Posts by Sandra Ansanay-Alex
Age Innovation Prize
Apply before 14 June 2026 for the Age Innovation Prize of the Institute for Ageing Research IAF in partnership with the Age-Stiftung. This Switzerland-wide competition promotes innovative ideas that deal with the challenges of age(ing). It honours innovative technological (AgeTech) and social projects that promote the independence, social inclusion, quality of life and health of…
Read MoreValorization Award 2026
Join the Knowledge Transfer UNIL CHUV for the VALORIZATION AWARD 2026 on 11 june 2026 at Biopôle Campus from 4 PM. This event will bring together experts and professionals from both the public and private sectors to share their insights, experiences, and perspectives on transforming research into tangible value. Speakers 📆 11 June 2026 |…
Read MoreUsinnove Soft Opening
Microcity invites you to an exclusive soft opening of Usinnove on 28 April 2026 in Neuchâtel HLD – Human Lean Diagnostics and its Usinnove innovation center embody an ecosystem dedicated to human health, built on the canton’s unique technological heritage: micro- and nanofabrication, detection and sensing, automation, and digital analytics. The official opening of the…
Read MoreBIND 2026 Crowns Four Life Sciences Winners
Four Swiss Health Gems won several awards during BIND – BioInnovation Day 2026. Dexterous Endoscope won the Best Start-Up Award, PreciMune got the Best Academic Project Award. Impli AG and MoleSense won support from H4 and CSEM.
Read MoreAI for Cardiology: Two UNIGE Researchers at the Heart of an European Project
The ARGENTIC project, funded by Horizon Europe, has just secured €7.5 million to develop a sovereign, energy-efficient AI system — to be rolled out across 19 institutions in 9 countries. Elena Tessitore and Douglas Teodoro, from University of Geneva (UNIGE), will lead the healthcare pillar. Elena Tessitore (HUG / Faculty of Medicine, UNIGE) and Douglas…
Read MoreGioele La Manno Receives the 2026 Boehringer Ingelheim–FENS Research Award
The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS), in partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim, has announced that Gioele La Manno is the recipient of the prestigious Boehringer Ingelheim–FENS Research Award 2026. The award, worth CHF 25,000, recognises outstanding contributions to neuroscience and will be officially presented at the FENS Forum 2026, taking place from 6–10 July 2026…
Read MorebioMérieux Invests CHF 1 Million in Plair
bioMérieux announces an investment of more than one million Swiss Francs in Plair, a Geneva-based and University of Geneva spinoff offering a breakthrough solution for real-time microbial detection and air sampling. As part of its commitment to advancing environmental control to help improve patient and consumer health, bioMérieux invested in Plair, a Company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.…
Read More“Towards Shared Health”: A New Initiative to Transform the Swiss Healthcare System
The Leenaards Foundation has launched its new initiative, “Vers une santé partagée” (Towards Shared Health), a five-year program (2026–2030) designed to support the transformation of Switzerland’s healthcare system. With an annual budget of up to CHF 1.75 million, the initiative aims to encourage innovative approaches that promote a more accessible, sustainable, and equitable health system.…
Read MoreSymposium: AI for Clinical and Translational Medicine
The Symposium: AI for Clinical and Translational Medicine is taking place on 6 May 2026 at CHUV The CHUV Centre for Biomedical Data Science is delighted to invite you to the second edition of its symposium dedicated to recent advances and applications of artificial intelligence in the field of healthcare. Building on the success of…
Read MoreAgora Care Secures CHF 2.2 Million in New Funding
Geneva-based startup Agora Care is the first company to develop a patient-centred platform for storage and communication of medical images. The funding, coming from key shareholders, will support the launch of new features on the platform. This new investment will support the launch and promotion of powerful new features on our platform—marking a significant leap forward…
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