Posts by Sandra Ansanay-Alex
Women in Life Sciences in the Swiss Health Valley
The Swiss Health Valley continues to shine, thanks to the talent, leadership, and vision of extraordinary women shaping the future of medicine and science. Prof. Sophie Pautex, Head of the Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics and Chief Physician of the Palliative Care Service at the HUG, has received the EAPC Clinical Impact Award…
Read MoreKYLYS AESTHETICS SA secures CHF 1 Million
The Geneva-based startup and FONGIT alumni develops next-generation hyaluronic acid-based medical devices. KYLYS AESTHETICS SA, a Swiss biotech clinical stage company pioneering high-performance regenerative aesthetic solutions, proudly announces the successful closing of a CHF 1 million fundraising round by existing and new investors. This capital injection will allow the company to advance the development…
Read MoreMyriad Optics Raises CHF 150’000 from Venture Kick
The EPFL spin-off develops new and disruptive bacterial contamination detection tools that can revolutionize food testing. Testing delays lasting hours to days cost companies millions and expose consumers to health risks. Myriad Optics’ technology targets faster detection to prevent costly recalls and protect public safety. In the food, pharma, and medtech sectors, delays in…
Read MoreClee Medical Wins a W.A. De Vigier Award
Clee Medical, a Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering Geneva spinoff, wins a W.A. De Vigier Award worth CHF 120’000 Clee Medical, a Geneva-based medtech startup, is transforming brain surgery with an advanced platform that combines ultra-high-resolution real-time imaging, AI-based navigation, and machine learning. This technology allows surgeons to operate with extreme precision, reducing…
Read MoreSwiss Innovation Challenge
Apply now for the Swiss Innovation Challenge, a nation-wide call for projects organised by the Baselland Chamber of Commerce and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW). If you have a product-, organisational, management-, process-, service- or business-modell innovation and you are: creative persistent ambitious open for new things If you…
Read MoreInnosuisse Call SMEs
Apply before 10 September 2025 for the Innosuisse Call for SME’s The objective of the SME call for projects 2025 is to stimulate the science-based innovation activities of companies with less than 500 full-time equivalents (FTE). Applications submitted within the scope of this call for projects are assessed based on the existing assessment criteria…
Read MoreOdne, an EPFL and ETHZ spinoff, raises CHF 4,2 Million in Series A
Odne’s story began through a close collaboration between leading researchers at EPFL and ETHZ, who sought to address long-standing clinical challenges in endodontic therapy. With over CHF 4.2 million raised in its Series A1 round — including support from ZEISS Ventures — and several FDA-cleared products now entering the U.S. market, the medtech company is…
Read MoreSwiss Biotech Insight: Bridging preclinical to clinical development
Bridging preclinical to clinical development, a Swiss Biotech Insight event in association with Labcorp, is taking place on 29 September 2025 in Lausanne The Swiss Biotech Association’s Swiss biotech Insight event series is designed to cover a portfolio of topics mirroring the biopharma product life cycle, namely from ideation and research to commercialization and…
Read MoreInnosuisse: IraSME Call for Project
Apply before 24 September 2025 for the IraSME Innosuisse programme Swiss companies and research institutes can apply for funding via the upcoming IraSME call. An IraSME project involves at least two SMEs from any two member countries/regions and one research entity from one of the nine consortium partner countries, particularly Germany and Austria. The…
Read MoreNew Lab Spaces Available at Biopôle
Biopôle SA is expanding its offering with 18 brand-new private laboratory units, from 30 to 75 m² each, available from October 2025 in the Trypto building. Since its first building was completed in 2008, Biopôle has grown into a renowned hub with 10 buildings housing over 170 companies and academic institutions such as CHUV…
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