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Atinary Technologies Gets Funding to Accelerate Antibiotics Discovery with AI

Atinary Technologies

Atinary Technologies, a pioneering Swiss deeptech startup, has announced its participation in a groundbreaking project funded by AIchemy, a UK-based initiative supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. In partnership with the Frei Lab at the University of York, Atinary is set to transform antibiotic discovery by focusing on a promising yet underexplored…

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DePoly gets a Economic Award

DePoly

DePoly gets the Swiss Economic Award 2025 in the “Deeptech / Life Science” category, with a CHF 25’000 cash prize.   The award ceremony took place this Friday in Interlaken, attended by part of the Sion-based start-up team and representatives from the political and economic spheres. DePoly’s innovative technology breaks down PET and polyester into…

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Arc Jurassien Prize

Arc Jurassien Prize

Apply before 1 September 2025 for the Arc Jurassien Prize and try to get CHF 20’000     With a prize of 20,000 Swiss francs, this award, which has already been presented in 2023 and 2024, recognizes one or more exemplary projects that highlight the excellence and unique characteristics of the Jura Arc region. Whether…

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Switzerland Invests CHF 666 Million to Join European Research Programmes

Horizon

Fantastic news for the Swiss Health Valley and the Swiss scientific community! On 4 June 2025, the Swiss Parliament approved an additional CHF 666 million to support Switzerland’s full participation in key European research and innovation programmes — including Horizon Europe, Euratom, and Digital Europe.     Switzerland must be able to participate in European…

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BrainQuant SA Revolutionizes Neurodegenerative Diseases Detection

BrainQuant SA

BrainQuant SA is a Wyss Center Geneva spin-off co-founded in partnership with EPFL, University of Geneva (UNIGE), and HCK Healthcare Konnect. The new company, led by internationally recognized experts in neuroradiology, bioengineering, and digital health, is poised to transform how neurodegenerative diseases are detected.   BrainQuant harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to analyze Arterial…

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UNIGE 3R Prize 2025 Awarded for Breakthrough in Kidney Cancer Research

UNIGE 3R Prize

Since 2016, the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has awarded the 3R Prize to recognize research that advances the replacement, reduction, or refinement (3R) of animal use in science. The 2025 prize was awarded on 3 June 2025 to Prof. Patrycja Nowak-Sliwinska and Dr. Daniel Benamran for developing a novel protocol to culture kidney cancer organoids…

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Claire Charmet is the New CEO of CHUV

Claire Charmet

The new CEO of CHUV took up her position on 1 June 2025. Claire Charmet is already familiar with the institution, having observed it in her role as a member of the strategic council. She has made hospital management her career for the past 15 years.   Aged 42, Claire Charmet has been managing the…

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Bio Asia-Taiwan

Bio Asia Taiwan

BIO Asia–Taiwan 2025 will be held from 23 to 27 July 2025 in Tapei, Taiwan   The event brings together bioindustry executives and investors from North America, Europe and Asia to explore business opportunities and to engage with Taiwan’s emerging biotech sector. The five-day gathering includes a three-day conference featuring internationally-renowned speakers, company presentations from…

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11 Swiss Life Sciences projects selected by MassChallenge

MassChallenge

MassChallenge Switzerland, part of the global MassChallenge network, announced the 103 early-stage startups selected for the 2025 accelerator programme. 11 Swiss Life Sciences projects are in the list.   Healthtech Actival (Switzerland): Actival has a patented approach of directly manufacturing clear dental aligners with integrated microfluidic channels. These microfluidic channels act as reservoirs that slowly release beneficial antibacterial…

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BIOKET

BIOKET

BIOKET is taking place from 17 to 19 March in Fribourg BIOKET is an annual international Conference that serves as a premier platform dedicated to advancing Key Enabling Technologies and innovations applied to biomass valorization. The conference aims to promote the production of high added value products across diverse sectors of the economy through sustainable…

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