Call for clinical trials with the UK launched
Through this call, the SNSF and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) are funding clinical trials focused on the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases.
Researchers from Switzerland and the UK can submit applications for randomised, controlled trials in areas of unmet clinical needs in healthcare. There must already be sufficient evidence from earlier clinical studies in humans demonstrating that the proposed interventions might work. Expertise and patient recruitment activities must be distributed across Switzerland and the UK.
The NIHR platform's submission deadline for application outlines is 9 September 2025 (14:00 Swiss local time). Furthermore, researchers in Switzerland must register on mySNF and submit their CVs and other necessary documents by 17:00 Swiss local time on 9 September 2025. Applicants will be informed of the evaluation results in November, and full applications will be submitted by 28 January 2026.
A total of 8.8 million francs is available for this call. The SNSF and the NIHR will fund up to three high-quality joint clinical trials in Switzerland and the UK over a period of up to five years. Evaluations and assessments will be conducted by the SNSF and the NIHR, who will finance the activities in their respective countries.