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This guide helps researchers identify opportunities to include effective and meaningful PPI in their clinical trials. This resource was developed by the SCTO in close collaboration with the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

This remuneration policy can be used by clinical research projects for guidance on fairly compensating patients and members of the public for their contributions to clinical research. This resource was developed by the SCTO.

This participation request template helps researchers as they look for potential PPI contributors for an initiative or a research project. This resource was developed by the SCTO.

This template for a written agreement provides examples of and suggestions for aspects of a PPI partnership that should be clarified. This resource was developed by the SCTO.

This Excel template helps researchers plan and track PPI activities in an initiative or a research project. This resource was developed by the SCTO.

This toolbox is an online library containing an A–Z of medicines research and development (R&D) and patient engagement. The toolbox was developed by the European Patients’ Academy on Therapeutic Innovation (EUPATI).

This database provides information about the specialised units available in Switzerland for clinical research projects that are either in an early phase or whose research questions require special conditions or methods. The database is maintained by the SCTO.

The Swiss Research Network of Clinical Pediatric Hubs (SwissPedNet) provides support to paediatric researchers in the form of expertise and infrastructures tailored to the needs of children and paediatrics.

This series of tools train and support researchers and clinicians to establish, run, and manage both paediatric and neonatal multinational clinical trials in an easier and more effective manner. The tools were developed through the Paediatric Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (PedCRIN) project.

The Clinical Research Metadata Repository is an online tool to help researchers find documents and data linked to a clinical research study and obtain information on the accessibility of those results. The repository is made available by the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (ECRIN).

This toolbox has a special focus on investigator-initiated trials for rare diseases and was developed to help clinical trialists and R&D managers. The toolkit was assembled by the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (ECRIN).

This toolbox has a special focus on investigator-initiated trials for adaptive platform trials and was developed to help clinical trialists and R&D managers. The toolkit was assembled by the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (ECRIN).

This suite of master protocol templates supports the development of platform trials. The European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (ECRIN) contributed to the development of the templates through the EU-Patient Centric Clinical Trial Platforms (EU-PEARL) project.

swissethics provides an array of templates and guidelines tailored to Swiss law. This collection includes study protocol templates as well as guidance on patient information and declaration of consent, contracts, and more.

The International Compilation of Human Research Standards is a listing of over 1,000 standards on human participant’s protections in 131 countries. The list includes laws, regulations, and guidelines and is maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

SBP NeXT allows users to explore and select available samples in Switzerland through an interactive map. This resource was developed by the Swiss Biobanking Platform (SBP).

The Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN) maintains a one-stop shop with background documents, guidance documents, and templates relevant to SPHN’s community.