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New group leader of the SIB Personalized Health Informatics Group Dr. Davide Chiarugi joins SPHN as the new leader of the SIB Personalized Health Informatics Group (PHI), succeeding Katrin Crameri. With a PhD in Computer Science and extensive leadership experience, he brings strong expertise in data management, data-driven research, and coordinating multi-stakeholder projects. 28.02.2025 Dr. …

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Trusted framework for genomic data in human research: New SPHN Guidance In addition to offering significant opportunities for research, the secondary use of human genomic data also entails considerable responsibility. The newly published guidance document from the SPHN ELSI advisory group provides valuable practical ethical recommendations, including those on consent, the responsible communication of genetic …

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Research with sensitive data in Switzerland requires a Trusted Research Environment. In our new whitepaper we highlight how BioMedIT balances data access and security, offering insights into collaboration, federation, and trust-building for future-ready research. For groundbreaking health research, researchers need a Trusted Research Environment (TRE). It enables them to work with sensitive personal data while …

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In a two day workshop with experts from the Charité, Berlin, and our FAIR data team we explored possibilities to align SPHN concepts with the FHIR standard. SPHN  just started a new collaboration with our colleagues from the Charité hospital in Berlin, SPHN aims to align SPHN and FHIR, exploring how we can develop SPHN-specific …

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The SPHN Semantic Interoperability Framework’s 2025.1 release brings targeted improvements, enhancing the current schema and offering broader, more detailed representation of genomic variants. The SPHN Semantic Interoperability Framework provides a common language, guidelines, and tools necessary to gather health data for research in a FAIR manner. This means data is Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. …

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SPHN has updated its legal agreement template. This version builds on experiences from multi-site project negotiations. It addresses key legal requirements, ensuring secure and transparent data sharing between contracting parties. The updated legal agreement template for data sharing and usage provides a comprehensive framework for the obligations of the participating parties. It consists of a …

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Navigating health care research with sensitive data can be complex, but SPHN is here to help. The SPHN Factsheet 2024 highlights the network’s most important tools and services both for researchers and hospitals. At SPHN, researchers find the support needed to realise multi-centered research projects with hospital data. The factsheet 2024 shows how to set …

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SPHN teams up with the Swiss Digital Pathology Initiative. By integrating digital pathology data in the network, the initiatives aim to advance precision medicine in Switzerland. We are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration between the Swiss Digital Pathology Initiative (SDPI) and the Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN).  Together, the two initiatives aim to advance …

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At the Data for Health symposium, SPHN and PHRT celebrated the achievements from the past eight years. With over 450 participants, the symposium was a great success. Data helps improve patient treatment. The SPHN and PHRT initiatives have laid the groundwork for hospitals to share health data at scale for multi-center studies. At the Data …

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