New competence centre for personalised medicine in Zurich - Co-Director Niko Beerenwinkel
DNA sequencing has revolutionised life sciences. Now it’s medicine’s turn: thanks to genetic analysis, treatment tailored to individual patients will be a standard feature in the future. With a new competence centre, ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich are aiming to lead the way in personalised medicine.
Niko Beerenwinkel, Professor of Computational Biology at ETH Zurich and Co-Director of the Competence Center for Personalized Medicine (CC-PM), which was established in April, is optimistic: “We are on the brink of a paradigmatic shift in medicine. The clinical application of personalised medicine is close to making a breakthrough.” Beerenwinkel believes that Zurich is the perfect place for this.
To read the full article, please click here