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A VR training programme for medical students supported by Innosuisse
Viva VOsCE is a revolutionary project aiming at transforming medical education through harnessing the power of Virtual Reality (VR) technology….
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Three new projects financed in Geneva by the FIF
Plair, Endotelix and Dr Beat Walpoth received funding from the Fongit Innovation Fund (FIF). Plair SA: Growth loan of…
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Senbiosys raises more than CHF 600,000 on kickstarter
Senbiosys developed a smart ring and an application to give users inputs about their health and wellness. The EPFL spin-off…
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Tech4Eva selected 16 projects for its 2023 programme
16 projects have been selected for the 2023 programme Tech4Eva is an EPFL Innovation Park and Groupe Mutuel initiative…
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Debiopharm and Merck invest in artificial intelligence
Debiopharm Innovation Fund, the strategic investment arm of Swiss biopharmaceutical company Debiopharm, and M Ventures, the strategic, corporate venture capital…
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EFI-Lake Geneva Ventures and Yellowstone Holding AG invest CHF 3,5 million in Medyria
Medyria’s PyCath aims to be the only device on the market with pressure and blood flow velocity sensing for the…
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SOPHiA GENETICS and Agilent Partner
SOPHiA GENETICS, a Lausanne-based cloud-native software company in the healthcare space and the leader in data-driven medicine, is partnering with…
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Bearmind raises CHF 1,3 million
The startup develops sensors and algorithms to provide a real-time assessment of the risk of concussion for professional athletes. …
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GeNeuro raises €25 million for its treatment against long COVID
GeNeuro develops timelimab, an antibody that showed promising results in treating inflammatory symptoms for long COVID patients GeNeuro, a…
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Three Jura start-ups awarded with the DayOne Tech accelerator prize
The Jura branch of the Swiss Innovation Park Basel Area is home to 28 companies and institutions, including ten in…
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Debiopharm expands its oncology pipeline
The Lausanne-based biotech company has obtained global rights from a Novo Nordisk molecule and plans to take the compound forward…
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Raphaël Conz is the New Head of Department for Economic Promotion and Innovation in the canton of Vaud
Raphaël Conz is also BioAlps’ vice-president. For many years, he has worked to promote the attractiveness and the reputation of…
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Medistri invests CHF 8 million in Domdidier
The largest independent sterilisation company in Europe invests to expand its plant in Domdidier, in the canton of Fribourg. …
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Oculis Announces US public listing on Nasdaq
A Swiss Health Valley success story! Oculis goes public. Oculis Holding AG (“Oculis”), based at EPFL Innovation Park in…
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Comphya receives approval for first pilot clinical trial in Australia
A swissmade neuromodulator to treat erectile dysfunction starts clinical trials in Australia Comphya SA, developer of the first neuromodulator…
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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…
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Lunaphore 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….
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Leenaards 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…
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ObsEva 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…
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Terapet 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…
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50 startups selected for the W.A. de Vigier Awards pitch day
February 23 is Selection Day, where the young companies pitch their ideas in front of the Foundation Board, investors, selected…
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mimiX 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…
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Izar 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…
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7 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)…
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SEED 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…
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Lonza 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…
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Gene Predictis is bought by NIMGenetics
The EPFL-based start-up accepted the offer of the Spanish company. The amount of the transaction has not been disclosed. …
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SOPHiA GENETICS Expands Partnership with AstraZeneca
The Swiss start-up, specialised in AI assisted medicine, and the Swedish-British pharmaceutical company want to create multimodal approaches for cancer drug…
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13 biotech companies to watch according to BioAlps and Labiotech.eu
BioAlps recently collaborated with Labiotech.eu to detect the 13 biotech and healthtech companies in the Swiss Health Valley to watch…
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La Tour invests CHF 750 million in a health campus in Meyrin
Hôpital de La Tour in Geneva sells its premises to finance an ambitious innovation-oriented health campus The owners of…
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CHF 500 000 for AC Immune
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) and Target ALS Foundation (Target ALS) provide more than USD 500,000 in…
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Aspivix receives U.S. FDA Clearance for Carevix™, Their Novel Cervical Stabilizer
Carevix™, a novel atraumatic cervical stabilizer created by the Swiss startup ASPIVIX SA, received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food…
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Volumina Medical, Parithera and PeriVision win the Biopôle Startup Fund 2022
The initiative, which includes up to CHF 90,000 of support per year for up to three consecutive years, is designed…
