Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases

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The MCID is the strategic center of the University of Bern dedicated to the study and mitigation of risks from infectious diseases. It brings together high-impact academic researchers with the aim of determining the origins of infectious disease risks and preparing for and managing these risks.

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Co-Chair

Prof. Volker Thiel

Co-Chair

Prof. Carmen Faso

Profile

  • Strategic center of the University of Bern, established through generous funding from the Stiftung Vinetum.
  • Mission to facilitate the study and mitigation of healthcare, societal, ethical and economic risks from infectious diseases
  • Aim: Determination of the origin of risks: Systematic investigations into infectious disease threats and exacerbating factors
  • Aim: Preparation for risks: Development of sentinel and preparedness tools for future infectious disease risks
  • Aim: Management of risks: Solutions to manage biomedical and societal impacts of infectious diseases on animal life, human life, and livelihoods
  • The MCID has now awarded funding to 31 research projects, with eight new multidisciplinary projects running from January 2026.
  • MCID funds three Core Activities, which serve MCID-funded projects and conduct their own research: BEready Cohort, BioPreparedness BioBank, Ethics and Policy Lab (the first entirely and the second partly affiliated to the Faculty of Medicine)