Official Launch of the Department of Digital Medicine

On 31 October 2025, the Department of Digital Medicine (DDM) was officially inaugurated, marking a major milestone in the University of Bern’s commitment to advancing healthcare through digital innovation.

DDM Official opening ceremony on Friday 31st of October 2025
DDM Official opening ceremony on Friday 31st of October 2025

 

Turning Joint Expertises into Real-World Healthcare solutions 

The Department of Digital Medicine (DDM) is dedicated to shaping the healthcare of tomorrow by transforming innovative ideas into practical healthcare solutions.  

By uniting scientific excellence with clinical expertise and a strong focus on real-world outcomes, the Department aims at creating an agile environment where digital innovations can progress more rapidly from the laboratory to the clinic, benefiting both researchers, clinicians, end-users and patients. 
 

A Unique Interdisciplinary Model in Switzerland 

What sets DDM apart is its ‘tight-knit’, interprofessional collaboration across research, innovation and clinical. The Department brings together experts from the University of Bern and Inselspital, fostering close collaboration, between computational, technical specialists, clinical and medical experts. 

This integrated approach keeps digital medicine closely aligned with clinical needs, ethics and real-world healthcare practice. 

With its official launch, the Department of Digital Medicine positions the University of Bern as a leading hub for interdisciplinary digital health innovation, laying the groundwork for advances that will shape healthcare and their professionals, for years to come.