Roche: Back on Top of The Global Biopharma Rankings
Swiss giant Roche tops Pharmaceutical Executive’s 2020 list of the world’s biggest pharma companies, up from second place in 2019 and third in 2018. Though its best-selling drugs are soon…
Understanding the mechanisms of disease
The Friedrich Miescher Institute is devoted to fundamental biomedical research aimed at understanding the basic molecular mechanisms of health and disease. We communicate and patent our findings to enable their translation into medical application.
The FMI focuses on the fields of
» Epigenetics
» Quantitative Biology
» Neurobiology
In these fields, the FMI has gained international recognition as a center of excellence in innovative biomedical research.
Training young scientists
The Friedrich Miescher Institute contributes to the training of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Through its PhD program, which was established as early as 1970, the FMI attracts top international students. The FMI is affiliated with the University of Basel, where most of the graduate students are enrolled and where it contributes to the teaching program. Many FMI alumni have gone on to pursue successful careers in Novartis, in other pharmaceutical companies, or in academic research.
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Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
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4058 Basel
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 61 697 66 51
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