In 2016, the SNSF launched the first call for connecting biobanks by harmonising their IT systems for research purposes. In total, 8 applications were submitted. Based on the recommendations of a panel of international experts, the SNSF decided to support 3 projects:
- Holger Moch (University of Zurich), "PathoLink: Connecting biobanks to determine mechanisms of metastasis formation and chemoresistance"
- Katharina Rentsch (University of Basel), "Biobanking for state-of-the-art Sepsis research"
- Peter Johannes Wild (University of Zurich), "Digital Cancer Biobank – zBioLink"
The SNSF will launch the next BioLink call in 2018.
BioLink webpage