CMMC Season´s Greetings
and a Happy New Year
We want to thank you and all our partners for the trust you placed in us and for the excellent cooperation. We are most grateful for the wonderful commitment of all faculty members and our collaboration partners. Your collective efforts play an important role in advancing the CMMC´s research for health, as well as its scientifical, educational and infrastructural initiatives. We look forward to continuing to work together with you next year.
We had a lot of fun decorating the CMMC Christmas tree this year. Many thanks to Mr. Olaf Ottinger for choosing such a beautiful tree, and we are delighted to share three special highlights:
- Christmas ornaments handcrafted from recycled lab materials by the members of the research groups E. Motori, A. Simonis, D. Trentini and V. Piano as well as CyTof-Hyperion-Team. The results are incredibly creative and truly beautiful (shown below).
- A special thank you to the team at REHA-Betriebe Erftland | WfbMBergheim and Brühl, who created lovely wooden Christmas tree ornaments especially for us (shown below).
- And now, we’re happy to share the CMMC Christmas clip with you and invite you to join us in decorating the CMMC Christmas tree: https://youtu.be/jilVaOgkKnU
We wish you, your loved ones, your colleagues and team members a wonderful Holiday Season, and a peaceful and enjoyable year in 2026.
Stay healthy and safe.
With kind regards
The Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne
Prof. Thomas Benzing (Director of the CMMC) - Members of the Executive CMMC Board - Dr. Debora Grosskopf-Kroiher
CMMC Christmas Card 2025 - "Weihnachtskarten mit Herz"
We obtained this year's Christmas card, drawn by five-year-old Maria, from the Cologne-based Förderverein für krebskranke Kinder e.V. Those who wish to can send donations to the association using the following details: “Weihnachtskarten mit Herz” Campaign of the Förderverein für krebskranke Kinder e.V. Köln - Sparkasse KölnBonn - IBAN DE 30 3705 0198 0008 4826 22






































