The past year was in every respect exceptional for the Biozentrum. And so it happened that “the move” coincided with the 50th Jubilee. The kick-off was the official handover of the new building to the University of Basel. In…

“We are offering an entirely new educational platform for students interested in infection biology and antibiotic research that merges essential training and skill sets from different disciplines to educate future scientists…

International collaborations Founding scientists of SEAL Therapeutics (Prof. Markus A. Rüegg and Dr. Judith Reinhard) have a long-standing collaboration with Prof. Peter Yurchenco and colleagues at Rutgers, the State…

I1: How to be a Scientist - 70842 - (Block Course; 4 CP; Spring 2026) Course dates: 26.1.2026 – 6.2.2026 Marek Basler, Médéric Diard, Flavio Donato, Ben Engel, Alexander Schier This course is reserved exclusively for 1 st…

Prof. Dr. Cécile Arrieumerlou 2006 - 2013 | Professor of Infection Biology Cécile Arrieumerlou studied biology and graduated in 1999 as a Doctor in Cellular Immunology at the University of Paris-Sud in Orsay. For the…

Prof. Dr. Max M. Burger 1972 - 1987 | Professor of Biochemistry Max M. Burger (*1933, † 2019) held the position of Professor of Biochemistry at the Biozentrum from 1972 to 1987. From 1987 to 2000, he directed the Friedrich…

Honorary Professors Prof. Dr. Michael Hennig CEO, leadXpro AG Email: michael.hennig leadXpro com Prof. Dr. Dominic Hoepfner Director Genomic Sciences Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research Email: dominic.hoepfner…

Prof. Dr. Petr Broz 2013 − 2017 I Professor of Infection Biology Petr Broz studied molecular biology at the University of Basel and completed his PhD under supervision of Prof. em. Guy Cornelis. He subsequently worked for…

On Monday, September 20, 2021, the University Council appointed Benjamin Engel as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Structural Biology and Biophysics at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel. Benjamin Engel, born in…

"The Biozentrum is an institute that has always attracted good researchers. By providing the Biozentrum PhD Fellowships program, we also have a unique tool to actively recruit outstanding, international junior scientists,"…