Context
In the fight against Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias, the importance of prevention efforts is clear. The implications include performing comprehensive systematic cognitive assessments and developing innovative diagnostic and treatment programs. Efforts should also ensure continued and postgraduate training for doctors and other caregivers who work with dementia and memory deficit patients. Finally, all clinical work and research work in this field should be expanded.
Project
The project is the creation of the Geneva Memory Center. With this state-of-the-art multidisciplinary academic and clinical organization positioned at the heart of the Swiss and European network, the HUG and the APRA (Swiss Association for Alzheimer’s Research) are rising to the challenge to fight and prevent dementia. They are doing their part to make Geneva a university hospital of reference in this field on the national and international level. The Memory Center began its development in 2017 at the HUG’s Cluse-Roseraie facility and in the Epinettes department in Geneva. Between now and 2020-2022, larger premises at the Cluse-Roseraie site will combine the two sectors (Epinettes and Cluse-Roseraie) and become the Memory Center.
The Memory Center will be integrated into the outpatient care network of the HUG, thus benefitting from the HUG’s infrastructure, logistics, and technical and administrative support. A business plan has been drawn up for the next 8 years.
This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Swiss Association for Alzheimer’s Research.
Where do we stand?
In 2025, the center further strengthened its position as a reference center for memory disorders in Geneva, Switzerland, and beyond. It brings together a multidisciplinary team of neurologists, geriatricians, psychiatrists, neuropsychologists, and scientists who work closely together to provide cutting-edge, comprehensive, and personalized care. The center also continues to refine the accuracy of its diagnoses by offering patients a full range of advanced biomarkers. In addition to the successful implementation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis, which remains an effective and highly sensitive diagnostic test for Alzheimer’s disease, the center has integrated state-of-the-art imaging techniques into its standard clinical pathway. Finally, the center is expanding its international reach through a growing network of experts. It builds on an already strong track record, with 41 data-sharing collaborations established to date.
July 2022: The Memory Center is experiencing great success, with a steadily increasing rate of medical consultations. Several research projects are active within the center, ranging from clinical research on disease progression and the composition of the gut microbiota to more fundamental research on causes related to the accumulation of protein plaques in neural networks.
Find all the details of the projects carried out by the Memory Center.
project manager
Professor Giovanni Frisoni, Deputy Head Physician and Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatrics, Department of General Internal Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospitals
with the generous support of
