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March 25, 2025

Dr Ece Özkan Elsen appointed as BRCCH Professor of Paediatric Digital Health Data Analysis

In July 2025, Dr Ece Özkan Elsen will join the Basel Research Centre for Child Health as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Pediatric Digital Health Data Analysis.
October 14, 2024

Dr. Na Cai appointed as BRCCH Professor of Computational Medical Genomics

In February 2025, Dr. Na Cai will join the Basel Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH) as an Assistant Professor of Computational Medical Genomics.
June 4, 2024

The Power of Digital Pathology

In early 2024, Prof Daniel Baumhoer joined the Basel Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH) as the first professor as part of the organisation’s transition to a digital health hub in Basel.
January 2, 2024

The BRCCH Becomes the Basel Research Centre for Child Health

Today, the Botnar Research Centre for Child Health announces its new name effective immediately - the Basel Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH).
September 5, 2023

3D Printed Plates for Cleft Lip and Palate Care in Less than Five Minutes

The treatment of children born with cleft lip and palate typically includes the use of therapeutic intraoral plates before surgical closure of the cleft. The plate passively sits on the roof of the baby’s mouth and helps separate the nasal and oral regions.
August 29, 2023

An Investment in More Research to Benefit Children and Adolescents

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).
August 23, 2023

Reaching and Supporting All Children with Digital Parenting Interventions

Millions of children in low-income settings are at risk of missing their developmental potential in early life.
October 26, 2022

Insights into the University of Zimbabwe Birth Cohort study

Prof Kerina Duri, associate professor in the Immunology Unit at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Zimbabwe (UZ-FMHS), and her...
May 18, 2022

Principal Investigator Initiative (PII)

The Botnar Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH) is pleased to announce six research projects within its new initiative, the Principal Investigator Initiative (PII).
July 2, 2021

Postdoctoral Excellence Programme (PEP)

The BRCCH announces five research projects within its new initiative, Postdoctoral Excellence Programme (PEP).
April 30, 2021

Standing the Test: A Portrait of Georg Holländer

Immunologist Georg Holländer is a researcher through and through; he is considered a visionary and an inspiration.
April 27, 2021

“We want to be measured by impact in global child health.”

It’s only a little more than two years since the BRCCH started operations.
February 8, 2021

The BRCCH and EDCTP Start a New Joint Initiative

The BRCCH and the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) are to support three multi-institutional, multi-country collaborations for research to mitigate the impact of COVID-19.
May 13, 2020

Fast Track Call (FTC) for Acute Global Health Challenges

BRCCH is to drive the development of innovative and step-changing health solutions for those who are most in need.
January 30, 2020

Inaugural BRCCH Spotlight Day

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.
December 6, 2019

Multi-Investigator Programme (MIP)

The BRCCH is pleased to announce its Multi-Investigator Programme (MIP) projects for the 2019 Call, which establish the first cornerstones of the Centre’s research portfolio to improve the health and well-being of children and adolescents worldwide.

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Evidence in focus: using visual analytics to shape the future of insecticide-treated nets procurement

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