates the successful completion of the structural framework of the new HIOH building.

A Major Step Forward for the Future Home of Outstanding One Health Research in Greifswald

The topping-out ceremony marks another significant milestone in the construction of the new Helmholtz Institute for One Health (HIOH) building on the University of Greifswald campus at Berthold-Beitz-Platz. With the structural framework now complete, the institute's future home is rapidly taking shape.

The state-of-the-art laboratory and office building will provide ideal conditions for interdisciplinary One Health research. In the future, an international team of scientists will work together here to better understand the connections between human, animal, and environmental health and to develop innovative approaches for addressing global health challenges such as zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance.

Together with everyone involved in the construction project, our project partners, and representatives from science and politics, we would like to celebrate this important milestone and express our sincere appreciation for the excellent collaboration.

Founded in Greifswald in 2021, the HIOH is a site of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and works in close collaboration with the University of Greifswald, University Medicine Greifswald, and the Friedrich Loeffler Institute.

Exterior shot of a large building under construction

Progress on the construction of the new HIOH building in July 2026 © Goldbeck/HIOH

At a Glance

Date: Friday, 28 August 2026, 10:00 a.m.

Venue: Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 7, 17489 Greifswald

The program will be updated regularly on this page in the run-up to the event.
Status: July 2026

Program

09:45 a.m. – Arrival and registration of guests

10:15 a.m. – Opening of the event

Welcome address by Prof. Fabian Leendertz, Founding Director of the HIOH, followed by greetings from:

Bettina Martin, Minister of Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Prof. Veronika von Messling, Director General, Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR)
Prof. Josef Penninger, Scientific Director of the HZI
Prof. Karlhans Endlich, Scientific Board Member, University Medicine Greifswald

11:00 a.m. – Traditional topping-out proclamation
11:05 a.m. – Ceremonial hammering of the final nail
11:20 a.m. – Guided tour with the speakers
12:00 p.m. – Traditional topping-out meal and networking

Ruth Suchsland

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Dr Ruth Suchsland