CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST.GALLEN

The Cantonal Hospital of St.Gallen is the only non-university hospital in Switzerland with an outstanding track record in research. In 2019 alone, the more than 85 habilitated employees, who conduct research primarily in the clinical field, published more than 400 publications. The Cantonal Hospital’s Medical Research Center comprises the following units

• Clinical Trials Unit – Support for translational and clinical research projects
• Institute of Immunobiology – Focus: Tumor Immunology, Infectious and Autoimmune Diseases
• Research laboratories to support clinical studies

The Cantonal Hospital of St.Gallen has an excellent network in the field of research. The cantonal hospital is a founding member of the Swiss Clinical Trial Organization, which coordinates national and international multi-centre studies, and has an important position in the Swiss Working Group for Clinical Cancer Research. The researchers at the Cantonal Hospital raise around CHF 10 million in third-party funding for research and continuing education each year, including from the Swiss National Science Foundation, Innosuisse, the European Research Promotion Program and the Human Frontiers Program.