CTU Bern

Declaration of Interest

CTU Bern, including CTU Bern staff, aims at being independent of financially driven biases. CTU Bern acknowledges that clinical research is costly and some research would not be possible without financial support from organizations that have a vested interest (non-financial interests are not covered herein) in the results of the research they support. Therefore, CTU Bern aims at transparency and minimizing financial biases.

CTU Bern has a funding policy that is binding to all staff.

Funding Policy (PDF, 185KB)

Funding of clinical studies

CTU Bern may be involved in studies that are funded by for-profit organizations with a commercial interest in healthcare. However, CTU Bern ensures transparent reporting of funding sources and endorses access to all study data by academic researchers and unbiased and unrestricted publication of study results. CTU Bern is and will not be involved in any clinical study (co-)funded by the tobacco industry.

List of funding sources

Only major projects listed

CTU Project No.	Name	Funding
1986	SAHARA	Erwin Braun Foundation
1981	PRONTO	Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
1951	BEready Hauptstudie	Vinetum Stiftung
1921	STEPCARE trial	The Swedish Research Council; The Academy of Finland; Medical Research Future Fund; Health Research Council of New Zealand
1879	FROMM	TEVA Pharma AG
1863	PIFPAF-PFA	Swiss Heart Foundation and research funds of the Department of Cardiology at the Inselspital Bern and the University Hospital Basel
1839	TAILOR-DAPT	Bangerter-Rhyner-Stiftung; Swiss Heart Foundation (Schweizerische Herzstiftung) and Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
1837	MATRIX-2	SMT
1818	FertiTOX	Krebsliga
1809	OPERAM Long-Term cohort	SNF
1805	TakedaTTP	Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
1798	Burden of Sleep wake disorders	European Academy of Neurology (EAN)
1797	DISCO COMPLEX	Research grant from the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève HUG
1793	EMBARC	CSL Behring AG
1779	TOGETHER	Universitätsklinik für Kardiologie, Inselspital Bern
1778	REDE-AF	Medtronic, University Hospital, Inselspital
1765	TITAN-DEB	Concept Medical
1759	B-Free	SNCF
1755	TreoMel	University Hospital, Inselspital
1746	SMASH	CamAPS FX; Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern and University Children's Hospital Zurich
1733	DMT-HAR-TOM	Reconnect Labs AG
1729	INTOMOB	SNF
1716	SONOBIRDIE Trial	n/a
1715	Single Shot Champion	Research Funds of the Department of Cardiology, Inselspital Bern and University Hospital Basel
1714	BELEAVE	Department of Cardiology, Inselspital Bern
1708	Cannabispilotversuch Biel	Ad5 GmbH
1694	BEready (Survey)	Vinetum Stiftung
1693	Umbrella Registry: Zirconia Dental Implants	Z-Systems AG
1686	FENDER	SNF
1685	DeIntensiFpilot	Swiss Cancer Research
1679	LUCID – Low Value Care	SPHN
1672	COVID-19 Lung Cohort Study	Lungenliga Bern
1668	A34RCT	Schweizerische Akademie der Medizinischen Wissenschaften; Swiss Orthopaedics; Ortho Team Bern; SUVA
1666	SCRIPT-2	SNF; Tobacco Control Fund TCF
1656	StOP-2	SNF
1655	HypoFocal-SRT	Debiopharm AG
1652	Thalamic Burst-DBS for neuropathic pain
1651	SURPRISE	SNF; Federal Office of Public Health, Health Department of the Kanton St. Gallen
