Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

More than 20 leading scientists lecture and research at our department. We offer a modern curriculum within the Bachelor and Master programs "Chemistry and Molecular Sciences", "Biochemistry and Molecular Life Science" and "Pharmaceutical Sciences". As a further step we offer an attractive and versatile PhD program in Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Furthermore, there are up to four apprenticeship positions as "Laborantinnen" or "Laboranten EFZ / Fachrichtung Chemie" to be filled per year at the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

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Sustainable chemistry: producing molecules more environmentally friendly

Researchers from the University of Bern and the RIKEN research institute in Japan have made a significant advance in sustainable chemistry. They have succeeded in producing organic molecules through a chemical reaction based on the sustainable metals sodium and iron. This represents a more environmentally friendly alternative to conventional methods and has the potential to fundamentally change the production of pharmaceuticals and other fine chemicals.

Interview with UniBE Venture Fellow Gregor Bordon

UniBE Venture Fellow Gregor Bordon has a multifaceted career background. Now he is tackling one of the most prevalent health conditions – with tiny “clouds”.

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.

Neues Forschungszentrum – Unis in Bern und Basel setzen auf molekulare Quantensysteme

Ein neues Projekt der Universitäten Bern und Basel soll helfen, komplexe Probleme mit Quantencomputer lösen zu können.

Eva Hevia – Scientist portrait

«I am like a molecular architect»
Eva Hevia is researching chemical compounds that combine metals and organic components. Her aim is to develop new molecules in a more sustainable manner. In the video, she talks about the challenges of her role as a professor.

Molecule of the Month
April 2025

Stereorandomized Oncocins with Preserved Ribosome Binding and Antibacterial Activity

Method of the Month
March 2025

tRNA Fragments as Regulatory RNAs

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.
PD Dr. Shi-Xia Liu and Prof. Ernst Meyer will receive joint funding of 15 million Swiss francs.

Molecule of the Month
February 2025

Light-Driven Biocatalysis: A New Functionalized Resin for Efficient Continuous Flow Bromination of Aromatic Substrates

MVUB Anniversary Award
November 2024

Congratulations to Aline Bornet and Sophia Belrhomari for receiving the first MVUB Anniversary Award in recognition of their work and dedication as co-presidents 2023-2024 of the PhD Coalition!
Nominate the next winners on the MVUB webpage!

Method of the Month
January 2025

Streamlining Liposome Development with Machine Learning

New endowed lectureship in molecular quantum materials

Thanks to the support of the Bernese entrepreneur Walter Inäbnit, the University of Bern is able to establish a new endowed lectureship. It is based at the newly opened W. Inäbnit Laboratory for Molecular Quantum Materials at the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (DCBP). The purpose of this new lectureship is to develop new classes of materials which could potentially solve the problem of energy loss in electronics. The lectureship will be held by PD Dr. Shi-Xia Liu.

PharmaBern

The dynamic and vibrant virtual community in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy at the University of Bern:
www.pharmabern.ch

Molecule of the Month
December 2024

Photoinduced Asymmetric Charge Trapping Stabilizes a Charge-Separated State

Molecule of the Month
November 2024

How to Put Pseudo into Uridine

Material of the Month
October 2024

A new Global Database of Speleothem Paleoenvironmental Information (SISALv3)

First Year Graduate Student Symposium 2024

Congratulations to the winners of the "Best Presentation Award":

Vasiliki Valsamidou (Katayev group)
Maximilian Horn (Banerji group)

Measurement of the Month
September 2024

Cell-Free Translation to Decouple SARS-Cov-2 Nsp1 Functions

Molecule of the Month
August 2024

Mechanochemistry Facilitates Nitrative Difunctionalization via Radical Ligand Transfer and Electron Catalysis

Material of the Month
July 2024

Scintillation and Optical Characterization of CsCu₂I₃ Single Crystals

Molecule of the Month
June 2024

Unlocking the Metalation Applications of Superbasic Fe and Co(II) bis(amides)