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Limula and CSEM partner to automate the production of CAR T cells
A Health Valley partnership to revolutionize cancer therapies and to bring a personalised treatment for cancer patients CSEM supports…
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€2M Eurostars funding for a project led by Calciscon
CALCISCON, AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERS and ADMESY have signed a collaborative agreement for the development of a laboratory benchtop analyzer…
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Xsensio announces an agreement with Mayo Clinic
Xsensio Announces Know-How and Stock Purchase Agreement with Mayo Clinic Xsensio, a Vaud-Based company that is developing the Lab-on-Skin©…
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Comphya raises CHF 850 000 in a convertible loan
Comphya SA, developer of the first neuromodulator to treat erectile dysfunction (ED), announced the fundraising of CHF 850k in a…
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Research is less profitable for the pharmaceutical industry
According to a Deloitte study, investing in research is less and less interesting. The audit and consulting firm used figures…
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Lonza invested CHF 1 billion in Visp in 2022
The biopharmaceutical company employs 5,000 people in Valais, and also announced a 15% sales growth in 2022, representing a total…
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CHUV, Alithea Genomics and PanGene partner to develop a pan-cancer blood test
The three partners secured a €1 million ($1.1 million) in Eurostars grant funding to develop a first of a king…
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BioAlps and the Swiss Health Valley
Listen to Magali Bischof, BioAlps Secretary General, on Beyond Biotech podcast speaking about the Swiss Health Valley and the role…
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CHUV, EPFL, SIB and Roche found molecules able to suppress resistance to immunotherapy
A breakthrough in the fight against cancer: researchers from EPFL, the Ludwig Institute of the CHUV, the SIB, and Roche…
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The HUG open a Centre for Virtual Medicine
The new Centre for Virtual Medicine at the HUG is a pioneer in the use of virtual reality for clinical…
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BIONOMOUS closes a USD 2.7 million Series A
The Swiss-based startup builds devices to automate processes in Life Science research and prepares a product rollout and expansion. …
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Virtual reality glasses used as a diagnostic tool for brain disorders
MachineMD, a spin-off of Inselspital Bern, and CSEM, are collaborating to diagnose brain diseases by analyzing eye movements with a…
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Neurosoft Bioelectronics receives ISO Certification for its Quality Management System
Neurosoft Bioelectronics SA, a startup developing implantable brain-computer interfaces, announces that it has received ISO 13485:2016 Certification by TÜV SÜD…
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A CHF 1 billion contract for Bachem Group
The contract covers the delivery of a large volume of peptides over a five-year period from 2025-2029, and follows the…
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A CHF 1.5M seed-funding round for MPC Therapeutics to improve CAR-T cancer therapies
MPC Therapeutics (MPC Tx), is a Swiss biotechnology company based in Geneva, focusing on metabolism and cellular rejuvenation. The…
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Swissfillon becomes ten23 health
ten23 health®, a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) announces the change in branding of its in Visp, Switzerland…
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STALICLA signs exclusive in-licensing agreement with Novartis for late-stage clinical neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorder treatment
The transaction with Novartis reinforces STALICLA’s position as the leading developer of precision medicines for neurodevelopmental disorders and heralds the…
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mimiX biotherapeutics launches a funding round to accelerate clinical translation of FastSkin®
mimiX biotherapeutics launches a funding round to accelerate clinical translation of FastSkin® MIMIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS LTD, a Swiss medical technology company…
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Resistell AG closes its series B first tranche of CHF 8.5 Million
Resistell provides information on which antibiotic should be used to treat the patient, and the concentration at which it should…
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iOnctura awarded EUR 17.5 million funding from the EIC Accelerator
Funding will support iOnctura’s clinical program for IOA-289, a first-in-class autotaxin inhibitor for the treatment of pancreatic cancer iOnctura…
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An intelligent harness to facilitate the mobility of blind people
The startup Biped created a harness equipped with 3D cameras that beeps when there is a risk of hitting an…
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AMF Medical SA bought for CHF 200 million by Tandem Diabetes Care
Tandem Diabetes Care, a global US-Based insulin delivery and diabetes technology company, announced an agreement to acquire AMF Medical SA,…
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Swiss research: the pharmaceutical industry is the leading investor in 2021
In 2021, private companies spent CHF 16.8 billion in Switzerland on in-house research and development (R&D) activities. This represents an…
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Nanolive selected in the top 10 Innovations by The Scientist
The Scientist magazine announced its top 10 new products selected by a panel of independent judges. The Lausanne-based start-up Nanolive…
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MRM wins the Debiopharm – La Solution – Inartis Challenge
The 7th Debiopharm-La-Solution.ch-Inartis Challenge for the Quality of Life of Patient has rewarded with a prize of CHF 25’000 the…
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VR training for new Lonza employees
How to attract and retain talented workers in the Biotech Industry? And how to train the new recruits efficiently? Lonza…
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Innosuisse, what changes in 2023?
