Highlights of the former NCCR Structural Biology
- Director: Prof. Markus Grütter, Department of Biochemistry, UZH (leading house)
- Duration: April 2001-April 2013 (12 years)
- Total Funding: > 83 Mio. CHF (36 Mio. SNF + 47 Mio. UZH/ ETH)
- > 600 Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals
- 24 Patents (12 Licenses)
- 2 Start-Up Companies (Molecular Partners, Red Biotec)
- 6 Professors Appointed in the Field of Structural Biology
- Participation of 8-14 Research Groups (most of them from UZH and ETH)
- Establishment of 3 Technology Platforms
- Foundation of Ph.D. Program «Biomolecular Structure and Mechanism», now with more than 70 Students
- Organisation of 10 International Symposia on «Trends in Structural Biology»
- Organisation of 10 Practical Courses for Ph.D. Students, 3 Winter Schools