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Welcome to the Institute of Translational Medicine

The Institute of Translational Medicine (ITM) provides a home for all researchers committed to translating their basic science findings and novel technologies into medical applications, and thus engage in finding solutions to solve major clinical and societal challenges.

The ITM supports these efforts with knowledge, infrastructure and specific partnerships. It provides collaborative networks of clinicians and medical institutions in Zurich and Switzerland, as well as internationally.

Our goal is to undertake systematic research into the science of translation, as well as to learn how to accelerate the transfer of discoveries into new medical diagnostic and therapeutic solutions. Thereby, we help to sustain and improve the quality of life for people into old age. The knowledge created lays the foundations for educating the next generation of researchers, engineers and clinicians.

 

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ETH News on Translational Medicine

How human cells repair damaged DNA

This generated image shows three people working on a DNA double helix.

Researchers at ETH Zurich have unravelled the complex network that cells use to repair their genetic material. By examining thousands upon thousands of genetic interactions, the team has discovered new vulnerabilities in cancer cells that could be exploited therapeutically in the future.

by Ori Schipper, freelance author

Trust: an invisible glue

two people doing a lifting acrobatic figure in a meadow

When it comes to getting along together, trust plays an indispensable role. While we all have an intuitive grasp of what this interpersonal investment involves, even science struggles to express exactly how it works.

by Vinzenz Greiner, Corporate Communications

News from the Institute

ETH Zurich Future Maker - Dr. Noé Brasier

Will sweat sensors become our everyday companions? Dr. Noé Brasier - ETH Researcher in the recent issue of ETH stories from around the Globe, becoming ETH Ambassador.

Dr. Oscar Matzinger: Award of the Title "Professor of Practice"

Dr. Oscar Matzinger has been appointed as Professor of Practice in the Department of Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zurich.

Publications

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