Posts by Sandra Ansanay-Alex
HUG wins award for smarter medicine in intensive care
At the 46th World Hospital Congress organised by the International Hospital Federation (IHF), the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) received the silver Mastercard Excellence Award in the field of quality of care and patient safety. The award went to the “Smarter medicine in intensive care” project. Bertrand Levrat, Chief Executive Officer of the…
Read MoreFIT Impact: 3 life sciences projects awarded
The first cohort to benefit from FIT Impact is now known. This programme run by the Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT) and supporting low-tech projects with a strong social and environmental impact, has awarded grants of CHF 10,000 to ATIPIKEY, Impact Arti, NaviSanté, R.Unit, R2Home and thego.care. The six projects come from UNIL, HEIG-VD, H4…
Read MoreLASCCO SA and Abionic SA announce a partnership to commercialize a sepsis diagnostic solution in China
LASCCO SA and Abionic SA, both based in Biopôle in Epalinges, announced that they have signed a licensing agreement with global life science company, Fapon for the use of the pancreatic stone protein (PSP) biomarker for sepsis diagnosis in China. This agreement initiates a strategic cooperation between LASCCO, Fapon and Abionic SA, LASCCO’s…
Read MoreEarlySight SA and ArtemiX Biotech SA supported by the FIF
Two Geneva-based life sciences startups have been awarded the Fongit Innovation Fund (FIF) for their innovative projects. A seed loan has been awarded to EarlySight SA for its imaging-based detection tools in the healthcare sector and a grant has been provided to the ArtemiX project to continue the development of an innovative solution for treating chronic kidney…
Read MoreDebiopharm invests CHF 30 million in a life sciences building in Valais
This new facility will host some 2400 m2 of research laboratories, in Martigny where Debiopharm’s workforce jumped from 150 to 200 collaborators in twelve months. Debiopharm Research & Manufacturing (Debiopharm) is pleased to announce, on 25 October 2023, the launch and first groundbreaking of the construction work for its Innovation building in…
Read MoreHUG Innovation Day: A Pioneer Of New Therapies For Deafness Awarded
On the occasion of their 17th Innovation Day, held on 19 October, the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), in partnership with the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva (UNIGE), awarded the 2023 Innovation Prize to the project “The Phoenix platform – a catalyst for the development of new therapies for deafness” and two trophies…
Read MoreLagosta partners with Merck for the distribution of Chitosan
LAGOSTA S.A. announces that it has entered into a collaboration with the global science and technology company Merck for the distribution of LAGOSTA’s unique chitosan. Chitosan compound can be used by pharma, biotech and the biomedical industry for R&D use only, in drug delivery applications, 3D bioprinting and medical devices. Under the agreement,…
Read MoreMEDICA – COMPAMED
MEDICA and COMPAMED are taking place at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre in Germany from 16 to 19 November 2026 Visitors to this international trade fair will be able to discover all the facets of the global market for medical technology and medical products, and find answers to all their questions. Once again this year, the…
Read MoreEmovo Care receives a CHF 100’000 FIT loan
The FIT (Fondation pour l’Innovation Technologique) in Canton of Vaud supports Emovo Care with a FIT Tech Seed loans of CHF 100’000 Emovo Care isL spin-off. The start-up is at the forefront of medical technology with its innovative hand exoskeleton tailored for patients suffering from neurological or orthopaedic injuries. This groundbreaking device will…
Read MoreLimula wins the $250,000 BioTools Innovator Grand Prize
BioTools Innovator, a Los Angeles-based accelerator focused on life science tools companies, awarded Limula the grand prize of the BioTools Innovator 2023 Final competition. The swiss medtech company receives a $250,000 non-dilutive prize and the title of 2023 BioTools Innovator. Limula, an EPFL spin-off, offers an automated tool for scalable cell therapy manufacturing.…
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