1645	TECNO	SNF
1640	PREHABIL Trial	SNF; Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine on the University Hospital, Inselspital Bern
1638	GAIN-INST-Trial	Spitalzentrum Biel
1556	MINOCA	Bangerter-Rhyner-Stiftung, Basel, Switzerland
1608	StibTax	n/a
1601	LUSPLUS	n/a
1594	KIC-START	Pfizer
1585	RetroperitonealSarcoma	Universitätsklinik für Medizinische Onkologie Bern
1575	SOS Peritonitis	Medical Systems Solution GmbH
1571	Paracetamol for cancer pain control	SNF
1570	Magrolimab	SNF
1567	Co-STAR	Universitätsklinik für Kardiologie, Inselspital Bern
1564	HeMoVal	CSL Behring AG
1561	Bazedoxifene	HFR Grant
1548	MDR-Ent	SNF
1547	NEON	InnoMedica Switzerland AG
1541	SilexanNMA	Schwabe Pharma AG
1532	Goal-directed mobilization	SGAIM Foundation, Bern, Switzerland
1513	RadiotracerPC	Berger-Janser Stiftung zur Krebserforschung; Bernische Krebsliga
1511	STREAM-75	SNF
1495	DIFU	SNF
1488	RET	Johanna Bol Foundation; Baxter Company
1487	Tuberculini	Innosuisse
1474	SEPAIS	Insel Gruppe AG, Universitätsklinik für Neurologie
1473	PASTA Trial	SNF
1442	POLICOV	Police Department Canton Bern; Ifik Bern; Interregionale Blutspende SRK Bern
1423	COMPARE CRYO	Department of Cardiology Inselspital Bern and University Hospital Basel
1421	Solidarity Vaccine Trial	World Health Organization
1419	COVID-19 in acute cardio	Insel Gruppe AG, Universitätsklinik für Kardiologie
1418	SEECS	SNF
1417	PRAETOR-ML	Universitätsklinik für Thoraxchirurgie
1416	SWEETSTONE	Boehringer Ingelheim, Basel, Switzerland
1403	ROSE	Hans Goldmann Stiftung
1402	Swiss Health Study	FOPH, Unisanté and in kind contribution of the Swiss Biobanking Platform (SBP)
1400	MPN-Gas6	SNF (Swiss National Foundation)
1395	Ebola Safety Reporting	World Health Organization (WHO)
1394	Thrombophilie HZLA Register	University Hospital Bern, Inselspital
1366	SOLIDARITY TRIAL	World Health Organization (WHO)
1360	SAM	SNF
1338	PHARAO	Departmental Anaesthesia Research Fund
1335	Fibrotic NAFLD in diabetes	Gilead
1315	AB-PSP-001	ABIONIC SA
1310	SARSCoV-2 and liver transplant	n/a
1309	CORON-ACT	University Hospital Bern, Inselspital; Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG
1297	NIBED	Innosuisse Grant
1287	Laser treatment in vulvar Lichen sclerosus	University Hospital Bern, Inselspital
1276	HEADWIND II	SNF
1275	HNO support	SynDermix AG
1253	VTE RAM Immobilization	Gottfried & Julia Bangerter-Rhyner-Stiftung; Novartis Foundation for medical-biological Research
1243	Tissue graft versus collagen matrix in the treatment of gingival recessions	Zahnmedizinische Kliniken, Universität Bern
1222	Nicotine PKPD	Universitätsklinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Inselspital Bern
1218	ACT for Insomnia	Velux Stiftung
1216	RCT smoking cessation nicotine salt high low concentration	SNF
1206	S Napoli	BAG
1198	TERIS	CHU de Nice
1195	ESG	Scherbarth Stiftung
1123	VitCTrial	Campus SLB Sonnenhof AG
1109	SAFE SSPE	SNF
1107	DapaStudy	SNF
1106	SM-FES	Innosuisse Intento SA
1096	VANCO	Gottfried & Julia Bangerter-Rhyner-Stiftung
1095	Ebola Meuri	World Health Organization (WHO)
1083	HDMM	Novartis
1073	PedIndex	Stiftung Batzebär
1061	EpiOs	Wyss Center
1059	HemMa SCD	CSL Behring AG
