Connecting people: the power of our interdisciplinary network

About us

sitem-insel is the Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine based in Switzerland at the Insel Campus Bern. As the hub for translational research in the Swiss canton of Bern, we are teamed up with leading private companies, the University of Bern, the University Hospital of Bern (Inselspital), and a number of high-potential start-ups. Our facilities provide them, and you, with a unique space that thrives in an open innovation culture – what we call, ‘the sitem+spirit.

Our Mission

Our mission is to establish, operate and develop a National Center of Excellence for Translational Medicine that professionalizes translation research for the benefit of patients, society and science.

Our Vision

Our vision is to be the leading Swiss-based nucleus of cross-sector, interdisciplinary cooperation. We believe in an entrepreneurial team approach. Finding a solution that speeds up the leap from innovation to clinically approved human treatment. At sitem-insel, we are the catalyst that drives your discoveries forward.

Our Team: United for the Patient

As a non-profit oriented public-private partnership, sitem-insel, seeks to help you advance high-quality research into patient-benefiting treatments in the most effective way possible. Research at sitem-insel is proposed by you and valued on the merits of its quality, promise and uniqueness. We do not initiate our own in-house research.

Our role is to unite private companies, hospitals, basic research institutions, and start-up companies for the benefit of the patient. At all times, we remain influence-free and independent partners in support of your projects.

Clinic and industry, research and education: together, we are sitem-insel.