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OUR PROJECTS

Learn about our projects, through which we improve people’s quality of life. Find out what impact they have and where we’re still looking for support.

Future Fund for Medicine

The Future Fund directs resources to areas with the greatest need and impact—always with patients at the center.

Gut Bacteria as Immunotherapy

Selected gut bacteria can strengthen the immune system and open new approaches to treating cancer and heart disease.

Healthy Skin for Burn Victims

A new procedure aims to provide burn victims with cultured skin from their own cells as quickly as possible.

Digital Transformation in Diagnostics

Digitized tissue samples enable faster, more precise diagnoses and targeted treatments while preserving valuable archive data.

New Hope for Children with Aggressive Brain Tumors

USZ researchers use macrophages—the immune system’s “scavenger cells”—to target aggressive brain tumor cells.

Joining Forces for People with Dementia

The project is improving hospital care for people with dementia or cognitive impairment and easing a stressful stay.

Innovation Pool

The Innovation Pool enables USZ employees to implement promising projects: new products, services, and technological solutions that directly benefit patients.

Health Innovation Hub

The Health Innovation Hub gives promising USZ projects the time, funding, and expertise needed to reach the market.

Make your mark with your support

Is there a cause close to your heart that you’d like to support? We would be happy to work with you to develop a project partnership that perfectly meets your needs.

Julia Item and Simone Marquart
Co-Managing Directors
+41 43 254 55 00
info@usz-foundation.com

Funding Opportunities
Innovation projects improve the quality of life for patients at the USZ—and beyond.
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