Within IMPROVE PRETERM, UZH contributes specialized expertise in neonatology, epidemiology, and health data infrastructure. Newborn Research Zurich from the Department of Neonatology serves as the key partner, coordinating the Swiss Neonatal Network & Follow-up Group, which manages SwissNeoNet – the national medical registry covering all very preterm infants born in Switzerland.

As an associated partner, UZH supports data integration, quality assurance, and the long-term sustainability of the project’s data resources. The team also contributes to the development of comparative effectiveness research use cases and works to strengthen long-term outcome monitoring for very preterm children, particularly at early school age.