On July 4, the Vetsuisse Council appointed Michèle Bodmer and Patrik Zanolari as Associate Professors of Ruminant Health and Co-Head of the Department of Herd Medicine on a job-sharing basis.

After a ten-year break, the Vetsuisse Faculty of the University of Bern hosted an open day at the end of June: Around 3,000 interested people were given a hands-on insight into modern, science-based veterinary medicine.

This course is ideal for veterinarians building a solid foundation in sonoanatomy and develop practical skills in ultrasound-guided techniques. Participants will gain hands-on experience, perfecting needle-to-probe alignment, and applying these techniques in clinical settings. All the most common locoregional techniques will be reviewed and practiced in only 2 days.

Over 1000 participants from 49 countries came to Bern for the 16th European Symposium of Porcine Health Management from 21 to 23 May 2025 for a diverse scientific program with over 60 lectures and more than 300 poster presentations.

The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) has named Rupert Bruckmaier a Fellow of its association. The award will be presented on June 24, 2025, at the ADSA Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Faculty Board has re-elected Sven Rottenberg as Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) on the recommendation of the Department Council. The Head of the Institute of Animal Pathology has headed the department since 2017.

Read the interview with the Vetsuisse Dean to find out why the numerus clausus should not simply be abolished and what other challenges the faculty has to overcome. (in German)

The Vetsuisse Council has promoted Franck Forterre, Jörg Jores and Claudia Spadavecchia to full professors as of May 1.

The Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine has published its 2024 annual report. Thanks to the commitment of all employees, the quality of medical care
has been further improved and many innovative teaching and research projects have been successfully implemented.

At its March meeting, the Faculty Board approved ten dissertations, awarding doctorates to nine female veterinarians and one male veterinarian.

Nico Christener, PhD student at the Swine Clinic, won first place in the PhD competition at the Swiss Veterinary Days 2025 in Basel with his contribution “Salmonella in pigs: (K)ein Problem in der Schweiz?”.

In the latest IVI blog, Marion Stettler reports on how they successfully tested a vaccine against bird flu on 24 different bird species at the "Tierpark" (Zoo) Bern and the Basel Zoo.

Michelle Wyler, resident at the ISME Pferdeklinik Bern, was awarded the prize for the best presentation at the Swiss Veterinary Days 2025 in Basel for her lecture on “Hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis in ten Freiberger foals”.

The Vetsuisse Faculty of Bern celebrated its 58 youngest Master's graduates on April 4. After five and a half years, the veterinarians completed their studies with the title «Master of Veterinary Medicine».

The Alumni Master's Prize for the best veterinary Master's thesis in 2024 goes to Anna Jenny for her work “Comparison of Digital and Manual Evaluation of the Proliferation Marker Ki-67, including the Estab-lished Grid and Proposed Percentage Methods, in Canine Oral Melanocytic Tumors”.

At its March meeting, the Faculty Board approved five dissertations, awarding doctorates to three female and two male veterinarians.

The Vetsuisse Faculty with its locations in Bern and Zurich is considered the seventh best veterinary faculty in the world. Excellent research and a good reputation for teaching have contributed to this ranking. The QS World University Ranking analyzed 418 veterinary departments - the Vetsuisse Faculty is ranked in the top ten for the sixth time in a row.

How can the physiological microenvironment of organs be replicated in vitro? Find out more about the potential of “organs-on-a-chip systems” in the latest issue of “The Spread”, the newsletter of the MCID.