Posts by Sandra Ansanay-Alex
ABCDx Secures Several Grants
ABCDx, a Geneva and Spain based Medtech company developing blood-based point-of-care diagnostics for acute care, has been awarded funding through Spain’s Red.IA Salud programme to accelerate development of EmboCheck, its next-generation solution for pulmonary embolism. The wider programme is worth around €3 million, with roughly €1.4 million in non-dilutive funding allocated to ABCDx. EmboCheck is…
Read MoreCSEM Appoints Matthias Peterhans to Succeed Digital Health Pioneer Jens Krauss
After three decades as a pioneer in digital health, Jens Krauss is preparing to hand over the reins at CSEM, Switzerland’s technology innovation centre. Medtech entrepreneur Matthias Peterhans has been appointed Vice President Medtech, joining CSEM on 1 November 2026 and taking up the role fully in summer 2027. “For three decades, Jens Krauss has…
Read MoreA New Crowdfunding Success for Aspivix
Swiss Health Valley medtech Aspivix, based at Biopôle, has successfully closed its second crowdfunding campaign on Capital Cell, raising €836,285 against an initial target of €675,545, a 123.8% oversubscription that confirms investors’ continued appetite for the company’s story. Aspivix develops carevix®, a CE-marked, FDA-approved cervical stabilizer designed to replace traditional Pozzi forceps in gynecological procedures…
Read MoreAnnual Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Health (aiHealth2026)
The 3rd International Annual Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Health (aiHealth2026) which will take place 10-11 November 2026 at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW in Muttenz Over one and a half days we will embark on an exploration of today’s healthcare landscape, explore the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) in revolutionizing the way…
Read MoreInnover Ensemble
The Innover Ensemble event is taking place on 22 September 2026 at the University Medical Center in Geneva Researchers at UNIGE, start-ups and businesses in Geneva – do you have an innovative project? The University of Geneva’s Research Support Service (SSR) and Euresearch, with the support of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, invite you…
Read MoreNext Gen Organ-on-Chip & Organoids Workshop
The Next-gen organ-on-chips & organoids workshop, organised by CSEM, is taking place on 20-21 January 2027 in Bern This dynamic two-day event at the forefront of bioconvergence. This is your chance to connect with key decision-makers from the pharma and biotech industries, clinicians, organ-on-chips suppliers, regulatory experts, and leading research organizations. Our workshop features inspiring…
Read MoreSwiss HLG Afterwork: Carve Outs in Pharma and Beyond
The Swiss HLG Afterwork, Carve Outs in Pharma and Beyond, is taking place on 1 October 2026 at Campus Biotech In Geneva Be part of an insightful evening co‑hosted by Swiss HLG and Gyrus Capital to explore one of the most powerful value creation strategies in healthcare and life sciences: carve-outs.By separating non-core assets or businesses into independent companies, carve-outs…
Read MoreSwiss Nordic Bio
Swiss Nordic Bio conference is taking place in Zurich on 1 October 2026. Swiss Nordic Bio is the number one platform connecting healthcare innovators with investors and industry. Together with Nordic, Swiss, Austrian and German partner organizations, and leading European investors and pharmaceutical companies. The purpose is to foster investment opportunities, licensing, and R&D collaborations.…
Read More16 Swiss Health Valley Startups Named Among Switzerland’s Top 100
Sixteen startups from the Swiss Health Valley ecosystem are landing in the Top 100 — They have been recognized in Venturelab’s Top 100 Swiss Startup Ranking, the country’s benchmark list of its most promising young companies. Corinthis (VD), DeepJudge (ZH) and Pave Space (VD) are on the podium. For 16 years, a jury of 100…
Read MoreDexterous Endoscopes and Precisia Care receive support from FIT
The Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT) announces its support for two new Vaud-based start-ups. Dexterous Endoscopes has secured a CHF 100,000 Tech Seed loan for its endoscope, which can switch from a flexible to a rigid state during the same procedure. Precisia Care has also received a CHF 100,000 Tech Seed loan for its hospital…
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