Media

Description

Personalized Health and Related Technologies (PHRT) was a Strategic Focus Area of the ETH Domain running from 2017 to 2025.

The main goal of PHRT was to contribute to the ongoing life science revolution that is transforming medicine toward “individualized medicine.” In this approach, a person’s unique biological makeup helps guide decisions on how to maintain and restore health.

Through its community of researchers, associated hospitals, and collaborations with partner organizations such as the Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN) and the Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC), PHRT advanced research on disease mechanisms and supported the development of new treatments and technologies to improve health and patient care.

Personalized Health

Advances in life sciences and information technology have enabled researchers to collect and analyze large volumes of health data. These include clinical data, multi-omics data (such as genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics), imaging data, biobank data, and health data collected by physicians and individuals.

These developments have made it possible to use each patient’s individual molecular profile and characteristics to guide medical decisions, support disease prevention, and improve therapies.

Calls for Proposals

Throughout the program, PHRT regularly launched calls for proposals through which researchers from ETH Domain institutions could submit research project applications. These calls targeted specific project categories and funding instruments.

In collaboration with partner organizations, the calls supported research in precision and personalized medicine across Switzerland.