[German Association for Bladder Cancer Research].

The "German Association for Bladder Cancer Research" was founded in May 2008 by urologists, scientists, and pathologists. The purpose of this association is to concentrate research activities on a national level, to facilitate collaborations with an interdisciplinary background, and to define standard methodology for a higher quality of scientific results. Additionally, a national database for bladder cancer specimens will be initiated. The website http://www.forschungsverbund-blasenkarzinom.de will provide further information about the German Association for Bladder Cancer Research.