Prof. Klaus Betke (1914 - 2011), former director of the Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, was the doyen of pediatric hematology in Germany. The International Klaus Betke Symposium combines our remembrance of Professor Betke with our mission to raise awareness of the importance of rare diseases in children.

After a covid-related interruption of the series, the Klaus Betke Symposium in 2023 will be dedicated to the importance of single cell analysis in congenital disorders of hematopoiesis.

During the Klaus Betke Symposium, the August von Hauner Medal for outstanding achievements in pediatrics will also be awarded in a ceremony.