As of January 2023, Innosuisse is evolving. Grants will be distributed for international projects, and the financing of start-ups will…
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Alliance, your partner for your Innosuisse application
You have an innovative project and are thinking of submitting an Innosuisse application? With its team of specialized advisors, Alliance…
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Domo Health: a digital platform for home health
Lack of resources and staff, aging population, an increase in chronic diseases: the challenges of the medical world are numerous…
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GeNeuro starts a clinical trials for its long COVID treatment
200 patients are recruited and will be followed in 5 Swiss hospitals participating in the study. The first results are…
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Prof. Antoine Geissbuhler elected at the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium
A new mission for BioAlps’ President Professor at the Department of Radiology and Medical Informatics of the Faculty of…
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Symbios opens a new factory in Yverdon
The 12 000 m2 facility will be ready next spring in the Y-Parc in Yverdon-les-Bains. Leader in the production of custom-made…
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Volumina Medical Gets a CHF 500 000 Loan from FIT
Volumina Medical is an EPFL spin-off based in Biopôle Lausanne. The company develops a biogel that supports the repair of…
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Switzerland sets to accept medical devices with FDA approval
The Federal Council is to adapt national laws so that, in addition to medical devices with an EU certificate /…
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EUR 3.7 million for ONWARD and its partners from the European Innovation Council (EIC)
The European Innovation Council Grant has been awarded to ONWARD and its research partners, including EPFL, IICT-BAS, CEA-Leti-Clinatec, and CEAList….
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Limula wins the start-up Swiss Technology Award
During the Swiss Innovation Forum on 23 November 2022 in Basel, Limula won the Inventor Award. Two other companies…
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CERN, CHUV and THERYQ develop a revolutionary FLASH radiotherapy device to fight cancer
This FLASH radiotherapy device will use very high-energy electrons (VHEE) to treat cancers that are resistant to conventional treatments, with…
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Prof. Jocelyne Bloch and Prof. Grégoire Courtine receive the BioAlps Academia Award, and Incyte the BioAlps Industry Award.
