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New strategy against coronaviruses
Researchers at the University of Bern have analyzed a mechanism by which the coronavirus manipulates human cells to replicate itself. They show that a coronavirus protein, which is central to infection, has two independent functions. Only one function however occurs in several species of coronaviruses. These findings could drive the development of broad-spectrum antiviral drugs.
01.04.2025 Details see Media Release of the University of Bern
New WSS research center for molecular quantum systems
The University of Basel and the University of Bern are setting up a new research center to enable the construction of superconducting quantum units. The Werner Siemens Foundation is supporting the project with a total of CHF 15 million over the next eleven years.
04.03.2025 Details see Media Release of the University of Bern

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New WSS Research Center for Molecular Quantum Systems

Thanks to a prestigious grant from the Werner Siemens Foundation (WSS), the Universities of Basel and Bern are able to establish a joint research center for molecular quantum systems. They will receive joint funding of 15 million Swiss francs, which underscores the high quality of the research collaboration between the W. Inäbnit Laboratory for Molecular Quantum Materials at the University of Bern, led by PD Dr. Shi-Xia Liu, and the Nanolino Laboratory at the University of Basel's Department of Physics, led by Prof. Dr. Ernst Meyer.

The Werner Siemens Foundation supports groundbreaking scientific research projects that meet the highest standards, show a high potential for application and address relevant problems or challenges of our time. The project, proposed by teams from both Universities in the fields of chemistry, experimental and theoretical physics, aims to develop a new technology platform for robust superconducting topological quantum bits (qubits) based on molecular components.

The new WSS research center is ready for an exciting decade of innovation.  

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