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In April 2009, the Institute of Biomedical Ethics (IBME), University of
Zurich, was designated as WHO Collaborating Centre for Bioethics. In
particular, the IBME is charged with the following tasks:
to collaborate with WHO and academic institutions, in particular in Eastern Europe, for training activities in bioethics/research ethics for both researchers and ethics review committee members. Within the context of this collaboration to create an exchange program for interns and PhD students from developing countries
to participate in WHO consultations and the preparation and review of relevant documents on emerging issues in bioethics
to contribute to networking with other collaborative centres, insitutitional partners and experts
to collaborate in research projects in the field of biomedical and public health ethics