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News and Developments from our Network

This page offers a central overview of activities and developments in academic clinical research throughout Switzerland.

Keep up to date with the latest news, events, and announcements from the Swiss Clinical Trial Organisation (SCTO) and its extended network. Access recent highlights, subscribe to our newsletter, and explore key updates.

This page offers a central overview of activities and developments in academic clinical research throughout Switzerland.

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17 April 2026

Successful paediatric HRO research projects: From feasibility to sampling, age-dependent design and data reuse

In this seminar you will meet three speakers from SwissPedNet, the Swiss Research Network of Clinical Pediatric Hubs. Based on their individual expertise, they will share different challenges of paediatric HRO research projects and how they can be proactively managed.

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2 April 2026

SCTO Symposium 2026 | AI meets Clinical Research: Navigating regulatory, ethical, and legal frontiers

Artificial intelligence is transforming clinical research, but with great opportunity comes great complexity. How do we harness AI’s potential while navigating the regulatory, ethical, and legal challenges it brings?

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19 March 2026

Register now: SwissPedNets NextGen Research Day 2026 in Lausanne

SwissPedNet invites you to the NextGen Research Day 2026, an engaging and practice-oriented training event for the next generation of pediatric researchers. The programme is designed for pediatricians as well as nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists, ergotherapists, and other allied health professionals.

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10 March 2026

Session material available | SNSF IICT 2026 call: How to successfully address the patient and public involvement (PPI) requirements

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has launched the 12th call of its Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials (IICT) programme for clinical studies on topics that are outside the industry focus.

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