BCPM call for Lighthouse projects

BCPM Lighthouse project call

The BCPM Lighthouse project call is now closed. Check out the winning project here

Past project calls

First round project call:

The primary goal of this call was to support innovative translational research projects that address key challenge areas in Precision Medicine, with a special focus on the usage of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS).
The 7 projects selected for funding are presented here:

Second round project call:

Two topics were defined by the BCPM members for this call. Topic 1: Reproducibility in Biomedical Research. Topic 2: Integrating Data from Multiple Platforms for Precision Medicine
The 8 projects selected for funding are presented here:

Covid-19 and SARS-CoV-2 project call:

The goal of this call was to advance the knowledge on Covid-19 and SARS-CoV-2, its pathogenesis, and its impact on the infected persons and the health system as a whole, whilst also being linked to Precision Medicine.
The 6 projects selected for funding are presented here:

Young Investigator project call:

The goal of this call was to give the opportunity to young researchers to lead their own independent pilot project and gather pilot data for pursuing another grant such as SNF Ambizione or PRIMA.
The 5 projects selected for funding are presented here:

Cancer Research project call:

The primary goal of this call was to support innovative translational research projects that address key challenge areas in Precision Medicine with regards to cancer research.
The 6 projects selected for funding are presented here:

Ethics and Data Exchange project call:

The goal of this call was to address the ethical challenges of data exchange within and among institutions by supporting projects with a hands-on approach based on best practices and lessons learned at the University of Bern and the Inselspital.
The project selected for funding is presented here: