At the Helmholtz Zentrum München, we aim to find answers to these questions. The knowledge we gain forms the foundations of tomorrow’s medicine – right through to personalized medicine. To this end, Helmholtz Zentrum München systematically promotes translation and value creation in order to deliver concrete benefits to society and to improve human health. "Helmholtz Zentrum München is the German Research Center for Environmental Health. It investigates important common diseases which develop from the interaction of lifestyle, environmental factors and personal genetic background, focusing particularly on diabetes mellitus and chronic lung diseases. Helmholtz Zentrum München is a research institution of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Free State of Bavaria. It is a member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers."