Personalized Health Basel
A joint project organization of the University of Basel and the University Hospitals of the Basel area, Personalized Health Basel (PHB) is committed to advancing healthcare through innovation, data-driven research, and clinical translation, for the benefit of patients, science, and society.
Our mission is to transform the Basel region into a leading hub for personalized health by:
- Streamlining data-driven clinical and research processes
- Building modern IT and data infrastructures
- Facilitating interdisciplinary and translational collaboration
- Fostering partnerships between academia and industry
We bridge gaps in data and biospecimen access by developing infrastructure that enables secure sharing and analysis across clinical and research networks. This paves the way for translational research, breakthrough diagnostics and treatments, and improved prevention and clinical care. Working with translational labs, we integrate advanced analytics and decision-support tools into clinical workflows, turning innovation into routine practice.
PHB contributes to national initiatives such as Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN) and Personalized Health Related Technologies (PHRT), while also engaging in cross-border projects, within the upper Rhine region and beyond, like Clinnova. We also actively foster partnerships with the private sector in the Basel region to drive innovation.
By providing IT and data expertise, coordinating efforts, and leveraging existing resources, PHB empowers researchers, clinicians, and health authorities to deliver the future of personalized healthcare.
We are launching the 2026 Open Innovation Challenge “openEHR for Clinical Innovation”!
At University Hospital Basel, we are committed to shaping the future of healthcare through meaningful innovation. Following last year's success, we have once again launched a unique Open Innovation Challenge in collaboration with DayOne – Healthcare Innovation, focusing on:
💡 co-developing interoperable, openEHR-based digital health solutions that improve clinical workflows, enhance data quality, and ultimately drive better patient outcomes
At Personalized Health Basel, we believe that open standards like openEHR International are key to unlocking the full potential of clinical data, not just for one hospital, but for an entire regional health ecosystem.
Last year's challenge showed us what is possible when clinicians, researchers and innovators work side by side on real problems, here the selcted projects 2025.
We can’t wait to see what this co-development programme will bring this year!
If you're working on digital health solutions and want to test them in a real-world clinical environment, this is your opportunity 👇
The Call for applications for the PHB Translational Award 2026 is now closed
The PHB Translational Award seeks proposals for projects that demonstrate a strong potential to significantly impact clinical practices or patient outcomes. The emphasis is on projects with high potential for translation into clinical practice, regardless of the disease area, medical specialties and disciplines.
The call is open to clinicians and other patient-facing specialists providing direct care or case-specific consultations at PHB-funded institutions:
- University of Basel (UniBas)
- University Hospital Basel (USB)
- University Children’s Hospital of Basel (UKBB)
The PHB Translational Award provides up to 50’000 CHF to cover release time from clinical routine (salary reimbursement) of the applicant for a maximum period of 12 months.
Award Timeline:
- Call Opening: 01.12.2025
- Deadline for applications: 15.03.2026
- Award Announcement: End of April 2026
- Start of the project: 01.06.2026
- End of the project (at the latest): 31.05.2027
- Final report submission: no later than 2 months after the end of the project
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Bram Stieltjes, MD PhD
Head of Department Research and Analysis Services, University Hospital Basel
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Cristina Golfieri, PhD
PHB Manager
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Raffaello Ferone, PhD
PHB Industry Partnership Manager
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Siri Leemann, PhD
Project Manager PH Eucor
