We are very pleased to inform you that the SHCS will be funded with CHF 10 Mio from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) for the next 4 years (CHF 2,5 Mio/year). We are very thankful for the continuous support by the SNSF recognizing outstanding research and excellence in clinical care over more than 36 years. The overarching aim of the SHCS is to improve health of persons with HIV through clinical, translational and basic science studies, and to strengthen collaborative and transdisciplinary research. The continuous SNSF support ensures that these goals can be achieved over the next funding period.
We would like to thank first
- all persons with HIV participating in the SHCS
We also thank all of you who are working tirelessly for the SHCS
- study nurses, physicians at the cohort centers and HIV-practitioners
- the heads of SHCS centers and the heads of the various SHCS boards
- technicians, FAMH physicians, virologists, microbiologists and immunologists taking care of the biobank
- the data managers, the data center, the coordination center, all the administrative support we get at all levels
- the community representatives for invaluable contributions in SHCS research and patient and public involvement (PPI)
- the SHCS Young Researchers Group
- the many PhDs, Postdocs, physician-scientists and master students who work in the research labs and in front of their computers analyzing all the data that is being generated on the many exciting SHCS research projects
- all the national and international collaborators with whom the SHCS works together
- the SNSF for continuous funding of the SHCS
- the SHCS research foundation and the SHCS association
- the Federal Office of Public Health for supporting public health initiatives of the SHCS
- pharmaceutical companies
- Gilead, ViiV for support of the SHCS research foundation by unrestricted grants to support SHCS projects
- Gilead, MSD, ViiV for the collaboration with the SHCS association
- Some companies also support specific investigator initiated studies. We also thank you for this.
- All universities, hospitals and laboratories for continuous support of the SHCS
Thanks again for all your continuous support of the SHCS. We are looking forward very much to our further collaboration.