Are you looking for services to support your research?

12.02.2026

The CPCR Service Finder is a new collaborative tool developed by the national Coordination Platform Clinical Research (CPCR), with technical expertise from Swiss Biobanking. This user-friendly tool allows to browse services offered by the main national research infrastructures supporting clinical and health research and to identify the right contact depending on your needs – in just one click.

After more than ten years, Dr. med. Susanne Driessen is stepping down from her position as president of swissethics

06.01.2026

swissethics expresses deepest gratitude to Susanne Driessen exceptional leadership and dedication over the past decade as president of swissethics, and her unwavering commitment to ethical research, as she steps down from this role.

Information from Swissmedic and swissethics on ICH GCP E6(R3) training requirements for investigators

21.12.2025

Swissmedic and swissethics expect that all principal investigators involved in the conduct of clinical trials who currently hold a GCP E6(R2) certificate undertake and document a self-study of the revised guideline ICH GCP E6(R3). Investigators who already have a GCP E6(R3) or a refresher GCP E6(R3) certificate do not have to take the self-study.

Giovan Maria Zanini elected president of swissethics from 1 January 2026

15.12.2025

Giovan Maria Zanini has been elected as the new president of swissethics by its members, effective from 1 January 2026. He succeeds Dr Susanne Driessen, who is stepping down after more than 10 years in office. Giovan Maria Zanini is President of the Ticino Ethics Commission and was the cantonal pharmacist for the canton of Ticino for decades.

Information and consent for genomic research

11.11.2025

Genomic research using whole genome sequencing (WGS) is developing rapidly. Genetic data is already being collected and evaluated in a large number of research projects. General consent applies to the reuse of genetic data in coded form. However, when whole genome sequencing is carried out as part of research projects, this represents a different dimension in genetics.

Possible problems with clinicaltrials.gov

17.10.2025

According to reports from Swiss researchers, since 1 October 2025 there have been problems with new registrations and updates to existing registrations of clinical trials on clinicaltrials.gov.

Swissmedic is conducting a pilot project to reduce the processing time for applications

17.07.2025

On July 1, 2025, Swissmedic launched a pilot project to reduce the processing times for applications for clinical trials with medicinal products under certain conditions. This pilot project applies to clinical trials that meet at least one of the following criteria:

Upcoming fee changes from July 1, 2025

17.06.2025

Please be advised of the following important change. From July 1, 2025, the fees charged by the ethics committees for the assessment of applications and requests submitted will be increased by 5%.

swissethics is looking for a projekt manager and serving as deputy managing director (60-80%)

26.05.2025

Annual safety and general progress trial report for clinical trials with medical devices

05.05.2025

As announced on February 18 (see News 18.2.2025 below), swissethics is today publishing a new template for writing the annual safety and general progress trial report for clinical trials with medical devices.