Student Projects

A significant part of our degree courses is invested in project work and the thesis. The latter completes the BSc or MSc and is carried out in industry, at the FHNW or at an external research institute, either in Switzerland or abroad.

Examples of BSc theses

Beneficial Effects of selected herbal extracts on metabolic master switches - Determination of the potential activation of AMPK
Student: Ragunath Ananthavettivelu

Plastic Pellets as potential Shuttles for the Transport of Vibrio coalliilyticus
Student: Theresa Felix

Ecotoxicological analysis of glyphosate and lisinopril
Student: Nicolas Munz

Effect of gamma irradiation in the structural and functional properties of splenic cells response
Student: Yanik Deana

Molecular Identification of Voltage-dependent Potassium Channels and Angiotensin II Receptors in the Diabetic Brain
Student: Stefan Zeiter

Establishing a screening system in iPSC derived myotubes for imaging calcium dynamics
Student: Nicole Pina

Influence of UPR-pathway on stellate cell activation
Student: Nicole Nyfeler

Synthesis of di- and tri-(2H-1,2,3-triazol-2-yl)benzoic acids
Student: Remo Roth

Particle engineering for His-Tag protein immobilization and their shielding
Student: Samuel Baiges

Effects of the Storage Conditions on the Stability of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 and Hepatitis B Virus Viral Load and Infectivity
Student: Julian Bartel

Development and validation of a TaqMan Assay for monitoring of crayfish using eDNA markers
Student: Beryll Klingler

Establishing a Two-Plasmid System for the Selection of Active ZincFinger-Flp Mutants in the Context of Directed Evolution
Student: Jonas Michael Hartmann
Partner: Institut für Chemie und Bioanalytik

Examples of MSc theses

Antimony in secondary sources - Sb recovery from fly ash

Student: Fabienne Vannay
Partner: ZAR

Accidental discharge into an industrial WWTP – Evaluation tools for operational procedures

Student: Selina-Lisa Jörg
Partner: ProRheno AG

Synthesis and use of affinity matrices for epigenetic Protein studies

Student: Agnes Baron
Partner: Technische Universität München

Investigations on environmental levels of Hexachlorocyclohexane in Basel

Student: Alexander Laver
Partner: Amt für Umwelt und Energie BS

Determination of Marker Metabolites for CAH from DBS by MS/MS

Student: Pascal Bader
Partner: Kinderspital Zürich

Steps towards higher throughput screening methods: Infrared spectroscopy studies of ion-selective electrode membranes

Student: Sabrina Stevanovic
Partner: Novartis / Roche

Structural and functional relationship of EBF1 variants in B cell development

Student: Sandra Wimberger
Partner: Linköping University

Extraction of lactic acid from aqueous feeds in PTFE-membranes

Student: Pascal Schaer
Partner: UTwente

Establishing a natural-like fluorescence in zirconia for restorative dental applications

Student: Alexander Zwahlen
Partner: Straumann AG

Toward an improved understanding of oral drug absorption in the paediatric population through physiologically based pharmacokinetic models

Student: Angela Villiger
Partner: Roche

Development and optimization of a 3D skin construct

Student: Fabienne Thoenen
Partner: CELLnTEC Advanced Cell Systems AG

Explorative data analysis for process optimization in the radiology department of the University Hospital Basel

Student: John Truong
Partner: Universitätsspital Basel

A Critical Analysis of Technical Changes and the Corresponding Documentation Required for Global Post-approval Submissions Post-Approval Change Management

Student: Julia Radzihovsky
Partner: Roche / FHNW

Simulation and development of cleaning processes for pharmaceutical Equipment

Student: Julien Gerhart
Partner: Borer

Investigations of the mechanical, biological and biochemical effects of asymmetric dynamic loading on the intervertebral disc

Student: Lukas Straumann
Partner: AO Foundation

Development of an Investigation Strategy for Assay Performance

Student: Tobias Horat

Development and Evaluation of a Web Based Platform to Assist the Segmentation of Medical Images Using Crowdsourcing

Student: Daniel Xander