The ceremony closed the BioAlps Networking Day on 24 November 2022 in Neuchâtel, in front of 250 key players of…
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Dentsply Sirona wins the Vaud International Business Award
The dental products world leader employs 700 people in the canton. Each fall, the Vaud International Business…
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ObsEva Announces Sale of Ebopiprant License Agreement to XOMA for up to $113 Million
The Swiss company expects the sale proceeds to resolve its current over-indebtedness position ObsEva SA, a biopharmaceutical company based in…
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Opna Bio Raises $38M in Series A Financing
Opna Bio, an Epalinges, Switzerland and San Francisco, CA-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, raised $38M in Series A funding. The round…
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Claude Nicollier steps down from his position as CSEM
The former astronaut has spent 16 years as Chairperson of the Board of Directors Effective June 2023, Claude Nicollier…
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Novigenix announces first closing of its $20M Series B
The company validated its approach in Colorectal Cancer (CRC) screening, and provides new molecular insights and predictive algorithms for patient…
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Neuria receives the Start-Up Innovation Prize of the Canton of Fribourg
Neuria gets CHF 30 000 to develop its digital therapy hidden in video games to help fight nutrition disorders …
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A CHF 1.6 million Innosuisse Grant for PeriVision
PeriVision was awarded an Innosuisse research grant together with the University Hospital Bern and ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research…
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MICROCITY Neuchâtel, Land of Diagnostic
A Human lean Diagnostic programme in the canton of precision watchmaking The historical heritage of high precision and core…
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Domo Health and Roche develop a digital health solution to detect the first signs of respiratory infections
Domo Health, a leader in digital health, announced the launch of its clinical study in collaboration with Roche Pharma Suisse…
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Debiopharm leads $6M round for YonaLink to Scale Global Growth
The swiss company invests into an Israelian SaaS Platform able to collect data and to reduce clinical trial timelines and…
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Bone marrow neurons can be rewired to enable paraplegics to walk
Jocelyne Bloch and Grégoire Courtine, two Swiss researchers, have identified a group of nerve cells unrelated to the locomotor system…
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Interview Sacha Sidjanski
Dr. Sacha Pierre Sidjanski is in charge of External Relations at the Faculty of Life Sciences at EPFL. He explains…
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🔺4à6 BioAlps at Incyte🔺
On 22 September 2022, Jonathan Dickinson, executive vice-president at Incyte, received the Swiss Health Valley Community in Morges. …
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Novochizol SA and Alpha Chitin Partner to Produce a Chitosan-Based Polysaccharide
Alpha Chitin will manufacture both Novochizol™ raw materials and Novochizol™-based intermediate products. Alpha Chitin, a French biobased chemistry company…
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SOPHiA GENETICS Partners with Microsoft to Accelerate Multimodal Health Data Analysis
The agreement is to expand and reinforce data-driven medicine through the SOPHiA DDM™ health data analysis platform available with Microsoft Azure…
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Dixi Polytool wins CSEM’s Digital Journey Contest
The company will receive CHF 100,000 in technical support from CSEM to develop a smart factory and a 100% autonomous…
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Interview Prof. Yogeshvar Kalia
Prof. Yogeshvar Kalia is Professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) speaks about the…
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How does the microbiota work?
Researchers at the University of Bern and University Hospital Bern have been able to comprehensively study the bacteria of the…
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A new test to avoid miscarriages and strokes
The HUG and the Unige have found a way to better detect the antibodies that cause thrombosis, which leads to…
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Cordis spends 1.14 billion francs to buy MedAlliance
Nyon-based MedAlliance, a start-up active in the field of vascular medical technology, has been acquired by the American multinational Cordis…
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Netsensing Technology finalists of the 14th Healthcare Innovation World Cup at Medica 2022
Incubated at Microcity Neuchâtel, Netsensing Technology is excited to announce that it has been selected as one of the Top12…
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Interview Denis Cavin
Why is Western Switzerland is a perfect place for lifesciences companies? Listen to Denis Cavin, Economic Development Officer at State of Geneva…
