Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research

The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) is a biomedical research institute founded in 1970. Based in Basel, Switzerland, the FMI is affiliated with the University of Basel and the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR). It is named after Friedrich Miescher. As of 2021, the FMI has around 340 collaborators, of which 20 are research group leaders, over 80 are postdoctoral collaborators and over 80 are postgraduate students participating in the FMI International PhD Program. The FMI is directed by Dirk Schübeler.

Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
FMI building in Basel, Switzerland
Established1970
Research typeBasic research (non-clinical)
Field of research
  • Neurobiology
  • Genome Regulation
  • Multicellular Systems
DirectorDirk Schübeler
LocationBasel, Switzerland
AffiliationsUniversity of Basel
Websitewww.fmi.ch

The FMI is member of EU-LIFE, an alliance of leading life sciences research centres in Europe.

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