Annual Report 2022

Our new annual report is now online.

Bern led international study will reduce overtherapy in appendiceal NET

Evidence leads to improved patient treatment! An international study led by endocrine surgery of the Inselspital and our Institute challanges a dogma: Contrary to the current concept seem microscopic lymph node metastases of appendiceal NET irrelevant for patients. Therefore there is no indication for right sided hemicolectomy.

Renewal of the accreditation as testing laboratory for pathological diagnostics

We are glad to announce the renewal of the accreditation. Starting 29.11.2022 our institute is accredited by the Swiss Accreditation Service (SAS) according to the standard ISO 15189:2012 and the Swiss standard SN EN ISO 15189:2013 as a medical laboratory for pathological diagnostics.
Thank you for your trust and cooperation!

Certification specialist training pathology

The residency program at the Institute of Pathology of the University of Bern is certified by the Swiss Medical Association FMH. FMH specialist titles for pathology, neuropathology as well as subspecialty titles in cytopathology and molecular pathology can be acquired at our institute.

Colorectal cancer screening

We participate in the colorectal cancer screening programme of the Canton of Bern

Mammographie-Screening

https://www.donna-programm.ch/de/willkommenzum-donna-programm.html

5 years UCI

We have been a pathology partner of the Tumour Centre Bern UCI for 5 years.

With a hydrogel against black skin cancer

Researchers at the University of Bern have developed a therapy option that activates the body's own defense system against black skin cancer. Components of a bacterium are embedded in gel and applied directly to the area of the tumor. In the model, the gel was shown to reduce tumor growth, inhibit its spread to other organs and thereby prolong survival. In a next step, the gel will be tested for its efficacy in patients in clinical trials.

We are very proud to announce our new Professor of Digital Pathology - Prof. Inti Zlobec

We all look von forward Bildern to auf having Prof. Inti Zlobec in our team in her new role! The new position is aligned with the strategy of digitalization of the Institute of Pathology Unibe, the Medical Faculty and the University Bern.
She will have more time for her own research focus on precision medicine in colorectal cancer, and also make Inti the Zlobec's new AI-based research tools available to researchers of the Institute of Pathology Unibe and the UCI Insel Group. We are convinced that with her strong translational interest, such tools will be quickly tested and implemented in our clinical workflows.

We congratulate Dr. Paulina Brönnimann on her new position as Head of the Translational Research Unit TRU and TBB of the IFP

Dr. Paulina Brönnimann will lead our platform for tissue-based research technologies for the Institute of Pathology, as well as for the Medical Faculty and University of Bern. In the frame of Compath she will also be responsible for in-situ analysis of animal tissues and will lead the Tissue Biobank Bern and represent our link to the SBP (Swissbiobank). We wish you and the amazing team of TRU a good start!

Bernese Innovation for the Pathology of the Future

Alessandro Lugli and Miryam Blassnigg from the Institute of Pathology at the University of Bern have developed a medical cockpit, called the Pathojet, which is the first of its kind in the world. In an interview, they explain the advantages the device offers for their field and their patients. Link for the Movie and Interview:

Annual Report 2021

Our new annual report is online

Teacher of the Year 2021

Since the past year was a special one and each medical school year underwent its own particular challenges, every class had the chance to choose a “Teacher of the Year”. We warmly congratulate Y. Banz, selected for Year 4.

Napoleon’s Cause of Death

Contribution on RTSI for the Bicentenary of Napoleon’s Death on St. Helena, May 5th 1821

Opening CAIM

The Center for AI in Medicine (CAIM) launched on March 19th. Prof. Inti Zlobec, Executive Team Member of CAIM, spoke at the Opening for this center on AI applications in pathology.

Accreditation as testing laboratory for pathological diagnostics

The Institute of Pathology has been accredited by the Swiss Accreditation Service SAS since 29.11.2017 according to ISO/IEC 17025: 2017 & ISO 15189: 2012 and SN EN ISO/IEC 17025: 2018 & SN EN ISO 15189: 2013 as a testing laboratory for pathological diagnostics.

Tumour budding in solid cancers

Our colorectal Cancer (CRC) research group organized in 2016 the "International Tumour Budding Consensus Conference (ITBCC)" which led to the implementation of tumour budding in the TNM/WHO classifications and in the NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network), CAP (College of American Pathologists) and ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology) guidelines as well. Our recent review published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology not only summarizes the clinical scenarios of tumour budding in CRC and other solid cancers, but also focuses on the molecular and biological aspects and the association with EMT (epithelial-mesenchymal transition) and TME (tumour microenvironment). Key processes involved in the tumour budding phenotype (from Lugli et al, Nat Rew Clin Oncol 2020).

Increasing the effectiveness of immunotherapy against skin cancer

Researchers at the University of Bern have discovered a mechanism in the body’s own immune system which is responsible for the maturation and activation of immune cells. In the fight against skin cancer, the results have the potential to help immunotherapies succeed, even in patients for whom they have so far been ineffective.

SBP Optima Certificate

The Optima Label (16.12.2019) demonstrates compliance with the Gold Biobanking Practices; in particular OECD Best practice guidelines for biological resource centres (2009), ISBER Best Practices (2018) and IARC Common minimum technical standards (2017). It follows established standards, including the ISO 20387:2018 - General requirements for biobanking.

Nominee Avance Lean Healthcare Award 2018

The Lean Healthcare Award and the projects of its honorees illustrate the potential of Lean concepts in the field of healthcare. Candidates are assessed by an expert jury for exceptional achievements increasing quality of patient care, improving corporate culture and implementing efficient processes by taking a Lean approach. The goal of the award is to strengthen the ideas of Lean in healthcare and to commemorate excellent accomplishments in this area.

Current Events

Weekly seminars and training workshops take place Monday at 11.45.
Participation is credited by the continuing education commission of the Swiss Society of Pathology with one credit per hour. External guests are welcome!