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Genetic Diagnostics Laboratory

Genetic Tests

In Switzerland, genetic tests in the medical field may only be ordered by physicians authorized to do so.

The Institute of Medical Genetics is authorized by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) to perform genetic tests on humans.

Accreditation

sas.admin.ch | SMTS 0067

The laboratory is accredited according to the following norms:

Swiss Accreditation  SMTS 0067

International norm

ISO 15189:2012

Swiss Norm

SN EN ISO 15189:2013

First accreditation

31 March 2006

Last accreditation 

15 March 2024

We regularly participate in external quality controls.

Quality Management Representative

Dipl. natw. ETH Malgorzata Taralczak
Tel. +41 44 556 33 54

Diagnostics

Our laboratory services are provided in the 3 subareas;

  • Chromosomal Diagnostics
  • Molecular Diagnostics
  • Genome Diagnostics

An overview of the contact persons can be found below.

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Chromosome Diagnostics

Head of Department

PD Dr. phil. biochem. Beatrice Oneda
Specialist Medical Genetic Analysis FAMH

Tel: +41 44 556 33 33

Molecular Diagnostics

Laboratory Manager

Prof. Dr. phil. Alessandra Baumer
Specialist Medical Genetic Analysis FAMH

Tel: +41 44 556 33 21

Genome Diagnostics

Laboratory Manager

Dr. sc. nat. Angela Bahr
FAMH Candidate

Tel: +41 44 556 33 00

Declaration In-House in vitro diagnostic

Declaration pursuant to Article 5(5)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices
Actuel valid version 4: Erklärung nach Art. 5 Abs. 5 Bst. f der Verordnung (EU) 2017/746 über In-vitro-Diagnostika version 4 [German only] (PDF, 322 KB) Published at : 1 July 2025
Version 3: -no longer valid- Erklärung nach Art. 5 Abs. 5 Bst. f der Verordnung (EU) 2017/746 über In-vitro-Diagnostika version 3 [German only] (PDF, 309 KB) Published at : 16 December 2024
Version 2: -no longer valid- Erklärung nach Art. 5 Abs. 5 Bst. f der Verordnung (EU) 2017/746 über In-vitro-Diagnostika version 2 [German only] (PDF, 225 KB) Published at : 10 December 2024
Version 1: -no longer valid- Written Declaration Version 1 [German only] (PDF, 164 KB) Published at: 24 May 2024

What we offer

An overview of the analyses offered, registration forms and further information can be found below.

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