The painter Asja König is one of the Foundation's scholarship holders.
In 2009, she graduated from the renowned art academy "Hochschule für Kunst und Design Burg Giebichenstein" in Halle. She enrolled at the academy in 2001 to study art, beginning with sculpture. From 2005, she concentrated on painting/graphics in Professor Ulrich Reimkasten's class. Asja König has been working as a painter and graphic artist since November 2009.
The Art Calendar 2011 with paintings by Asja König has been developed in cooperation with Shire Germany and was designed by Anke Poltermann.
What we do
The Bowel Disease Foundation supports children and young adults who suffer from Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. The foundation also promotes research on these diseases and the development of new therapies. To inform people about inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its impact on patients is another important goal of the foundation.
Read about current projects and events of the foundation:
The Art Calendar 2011
Call for proposals 2010
The Bowel Disease Foundation has released their second call for proposals. This year, proposals for professional development projects are invited from young Crohn's disease patients up to 35 years of age.
We fund projects such as the participation in professional training seminars or internships at international companies or institutions. The grant programme 2010 has been made possible by the generous support of Abbott Germany. For more information, click on "Grants".
We fund projects such as the participation in professional training seminars or internships at international companies or institutions. The grant programme 2010 has been made possible by the generous support of Abbott Germany. For more information, click on "Grants".
Exhibition project INFLAMED
In a unique joint project, students of the art college Muthesius Kunsthochschule have contributed their artist's perspective on inflammatory diseases.
In cooperation with the research cluster of excellence "Inflammation at Interfaces", the art students approached the topic through discussions with researchers and physicians and participation in medical science lectures. A wide variety of objects, graphic art and installations on "inflammation" were the result.
The Bowel Disease Foundation and Abbott Germany promoted the project, whose results were exhibited on 20th April 2010 at the Schleswig-Holstein Representation in Berlin.
In cooperation with the research cluster of excellence "Inflammation at Interfaces", the art students approached the topic through discussions with researchers and physicians and participation in medical science lectures. A wide variety of objects, graphic art and installations on "inflammation" were the result.
The Bowel Disease Foundation and Abbott Germany promoted the project, whose results were exhibited on 20th April 2010 at the Schleswig-Holstein Representation in Berlin.
Grantee get-together in Kassel
On 10th and 11th April, 2010, the grantees of the 2009 grant programme came together in Kassel to present their projects.
During joint activities such as visiting the "Löwenburg" castle everybody had the opportunity to talk to each other and exchange experiences.
The foundation thanks Shire Germany for their support of this event.
During joint activities such as visiting the "Löwenburg" castle everybody had the opportunity to talk to each other and exchange experiences.
The foundation thanks Shire Germany for their support of this event.
Cooking with a gut feeling
To eat and to drink are among our essential needs, to feed and indulge greatly influences our well-being. That is particularly true for people with a very sensitive system such as IBD patients.
In a new cookbook, Michelin-starred chef Holger Stromberg has collected recipes especially catering to persons with IBD. The book was inspired by recipe suggestions made by people with inflammatory bowel disease.
The Bowel Disease Foundation receives 1 Euro to support their work of each book sold. On a nationwide roadshow introducing the book, the Bowel Disease Foundation presented their work and the current grant programme. The roadshow called in Frankfurt, Dresden, Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Karlsruhe among other major German cities.
In a new cookbook, Michelin-starred chef Holger Stromberg has collected recipes especially catering to persons with IBD. The book was inspired by recipe suggestions made by people with inflammatory bowel disease.
The Bowel Disease Foundation receives 1 Euro to support their work of each book sold. On a nationwide roadshow introducing the book, the Bowel Disease Foundation presented their work and the current grant programme. The roadshow called in Frankfurt, Dresden, Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Karlsruhe among other major German cities.
Foundation gala 2009
The Bowel Disease Foundation awarded their first round of professional development grants at the foundation's gala on 4th September, 2009.
The grant certificates were awarded by members of the board, who had taken on the difficult task of deciding on 13 grants to award out of more than 150 proposals.
The festive atmosphere of the event at the Louis C. Jacob hotel in Hamburg was underlined by a recital of violinist Azadeh Maghsoodi, grantee of the foundation "Deutsche Stiftung für Musikleben". Ina Böttcher of the German broadcasting company ARD hosted the evening. The foundation thanks Shire Germany for their support of this event.
The grant certificates were awarded by members of the board, who had taken on the difficult task of deciding on 13 grants to award out of more than 150 proposals.
The festive atmosphere of the event at the Louis C. Jacob hotel in Hamburg was underlined by a recital of violinist Azadeh Maghsoodi, grantee of the foundation "Deutsche Stiftung für Musikleben". Ina Böttcher of the German broadcasting company ARD hosted the evening. The foundation thanks Shire Germany for their support of this event.
Science meets music
On 9th July, 2009, the Bowel Disease Foundation and the research cluster "Inflammation at Interfaces" hosted a joint event at Kieler Schloss.
The internationally renowned evolutionary biologist Margaret J. McFall-Ngai, University of Wisconsin, USA, gave a fascinating talk on the importance of microbes.
Pianist Boris Bloch brought musical glamour to the evening with his recital of works by Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven, Liszt and Rakhmaninov.
The evening was made possible by the generous support of Sparkassenstiftung Schleswig-Holstein.
The internationally renowned evolutionary biologist Margaret J. McFall-Ngai, University of Wisconsin, USA, gave a fascinating talk on the importance of microbes.
Pianist Boris Bloch brought musical glamour to the evening with his recital of works by Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven, Liszt and Rakhmaninov.
The evening was made possible by the generous support of Sparkassenstiftung Schleswig-Holstein.
First call for proposals: Professional development grants 2009
In the spring of 2009, the Bowel Disease Foundation published their first call for professional development proposals for young persons with ulcerative colitis.
The grants were awarded for projects like professional training seminars, research projects, master classes or international internships.
The Bowel Disease Foundation thanks Shire Deutschland GmbH, whose kind support made the grant programme possible.
The grants were awarded for projects like professional training seminars, research projects, master classes or international internships.
The Bowel Disease Foundation thanks Shire Deutschland GmbH, whose kind support made the grant programme possible.
