Home | Faculty of Science and Medicine

Faculty of Science and Medicine

At the Faculty of Science and Medicine of the University of Fribourg, we teach the next generation of scientists and doctors, with a particular focus on life sciences, biomedicine, and nanomaterials. We train them to face the future challenges of our society.

ANTIBIOTICS

Designing a new generation of antibiotics with quantum technologies

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most urgent global health challenges. A new project, Q ARMOR, led in part by researchers from the University of Fribourg, aims to develop a new generation of antibiotics…

All news

VISION

A glimmer of hope for age-related vision loss

Age-related macular degeneration is one of the main causes of vision loss after 50 in industrialized countries. Scientists from the University of Fribourg have shown in two recent studies that this process…

All news

NANOTECHNOLOGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCES

Hans Jörg Limbach becomes new director of the Adolphe Merkle Institute

The Adolphe Merkle Foundation Board has appointed Prof. Hans Jörg Limbach as the new Director of the Adolphe Merkle Institute at the University of Fribourg. He will be taking over the position from Prof.…