From Idea to Impact: Your Partner in Clinical Research That Matters
Driving research forward is a core priority for the Department of Clinical Research.
We are fortunate to collaborate with many researchers and clinicians, and to support a wide range of projects throughout the year.
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The grants listed reflect both projects supported by the DCR and those led in collaboration with external research partners. Researchers affiliated with the DCR are indicated as (DCR).
Investigator Initiated Clinical Trial (IICT) 2024
Swiss National Science Foundation
Randomized placebo-controlled trial to assess efficacies of EMPAgliflozin and
personalized dietary counselling for kidney STONE prevention in patients with calcium kidney stones (EMPASTONE)
Funding: 3’417’589 CHF
Principal Investigator: Prof. Daniel Fuster, Department of Nephrology
and Hypertension, Insel Gruppe
Ticln for the Treatment of coronAry lesioNs -PlAque Regression AnD stabilisation with drug Eluting balloons
(TITAN-PARADISE)
Funding: 2’068’700 CHF
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Marco Valgimigli, Istituto Cardiocentro
Ticino
DigiK Profilierungsprojekte
University of Bern
A Human-In-The-Loop approach to Clinical Decision Support in Radiation Oncology.
Funding: 500'000
Lead: Prof. Sarah Brünigk, Prof. Mauricio Reyes, Prof. Fred Mast, Prof. Elicin Olgun & Prof. Benjamin Ineichen (DCR)
LLM4Humans - Empowering humans with local LLMs in research and clinical practice
Funding: 500'000
Lead: Prof. Sören Huwendiek & Prof. Benjamin Ineichen (DCR)
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Strategic Japanese-Swiss Science and Technology
Programme
Swiss National Science Foundation
Cortico-cortical evoked potentials for Assessing Brain Language Engagement (CABLE)
Funding: 298’000
Lead: Prof. Riki Matsumoto, Prof. Kathleen Seidel, Dr. Jonathan Wermelinger, Prof. Benjamin Ineichen (DCR)
ENLIGHT Incubator Grant
ENLIGHT
TrialLearn - developing a training module for clinical
researchers to use and generate real world evidence
Funding: 30'000
Lead: Dr. Sharon Mitchell (DCR), Prof. Lars Hemkens (DCR), Dr. Perrine Janiaud (DCR), Prof. Eva Segelov (DCR), Prof. Declan Devane, Prof. Shaun Treweek
Advancing 3R – Animals, Research and Society
(NRP 79)
Swiss National Science Foundation
A systematic review comparing in vitro versus established in vivo models in COVID-19 antiviral researchantiviral testing using 3D human respiratory epithelia;
Funding: 25'000
Lead: Prof. Caroline Tapparel, Sophie Clément, Prof. Benjamin Ineichen (DCR)
DCR is here to support you throughout each step of the process. The process follows a four-step approach
STEP 01
Letter of Intent (LOI) Submission
Prospective investigators submit a brief LOI and PPI Preparatory Grant outlining the project. Reach out to the DCR with a study idea or a summary as early as possible to ensure sufficient time for collaboration and preparation.
STEP 02
Full Proposal Submission
Successful LOI applicants are invited to submit detailed full proposal, including logistics, budget and statistical study design.
STEP 03
Rebuttal to Written Peer Review
Proposals that meet formal requirements then undergo rigorous peer review evaluation. In the rebuttal stage, comments from peer reviewers are clarified in a letter by the principal investigator.
STEP 04
Proposal Outcome
Final decision is communicated. DCR meets with the partnered researchers to discuss proceeding with the study, resubmitting the proposal or discussing next steps.