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Kompetenznetz Parkinson

Kompetenznetz Parkinson e.V.

Marburg, Germany

Medical researchHealth
Network or umbrellaNational reach
Profile last updated: March 24, 2026

About

Kompetenznetz Parkinson is a non-profit network based in Marburg, Germany working on medical research, health.

Kompetenznetz Parkinson (KNP) is a German network of university and hospital clinics and research centres working on Parkinson's disease. It supports clinical studies, biomaterial and gene banking, specialist patient care, and professional training for doctors and therapists across Germany. Its office is based at the University Hospital in Marburg. Donations fund basic research towards a cure.

Location

Marburg, Germany

Organisation type

Network or umbrella

Legal form

e.V.

Legal name

Kompetenznetz Parkinson e.V.

VAT number

DE143702050

Focus areas

Parkinson's diseaseclinical studiesresearch networkgene bankmovement disorders

Languages

DE

Causes & programmes

Causes

Medical researchHealth

Works for

PatientsCarers

How they work

ResearchAwareness & education

Programmes

GEPARD (Genbank Parkinsonsche Krankheit Deutschland)

Medical research · Germany

A national gene bank that collects blood samples, DNA and cell lines from people with Parkinson's disease and related movement disorders, their relatives and healthy controls, for research and for sharing with other scientists on request. It is run by the Bonn neurology clinic with centres in Dresden, Lübeck, Marburg and Tübingen.

Countries of operation

Germany

Funding & support

Ways to support

Donate

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Deutsche Parkinson Vereinigung, German Parkinson Study Group

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