1058	SRT Phase I	Universitätsklinik für Augenheilkunde, Inselspital Bern
1052	Proaktiv	SNF
917	B&B VTablation	Department of Cardiology at University Hospital Bern
909	PSP Diagnosis of Sepsis	Abionic
906	PAPA ARTiS	German Research Foundation, European Union's Horizon 2020
895	VoiceS	External grants of Universitätsklinik für Radio-Onkologie, Inselspital Bern
883	Bone Anchored Port	Diavantis AG
881	GCA Registry
877	PPVRP	Department of Pediatric Surgery, Inselspital University Hospital
866	OPTICO LM	Abbott; Heartflow
856	EMISI Trial	SNF
851	Gynocular Studies	Swiss Cancer Research; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health; ESTHER Switzerland foundation
829	CONNECT	Boston Scientific
777	CARDSUP	University Hospital of Berne
762	EUNN	Universitätsklinik für Neurologie, Inselspital Bern; European Narcolepsy Network (EU-NN)
746	ESTxENDS	SNF; Lungen Liga Bern; Swiss Cancer League; Tobacco Prevention Fund TPF
741	BISS	SNF
706	Target READ	SNF
701	SWIFTdirect	Medtronic Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
690	Preference Sensitive Care	SNF
689	H-PACS	Lifecell
679	ELAN	SNF; Swiss Heart Foundation
677	Simpl'HIV trial	SNF
670	DAWN2 CH	Novo Nordisk AG
645	EVOPACS	Amgen Switzerland AG
640	NOSTONE	SNF
639	TAVI LAAC AFIB	Boston Scientifics
636	SERVE	SNF
634	MASTER DAPT	Terumo Medical Corporation
632	SYMPTOM NAVI Pilot	Stiftung Lindenhof Bern
613	SCRIPT	University of Bern
628	SCOPE I	Symetis SA
606	REVEAL in TAVI	SNF; Medtronic (Schweiz) AG
536	SAAL	Miltenyi Biotec GmbH
533	OPTICO BVS	St. Jude Medical
524	Effect of anaesthetic techniques on clinical outcome after LSP, RA vs GA, a prospective RCT	Sintetica SA; Hirslanden Foundation Zürich
468	OSCAR GALILEO	Bayer AG
465	Ebola vaccine trial	WHO
458	BIOSTEMI	Biotronik AG
453	TOLERANT	Bayer (Schweiz) AG
449	DECO-SSI	The Lindenhof Fund for Teaching and Research, Bern
441	MDS Registry	Novartis Pharma Schweiz; AGCelgene GmbH
437	Hämophilie-Register	Swiss Hemophilia Network (SHN), Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich -Eleonorenstiftung
430	PACMAN	Sanofi; Regeneron
428	BEB	EMPIRIS; Mundipharma Medical Company
415	OPERAM	EU HORIZON2020
337	MATRIX	Medicines Company Terumo
333	SWITCH	SNF; Schweizerische Herzstiftung Inselspital
228	SENStrial	SNF
182	BAG_HFV-Pilot	Bundesamt für Gesundheit BAG
158	CLEVER-ACS	SNF
154	SAG TCCS	Swisscancer; Anna Lisa Stiftung; Ostschweizer Stiftung für Klinische Krebsforschung OSKK
104	GCA Tocilizumab Rheumatology	Roche Pharma (Switzerland) Ltd
94	Bioscience Orsiro	BIOTRONIK
93	Bioflow II	BIOTRONIK
87	PC Trial	Abbott; Cordis; Medtronic
79	Global LEADERS	Biosensors (Morges, Switzerland); AstraZeneca
78	SPIRIT (10.10.CLI)	Nestlé Healthscience
77	ETRELKA	ARCO Foundation
74	Swiss TAVI Registry	Edwards, Medtronic, Abbott, Boston
52	HWI	Swiss National Foundation; Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences; SwissLife foundation; Else Kroener-Fresenius foundation
33	Lichen	SNF
31	TTP Register	SNF; Mach-Gaensslen Foundation Baxter Innovations GmbH
29	COMFORTABLE-AMI	SNF; Biosensors
28	SWITCO65+	SNF
22	Titan-Endeavor RCT	Insel Foundation
19	LEADERS	Biosensors Europe SA
16	HVI_Tanzania
7	TFA	Agroscope
6	POC_OP	SNF
1	CARDIOBASE PCI Registry	Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern