Bern Intestinal Organisms and Microbial Ecosystems Society

The association aims to promote biological and human medical research. In particular, the association aims to explore the human gastrointestinal tract and associated scientific questions with a main focus on human microbiota. The association aims to promote both basic research and translational medical research and development. The association has the specific goal of planning, acquiring and curating high-quality biobanks and medical research databases, making them collaboratively available for research purposes and for the development of new diagnostic, preventive and therapeutic products. Furthermore, the association has the purpose of making biomaterials, patient data, other scientific data or intellectual property that are in the possession of the association or to which the association has rights, accessible to its members for activities that correspond to the purpose and purpose of the association and comply with the rules for such activities, as recorded in the association's statutes.