Posts by Sandra Ansanay-Alex
FluoSphera Secures a Pre-Seed Investment of $ 1M
The US accelerator IndieBio New York which is part of SOSV, Swiss-based Mountain Labs, and EFI Lake Geneva Ventures participated in this round along with private business angels. Gregory Segala, CEO and co-founder of FluoSphera SA: “We express our deep gratitude to our investors who believe in the potential of our powerful in vitro…
Read MoreLunaphore and CRO Sirona Dx collaborate to expand COMET™ offerings to US-based biotech and biopharma customers
Sirona Dx will become the first US-based Contract Research Organization (CRO) to offer Lunaphore’s flagship COMET™ spatial biology platform as a service. Lunaphore, a Swiss life sciences company developing technology to enable spatial biology in every laboratory, and Sirona Dx, a leader in multi-omics, single-cell analytical services, today announced a strategic collaboration in which Sirona Dx will become…
Read MoreLeenaards Foundation 2023 Science Prizes
Leenaards Foundation announces three winners of the 2023 Science Prizes. CHF 1.5 million are awarded to support biomedical research in the Swiss Health Valley The Leenaards Foundation will hand out its annual Science Prize, together with over CHF 1.5 million in award money, to three research groups in the Lake Geneva region at a…
Read MoreObsEva Announces Strategic Reorganization to Consolidate Operations in Switzerland
In financial trouble, the Geneva-based femtech company had to lay off its employees and reorganize its management Obseva, in trouble since it admitted at the end of July that it was unable to complete the registration process for its main product in development, presented on a program to resize its management bodies in particular,…
Read MoreTerapet raises CHF 2,3 million
The Swiss MedTech company is developing next generation imaging technology, and closed a Pre-Series A investment round. This funding supports the commercialization of Terapet’s first product, Qualγscan and the development of new nuclear imaging products. The funding round was co-led by EFI Lake Geneva Ventures and Nina Capital with support of all the existing…
Read MoremimiX Biotherapeutics and PreComb join forces to fight cancer
The two companies are partnering to accelerate the process of personalized cancer drug profiling leveraging the potential of both company’s proprietary technologies. PreComb is pioneering personalized cancer profiling with their proprietary 3DTwin® technology. By using mimiX’s Sound-Induced Morphogenesis (SIM) technology to make efficient use of patient’s tumor cells and accelerate in vitro tissue production, PreComb…
Read MoreIzar by Mindmaze, a new smart device to improve hand rehabilitation
MindMaze, a global pioneer in the development of AI-driven digital neurotherapeutics, is proud to announce the US and EU launch of Izar®1, a first-of-its-kind, FDA-listed and CE-marked smart peripheral for patients with impairment in hand motor function. Izar is designed to fill a critical gap in neurological care today and aims to be the…
Read More7 digital health start-ups selected by the Future of Health Grant
CSS and EPFL announce the 2nd cohort of the Future of Health Program The Future of Health Grant (FoHG) programme of CSS and EPFL Innovation Park supports innovation in digital health. The 7 new start-ups selected from 96 applications will receive funding and expertise to accelerate the development of their solution. 7 start-ups…
Read MoreSEED Biosciences teams up with Molecular Device to market its DispenCell
Biopôle-based SEED Biosciences teams up with Molecular Devices, LLC. The American leading provider of high-performance life science solutions is now a commercial supplier of the DispenCell Single-Cell Dispenser in the US and Asia. Accurate single-cell isolation with immediate, traceable proof of monoclonality is critical to a successful cell line development process. However, isolating a…
Read MoreLonza wants to encourage careers In Life Sciences and opens MINTWorld
Faced with a shortage of qualified personnel in the field of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology (MINT) in the Swiss Health Valley, Lonza and the Department of Economy and Education (DEF) of the canton of Valais have joined forces to create a discovery and innovation space for the promotion of MINT. Located…
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