Original sentence: As a national competence center, the Helmholtz Zentrum München will also continue to carry out duties in radiation research and radiation  protection.In addition, emphasis  will be placed on systems biology, chemical biology, structural biology, science information processing and modern biophysical imaging methods.The Helmholtz Zentrum München investigates complex diseases at the interface of health and the environment.The Helmholtz Zentrum München is the German Research Center for Environmental Health.The aim is to link basic research with clinical applications.The center aims to gain a comprehensive understanding of disease mechanisms in order to develop innovative diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.The center investigates chronic diseases which develop from the interaction of environmental factors and individual genetic disposition.The medicine of the future will focus on approaches of prevention and causal therapy and in the coming years, the center will concentrate specifically on chronic diseases.The objective is to prevent environmental diseases by providing knowledge-based recommendations to policy makers, society and individual citizens.To achieve these objectives, the center is prioritizing excellent basic research, experimental platforms which are used internationally, clinical cooperation groups and centers for translational medicine
Edited sentence: Founded in 1964, it is a joint project of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and Bavaria's Finance Ministry.The Helmholtz Zentrum München is a member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres and is responsible for studying environmental health issues