Viktor Kölzer

Prof. Dr. Viktor Koelzer is Medical Co-Director of the Institute of Pathology and Full Professor of Experimental Pathology at the University Hospital of Basel. He is a board-certified pathologist and aims to improve patient care through application of new technologies to daily diagnostic practice and research. Previously he was Attending Pathologist and Assistant Professor for Digital Pathology at the University and University Hospital of Zurich where he is now an associate faculty member. Prof. Koelzer holds an honorary position as senior clinical researcher at the University of Oxford and coordinated the pathology curriculum at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich from 2019-2024 with a strong focus on digital technologies. His research work has been recognized by national and international awards including the European Society of Pathology, the US and Canadian Academy of Pathology, the International Academy of Pathology, and the Scientist Award of the Siegenthaler Foundation. Prof. Koelzer coordinates the «Swiss Digital Pathology Initiative» in the National Roadmap for Research Infrastructures 2025-2028 of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation.