kofam.ch is the Federal Office of Public Health’s (FOPH) portal for human research in Switzerland. On this website you’ll find extensive basic information on the regulation of human research in Switzerland as well as various tools for researchers.
The enforcement authorities published information for applicants on September 16, 2024, regarding the practical procedure during the transition to the revised ordinances.
Updated instructions and templates are available on the websites of swissethics and Swissmedic.
Further information can be found on the kofam website.
The statistical report "Human Research in Switzerland 2023" and the summary report "Activities of the Research Ethics Committees 2023" are now available in the "Downloads" section of our website.
These reports describe biomedical research in Switzerland governed by the Human Research Act for the year 2023. The information comes from BASEC, which is managed by the umbrella organization of research ethics committees (swissethics), and from the individual activity reports of the cantonal research ethics committees (EKOS, EKNZ, KEK-BE, KEK-ZH, CCER, CER-VD and CE-TI).
Since 1 July 2024, Sponsors of clinical trials with medicinal products, medical devices and novel therapies that are not financed by commercial third-party funding may apply for a fee reduction. Further information can be found on the Swissmedic website:
