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  • Foundation stone laid for cutting-edge biomedical research

    Foundation stone laid for cutting-edge biomedical research

    On May 23, the University of Basel celebrated the laying of the foundation stone for the new biomedicine building on the Schällemätteli Life Science Campus together with project partners and guests from politics and science. From 2030/31, around 700 researchers will have access to a state-of-the-art infrastructure here, the University of Basel announced in a press release. “With this building, we are not only creating space for excellent research, but also promoting close spatial networking between the university, clinics and industry,” Rolf Borner, Director of Infrastructure & Operations at the University of Basel, is quoted as saying in his speech at the laying of the foundation stone.

    In the new Biomedicine building, the University intends to bring together the units of the Department of Biomedicine, which are currently spread across six different locations. It conducts research at the interface between basic science and medical application, mainly on tumor diseases, the immune system, regenerative medicine and neurosciences.

    Construction work on the building, which is over 40 meters high and has eleven floors, has been underway since 2023 and the shell is due to be completed next year. In addition to laboratories, the plans include lecture halls, seminar rooms and a lounge to promote scientific exchange. The project is being realized by the construction and real estate company Implenia from Opfikon as total contractor.

    At the groundbreaking ceremony, the University of Basel also launched the new Basel BioMed Symposium conference series. The first edition on May 23 was dedicated to the value chains of biomedical research.

  • New building for health and biomedical research inaugurated

    New building for health and biomedical research inaugurated

    ETH Zurich has inaugurated its latest new building. The university’s health sciences and biomedical engineering departments have moved into the Gloria Cube, the ETH announced in a press release. Specifically, the new laboratory and research building houses 16 research groups from the fields of exercise science and sport, rehabilitation and biomedical engineering as well as application-orientated, translational research.

    The new building on Gloriarank connects the ETH campus with the neighbouring residential buildings in the Fluntern district via continuous paths and a green area. The eight-storey building is also close to the University of Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich, making it “a natural address for interdisciplinary collaboration and translational research”, writes ETH. The transfer of research results into medical applications will be supported by a technology platform for medical human research set up in the Gloria Cube.

    The press release cites the development of new micro-active substances and new training methods to improve athletic performance and health as examples of future research to be conducted at the Gloria Cube. Another project is investigating the connection between pupil size and stress or mental well-being in general. The Gloria Cube has six seminar rooms and a learning centre for training. At the Skills Lab @ETH, medical students can teach each other basic medical skills.