Institute of Forensic Medicine

The Institute performs most of its investigative work on behalf of the public prosecutor's office. The findings it documents help facilitate the administration of justice and maintain public safety. Certain services may also be used by other authorities, hospitals, physicians, or even private individuals in exceptional cases.

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Profile

• Research: Each of the six departments conducts research projects within the context of forensic sciences. The Institute of Forensic Medicine in Bern is world-leading in forensic physics and ballistics, forensic imaging, and alcohol consumption markers. Furthermore, forensic genetic projects and traffic medicine projects have been successfully performed.

• Teaching: The Institute of Forensic Medicine in Bern is responsible for the training and continuing education of students of medicine and jurisprudence, medical personnel, and the institutions of the administration of justice and the police.

External Partners

Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Bonn, Germany; Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Schleswig-Holstein Kiel, Germany; Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, CMIV, Linköping University, Sweden; Institute of Forensic Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern; Institute for Mummies and the Iceman - EURAC research, Bozen, Italy; Max-Planck Institut für evolutionäre Anthropologie, Leipzig, Germany; Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per le province di Verona, Rovigo e Vicenza, Italy

Grants

• Swiss National Science Foundation (grant No. 197103; 210956; 210378; 211879; 225419; 10000358)