Partners
Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation
The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) within the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER is the federal government’s specialised agency for national and international matters concerning education, research and innovation policy.
Swiss National Science Foundation
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) promotes scientific research across all academic disciplines, from the humanities to medicine and engineering. Acting on a federal mandate, it funds thousands of projects and researchers, making it Switzerland’s leading institution for research funding.
Swiss Cancer Institute
The Swiss Cancer Institute is the national organisation for independent clinical cancer research in Switzerland. It conducts multicenter trials across all cancer types, coordinating international academic studies through a network that spans all major university hospitals in the country.
Swiss Clinical Trial Organization
The Swiss Clinical Trial Organisation (SCTO) is the national platform for patient-oriented clinical research in Switzerland. It strengthens collaboration between study centres, academia, industry and authorities, and supports integration of Swiss clinical research into international networks.
Swiss Personalized Health Network
The Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN) develops coordinated data infrastructures to enable interoperable and shareable health data for research in Switzerland. By connecting key clinical, research and support institutions, SPHN fosters nationwide collaboration to advance personalised health research.
swissethics
swissethics brings together all recognised regional and cantonal ethics committees responsible for research involving humans in Switzerland. The association coordinates their activities to ensure consistent application of federal regulations and to facilitate exchange of expertise and information.
BBMRI-ERIC
BBMRI-ERIC is one of the largest European research infrastructures for biobanking. All its Member and Observers States have a National Node, a contact point coordinating the biobanking activities in the different European countries. As the Swiss Node of BBMRI-ERIC, Swiss Biobanking acts as an intermediary between Swiss biobanks and the European network.
ESBB
European, Middle Eastern & African Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking (ESBB) has the misson to advance biosharing for a better world through mobilising, inspiring, and educating the biobank community across EMEA.