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Portrait Dr. Jean-Daniel Strub

Dr. Jean-Daniel Strub

Head of Neumünster Institute

Work Focus

  • Ethics in healthcare
  • Clinical ethics
  • Ethical questions at the end of life
  • Digitalisation in the healthcare sector
  • Artificial intelligence in medicine and care

Education

  • Doctorate at the Institute for Social Ethics at the Ethics Centre of the University of Zurich
  • Studied Protestant theology at the Universities of Zurich and Geneva

Career Path

  • Since 2025: Head of the Neumünster Institute
  • Since 2021: Head of Ethics at the Neumünster Institute, Zollikerberg
  • Since 2018: Independent ethicist specialising in innovation ethics and digital ethics (www.ethix.ch) and ethics in healthcare (www.brauerstrub.ch, since 2013), Zurich
  • 2020-2023: Managing Director of the Intercantonal Legislative Conference, umbrella organisation of Switzerland's cantonal parliaments
  • 2020-2022: Head of the ad interim office of the National Ethics Committee for Human Medicine (NEK-CNE), Bern
  • 2018-2021: Managing Director of the Foundation for Scientific Policy Fellowships, Bern
  • 2013-2018: Research Associate specialising in science policy at the ETH Board Staff Office, Zurich
  • 2008-2012: Head of the office of the National Ethics Committee for Human Medicine (NEK-CNE), Bern
  • 2007-2008: Scientific Policy Fellow at the Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly, Bern
  • 2002-2007: Research assistant at the Institute for Social Ethics at the Ethics Centre of the University of Zurich

Other activities

  • Lectureships at various universities and universities of applied sciences
  • Member of the independent ethics committee of EXIT German Switzerland and the Federal Commission for Women's Issues
  • Member of the Ethics Advisory Board of the City of Lucerne
  • Co-President of the SP Canton of Zurich
  • 2008-2020: Municipal Councillor of the City of Zurich