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

Why Switzerland needs a Swiss Trusted Research Environment

Research with sensitive data requires a Trusted Research Environment. In its recently published whitepaper, SPHN highlights how BioMedIT balances data access and security, offering insights into collaboration, federation, and trust-building for future-ready research. More information...

How FHIR and SPHN could match up

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. This is an important step forward in improving data exchange. More information...

 

SPHN releases the newest version of the SPHN Semantic Interoperability Framework

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. More information...

 

A new president for the Swiss Personalized Health Network

Prof. Matthias Baumgartner will take over as Chair of the Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN) in 2025, succeeding Urs Frey, who has led the network since 2019. Baumgartner will accompany SPHN and its Data Coordination Center (DCC) into the maintenance phase. More information...

 

SPHN updates legal template for responsible data sharing

SPHN has introduced an updated version of its legal agreement templates. This version is based on experiences from negotiations of multi-site projects. It addresses key legal requirements, ensuring secure and transparent data sharing between contracting parties. More information...

 

SPHN Factsheet 2024: Improving patient care with SPHN

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. More information...

 

Events

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

29-30 January 2025 | London, UK

Festival of Genomics and Biodata

5 - 7 March 2025 | Brussels

RE(ACT) Congress

19-21 May 2025 | Glasgow, Scotland

Medical Informatics Europe 2025

8 September 2025 | Basel Switzerland

World of Data

6-8 October 2025 | Basel Switzerland

BioTechX Europe

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