Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering – BIIE
Melanie Wiesel currently serves as the Director of Admin Operations at the Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering since March 2025 and as an Advisory Board Member at the Center of Advanced Studies on Entrepreneurship in BioMedicine at USI Università della Svizzera italiana since May 2024. Prior experience includes roles such as Coordinator at the Wyss Zurich Foundation from October 2021 to March 2025, Head of Operations and Project Portfolio Manager at Wyss Zurich from July 2015 to January 2025, and Technology and Licensing Manager at ETH Zürich from November 2014 to June 2015. Melanie's expertise in human immunology and drug discovery was honed during a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research from August 2011 to October 2014 and a previous postdoctoral position at ETH Zurich focused on mouse immunology. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Infection Immunology from ETH Zürich and various certificates in Nonprofit and Public Management from the University of Basel.
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Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering – BIIE
The Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering (BIIE) is a non-profit research organisation focused on the advanced study of immunological systems with a mission to develop translational solutions for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. With this focus, the BIIE is committed to advancing global child and adolescent health. Outstanding investigators from around the globe will be recruited to its facility in Basel, Switzerland, to form a new hub of innovation in immune engineering. The Institute's mission is to harness the potential of immune engineering to enhance the lives of children and young people globally, and to deliver on the promise of a healthier future. The BIIE is made possible by the generous endowment of over 1 Billion USD to be provided over 15 years from Fondation Botnar, a Swiss philanthropic foundation working to improve the health and wellbeing of young people around the world.