🎉 PHB is thrilled to announce the winner for the PHB Translational Award 2025! 🎉

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

Modern oncology care involves complex, multidisciplinary pathways that generate extensive clinical, molecular, and patient-reported data across various digital platforms. While this data offers great potential, its fragmentation often results in administrative burdens and difficulties in maintaining cohesive and accessible patient records. Building on promising preliminary work at USB, which demonstrated the technical feasibility of integrating diverse data sources—including the clinical data warehouse and molecular diagnostics platforms—Dr. Thiele’s project aims to develop an automated system that models individual patient journeys. This system will aggregate key clinical milestones, treatment decisions, molecular results, and patient-reported outcomes into a unified and accessible format.

Key objectives of COMPASS include:

• Significantly reducing administrative workload
• Improving the efficiency of clinical decision-making
• Facilitating clinical research
• Supporting certification processes

By seamlessly integrating clinical and molecular data, COMPASS has the potential to become a transformative tool for precision oncology—enhancing both patient care and operational efficiency in clinical settings.

👏 Congratulations, Dr. Thiele!