Infection control

Notes on the application for a permit pursuant to Section 44 IfSG for activities with pathogens

The following documents must be submitted to the Department of Health for the City and District of Göttingen in order to obtain a permit for activities involving pathogens:

• Completion of a degree in human medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine, pharmacy or a degree in the natural sciences at a university of applied sciences or university with microbiological content (certified copy).

• At least two years of full-time work with pathogens under the supervision of a person in possession of a permit pursuant to Section 44 IfSG. (Proof of the person's permit)

• Certificate of good conduct (applied for with the note "for submission to an authority")


For further questions please contact Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Scheede

Department of Health for the City
and the District of Göttingen
Theaterplatz 4
37073 Göttingen

Tel.: 0551-400-4848
Fax.: 0551-400-4930