Award for Prof. Dr. Cezmi Akdis

At the general assembly of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunolgy (AAAAI) in San Diego Prof. Cezmi Akdis received the highest honor, the ELLIOTT MIDDLETON Memorial Lecture and Award and he gave the opening talk of the AAAAI in front of 8000 participants.

Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier received the EAACI Clinical Fellow Award 2025

On June 13, 2025, at the EAACI Congress in Glasgow, Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier was honored with the EAACI Clinical Fellow Award 2025. He is the first Dermatologist to receive this prestigious recognition.

We are proud to have Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier as part of our CK-CARE team and to benefit from his outstanding scientific work and extensive expertise. We warmly congratulate him on this well-deserved award!

Atopic Dermatitis and Cardiovascular Disease

Atopic Dermatitis and Cardiovascular Disease – a deeper connection?
As part of our ongoing commitment to advancing the understanding of chronic inflammatory diseases, we at CK-CARE are proud to share the results of a newly published study in *Allergy* from our multicenter ProRaD research initiative.
Read the full publication: https://doi.org/10.1111/all.16588

20th CK-CARE Team Meeting 2025

The 20th CK-CARE Team Meeting took place on 24 and 25 February 2025 under the motto ‘Embracing the concept of data analysis to further personalised patient care’. The aim of the meeting was to develop innovative ideas and prepare a draft publication for the CK-CARE Scientific Board based on the data from the CK-CARE registry and biobank. The event began with an informative presentation of the data from the CK-CARE repository and the biobank, which provided the framework for intensive group work. The participants were divided into four teams: Team 1, 2 and 3 chose the topic according to their personal interest based on the available data from the CKC repository and the biobank, while team 4 focused on science communication for the NIA app. The day was rounded off with a guided tour of the historic Fuggerei in Augsburg followed by a tapas dinner at the Tafeldecker restaurant, which provided space for lively discussions. On Tuesday, each group presented their idea in a 3-minute ‘Scientific Paper Pitch’ to the critical members of the ‘CK-CARE Scientific Board-lion’s den’.

(Copyright Image: Samuel Tschaffon, UK Augsburg)

Global Allergy Forum 2022

The 4th Davos Declaration: A Milestone for Atopic Dermatitis Patient Care

During the last Global Allergy Forum (GAF) key opinion leaders from science, medicine and industry met in Davos to discuss the current state of the art of patient care in atopic dermatitis (AD) and proposed new strategies for its improvement. The thinktank addressed the high prevalence of AD and strategized methods to advance research, diagnostics, management and prevention. The findings are now published as «Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Atopic Dermatitis: Challenges and Future Opportunities: the 4th Davos Declaration».

Annual Report CK-CARE 2023

CK-CARE’s work has global resonance and, thanks to this strong position, significant projects in clinical allergy research were again launched or catalysed in the reporting year. CK-CARE’s working methods were sharpened in terms of medical translation and a strengthening of research capacities on the medical campus in Davos was defined in order to increase CK-CARE’s performance.

Annual Report 2023

CK-CARE’s work now has global resonance and, thanks to this strong position, significant projects in clinical allergy research were again launched or catalysed in the reporting year. CK-CARE’s working methods were sharpened in terms of medical translation and a strengthening of research capacities on the medical campus in Davos was defined in order to increase CK-CARE’s performance.