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Oculis to go public
The Lausanne-based company Oculis SA, and European Biotech Acquisition Corp, announced a business combination agreement to create a Nasdaq-listed biopharmaceutical…
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SUN Bioscience receives an EPFL Alumni Awards
The two co-founders of SUN bioscience received an EPFL Alumni Award, a price that distinguishes researchers over the course of…
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Improving the working conditions of health care workers
Collecte d’informations pour un projet de recherche HEIG-VD / Institut et Haute Ecole de Santé La Source – Conciliation vie privée vie professionnelle – TOUTES LES SOLUTIONS DE TOUS LES SECTEURS D’ACTIVITE SONT LES BIENVENUES
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Firmenich inaugurates its new campus in Geneva
The 225,000 m2 site, located in the towns of Satigny and La Plaine, has a largely automated production capacity of…
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ORamaVR raises 2.4M EUR in a post-seed funding round
The leader in medical virtual reality (VR) training tools, based in Geneva, provides immersive virtual reality solutions that allow the…
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BoneView®, an AI solution to improve fractures diagnostic on X-rays images
Gleamer and HealthCare Konnect (HCK) partner to expand access to AI-Based double check-in fractures, effusions, dislocations and bone lesions on…
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Ron Appel, SIB’s president, retires
Bioinformatics pioneer gives way to the next generation Ron Appel pioneered the field of bioinformatics in Switzerland and supported…
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ArcoScreen and DAAV are FIT
ArcoScreen and DAAV both receive a Tech Seed loan of CHF 100’000 from the Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT). ArcoScreen…
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Progress in the diagnosis of endometriosis
Researchers from the University of Bern and Inselspital and University Hospital Bern, in collaboration with Australian scientists, are developing a…
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Flowbone SA concludes a CHF 2.1 million Seed round
The EPFL spin-off, active in the field of bone regeneration, prepares its US market entry. “With aging population, fractures…
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A UNIGE team reveals how Hepatitis B could be cured
The swiss🇨🇭 researchers have deciphered the precise functioning of a protective mechanism that could lead to a potential post-infection treatment…
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Four Swiss🇨🇭 start-ups in the Top 18 European TechBio companies
ONWARD, Haya Therapeutics, Retinai and Engimmune Therapeutics are in the top 18 Biotech companies in Europe according to investors. Stuck…
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Volumina Medical closes its Series A funding to develop Adipearl
Clinique La Prairie and Skyviews Life Science Ltd are among the new investors Volumina Medical, a spin-off from the…
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Three new buildings on the Biopôle site in Lausanne
Biopôle SA announces a new partnership with Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate SICAV for the construction of three new buildings…
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iOnctura, EBAMed and Terapet awarded by the Fongit
Fongit, the Fondation Genevoise pour l’Innovation Technologique, has just announced the latest beneficiaries of the Fongit Innovation Fund (FIF). iOnctura…
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Future of Health: 10 digital healthcare start-ups awarded
EPFL Innovation Park and CSS present the 2022 cohort The Future of Health Grant programme to support innovation in…
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Nanolive SA closes a series C round at $22.2 million
After the successful closing of a US $22.2 million Series C equity financing, Nanolive announces the appointment of two extraordinary…
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Hedera Dx raises €14 million in seed funding
The Swiss companies wants to accelerate the adoption of liquid biopsies for cancer testing Swiss techbio company Hedera Dx,…
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Incepto raised €27 million
The platform for artificial intelligence solutions applied to medical imaging, announces a €27 million round of financing. The goal: to…
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Onward Confirms Amazing Results to restore Arm and Hand Function in People With Spinal Cord Injury
The Up-LIFT study evaluating ARC-EX Therapy demonstrated the effectiveness of the device to improve extremity strength and function in people…
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A year of Swiss biological and biomedical data science: SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Discover some of the key highlights of the national organization for biological and biomedical data science in the SIB Profile 2022, our annual activity report. Together, our infrastructure solutions, expertise and interdisciplinary collaborations foster better science and healthcare, and give Switzerland a strong voice in global issues around life science data.
