Facts and Figures

Organisation

• The Swiss Academies are an institution for research promotion conforming to the law on research.
• Form of organisation: association
• 4 member bodies: Swiss Academy of Sciences; Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences, Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences; Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences

People

• Chairman: Professor René Dändliker
• Chief Executive: Dr Markus Zürcher
• Head of foresight section: Dr Jürg Pfister
• Head of ethics section: Dr Hermann Amstand
• Head of dialogue section: Dr Rolf Hügli
• 8 members of the board
• 20 delegates

Contents

• 3 foci: foresight, ethics, dialogue
• a number of project groups (e.g. td.net, ICAS)

Figures

• Foundation: 6 July 2006
• Members (overall): 159 learned societies; 29 regional or cantonal societies; 430 individual members
• Yearly budget (2008): CHF 700’000.–