Posts by Sandra Ansanay-Alex
Apertus: A New Opportunity for Swiss Health Valley and Healthcare Innovation
Created through a collaboration between EPFL, ETH Zurich, and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS), Apertus is more than just a technical achievement. It represents a strategic opportunity for the Swiss Health Valley, offering a trusted, transparent, and sovereign foundation for the integration of AI in life sciences and healthcare. A Truly Open AI…
Read MoreHevelion, IRIS and Kymansis awarded by the FIT
The Fondation pour l’Innovation Technologique awards three life sciences projects from CHUV and EPFL: Hevelion from UNIL-CHUV, and IRIS and Kymansis from EPFL. They received CHF 100’000 Tech Grants to continue developing their technologies. Hevelion: spatial omics for new targeted therapies Hevelion is developing an AI-powered software platform to accelerate spatial biomarker discovery for…
Read MoreYpsomed Innovation Awards
Apply before 12 October 2025 for the Ypsomed Innovation Awards, and try to win up to CHF 50,000 The Ypsomed Innovation Awards encourage innovative and entrepreneurial teams or individuals to align their scientific work with real market needs and to transform their developments into impactful products or services. Submissions should demonstrate novelty, economic feasibility,…
Read MoreAntoine Geissbühler, President of BioAlps, Receives Prestigious International Award
BioAlps is proud to celebrate its President, Professor Antoine Geissbühler, who has been awarded the François Grémy Award of Excellence by the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA). This distinction, granted every two years, honors leaders who have made outstanding contributions to the field of medical informatics worldwide. Professor Antoine Geissbühler shares this year’s honor…
Read MoreCSEM Single-Cell Omics Workshop
The CSEM Single Cell Omics Workshop is taking place on 2 December 2025 at Aquatis Hotel in Lausanne Next-gen single-cell omics workshop, is a one-day event at the forefront of bioconvergence that brings together pioneers and innovators from the pharma and biotech industries, clinical practice, start-ups, regulation, and research. Single-cell technologies are revolutionizing complex…
Read MoreSachs Associates – Biotech in Europe Forum
The Sachs Associates Biotech in Europe Forum is taking place on 8 and 9 October 2025 in Basel Returning for its 25th Annual Edition, this established global bio-pharma industry event will address the key challenges and investment trends for 2025, with a strong focus on partnering, alliance management, and future prospects. Leading industry figures will contribute…
Read MoreWho You Inherit From Matters: New Genetic Study Uncovers Parent-Specific Effects
A groundbreaking study led by the SIB Statistical Genetics Group (University of Lausanne and Unisanté) reveals that the same genetic variant can affect traits like height, metabolism, and disease risk differently depending on whether it’s inherited from the mother or father. Using a new computational method, researchers analyzed DNA from over 236,000 individuals across…
Read MoreSNSF – Starting Grant
Apply before from 1 February until 5 May 2026 for the Swiss National Science Foundation Starting Grant SNSF Starting Grants 2025 represent the SNSF’s highest level of career funding. The call enables researchers to carry out their own independent project and lead a research team in Switzerland. Applicants must have several years of research…
Read MoreSNSF – Ambizione
Apply before 4 November 2025 for the Swiss National Science Foundation Ambizione programme Ambizione grants are aimed at early career researchers who wish to conduct, manage and lead an independent project at a Swiss higher education institution. The scheme supports young researchers both from Switzerland and abroad. Scientists holding non-professorial academic positions at higher…
Read MoreHealth Management Symposium, 2nd edition: ‘Integrated Care Networks’
Health Management Symposium, 2nd edition: ‘Integrated Care Networks’ is taking place on 9 September 2025 in Geneva This event will bring together key players in healthcare management, clinicians, researchers and representatives from the private sector around a common goal: to imagine and develop concrete solutions to the challenges facing the Swiss healthcare system. This…
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