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SIRD member Martin Jinek receives two major Swiss science prizes
SIRD congratulates Martin Jinek, Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Zurich and a member of SIRD, on being awarded two prestigious Swiss science prizes in 2026.
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Martin Jinek has been awarded the 2026 Max Cloëtta Prize for Medical Research and the Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize for his work on CRISPR-Cas9 and genome editing.
The Max Cloëtta Prize will be awarded jointly to Martin Jinek and Mirjam Christ-Crain of the University of Basel on 30 October in Basel. Martin Jinek will receive the Marcel Benoist Prize on 5 November in Bern.
These awards recognize research that helped advance genome editing and the development of new approaches for modifying genetic material. Congratulations to Martin Jinek and his colleagues on this outstanding recognition!
Read the full story at UZH News
Registration is open for the 4th Swiss RNA Therapeutics Summit
Join the RNA therapeutics community in Bern on 28 January 2027 for a day of scientific exchange, presentations and networking.
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The Swiss RNA Therapeutics Summit brings together stakeholders from academia, biotechnology, the pharmaceutical industry, manufacturing, government and regulatory bodies to foster collaboration in the rapidly advancing field of RNA therapeutics.
The fourth edition will take place at the University of Bern. Registration is now open. Visit the summit website for event information, or register through ConfTool.