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Selexis and NexImmune Sign an Agreement to Advance Multiple Immunotherapies Targeting Rare Cancers
This Agreement supports the development of molecules targeting acute myeloid leukemia, multiple myeloma, human papillomavirus (HPV) associated tumors, and additional…
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Debiopharm Innovation Funds invests to accelerate the development of genomics medicines via technology powered AI
The strategic investment arm of Swiss biopharmaceutical company Debiopharm wants to reduce biotherapies’ development time and cost using AI (Artificial…
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Top 100 Swiss Startups 2022: the Life Sciences Winners
17 Western Switzerland Life Sciences startups in biotech, medtech and foodtech were selected The TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award 2022…
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Novartis invests CHF 100 million in Basel
A new state-of-the-art biologics centre Novartis announced plans to invest around CHF 100 million in the development of next-generation…
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New Gene Therapy Laboratory at the Biofactory Competence Center (BCC) in Fribourg
A jewel for biopharmaceutical education and research The Biofactory Competence Center (BCC) in Freiburg inaugurated its new gene therapy…
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Forum des 100 – Le Temps
Two BioAlps experts nominated Two Life Sciences experts, Dominique Truchot-Cardot and Alexandre Pauchard, are among the 100 personalities of…
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machineMD raises CHF 3.2 Million
The MedTech startup is developing a medical device for the early diagnosis of neurological disorders including brain tumors via neuro-ophthalmic…
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CHUV, HUG and Inserm help Down syndrome patients to get better
The injection of the hormone GnRH improved the cognitive functions of several Down syndrome patients An Inserm team within…
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Parkinson’s Disease: AC Immune Receives a Grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation
A new USD 0.5 million grant brings up to USD 3.7 million the total amount The Michael J. Fox Foundation…
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A wearable tissue health monitor
Sensawear wins a CHF 150,000 Venture Kick grant to develop its wearable tissue health monitor Sensawear has developed the…
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SightIn Health wins a CHF 150,000 Venture Kick grant
The Swiss start-up wants to develop an AI-SaaS to democratize the use and interpretation of ultrasound SightIn Health’s Machine…
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DayOne Tech Accelerator presents its first cohort
The DayOne Tech Accelerator in the Canton of Jura has just announced its winners. Three Medtech startups are starting a…
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AC BioScience closes a 4th seed-round of CHF 2.5 million
AC BioScience, a Biopôle-based clinical-stage biotech company pioneering the development of novel therapies in immuno-oncology and tumour vascular normalization, announces…
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Alcon buys Aerial Pharmaceutics for $770 million
Ophthalmic devices and Geneva-based Alcon has reached an agreement to acquire North Carolina-based Aerie Pharmaceuticals for $770 million (743.1 million…
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Novartis to list its subsidiary Sandoz on the stock exchange
Under consideration since 2021, the details of the demerger of Sandoz, the generic drug arm of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis,…
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Twiice’s exoskeleton allows paralysed people to walk again
Vaud-based and EPFL spin-off startup TWIICE receives a CHF 100 000 seed loan from FIT Every year, around 250,000…
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Abionic’s test diagnoses sepsis 3 days before the standards methods
Abionic’s test identifies in 5 minutes the earliest signs of sepsis 3 days before the standard of care. The technology…
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ObsEva plans job cuts
The ObsEva laboratory is to engage in a vast restructuring process in the face of difficulties encountered with the FDA…
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Dexter®, the Swiss surgery robot, makes its way to Germany
The Dexter® on-demand robotic surgery system created by the swiss company Distalmotion is now used by the Department for Women’s…
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Debiopharm signs an new IDEAL agreement with the University of Geneva
Debiopharms and UNIGE want to fight together against cancer and drug-resistant bacterial infections JULY 25, 2022 Debiopharm, a Swiss…
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Using proteins as barcodes to fight against counterfeiting
Nanodecoder, an EPFL spin-off, receives CHF 100 000 from FIT The Fondation pour l’Innovation Technologique selection committee announced they…
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Nestlé Health Science invests EUR 40 million in Enterome
Nestlé Health Science has signed a collaboration agreement with French company Enterome to target food allergies and chronic intestinal diseases…
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Nestlé Health Science and Perseo Pharma partners to fight digestive diseases
Strategic collaboration to create therapies against digestive diseases Perseo pharma, a preclinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on breaking new…
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ADC Therapeutics signs multi-million dollar licensing agreement with Sobi
The swiss and the Swedish companies partner for the development and commercialization of ZYNLONTA®, a drug for hematologic and solid…
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Gnubiotics gets a CHF 1.4 million Innosuisse Grant
The biotech company evaluates the effects of glycopeptides on solid tumors Gnubiotics Sciences, a biotech company pioneering the discovery…
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CHF 4 million for b-rayZ AG, a startup fighting breast cancer
The Tech4Eva alumni and University Hospital Zurich (USZ) uses AI for faster and better breast cancer diagnostics b-RayZ AG…
