The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research turns 40!
March 16 2010 - The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research turns 40!. Today, the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, part of the Novartis Research Foundation, is celebrating its 40th birthday. As it does so, it can look back on 40 years of excellence in basic biomedical research, 40 years of commitment to the training of young researchers and - not least - 40 years of successfully translating its findings into improved patient care. The FMI is in excellent shape for the future: never has its research been more successful - or more frequently published - than in recent years. When the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research was founded by Ciba AG and J.R. Geigy AG at the start of the 1970s, it was designed to bridge the gap between high level academic basic research and the pharmaceutical industry. Now, 40 years on, this interface function remains one of the Institute's key strengths. But the success of these efforts depends on the Institute itself maintaining a leading position in biomedical research worldwide.
