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Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
Wissenschaftsbarometer COVID-19
In der COVID-19-Pandemie vertraut die Schweizer Bevölkerung der Wissenschaft. Sie befürwortet, dass Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler ihre Expertise in Öffentlichkeit und Politik einbringen, und ist mehrheitlich der Meinung, dass politische Entscheidungen zum Umgang mit der Pandemie auf wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen beruhen sollten. Das zeigt die von den Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz geförderte COVID-19 Edition des «Wissenschaftsbarometer Schweiz».
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS
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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.
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS
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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.
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Call for nominations: Prix de Quervain 2026 for Polar Research
The Prix de Quervain 2026 will be awarded for outstanding research conducted in, or originat-ing from, the two polar regions, across all scientific disciplines.