Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN)
Infrastructure building to enable nationwide use and exchange of health data for research

An initiative of the Swiss Government

The Swiss Personalized Health Network is a national initiative under the leadership of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS). In collaboration with the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics it contributes to the development, implementation and validation of coordinated data infrastructures in order to make health-relevant data interoperable and shareable for research in Switzerland. 

SPHN has adopted a federative approach by building upon – and supporting – existing data sources and infrastructures across the country. To make health data interoperable and accessible for research, SPHN rallies all decision-makers from key clinical, research-, research support institutions and patient organizations around the same table.

News

SPHN introduces new governance structure and funding scheme

To cater to its new mandate, the Swiss Personalized Health Network adapts its   governance structure and funding regulations. A new Sounding Board ensures all relevant stakeholders are on board. Read more...

SPHN publishes a paper on a key tool for semantic health data modeling

A new paper has recently been published in the Journal of Biomedical Semantics The scientific paper presents the SPHN Schema Forge, a tool that turns health data definitions into standardised machine-readable formats. Used in numerous SPHN-funded projects, it facilitates the process of making real-world health data FAIR. Read more...

SPHN RDF Schema applied in international context

Two research teams from France have successfully applied  SPHN’s data schema in their research project. Their work highlights that, for certain use cases, knowledge graphs can be more effective than traditional tabular data formats. Read more...

From Technology to Treatment conference – register now

Join SPHN & PHRT on 28 and 29 August in Zurich to explore the latest advances in personalized medicine and discover projects that are translating research into real-world clinical applications. Read more...

Imagine all the data – SPHN introduces medical imaging concepts for its data model

Diagnostic imaging methods have become an integral part of medical examinations. The latest extension of SPHN’s data model now enables the structured representation of medical imaging data, making it easier to integrate and share across research projects. Read more...

Swiss Personalized Health Network ensures continuity

The development phase of the Swiss Personalized Health Network was successfully completed at the end of 2024. Over the next four years, the network will focus on maintaining and establishing its services and infrastructures. From 2029, SPHN aims to become an integral part of the national data infrastructure. Read more...

Events

Key events and training in the realm of the Swiss Personalized Health Network

28–29 August 2025 | Zurich, Switzerland

From Technology to Treatment – hosted by SPHN and PHRT

8 - 10 September 2025 | Basel, Switzerland

Basel Computational Biology Conference

18 September 2025 | Basel Switzerland

World of Data

6-8 October 2025 | Basel Switzerland

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