Scientific Board
The Scientific Board ensures the scientific support of the SCDH. It advises the Executive Board and the Head of Research on the implementation of projects and commissions, on the development of the service and product portfolio and on the choice of exploitation strategies within the framework of knowledge and technology transfer. The Scientific Board consists of professors from the University of Bern and the Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH.
Prof. Dr., Dr. Thomas Abel
Professor Emeritus, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland
Minou Afzali, Prof. Dr.
Head of Research, Swiss Center for Design and Health, Switzerland
Guido Beldi, Prof. M.D.
Chief Physician Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland
William Fuhrer, Prof.
Professor of Urban Development and Mobility, Competence Lead Dencity, School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Sabine Hahn, Prof. et PhD, CNS, RN
Head of School Nursing, Division Head of Applied Research & Development in Nursing, School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Deane Harder, Prof. Dr.
Professor of Economics, Business School, School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Aristomenis Exadaktylos, Prof. Dr.
Chairman, Clinical Director and Professor University Hospital of Bern, Department of Emergency Medicine Inselspital Bern, Switzerland
Sang-Il Kim, Prof. Dr.
Lecturer in Medical Informatics, Bern University of Applied Sciences Technology and Informatics, Switzerland
Michael Lehmann, Prof. Dr.
Professor of Medical Informatics, Institute for Medical Informatics, Bern University of Applied Sciences School of Engineering and Computer Science, Switzerland
Julia Rehsmann, Dr.
Postdoctoral fellow, School Nursing Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern, Switzerland
Arne Scheuermann, Prof. Dr.
Head Institute of Design Research, Bern Academy of the Arts, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Scientific Director, Swiss Center for Design and Health, Switzerland
David Schwappach, Prof. Dr., MPH
Professor for Patient Safety, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland
Sabine Strasser, Prof. Dr.
Director of the Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern, Switzerland
Boris Szélpal, Prof. Dr.
Professor for Architecture and planning, Bern University of Applied Sciences School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering, Switzerland
Kim Oliver Tokarski, Prof. Dr.
Head Corporate Development, Bern University of Applied Sciences Business School, Switzerland
Klazine Van der Horst, Prof. Dr.
Division Head of Applied Research & Development in Nutrition and Dietetics, Bern University of Applied Sciences School of Health Professions, Switzerland