MDC cancels all events

Published on March 16, 2020

The MDC cancels all conferences, meetings, and events with immediate effect. This applies initially until 20 July 2020. The Long Night of the Science is also cancelled.
The research continues.

On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, the Governing Mayor of Berlin decided on urgent measures for Berlin's scientific community against the further spreading of the coronavirus. These regulations apply with immediate effect. They do not only concern public events at the MDC such as the Long Night of Science, but also conferences, meetings, and third-party events. The Life Science Learning Lab has cancelled its school events.

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