Science prize Marcel Benoist goes to a pioneer in online psychotherapy

Thomas Berger (University of Bern) will receive this year's Swiss Science Prize Marcel Benoist for his innovative contribution to Internet-based psychotherapy. Daniel Rihs - Professor Thomas Berger from the University of Bern will receive this year's Swiss Science Prize Marcel Benoist for his innovative contribution to Internet-based psychotherapy. This year's Swiss Science Prize Latsis goes to Professor Nicola Aceto (ETH Zurich). The Swiss Science Prize Marcel Benoist is considered by researchers to be the Swiss equivalent of the Nobel Prize and laureates are awarded CHF 250,000 for their achievements. This year's prize goes to Thomas Berger, Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at the University of Bern. Berger is a pioneer in the design, testing and rollout of digital therapeutic interventions (via apps and websites) to prevent and treat mental health issues and disorders. As a leading international expert in the area of psychotherapy research, he has explored and empirically confirmed the effectiveness of online treatment methods compared to purely conventional forms of psychotherapy.