SIB’s Personalized Health Informatics (PHI) Group is responsible for central infrastructure components (tools, platforms, servers, etc.) and procedural solutions of the BioMedIT Network. 

Under the umbrella of the SPHN Data Coordination Center (DCC), which is mandated to promote the development and implementation of nationwide semantic and technical interoperability standards, PHI operates a central service layer and is responsible for the coordination as well as the management and direction of the BioMedIT Network. SIB has the overall responsibility for the BioMedIT Network project and handles the finances allocated to the PHI Group, the BioMedIT Network associated institutions, and additional partner organizations contributing to the project.

Dr Thomas Geiger, Ad Interim Director of the Personalized Health Informatics Group

Dr. Thomas Geiger

Ad Interim Director PHI Group

Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences

Owen Appleton

Senior IT Services Manager PHI Central Services

SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Owen’s experience in Service Management for research supports the professional delivery of services to the SPHN community.

Dr. Jan Armida

Scientific Coordinator | FAIR Data Team

SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Jan brings all his passion and expertise to support the SPHN task forces and promote the FAIRifcation of health-related data in different fields of research.

Michaela Egli

Project Manager | Ethical, Legal, Social Implications

Swiss Academcy of Medical Sciences

Michaela supports ethical, legal, and social issues in SPHN by bringing in her expertise in philosophy of medicine and science.

Patricia Fernàndez Pinilla

Technical Coordinator | BioMedIT Team

SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Patricia brings in her technical background to help coordinate and support activities in the BioMedIT Project.

Regan Geissmann

Administrative Assistant

SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Sergio Guarino

Technical Coordinator | BioMedIT Team

SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

With his cyber security & ICT background, Sergio supports the BioMedIT network with helpdesk operations to support research projects, as well as improving the user experience. He contributes to the smooth running of Central Services and coordinates with the BioMedIT Security Working Group to set up the necessary controls to provide researchers with a secure and easy-to-use computing environment.

Simone Guzzi

Full Stack Software Developer | BioMedIT Team

SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Simone uses his passion, experience and knowledge in software development to evolve, monitor and expand BioMedIT’s central services.

Shubham Kapoor

Lead BioMedIT Research IT Services and Team

SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Shubham brings in his secure HPC & Cloud computing expertise to architect BioMedIT’s secure computing environments for sensitive data processing and management.

Judit Kiss Blind

Legal Officer | Ethical, Legal, Social Implications Team

Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences

Dr Julia Maurer, Senior Scientific Coordinator (ELSI) of the Personalized Health Informatics Group

Dr. Julia Maurer

Team Lead | Ethical, Legal, Social Implications

SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Julia uses her experience and expertise using health-related data as a clinical researcher, to support and promote the ethical and legal questions in SPHN and BioMedIT.
Michael Müller-Breckenridge, Office Manager, Personalized Health Informatics Group

Michael Müller-Breckenridge

Operations Officer | PHI Central Services

SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Michael’s background in not-for-profit management, community organizing, and hospitality & events management all come into their own in his role supporting the central operations of the PHI Group. His key responsibilities at PHI are organizational management, communications, finance, HR, and supporting the Director and PHI group in achieving their goals. Michael also supports the BioMedIT Board administratively.

Dr. Sabine Österle

Lead, Semantic Interoperability Strategy and FAIR Data Team

SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Sabine oversees and manages the PHI portfolio and related activities towards achieving the SPHN FAIRification goals.

Dr. Vasundra Touré

Scientific Coordinator | FAIR Data Team

SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Vasundra brings her expertise to enhance the FAIRness of health-related data with Semantic Web technologies.

Deepak Unni

Scientific Coordinator | FAIR Data Team

SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Deepak brings his experience on working with semantic web technologies, building knowledge graphs, implementation of FAIR data principles, and knowledge of existing and upcoming standards to augment the semantics and interoperability goals of SPHN.

Dr. Harald Witte

Senior Clinical Data Specialist | FAIR Data Team

SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Harald contributes to the selection, documentation and implementation of standards for clinical data interoperability within SPHN.

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