May 2014 | News

PhD Student, Micheline Maire, receives Award for Best Publication in basic sleep research

Micheline Maire has been awarded with the prize of the best publication in basic sleep research by the Swiss Society for Sleep Research, Sleep Medicine and Chronobiology (SSSSC), for her work on “Sleep ability mediates individual differences in the vulnerability […]

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Prof. emerita Anna Wirz-Justice, elected honorary member of the Swiss Society for Sleep Research, Sleep Medcine and Chronobiology

Prof. em. Anna Wirz-Justice has been awarded a honorary membership of the Swiss Society for Sleep Research, Sleep Medicine and Chronobiology (SSSSC) at the annual meeting in Luzern (18.05.2014). Her excellent merits in Chronobiology research on the international level, but […]

Apr 2014 | News
Jan 2014 | News

We are partner in the EU project SSL-erate

SSL-erate is a 3-year coordination project that aims to accelerate the uptake of high-quality Solid State Lighting (SSL) technology in Europe by supporting open innovation and bringing validated information to all relevant stakeholders. At a higher level this coordinated European […]

Jan 2014 | News

Our team is partner of the SNF Sinergia Project SiRENE: Short and Long Term Effects of Transportation Noise Exposure

SiRENE: Short and Long Term Effects of Transportation Noise Exposure
The overall goal of this interdisciplinary study is to investigate acute, short- and long-term effects of road, railway and aircraft noise exposure on annoyance, sleep disturbances and cardiometabolic risk. Noise exposure […]

Jan 2014 | News

Light in the ear has no effect

We have published the first independent study about the Valkee device and showed that light in the ear does not acutely affect human circadian physiology, alertness and psychomotor vigilance performance. The efficacy of the Valkee device is controversial and […]

Jan 2014 | News
Dec 2013 | Chronobiology & Art

LIGHTOPIA- Exhibition on Light at the Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany

We have been involved in contributing to the exhibition with an essay (Beyond our Eyes: The invisible Impact of Light by Christian Cajochen in Essays on the cultural history of light, Volume 1/3, Museum Catalogue) and a presentation on the Effects […]

Jul 2013 | News

Release of New Paper causes International Attention

The release of the new paper about the effects of the lunar cycle on human sleep from Prof. Christian Cajochen and his team caused tons of calls and emails from journalists in the last days. Here are some articles:

The […]

Jul 2013 | News

Book again available: Chronotherapeutics for Affective Disorders – 2nd Edition


The clinican’s manual for light and wake therapy has been revised by Prof. em. Anna Wirz-Justice and her colleagues. This second edition has now been released.
You can order a copy here.
Chronotherapeutics for Affective Disorders.
A  Clinician’s Manual for […]