In the University Hospital of the Insel Group and in the medical faculty, ideas and new findings are generated every day on how to improve people’s health, and quality of life. sitem-insel makes it possible to show how these findings can be put into practice for the benefit of patients. A great thing, that makes me proud as a Bernese, and as the President of the Insel Group. Keep up the good work!
 

The Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine (sitem-insel) is a research institution of national importance and international appeal. The project has been designated highest priority by the Swiss Confederation, which is why the Canton of Bern and the federal government will both be supporting the institution from 2017 to 2020 with approximately CHF 25 million each. Medical technology, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology are trendsetting branches, and sitem-insel strengthens the innovation potential of these branches, opening up new opportunities and providing the ideal working environment in the field of translational medicine.

For someone who has worked for over 30 years in Pharma, Biotech, Medtech and a University Hospital like Inselspital, Translational Medicine has been a vision for many years. Much too long, we had to wait for an initiative like sitem-insel to quickly transform scientific solutions found by innovative researchers into clinical applications and products that have a real impact in our daily work and help to improve our patients lifes. That is why I personally have been committed to this project right from the start. The quality and speed with which sitem-insel was created is unique in Switzerland. The Insel Gruppe is very proud to be part of sitem-insel and we are looking forward to develop our common platforms successfully into the future.

sitem-insel is a truly unique public private partnership. It focuses on leading edge medical research and teaching with the aim to transform projects into scalable products. Kellerhals Carrard is an entrepreneurial law firm. We support our clients in their innovative projects and teach workshops. It follows that sitem and KC share joint values, which made it an easy decision to enter in a long-term collaboration agreement.