sitem-insel AG

sitem-insel – the Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine in Berne – was created to establish, operate and develop a National Center of Excellence that assists in the transition from research findings or prototypes to marketable products. It is organized as a non-profit public-private partnership.

Services

School

sitem-insel School
offers university-level education taught by professors and lecturers from academia and industry.

sitem-insel Enabling Facilities
provides infrastructure to foster cooperation between industrial partners, basic science, and clinic.

sitem-insel Promoting Services
facilitates the path from invention to successful commercialization by shaping and optimizing regulatory processes.

What we do?

The mission of sitem-insel is to create and foster an enhanced environment for translational medicine in Switzerland. The strategy is based on three pillars:

sitem-insel School
university education for professionals in medical devices and life sciences industry

sitem-insel Enabling Facilities
specialized R&D workshops, laboratories, and equipment for industry, and academia

sitem-insel Promoting Services
promotes innovation and optimizes administrative and regulatory effort from bench to bedsides

What we want?

sitem-insel aims to establish and operate a national center of competence for translational medicine in Bern

What is translational medicine?

Translational medicine deals with the transition from new findings and products from industrial development and basic research to clinical application. This process-oriented discipline professionalizes the interaction between industry, universities, clinicians, regulatory bodies and investors.

How are we organized?

sitem-insel is an independent, non-profit public-private partnership with the legal form of a public limited company. Government funding of appr. CHF 50m has been approved for the start-up phase. Subsequently, sitem-insel will be financially independent.

Public

Private

Partnership

Events

October 23, 2019

3/19 MDR Support Panel: Third Party Country Requirements

The MDR Support Panel presents and discusses various solutions for the implementation of the MDR concerning third party country requirements.

November 20, 2019

MDR & Related Contracts

Event organized by: Kellerhals Carrard / sitem-insel AG

MDR/IVDR 2020, Implant files and beyond - are you ready?

December 3, 2019

4/19 MDR Readiness Day: First Experience with the Implementation of MDR

Event organized by: Swiss Medtech

The MDR Readiness Day gives the opportunity to exchange first experience with the implementation of MDR.

January 14, 2020

4/19 MDR Support Panel: First Experience with the Implementation of MDR

The MDR Support Panel presents and discusses first experience with the impelmentation of MDR.

more events

News

19.07.2019

Four new professorships to drive forward diabetes research in Bern

The University of Bern and the Diabetes Center Berne (DCB) are together creating four professorships in the field of diabetes technology research and development. This will boost the international profile of diabetes research in Bern and strengthen its role as a center of medicine in the long term.

27.06.2019

sitem-insel School Symposium «Bringing Innovation to the Patient»

The new lecture hall at sitem-insel was crowded when people from industry, public offices and academia got together at the sitem-insel School Symposium «Bringing Innovation to the Patient».

09.04.2019

Meilenstein - sitem-insel erhält Herzstück

Am 9. April 2019 hat das nationale Kompetenzzentrum für Translationale Medizin ein Herzstück für seine wissenschaftliche Forschung und Arbeit erhalten. Der heute stärkste verfügbare Magnetresonanztomograph (MRI) Magnetom Terra (7 Tesla) mit klinischer Zulassung sowie das High End System Magnetom Prisma (3 Tesla) von Siemens Healthineers wurden am Dienstag, 9. April 2019 angeliefert. In einer spektakulären logistischen Aktion brachten Spezialisten die tonnenschweren Geräte über eine Bodenöffnung ins 2. UG ein. Von dort wurden die Geräte über eine 100 Meter lange Distanz an ihren Bestimmungsort transportiert.

01.01.2019

«Energy Harvesting» - An Alternative Energy Source for Cardiac Pacemakers

Conventional pacemakers have batteries which are responsible for the power supply of the device. These batteries have a finite energy storage capacity, which is why pacemaker generator changes are frequent due to battery exhaustion. Pacemakers without batteries are therefore highly desirable. Reoperations and resulting complications can thus be avoided. The following article by among others sitem-insel employee Dr. Adrian Zurbuchen gives an insight into the research and development activities in the field of battery-free pacemakers.