Institute for Biomedical Ethics
The Institute for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Basel (IBMB), Switzerland, is looking for an enthusiastic collaborator to join our team to study challenging ethical problems related to medicine and the life sciences.
The Institute for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Basel (IBMB), Switzerland, is currently looking for a dynamic and independent graduate student (Master’s degree) who is interested in carrying out their PhD work in biomedical ethics…
Congratulations to Christian Rodriguez on his successful defense of his thesis entitled “Ethical Challenges of Animal Research and the 3Rs: An Experimental Ethics Investigation in Switzerland"!
Congratulations to Mélina Richard on her successful defense!
Register now for Unicancer’s training program “Artificial Intelligence in Radiation Oncology: From Foundations to Clinical Integration”, taking place on 15–16 January 2026 at the Genolier Innovation Hub, Switzerland.
The Institute for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Basel (IBMB), Switzerland, is currently looking for dynamic and independent graduate students (Master’s degree) who are interested in carrying out their PhD work in bioethics.
👏 Congratulations to our PhD student Gemma García Calderó, who was awarded the Paul Schotsmans Prize 2025 for her abstract on “The Neglected Side of Ethical Balancing: Core Social Needs in Pandemic Public Health Deliberation” 👏
"The Not So Obvious Benefits of Ethics Committees: What Is Lost Without Them". Hear Prof. Katherine Wasson from Loyola University Chicago, USA, talk about the essential contributions of clinical ethics committees to clinical practice and…
This semester's "Contemporary Debates" are dedicated entirely to the ethics of geriatric care. Various guest speakers will shed light on the topic from different professional perspectives. Don't miss this exciting series of lectures…
Read about the highlights of the 2025 Experimental Philosophical Bioethics (BioXPhi) Summit, proudly hosted by the Institute for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Basel.
This new book about the importance of humanism in surgical education and practice was co-edited by IBMB senior researcher Fabrice Jotterand.
Weighing the benefits and risks of collecting race and ethnicity data in clinical settings for medical artificial intelligence
Institute for Biomedical Ethics Bernoullistrasse 28 - 2nd Floor 4056 Basel Switzerland
Tel: +41 61 207 17 86
