Contact
The Swiss Personalized Health Network is managed by the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS). In collaboration with SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, SAMS operates the Data Coordination Center (DCC), the central hub of SPHN. Our teams are based in Bern and Basel.
Bern
Swiss Personalized Health Network
Haus der Akademien
Laupenstrasse 7
CH-3001 Bern
+41 (0)31 306 92 95
info@sphn.ch
Basel
Personalized Health Informatics Group
Elisabethenstrasse 43
CH-4051 Basel
dcc@sib.swiss
Dr. Thomas Geiger
Managing Director
SPHN MO
SPHN MO
Thomas supports the NSB President in his functions and is responsible for the day-to-day management and good governance of the SPHN initiative.
Dr. Davide Chiarugi
Technical Director
SIB PHI
SIB PHI
Davide oversees SPHN's technical implementation, bringing in extensive expertise in data management and multistakeholder coordination.
Owen Appleton
Senior IT Services Manager
SIB PHI
SIB PHI
Owen’s experience in Service Management for research supports the professional delivery of services to the SPHN community.
Dr. Jan Armida
Scientific Coordinator
FAIR Data Team | SIB PHI
FAIR Data Team | SIB PHI
Jan brings all his passion and expertise to the SPHN task forces to advance FAIRifcation of health-related data.
Dr. Michaela Egli
Project Manager, Ethical, Legal, Social Implications | SPHN MO
Michaela supports ELSI issues in SPHN by bringing in her expertise in philosophy of medicine and science.
Patricia Fernández Pinilla
Technical Coordinator
BioMedIT Team | SIB PHI
BioMedIT Team | SIB PHI
Patricia brings in her technical background to help coordinate and support activities in the BioMedIT project.
Regan Geissmann
Administrative Assistant
SIB PHI
SIB PHI
Regan brings her expertise in organization and office management to support the administrative efficiency and operational goals of the team.
Sergio Guarino
Technical Coordinator
BioMedIT Team | SIB PHI
BioMedIT Team | SIB PHI
Sergio brings his ICT and security background to help coordinate and support activities in the BioMedIT project.
Simone Guzzi
Full Stack Software Developer
BioMedIT Team | SIB PHI
BioMedIT Team | SIB PHI
Simone brings his passion and knowledge in software development to the BioMedIT Interoperability Working Group, evolving and expanding BioMedIT project's services.
Shubham Kapoor
Lead BioMedIT Research IT Services & BioMedIT Team | SIB PHI
Shubham brings in his Cloud, HPC & sensitive data processing expertise to architect BioMedIT’s secure computing environments.
Judit Kiss Blind
Legal Officer, Ethical, Legal, Social Implications | SIB PHI
Judit uses her expertise as a lawyer to support the SPHN network with ethical and legal matters.
Dr. Julia Maurer
Team Lead Ethical, Legal, Social Implications | SIB PHI
Julia uses her experience and expertise using health-related data as a clinical researcher, to support/promote the ethical and legal questions in SPHN and BioMedIT.
Dr. sc. ETH Sabine Österle
Lead Semantic Interoperability Strategy & FAIR Data Team | SIB PHI
Sabine oversees and manages the PHI portfolio and related activities towards achieving the SPHN FAIRIfication goals.
Manuela Paganini
Communications Manager | SPHN MO
Manuela's background is in media, data analysis and design. She distills complex topics into clear, engaging content for the SPHN audience.
Christine Remund
Project administration specialist
SPHN MO
SPHN MO
Christine uses her accounting and organizational expertise to support the various MO activities and to manage the financial aspects of the initiative.
Dr. Vasundra Touré
Scientific Coordinator
FAIR Data Team | SIB PHI
FAIR Data Team | SIB PHI
Vasundra brings her expertise to implement RDF technologies to enhance the FAIRness of health-related data.
Deepak Unni
Scientific Coordinator
FAIR Data Team | SIB PHI
FAIR Data Team | SIB PHI
Deepak brings his experience working with semantic web technologies, building knowledge graphs, and implementation of FAIR data principles to augment the semantics and interoperability goals of SPHN.
Dr. Sarah Vermij
Scientific Coordinator
SPHN MO
SPHN MO
Sarah uses her scientific background and organizational skills to communicate and coordinate operational SPHN activities.
Dr. Harald Witte
Senior Clinical Data Specialist
FAIR Data Team | SIB PHI
FAIR Data Team | SIB PHI
Harald brings his expertise in research and clinical data science to advance the SPHN interoperability goals and semantic strategy.
Contributors from SIB Legal funded through SPHN
Mathilde Heusghem, Legal Officer, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Aneta Stern, Legal Officer, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics