2025
SAMS and Johnson Foundation launch new funding program
4 December 2025: Call for applications for the new funding program «Research in Migration and Health»
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2024
Robert Bing Prize 2024
31 October 2024: Robert Bing Prize 2024 goes to Alexander and Mackenzie Mathis, EPFL,
and to Susanne Wegener, USZ
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Prof. Alexander Mathis
Photo Alexander Mathis (print quality, JPEG, 4 MB)
Credits: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alexander_Mathis_at_Harvard_2020.jpg
Prof. Mackenzie W. Mathis
Photo Mackenzie W. Mathis (print quality, JPEG, 3 MB)
Credits: Daniel Rhys, SNSF
Prof. Susanne Wegener
Photo Susanne Wegener (print quality, photo provided, JPEG, 6.6 MB)
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Stern-Gattiker Prize 2024
9 July 2024: Stern-Gattiker Prize goes to Prof. Magdalena Filipowicz Sinnreich
Photo Magdalena Filipowicz Sinnreich (print quality, photo provided, JPEG, 1 MB)
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Federal Health Act
23 May 2024: Statement in favour of a Federal Health Act
Media release in German
Media release in French
Media release in Italian
More information on this subject can be found here.
2023
19 September 2023: Swiss Personalized Health Network
Report on the consolidation of SPHN infrastructures
Download the report here and visit the SPHN website for more information.
29 August 2023: Living donation of solid organs
The guidelines and more information on this subject can be found here.
17 January 2023: Robert Bing Prize
Robert Bing Prize goes to Cristina Granziera, Mira Katan Kahles and Johannes Gräff
More information on the Robert Bing Prize can be found here.
2022
30 August 2022: Collaboration between medical professionals and industry
Revised guidelines published by the SAMS
The guidelines and more information on this subject can be found here.
28 June 2022: Reducing the environmental impact of health services
SAMS position paper entitled «Promotion of health services respecting planetary boundaries» – download the media release in French or German.
The position paper and more information on the subject «Environment and health» can be found here.
13 January 2022: Théodore Ott Prize
The Théodore Ott Prize 2022 is awarded to Prof. Burkhard Becher
More information on the Théodore Ott Prize can be found here.
2021
9 December 2021: Recommendations for addressing the concept of «futility» in medicine
More information on the topic can be found here.
29 November 2021: Revised guidelines on the collaboration of the medical profession with industry
More information on the guidelines can be found here.
23 September 2021: Intensive care triage – medical-ethical guidelines updated
More information on the guidelines can be found here.
22 July 2021: Seven goals for Clinical Research in Switzerland
White paper and new coordination platform
More information on the white paper can be found here.
4 February 2021: Robert Bing Prize
The Robert Bing Prize 2020 goes to Johanna Joyce and Grégoire Courtine
Detailed information on the Robert Bing Prize can be found here.
2020 and before
2 November 2020: Stern-Gattiker Prize
The SAMS recognises two female role models
Brief CVs of Professor de Seigneux Matthey and Professor Meyer German or French.
Detailed information on the Stern-Gattiker Prize can be found here.
3 July 2018: Robert Bing Prize
Dominik Bach is the laureate of the Robert Bing Prize 2018 in neurosciences
More information on the Robert Bing Prize can be found here.
26 October 2016: News SAMS President
Daniel Scheidegger is the incoming president of SAMS
6 June 2016: Robert Bing Prize
More information on the Robert Bing Prize can be found here.