Posts by Magali Bischof

Avatarion : Robots in healthcare   The Digital Health Connect will take place on 7 June in Sierre in the canton of Valais. Mr Thierry Perronet, CEO of Avatarion will present the humanoïde robots which are changing the paradigm of healthcare jobs.   Read the full article in French   Don’t miss out on the…

Creating bridges between a large corporation and start-ups is not always an easy task. However, this becomes indispensable to ensure its capacity for innovation. For example, if one is an insurer, seeking to enhance the value of billions of medical data to help your clients stay healthy, developing partnerships with start-ups specializing in artificial intelligence is necessary. It is no longer possible to do everything internally. So how to make these bridges less slippery?

EPFL scientists have discovered a natural barrier which prevents tumors from forming new tumors or metastasizing.    Scientists from the Swiss BioInformatics Institute, from the University of Bern and the EPFL have teamed up to work on the effect of Activin B, which activates ALK7 receptors. Their worked has enabled them to discover that Activin…

SamanTree to start commercializing its Histolog Scanner The Lausanne based startup has raised CHF 9.5 million to help launch the commercialization of it’s innovative imaging machine. Read full article in Le Temps in French

The event will take place on 29 October 2019 @ Théâtre du Crochetan, Monthey (VS).   Our afternoon event will focus on the future of jobs within the healthcare industry. Speakers from academia, industry, startups and research institutions will gather to discuss how new technologies are shifting the professional and educational paradigms in life sciences.…

Tej Tadi, founder of MindMaze, redefines stroke treatment via virtual reality   The Guardian highlights MindMaze‘s advancement in the field of stroke survivor rehabilitation through the use of inspirational Swiss innovation. Tej Tadi, neuroscientist, engineer and entrepreneur, founded MindMaze in 2012 after working for years in hospitals and observing first-hand the lack of efficiency in stroke sequelae treatments. The solution,…

Volumina Medical won the Seed Night prize for its injectable implant.   The event organized by the EPFL, Venturelab and EPFL Innogrant gathered 22 entrepreneurs who had a chance to pitch their projects. Volumina Medical‘s biomaterial is tailored to be used as a less invasive prosthetic in the case of reconstructive surgery following breast cancer.…

SOPHiA GENETICS’ Solid Tumor Solution (STS) receives the CE-IVD marking   Western Switzerland based global leader in Data-Driven Medicine, SOPHiA GENETICS, has announced on 11 April 2019 receiving the CE-IVD marking for its Solid Tumor Solution (STS).  “This standardized molecular diagnostic application precisely detects and characterizes all types of genomic alterations in 42 clinically relevant…

EspeRare annonce un partenariat avec Dermelix Biotherapeutics pour DMX-101, et le lancement de la phase pivotale pour une thérapie in utero pour XLHED

Two EPFL professors received ERC Advanced Grants for their research in cell science and immunotherapy   Professors Pierre Gönczy and Douglas Hanahan (School of Life Sciences) have been awarded ERC Advanced Grants for their work.   Read full EPFL article