Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research

The FMI, affiliated with the University of Basel and Novartis, conducts research at the forefront of biomedicine.

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About

The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) in Basel, Switzerland, is a world-class biomedical research institute with a twofold mission — understanding the molecular mechanisms of health and disease, and training early career scientists. The institute has an international staff of about 330 people and 19 research groups, whose main areas of focus are neurobiology, genome regulation and multicellular systems. Named after Friedrich Miescher, the Swiss biochemist who discovered nucleic acids, the FMI is affiliated with the University of Basel and the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research.

Details

  • Website: http://www.fmi.ch
  • Founded: 1970
  • Company Size: 264 employees
  • Headquarters: Basel, BS
  • Specialties: Fundamental biomedical research, epigenetics, neurobiology, biomedical research, genome biology, multicellular systems