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Citizen Science in Switzerland: Taking Stock and Ways into the Future
Heute erscheint in der Swiss Academies Series «Citizen Science in der Schweiz: Standortbestimmung und Wege in die Zukunft», ein Bericht der Schweizer Expert:innengruppe für Citizen Science. Partizipativ erarbeitet und mit Feedback aus der Community stellt die Publikation zum einen die vielfältigen und zahlreichen Initiativen, Projekte und Tools rund um Citizen Science in der Schweiz vor. Zum anderen werden Ziele und Massnahmen für verschiedene Akteure zu den vier Themen Mehrwert und Wirkung, Finanzierung, Ausbildung sowie Kommunikation und Sichtbarkeit formuliert. Der Bericht entstand im Rahmen der Initiative Citizen Science der Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz 2021-24 und wurde koordiniert von Science et Cité.
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smarter medicine: Top 5 list on headaches published
The association «smarter medicine – Choosing Wisely Switzerland», of which the SAMS is a member, is committed to providing optimal healthcare in Switzerland. It encourages professional societies to draw up Top 5 lists defining interventions that should be avoided altogether or only used under specific conditions. In February 2026, the Swiss Headache Society (SHS) published such a list.
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New healthcare institutions onboarded to SPHN
Six new healthcare institutions have been onboarded to the Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN). These include five cantonal hospitals and the Swiss Cancer Institute, which are now ready to contribute clinical data to multi-site research projects in personalized medicine. This is a key achievement in the ongoing effort to extend and standardize health data exchange across Swiss healthcare institutions.
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SPHN: Clinical data from 800’000 patients unlocked
After eight years of coordinated effort, the Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN) released the metadata of a uniquely rich national clinical dataset, spanning more than 800’000 patients and billions of semantically harmonized data points across diagnoses, procedures, labs, medications, vital signs, and more. Researchers can now easily discover what data exists in Switzerland and how to access it.