Molecule of the Month
May 2024

From Inorganic to Biological Structures of Arsenic

Molecule of the Month
April 2024

"Out-of-Office"

Material of the Month
March 2024

Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Pyrene-DNA Conjugates into Columnar Vesicles

First Year Graduate Student Symposium 2023

Congratulations to the winners of the "Best Presentation Award":

Luca Vedani (Hevia group)
Jérémie Reusser (Reymond group)
Divyansh Gautam (Arenz group)

Dem Fachkräftemangel in Pharmazie entgegenwirken

Seit 2020 bietet die Universität Bern ein schweizweit einzigartiges, bifakuItäres Vollstudium in Pharmazie an. Der Studiengang betont die Pharmazie als Brücke zwischen Naturwissenschaften und Medizin und trägt dazu bei, den Mangel an Apothekerinnen und Apothekern in der Schweiz zu bekämpfen. Im Herbst 2022 schloss der erste Jahrgang das Pharmazie-Studium erfolgreich ab.

Wertvolle Impulse für die Chancengleichheit

Die Universität Bern vergab dieses Jahr den Chancengleichheitspreis «Prix Lux» an den Nationalen Forschungsschwerpunkt «RNA & Disease» – für neue Ansätze zur Unterstützung junger Mütter und Väter, die der Fortführung ihrer Karriere dienen.

Successful Sinergia Application

The Sinergia Grant Application “Exploring New Building Blocks for Molecular Electronics: Charged and Excited States of Molecules on Surfaces” with PD Dr. Shi-Xia Liu as one of the PIs has been approved by the SNSF. The project will involve a collaboration between EPFL, UniBasel and UniBern (DCBP & IAP).

Molecules of the Month
December 2022

Crowd-Sourced Metal Complexes as Antifungals

Welcome to Prof. Dmitry Katayev!

Since October 1st, 2022, he officially is Assistant Professor with Tenure Track in Organic Chemistry at the DCBP.

BRIDGE grant awarded to David Roura Padrosa

The researcher from the DCBP received the BRIDGE Proof of Concept grant for his research in the field of enzyme immobilization.

First Year Graduate Student Symposium 2022

Congratulations to the winners of the "Best Presentation Award":

Kovida Sharma (Šolomek group)
David Anderson (Hevia group)
Alain Rieder (Broekmann group)

Creation of a detailed "catalogue" of degradation products in cells

Cells have their own quality control to prevent the production and accumulation of harmful proteins. This quality control is essential for correct embryonic development in all mammals and plays an important role in tumors and genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis. A group of researchers from the University of Bern and the University of Basel have now made visible and cataloged for the first time, "blueprints" that give rise to defective proteins and are normally recognized and rapidly degraded in cells. This leads to a better understanding of this degradation mechanism and helps in the development of new therapeutic approaches.

Presentation at the MINT-Day 2021 of the University of Bern

Award for Prof. Dr. Eva Hevia

Prof. Dr. Eva Hevia has been awarded with the "RSEQ Research Excellence Award 2021"

Kagome graphene promises exciting properties

For the first time, physicists from the University of Basel, working in collaboration with the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Bern, have produced a graphene compound consisting of carbon atoms and a small number of nitrogen atoms in a regular grid of hexagons and triangles. This honeycomb-structured “kagome lattice” behaves as a semiconductor and may also have unusual electrical properties. In the future, it could potentially be used in electronic sensors or quantum computers.

SRF-Sendung «Kopf voran»

Podcast-Folge über Gertrud Woker, die erste Schweizerin, welche in Chemie doktoriert hat

SRF-Sendung «Kopf voran»

Podcast-Folge mit den Gedanken von sechs Studierenden zum Frauenanteil an der Universität Bern und anderen Themen

Von den Löchern im Periodensystem

Vor 150 Jahren, im März 1869, erfand Dmitri Mendelejew das Periodensystem der Elemente. Im Gespräch mit dem emeritierten Chemie-Professor Heinz Gäggeler hat «uniaktuell» allerhand Interessantes über die Elemente von 1 Wasserstoff bis 118 Oganesson erfahren.

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