Posts by Sandra Ansanay-Alex
Bloom Renewables won the Prix Sud
Le Temps, and its main partner Romande Energie, announced the Sustainable Start-Up 2023 Prize Bloom Biorenewables, a Fribourg based start-up, transforms plants (biomass) into energy and renewable materials with the goal to replace petroleum in perfumes, textiles and plastics. Its technology makes it possible to harness the potential of plant by-products such as straw…
Read MoreLunaphore Technologies to get acquired by Bio-Techne
Lunaphore Technologies SA, a Vaud-based (Switzerland) life sciences company developing technology to enable spatial biology in every laboratory, announced it has reached an agreement to be acquired by Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH), a USA-based global life sciences company providing innovative tools and bioactive reagents for the research and clinical diagnostic communities. The acquisition is anticipated to…
Read MoreThe ERAS protocol, developed at the CHUV, receives the “Nobel Prize for Surgery”
Under the guidance of its Director General Nicolas Demartines, the CHUV was the first hospital in Switzerland to adopt the “enhanced recovery after surgery” (ERAS), an innovation developed by Danish doctor Henrik Kehlet that has made a major contribution to improving the lives of patients after surgery, as well as reducing costs. The protocol just…
Read MoreThree Health Valley projects received a W. A. de Vigier Award
biped.ai, Gaia Technologies and Limula received a W. A. de Vigier Award, each endowed with CHF 100,000. Over 300 submitted projects were submitted. biped AG from Epalinges (VD) – Independence for the Visually Impaired 270 million visually impaired people worldwide face challenges in their daily mobility, like avoiding obstacles and finding their way. biped…
Read MoreUniversity of Bern strengthens research cooperation around healthcare in Africa
Together with African and European partner universities, the University of Bern is developing is establishing two long-term research collaborations. These are concerned with health care and the sustainable use of water and land resources. The projects are part of an African-European initiative for excellent research and are intended to facilitate an equal and sustainable…
Read MorebNovate Technologies raises CHF 12 Million
bNovate Technologies, a leader in rapid bacterial detection systems for water, has announced a CHF 12 million Series C funding round, led by cleantech venture capital pioneer Emerald Technology Ventures and supported by existing shareholders. The cash injection will accelerate the Swiss-based company’s global expansion, while broadening its product portfolio, currently targeted at water…
Read MoreCHF 400’000 for Lymphatica
The FIT (Fondation pour l’Innovation Technologique) gives a Tech Growth loans of CHF 400’000 to the EPFL spin-off, allowing her to further develop its implant for lymphedema therapy and hire new team members. Lymphatica Medtech has invented a revolutionary system to treat lymphedema, a problem affecting millions of people worldwide. Lymphedema causes swollen limbs,…
Read MoreAbionic wins the Swiss Medtech Award 2023
The EPFL spin-off, founded in 2010, wins the Swiss Medtech Award 2023 valued at CHF 75,000. Abionic specialises in providing rapid diagnostic tests which function at proximity to the patient (Point-of-Care Testing). According to the jury, this technology could revolutionise in-vitro diagnostics. Around 800 representatives of the Swiss medical technology industry attended this year’s…
Read MoreEPHJ
EPHJ is taking place from 8 to 11 June 2027 in Palexpo Geneva This international trade show is dedicated to high precision and is the most important professional show held annually in Switzerland in the high-precision sector embracing jewellery and watchmaking subcontracting microtechnologies and medical technologies. The show presents numerous world premieres in all areas…
Read MoreRegen Lab partners with Dassault Systèmes Group
Regen Lab, a Swiss commercial-stage medical technology company specializing in the research, development, registration, manufacturing and commercialization of proprietary tissue engineering products announces that its US subsidiary, RegenLab USA LLC, has entered into a collaboration agreement with Long Island University (LIU) and Dassault Systèmes Group (3DS). This agreement is the result of an…
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