At the executive boards invitation Dr Stefan Kaufmann MP visited the German Cancer Research Center. He is the representative of the CDU/CSU in the commission for education, science and technology assessment of the German Federal Parliament. Prof Michael Baumann and Prof Josef Puchta illustrated tasks and goals of the research institution.

Dr Katja Engelmann and Dr Anette Reil-Held informed the MP of the German Cancer Consortium. Further conversation with Prof Peter Lichter and Dr Stephan Wolf was on gene sequencing and personalized medicine.