Ece Özkan Elsen joins BRCCH as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Pediatric Digital Health Data Analysis. As one of the three University of Basel professors, Ece Özkan Elsen is affiliated with the Department of Biomedical Engineering (DBE) at the University of Basel.
Na Cai joins BRCCH as an Assistant Professor of Computational Medical Genomics. As one of the three ETHZ professors, Na Cai is affiliated with the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE).
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, professor of biophysics at ETH Zürich in Basel succeeds Sai Reddy as Co-Director to help guide the strategic orientation and initiatives of the BRCCH as it transitions into a digital health hub in Basel.
The BRCCH organizes the Future of Paediatric Health Research Spotlight Day to crown the end of the Postdoctoral Excellence Fellowship Programme.
The appointment of Daniel Baumhoer as a member of the BRCCH’s capacity-building platforms is a next step in the realization of the paediatric digital health. Professor Baumhoer is a BRCCH-associated professor of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology at the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
Today, the Botnar Research Centre for Child Health announces its new name effective immediately – the Basel Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH).
Fondation Botnar is donating 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).
With an additional gift of CHF 50 million Fondation Botnar endorses BRCCH’s transition into an academic research centre with six professors at the core dedicated to interdisciplinary paediatric digital health research.
The BRCCH announces six research projects within its Principal Investigator Initiative (PII) initiative. The PII 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 Postdoctoral Excellence Programme (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) support three multi-institutional, multi-country collaborations for research to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 with aims to improve the surveillance and management of the pandemic. The projects are a result of a synergistic collaboration between the organisations to drive interdisciplinary efforts to combat global health challenges.
With additional financial support of Fondation Botnar, the BRCCH launches a Fast-Track Call for emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 11 research projects are selected for their outstanding science and their potential to deliver rapid and tangible impact to mitigate the novel coronavirus.
BRCCH is to drive the development of innovative and step-changing health solutions for those who are most in need.
The inaugural Spotlight Day of the BRCCH marked 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 (MIP). The four projects eventually selected by an external review panel form the cornerstones of 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 which generously supports the launch of the BRCCH with a CHF 100 million gift. For more information about the Botnar Family and their philanthropic commitment.