The Swiss Center for Design and Health SCDH tests, researches and teaches how design can improve health.

News

Inside the super lab

The special issue of Hochparterre takes a look behind the facades of the SCDH.

New hospital building in Biel-Brügg

Simulation of patient rooms and corridors at the new Biel-Brügg acute care hospital on the extended reality simulation area.

kwer - the universal plate set

Participative further development of kwer, a tableware set that enables or facilitates independent eating for older people and people with disabilities.

Video Symposium 2024

Building trust: designing for remote care

New residential home Humanitas Stiftung

Review of accessibility and ergonomics of working conditions at the Humanitas Stiftung residential home using extended reality simulation technology.

Needs-based room design

Development and implementation of ten half-day training programmes for the Alters- und Pflegezentrum Bruggwiesen

Accessible Tour of Switzerland

Participative and iterative development of an inclusive booking process.

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What we do

We work in the spaces where design meets health: the question of how health can be improved through design is at the forefront in all of our services, research collaborations and professional development offerings.

Platforms

The largest simulation area with extended reality capabilities in Switzerland, realistic test settings, a number of different measurement laboratories, workshops and a materials collection: we use our platforms as needed and depending on the question being addressed.

Who we are

Who we are

Everyone should be able to live in an environment that benefits their health. That is what we are working towards.

Who we are

The SCDH

The SCDH is Switzerland’s only centre of technological excellence for design research in the health sector.

Established in 2019 as a public-private partnership, the SCDH is funded by the federal government, the Canton of Bern and private partners. It has 29 employees (22.2 FTE) based in Nidau near Biel/Bienne.

Outputs

Outputs

Projects, professional development opportunities, events and news relating to the SCDH – This link leads to our outputs.

Outputs

Contact

Opportunities to visit

We work in the spaces where design meets health: the question of how health can be improved through design is at the forefront in all of our services, research collaborations and professional development offerings.

The largest simulation area with extended reality capabilities in Switzerland, realistic test settings, a number of different measurement laboratories, workshops and a materials collection: we use our platforms as needed and depending on the question being addressed.

Extended-Reality Simulation Area

Realistic testing spaces

Testing systems

Materials collection

Workshops

Everyone should be able to live in an environment that benefits their health. That is what we are working towards.

The SCDH is Switzerland’s only centre of technological excellence for design research in the health sector.

Projects, professional development opportunities, events and news relating to the SCDH – This link leads to our outputs.

Contact