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.
'Democratizing the Health Data Ecosystem: From Challenges to Solutions'
The 8th workshop of the Personalized Health Series is jointly organized by Personalized Health Basel (PHB) and DayOne.
The digital transformation of healthcare relies on the responsible and effective sharing of clinical data. While the potential is tremendous - enhancing patient care, enabling medical innovation, and making healthcare systems more efficient - real-world implementation comes with significant challenges.
This workshop places a spotlight on the real-world challenges of health data sharing: technical, ethical, regulatory, and organizational. By bringing together stakeholders from health institutions, academia, industry, and the public sector, we aim to create an open forum where obstacles can be freely discussed, and lessons can be shared. The primary goal is to explore the complexities of sharing clinical data in practice - what has worked, what has not, and how we can move forward together.
Date: October 30, 2025
Time: 13:00 - 18:00
Venue: Biozentrum, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 41, 4056 Basel
Workshop Goals:
- Providing real-world insights into health data sharing practices
- Fostering open discussions on challenges and practical solutions
- Encouraging collaborations across academia, industry, and government
- Highlighting diverse perspectives and lived experiences
- Sparking new data sharing initiatives and partnerships
If you are interested in attending this workshop, please register via this Google Form, and submit an abstract to present your challenges and proposed solutions during the pitching session. Participation is free of cost, but registration is mandatory.
More information can be found on the Workshop webpage.
Feel free to share this invitation with interested colleagues in academia and industry.
Contact:
Maren Diepenbruck & Raffaello Ferone
Driving Healthcare Innovation: 6 Projects Selected to Improve Clinical Data Capture at USB
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At University Hospital Basel, we are committed to shaping the future of healthcare through meaningful innovation. In collaboration with DayOne – Healthcare Innovation, we launched a unique Open Innovation Challenge to address a critical goal:
💡 Improving clinical data capture for better healthcare outcomes
As part of the Digital Health Nation Innovation Booster, powered by Innosuisse, this initiative invited bold, interdisciplinary teams to propose solutions that simplify and standardize clinical data capture using openEHR. The aim: to enhance data quality, reduce system fragmentation, and streamline workflows across our institution.
🌟 Meet the Selected Projects
After an enthusiastic response and a competitive selection process, we are proud to introduce the six teams moving forward into the next stage of development:
- anamedi – Julian Kempf, Maks Kasprzyk (University of Basel)
- Health Capture – Michaël Laurac (Berner Fachhochschule BFH)
- Lifecare openEHR clinical applications – Sofia Kauppila, Kaisa Kauppinen (Tietoevry)
- Movement@HealthCore – Chris Easthope Awai (cereneo)
- Nutrition data – Dr. Robert Schreiber (ALPINA+SANA)
- RADICAL – Norbert Farkas (DryLabz)
5th Clinic Meets Data Science Symposium
PHB is hosting this year the 5th Clinic Meets Data Science Symposium! Don't miss it!
The symposium will showcase current developments in clinical data science, highlight state-of-the-art and future applications and tools and discuss possibilities and opportunities that data science offers for the clinical daily routine.
Date: 28 August 2025
Time: 09:00 - 17:30
Venue: Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Basel
Call for abstracts now closed.
Accepted abstracts will be presented at the symposium either as oral presentations or as posters.
Program and registration on the 5th Clinic Meets Data Science Symposium webpage!
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🎉 PHB is thrilled to announce the winner of the PHB Translational Award 2025! 🎉
The PHB Translational Award seeks proposals for projects that demonstrate a strong potential to significantly impact clinical practices or patient outcomes. We received numerous outstanding and innovative proposals, and we would like to sincerely thank all applicants for their interest and the time invested in preparing their submissions. While we were only able to fund one project this year, the high level of engagement has truly inspired us—and we are excited to announce that we plan to launch another call next year, so stay tuned!
👏 We are pleased to congratulate Dr. Benjamin Thiele, Consultant in Medical Oncology! 👏
The award will support part of Dr. Thiele’s position over a 12-month period starting June 1, 2025, enabling him to dedicate time away from clinical duties to focus on this innovative project:
🧭 COMPASS: Clinical Oncology Milestones – Patient Journey Automation and Synthesis System
More information about the project can be found on the PHB Translational Award page.
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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
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Maren Diepenbruck, PhD
PHB Synthetic Data Project Manager