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KBI Biopharma SA and Selexis SA inaugurated a new facility in Geneva
KBI Biopharma SA (KBI) and Selexis SA, both JSR Life Sciences companies, have inaugurated an expanded, fully-integrated mammalian contract development…
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The canton of Vaud keeps on backing the FIT
The State of Vaud commits on giving CHF 2 million / year to the Fondation pour l’Innovation Technologique (FIT) …
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Lonza opens a new production facility in Stein (CH)
Lonza plans to construct a large-scale commercial drug product fill and finish facility in Stein (CH). CHF 500 million will…
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Vaud invests CHF 178 Million in Life Sciences
To strengthen the development of the Canton and in particular the expertise of the CHUV and the University of Lausanne…
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Supervene: growing humain vein tissues
ClexBio, a Norway-based startup, is teaming up with CSEM to develop the world’s first machine to grow tissue-engineered human veins…
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Wyss Center joins life sciences cluster BioAlps
The Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating discoveries in neuroscience to improve patient lives,…
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Geneva researcher wins European Inventor’s Award
Geneva-based researcher Madiha Derouazi is co-winner of the European Inventor Award. With the French immunologist Elodie Belnoue, she is rewarded…
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ten23health is building a new facility in Visp
The company plans to establish a new 5,000 m2 manufacturing facility in Visp. In October 2021, ten23 health acquired a…
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Ecotope, the new EPFL Innovation Park’s project
EPFL Innovation Park is turning 30 this year and wants to expand. A new site, called Ecotope, will bring together…
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A CHF 12 Million Innosuisse Grant for a VR Surgical Training Method
The Swiss Federal Agency for Innovation Promotion (Innosuisse) is supporting the “PROFICIENCY” project, in which the Geneva-based startup ORamaVR S.A….
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Limula wins a prestigious EIC grant of €4.7 million
By combining its novel bioreactor with state-of-the-art sensors and predictive data intelligence, Limula will add significant value to its cell & gene therapy manufacturing solution, paving the way for in-process control for the production of highly personalised cancer treatments.
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AlveoliX wins the Swiss Medtech Award 2022
Bernese start-up AlveoliX was awarded the Swiss Medtech Award, and prize money totaling CHF 75,000. AlveoliX, founded in 2019,…
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CHUV strengthens its strategy to fight cancer
The University Hospital of Vaud (CHUV) in Lausanne is expanding its strategy to better fight all forms of cancer. The…
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BioAlps at OM Pharma
On 9 June 2022, during a BioAlps’ 4à6 event, the Heath Valley Community had the opportunity to visit OM Pharma…
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Cytiva opens a new production site in Grens (VD)
Cytiva opens its new 7,400 m2 production facility in Grens, Switzerland, on 31 May 2022. The site will manufacture…
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Votes are open for the TOP 100 Swiss Startups!
What is your favorite swiss startup? Every year the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award showcases the 100 most innovative…
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Pr. Antoine Geissbuhler is the new BioAlps’ President
A Digital Health specialist to promote the Swiss Health Valley and the number one and most diversified Life Sciences Cluster…
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Alithea Genomics closes a CHF 1 million seed round
Alithea Genomics, a Lausanne-based fast-growing, emerging leader in the field of RNA sequencing and transcriptomics analysis, announced the closing of…
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Dr. Andrea Pfeifer received the Aenne Burda Award
The CEO and Director of AC Immune SA was recognized for her work to find treatments for Alzheimer’s disease …
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Kodiak Sciences and Lonza open a new facility in Visp
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ONWARD’s Neurostimulator Restores Mobility for Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
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Merck Serono improves quality control with IA
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Plair SA raised CHF 2,7 million
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Artiria Medical raised CHF 3.8 million to improve stroke treatment
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An electronic implant helps a bedridden patient to walk again
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Neurosoft Bioelectronics raised CHF 3 Million
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Tech4Eva 2022 cohort
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Nanolive raises US $ 20 million
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Venture Leaders Medtech Team 2022
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A MEG plateform at Campus Biotech in 2022
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Parithera raises CHF 100 000 from FIT
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Nagi Bioscience won a € 2,5 million grant from the EIC Accelerator
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Medical devices for Ukraine
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SEED Biosciences raises CHF 400 000
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A gene could prevent Parkinson’s disease
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BioArk Monthey is expanding
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Ceidos revolutionises cell culture
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Superlab Suisse Lausanne
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UNIGE: Fighting breast cancer cells growth
