Everyone should be able to live in an environment that benefits their health.

Stefan’s goal is to establish the SCDH as a leading organisation at the interface of design and health. As he sees it, the Centre’s success depends primarily on the individual staff members. With his art background and experience teaching at various universities and academies, he is happy to embrace the unknown and unexpected.

Arne did his undergraduate work in communications design, earned his doctorate in design research and is now part of the team leading the Institute of Design Research at the Bern Academy of the Arts, where he also teaches as Professor for Design Theory. Arne helped to establish the Center as overall project lead at SCDH. As a member of the board of directors, he serves as key liaison between the SCDH and the universities.

Minou is a university-trained product designer who holds a doctoral degree from the Institute for Social Anthropology of the University of Bern and researches and teaches at the Bern Academy of the Arts as a professor for social design in the field of design and health. Her passion for interdisciplinary design research in the health sector also guides her work at the SCDH and as a member of its scientific board.

Jan is an interior architect, a former professor and a design researcher with a focus on systems thinking. He has always been interested in why certain things happen in particular spaces and in how to design these to create a healthy harmony and added value. He is building up the SCDH’s Living Lab and is active in several international cooperation projects.

Anke fell in love with Switzerland after training as a “restaurant specialist” in the Black Forest. Always on the look-out for professional development opportunities and new experiences, she found her vocation in HR. She attaches great importance to the customized organisational development and culture of mutual respect and appreciation at the SCDH.

Klaus-Martin is an economist. Through the operations unit, he ensures that corporate processes at the SCDH run smoothly. He also establishes and takes responsibility for project, quality and compliance management. He is currently developing an innovative ICT environment. 

As a qualified cabinet maker, Raphael is passionate about artisanry. He has a great deal of experience in planning, production, assembly and installation. For him, equipping and further developing the SCDH’s workshops and realising the physical aspects of the projects is a dream come true.

As a business manager with an MBA from the University of Stuttgart, Holger coordinates financial activities at the SCDH and ensures that the Centre will stay on the right track as it moves forward as an enterprise, with market analyses and the business plan.

Jérôme, is a product designer who trained in the design of physical products at École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL). His experience with his own companies enables him to turn the skills and capabilities of the SCDH’s workshops to best advantage for job orders and for research and innovation projects.

Yvonne is a biologist, a graduate of the Zurich University of the Arts and a communications specialist. With her experience in corporate communications at universities, research institutes and NGOs, she ensures that the SCDH projects a clear identity, styled just right. 

A production mechanic, Manuel specialises in modelmaking and 3D manufacturing technologies. Having been active for many years in the international production of art, he brings a broad expertise on machines and production to the SCDH workshops. 

Urs came to the SCDH from the world of book publishing and adult education. He has taught, built up a PET college and served in its upper administration. He makes an important contribution to knowledge and technology transfer as the person in charge of the SCDH’s professional development programme.

A medical historian, Viviane began to accord great importance to medical issues in their social context when she was studying at the University of Bern and at the Sorbonne in Paris. With her many years of national and international experience in assistant roles and project management, she supports the executive management of the SCDH.

Naïg is a biomedical engineer and neuroscientist with a degree from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). She combines biomedicine with design research and takes responsibility for the submission of applications and for international conferences and symposia.

Monika combines architecture with information science. She brings the various actors and requirements associated with health-sector buildings together at the SCDH, and taking that as her starting point and drawing on her many years of international professional experience, she develops new services and projects.

Michael is a data scientist. At the SCDH, he is responsible for the visionary further development of the Living Lab’s digital capabilities – including motion capture and sensor technology capabilities.

Patrizia is always the first one to arrive at the SCDH in the morning. She keeps spirits up and clutter down throughout the Center – were it not for her, the SCDH would be inundated in dust and mountains of dishes.

Len is a student of international business administration at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Northwestern Switzerland. When he’s not in the lecture hall or the library, he lends his patience and stamina to the task of supporting the development of the SCDH’s CRM. 

Rahel is a product designer with a master’s degree in design from the Bern Academy of the Arts. She keeps the processes of participative design and transdisciplinary research projects at the SCDH moving forward. She values the opportunities this provides for direct exchange with a wide variety of people.

Michaela has a talent for organizing and a family and professional background in the restaurant and hotel industries. She brings her abundant energy and advanced training in event marketing to bear to support the entire SCDH.

When Ramon is not out on the road as a freelance photographer, he supports the team with his professional eye in connection with all things photographic and with the archiving and management of all the media produced in and around the SCDH. Thanks to him, a clear picture of the SCDH’s activities is conveyed to the public.

Dominic, an information scientist, is the SCDH’s “go-to” person for ICT issues. With his experience in the Microsoft environment, cyber-security and with school and corporate digitalisation, he ensures the smooth and secure operation of the advanced tech at the SCDH. 

Emma uses her insight into sustainability, system integration and inclusive design at the SCDH to shape the healthcare services of the near future – true to the motto “Design is where science and art break even”. 

As a design engineer, Lena seeks to understand the problems posed and find creative solutions. She brings many years of experience in customer support to the Centre, where her focus is on pushing ahead with the SCDH’s corporate development. 

Magdalena holds a bachelor’s degree in colour design from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hildesheim and a master’s degree in design from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Her knowledge about material qualities, light and the underlying principles contributes to the optimal use of colours in spaces in the health sector, both in connection with services provided by the SCDH and through its research projects.

After earning a bachelor’s degree in political science and law and a master’s degree in public finance and economics, Anja found her way to the field of communications. Since then, she has been writing, informing and communicating over all channels – with passion, cogency, and a sense for politics. She acquired the requisite theoretical knowledge about communications in two courses of advance studies at the MAZ in Lucerne and her practical knowhow at an agency.

David is an interaction designer and a qualified application developer. He is interested in projects that involve thinking outside the box of the monitor screen. He develops and operates the technical infrastructure at SCDH. 

Roger is a design technician and product designer. He doubled down on his fervent commitment to the credo “Design has to be functional” at the Basel Academy of Art and Design. He makes extensive use of a mix of innovation and design for job orders and research projects at the SCDH.