Torsten Schwede (born 2 October 1967 in Coburg) is a German and Swiss bioinformatics scientist and Professor at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland.

Torsten Schwede develops methods[4][5] and algorithms to model the three-dimensional structures of proteins and their properties, in order to gain knowledge about their function at an atomic level.

In order to estimate the accuracy of predicted structures, his group developed the QMEAN[8] method for models of soluble and membrane proteins.

[9] He has initiated the CAMEO project for the continuous automated blind assessment of structure prediction techniques, which complements the activities of the biannual CASP experiment.

Torsten Schwede elucidated a novel electrophilic co-factor in enzymes, which is formed by the autocatalytic modification of the protein backbone.