Stephen Quake joins the BRCCH as a Full Professor in Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering. As one of the three ETH Zurich professors, Prof Quake is affiliated with the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering of the ETH Zurich.
Burcu Tepekule joins the BRCCH as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Paediatric Infectious and Emerging Diseases Modelling. As one of the three University of Basel professors, Prof Tepekule is affiliated with the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Basel.
Prof Baumhoer joins the HOCH Health Ostschweiz in St. Gallen as a Deputy Chief Physician and is no longer a BRCCH-affiliated professor.
Ece Özkan Elsen joins the BRCCH as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Paediatric Digital Health Data Analysis. As one of the three University of Basel professors, Prof Özkan Elsen is affiliated with the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Basel.
Na Cai joins the BRCCH as an Assistant Professor of Computational Medical Genomics. As one of the three ETH Zurich professors, Prof Cai is affiliated with the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering at ETH Zurich.
The BRCCH starts a pilot phase for its internship programme, a funding initiative that aims to foster collaborations among BRCCH-affiliated researchers and scientists from low- and middle-income countries.
Daniel Müller, a Professor of Biophysics at ETH Zurich in Basel, succeeds Sai Reddy as Co-Director to help guide the BRCCH’s strategic orientation and initiatives as it transitions into a digital health hub in Basel.
The BRCCH organizes the Future of Paediatric Health Research Spotlight Day to mark the end of the PEP.
The appointment of Daniel Baumhoer as a member of the BRCCH’s capacity-building platforms is a further step in the realization of the paediatric digital health hub. Professor Baumhoer is a BRCCH-associated Professor of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology at University Hospital Basel.
Today, the Botnar Research Centre for Child Health announces its new name effective immediately – the Basel Research Centre for Child Health.
Fondation Botnar donates an additional CHF 50 million to the University of Basel and ETH Zurich to expand the activities of the joint Botnar Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH).
The BRCCH announces six research projects within its PII. This initiative aims to drive interdisciplinary research that addresses critical challenges in global paediatric health and medicine.
The BRCCH grants support for five research projects within its PEP initiative. The programme aims to foster the next generation of scientific leaders who will pursue interdisciplinary and step-changing research to address critical unmet needs and challenges in global paediatric health.
The BRCCH and the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) join forces to support three multi-institutional, multi-country research collaborations to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, aiming to improve the surveillance and management of the pandemic. The projects are the result of a synergistic collaboration between the organizations to drive interdisciplinary efforts to combat global health challenges.
The BRCCH will drive the development of innovative and step-changing health solutions for those who are most in need.
The BRCCH’s inaugural Spotlight Day marks the start of our initiative to build a community, both locally and globally, around the central mission of improving the health and well-being of children and adolescents worldwide.
The BRCCH starts building its research portfolio with a call for applications to its Multi-Investigator Programme. The four projects eventually selected by an external review panel form the cornerstones of the BRCCH’s research activities.
Operations start at the BRCCH under the academic leadership of Director Georg Holländer and Vice Director Sai Reddy. They are responsible for its strategic orientation, initiatives and operations and are supported by a core management team.
The University of Basel and ETH Zurich co-found the Botnar Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH) in Basel. They bring together scientists and clinical researchers from a variety of disciplines in order to develop new interventions and solutions for global use in paediatrics. The BRCCH reflects the goals and legacy of Fondation Botnar, the foundation that has generously supported the Centre’s launch with a gift of CHF 100 million. For more information about the Botnar family and their philanthropic commitment, please go to the foundation’s website directly.
