In the context of its patient-oriented clinical research funding instruments, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) funds the following 8 multicentric cohort studies since 2006:
- The Swiss Venous Thromboembolism Cohort 65+ (SWITCO-65+, D. Aujesky)
- Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS, P.B. Francioli)
- Cohort study on Substabce Use Risk Factors (C-SURF, G. Gmel)
- The Swiss National Cohort (F. Gutzwiller)
- Cardiovascular diseases and psychiatric disorders (M. Preisig)
- Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung and Heart Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA, T. Rochat)
- Swiss Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort Study (SIBDCS, G. Rogler)
- Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (J.U. Steiger)
Currently, no new call is foreseen.