Future Fund for Medicine

Improving Quality of Life

At the more than 40 clinics and institutes of the University Hospital of Zurich, staff members develop new approaches every day to improve patient care. We support this commitment through the Future Fund for Medicine and give the most promising ideas the boost they need. This leads to innovative diagnostic methods, therapies, and treatments that directly benefit patients and give them a new quality of life.

Your donation makes a difference—wherever you choose
You can choose where your donation is used:

Unrestricted Donation: We will allocate your contribution where the need is greatest. In this way, you effectively support medical innovations and ensure a lasting impact.
Designated Donation: Is there a particular cause close to your heart? Let us know if you’d like your donation to the Future Fund to specifically support one of the following areas:
• Cancer Medicine
• Cardiovascular Medicine
• Neuroscience
• Supporting Young Researchers

Customized Project Partnerships
Every foundation has unique priorities. Together with you, we develop a customized project partnership that best reflects your mission. We identify suitable initiatives at the USZ that align with your funding goals and maximize impact. In this way, your foundation makes an important contribution to solutions for the healthcare of tomorrow and helps to tangibly improve patients’ quality of life.

Strategic Projects Our strategic projects are shaping the future of medicine. These forward-looking initiatives have the potential to sustainably improve patients’ quality of life and directly contribute to advancing the USZ’s strategy. A high-caliber panel of experts oversees their selection and ensures the highest quality and a strategic allocation of funding.

Thematic Funds: Make a targeted contribution to a medical specialty that is important to you. Whether it’s cancer research, neurology, or cardiovascular medicine—with a thematic fund, your contributions go directly to innovative projects and research initiatives in the area of your choice. We ensure that your funds are used for their intended purpose and provide you with transparent updates on the progress made.

Sub-Foundation Would you like to achieve your philanthropic goals efficiently and over the long term? A sub-foundation is the ideal solution. Under the umbrella of the USZ Foundation, you can support the medicine of the future and focus entirely on your charitable causes at the University Hospital of Zurich. You define your foundation’s purpose yourself, in line with our overarching mission. We handle the professional administrative management and contribute our many years of expertise.