Contact
General contact address
University of Bern
Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Freiestrasse 3
3012 Bern
Switzerland
On January 1, 2021, the name of our department has been changed from "Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (DCB)" to "Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (DCBP)".
The addresses for website/mail and SocialMedia, however, have not been changed. The old dcb.unibe.ch and @DCBunibern addresses, respectively, will be kept for a while.
Please contact us via email.
Departmental secretary

- Name / Titel
- Beatrice Thönen
- Funktion
- Co-Leiterin Departementssekretariat / Personal
- beatrice.thoenen@dcb.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 42 43

- Name / Titel
- Sigrid Zimmermann
- Funktion
- Co-Leiterin Departementssekretariat / Personal; Forschungsgruppen-Sekretariat
- sigrid.zimmermann@dcb.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 43 21
Webmaster DCBP

- Name / Titel
- Gabriela Frei
- Funktion
- Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
- gabriela.frei@dcb.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 34 25
Social Media at the DCBP
How to find us
By a short 10 min walk
The Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences can be reached from the train station (Hauptbahnhof Bern) by a short 10 min walk. After getting off the train, ignore the escalator/stairs on the platform and head down into the main station underpass. Take one of the elevators at the end of the underpass near platform 13 and ride to the 4th floor "Grosse Schanze". Turn round, and pass between the two large historic buildings (the former railroad administration on the left and the main University building on the right). Cross Hochschulstrasse and turn right after the small park. Walk along the main road (Länggassstrasse). Approx. 100 metres later, you will see a restaurant named "Beaulieu" on the left; from there follow Erlachstrasse departing slightly to the left from the main street. After approx. 200 m pass the roundabout and walk straight on. You will find the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences on your left, about 50 m after the roundabout.
By Bus
By Bus Nr. 20 - direction "Länggasse" from Bern Railway station (plan of bus stops at railway station), leave at the bus-stop "Mittelstrasse", cross the road at the zebra crossing opposite the post office, turn left into Fellenbergstrasse, walk along Fellenbergstrase until end of the street. Turn right, the DCBP is opposite the Paulus Church (Freiestrasse 3).
By car
A1/A12 direction Neuchâtel/Fribourg, exit Bern-Neufeld. Turn left in the direction of Länggasse. At the traffic light turn right into Bremgartenstrasse and go straight on to the roundabout. Turn left into Länggassstrasse. At the second traffic light turn right into Muesmattstrasse. Take the first on the left which is Freiestrasse. The DCBP is opposite the church. Parking is strictly limited to 60 min in the whole area. For longer parking opt for the railway station car park.