Posts by Sandra Ansanay-Alex
The Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC) moves to Biopôle
A joint initiative of EPFL and ETH Zurich, the Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC) is expanding and taking up residence on the Biôpole campus. Established in 2017 and split between the two universities’ cantons (Zurich and Vaud) as well as the canton of Aargau, the SDSC is now permanently headquartered north of Lausanne…
Read MoreProf. Andrea Ablasser wins the 2024 Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Life Sciences
The Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Life Sciences, awarded by the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation, honours exceptional scientists under 45 for groundbreaking contributions. The 2024 recipient is Andrea Ablasser, professor at EPFL’s Global Health Institute, recognized for her pioneering work on the innate immune system, particularly the cGAS-STING pathway. Her research explores how this pathway…
Read MoreClaire Charmet to become CHUV’s new General Manager
The Vaud Cantonal Government has unanimously appointed Claire Charmet to head the Vaud University Hospital Center (CHUV). With fifteen years’ experience in hospital management, she will take up her post on 1 June 2025. Claire Charmet, 41, has been head of the La Chaux-de-Fonds hospital site since 2020, and alternates every two years…
Read MoreHES-SO Valais-Wallis opens a Digital Life Sciences training programme
The HES-SO Valais-Wallis School of Engineering is breaking new ground by offering a Digital Life Sciences (DLS) option within its Life Sciences Engineering programme. Supported by the canton of Valais, this unique programme prepares future engineers to meet the challenges posed by the increasing digitalization of life sciences, a strategic field for the Swiss economy.…
Read MoreSwiss Medical Network honored by PVEI
Swiss Medical Network, one of Switzerland’s two leading private groups of clinics and hospitals, SWISSto12, a pioneer in satellite telecoms technology, and Hublot, a Swiss watch manufacturer, were awarded prizes at the 11th Prix Vaudois des Entreprises Internationales (PVEI). Swiss Medical Network (SMN) was awarded the Jury’s Special Prize. The SMN Group covers…
Read MoreSiegfried opens new global R&D Center for Drug Substances in Evionnaz
Siegfried (SIX: SFZN), a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) for the pharmaceutical industry headquartered in Zofingen (Switzerland), inaugurated its new global Research and Development (R&D) Center for Drug Substances at its site in Evionnaz, Switzerland. The 4,500m2 R&D Center houses advanced chemical and analytical facilities, state-of-the-art laboratories, and cutting-edge technologies such…
Read MoreThe Swiss Cancer Centre Léman receives the BioAlps Academia Award 2024
The BioAlps Awards ceremony took place on 21 November 2024 at the University of Fribourg in front about 250 key players from the Swiss Health Valley, at the end of the BioAlps Networking Day. The Swiss Cancer Center Léman was awarded the BioAlps Academia Award 2024. Prof. George Coukos, Prof. Olivier Michielin and Prof. Pierre-Yves…
Read MoreTakeda Neuchâtel receives the BioAlps Industry Award 2024
The BioAlps Awards 2024 ceremony took place on 21 November 2024 at the University of Fribourg in front of around 250 key players from the Swiss Health Valley, at the end of the BioAlps Networking Day. The Neuchâtel site of the Japanese biotech company Takeda received the BioAlps Industry Prize 2024. Takeda Neuchâtel produces…
Read MoreONWARD Medical Awarded Grant to Study Potential for ARC-BCI Therapy to Restore Movement after Stroke
ONWARD Medical, the Lausanne-born medical technology company creating innovative spinal cord stimulation therapies to restore movement, function, and independence in people with spinal cord injury (SCI), announces a grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) to study the use of its investigational ARC-BCI Therapy to restore upper limb movement after subcortical stroke. While…
Read MoreFIT supports 2 new life sciences projects
Gynecare+ and its innovative outfit to transform the experience of gynaecological examinations, TOCx and its digital platform for the care of patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorders, have received a FIT Impact Grant worth CHF 10,000. GYNECARE+, an innovative garment to transform the experience of gynaecological consultations Going to a gynaecological appointment is not…
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