Division Biology and Medicine 

Its key tasks include services to support the National Research Council, in particular the commissioning and evaluation of expert opinions from national and international experts on research applications.

The Biology and Medicine Division’s funding activities incorporate the following subject areas and disciplines:

  • Basic Biological Sciences
  • General Biology
  • Basic Medical Sciences
  • Experimental Medicine
  • Clinical Medicine
  • Preventative Medicine (Epidemiology/early detection/prevention)
  • Social Medicine

It primarily finances research projects, but also launches or participates in special programmes and enables researchers to participate in internationally co-ordinated research activities (see below). It also supports scientific conferences and publications.

 

On this Subject

  • Projects
  • Scientific conferences
  • Programme for career promotion
    SCORE, PROSPER, MD-PhD
  • Cohorts
    Promotion of patient-oriented clinical research.
  • CTU (Clinical Trial Units)
    Contributions for the establishment and expansion of competence centres for clinical studies.
  • SPUM (Special programme university medicine)
    Promotion of young scientists in clinical research by funding multicentric, multidisciplinary clinical projects with a translational character.
  • R’EQUIP (Research Equipment)
    Promotion of acquisition of larger scientific equipment.
  • EUROCORES
    The Division supports the ESF research programmes, thus facilitating the participation of Swiss researchers in internationally coordinated research projects.
  • ERA-NET
    To coordinate invitations for applications for funding under future European programmes, the Division is involved in various ERA-Net activities.

Contact

 Division Biology and Medicine

 

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