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$11 million for EPFL spin-off Leman Biotech
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GSK’s new company Haleon will have a site in Nyon
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Neo Medical raises $20 million for its AR technology for spine surgery
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MindMaze secures a $105 million financing round
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PhytlSigns raises CHF 500 000 for a plant monitoring system
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Swiss voters reject ban on animal testing
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Adaptyv Biosystems raised CHF 2.5 million in a pre-seed funding
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Genolier Innovation Hub
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Haya Therapeuthics closes US$ 5 Million seed extension
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An implant could cure paralysis
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La Source Launches H4
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Distalmotion | $ 90M to make sense of robotic surgery
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Takeda | New building in Neuchâtel estimated at CHF 30 million
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ADC Therapeutics | $30 million in new partnership deal
Development & commercialisation of ZYNLONTA in Japan ADC Therapeutics SA, a commercial-stage biotechnology company improving the lives of those…
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Antion Biosciences | Exclusive collaboration & global license agreement with Allogene Therapeutics
Multiplex miCAR™ Technology Allogene Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of allogeneic CAR T (AlloCAR T™) products…
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Adiposs | Raised CHF 1.8M 1st closing of its Pre-Series A round
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Record-high startup support for Swiss university spin-offs in 2022
89 new innovative projects in 2022 Venture Kick continues its success story and increases its budget: having supported 841…
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Magali Bischof to become the new General Secretary of BioAlps
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GeNeuro | CHF 6.7 million for the development of COVID-19 medicines
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Merck acquires Geneva-based biopharmaceutical company Chord Therapeutics
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Xsensio | CHF 4.2 million to accelerate market launch
1st closing new financing round with Swiss & international investors Xsensio, a Lausanne based startup seeking to address the…
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Intellias and D36.ch join forces
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Biopôle | Partnership programme with Swiss Medical Network
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Sun Genomics | Sets up European subsidiary in Fribourg (Switzerland)
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Heidi.news | BioAlps: 20 years of innovation
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Appointment of a new Full Professor at HEIG-VD
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New Incyte bioplant opens in Switzerland
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Combioxin signs a worldwide licensing agreement
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Distalmotion | Pioneering Hybrid Robotics in General Surgery
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EBAMed | Prospective Imaging Study
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CHUV | A breakthrough in oncology
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Asceneuron | Appoints new Board Member
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AC BioScience | Committed to fight against cancer
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EPFL | A virus to identify small peptide mimics of antifreeze proteins
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EPFL | Next-generation implants will be biodegradable and non-invasive
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CSEM | Solid 2020 results despite the tough economic climate
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Swiss Diabetes Venture Fund | 1st venture fund dedicated to diabetes technology
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UNIGE | How do immune cells get activated?
Decoding the activation mechanism of the CCR5 receptor By studying the structure of cellular receptors and of the molecules that…
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EPFL | Tailored optical stimulation for the blind
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Pharmaplan (TTP Group) | New office in Visp close to Lonza
New office with 60 employees In response to the investment boom in the pharmaceutical industry, Pharmaplan is opening another…
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Leenaards Foundation | Science Prize 2021
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HEIG VD | Rethinking the manufacture of cell & gene therapies
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Embion | Nominated for the Swiss Economic Award 2021
The most important prize for young entrepreneurs in Switzerland From dozens of applications, nine companies were nominated for the…
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EPFL | How healthy is your digital twin?
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Venturelab | Venture Leaders Medtech 2021
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Abologix | Wins CHF 150,000
Sum used to develop targeted antibodies for cancer patients Abologix develops a new therapeutic option to treat lymphoma patients…
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Rheon Medical | 1st implantation of the “Eyewatch” implant in Valais
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UNIGE | Replicating patients’ tumours to test different treatments
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GGBa | Geneva welcomes new global health investment advisory
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EarlySight | Seed round closing
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Selexis | “Best Workplaces™ Switzerland” 2021
One of the Best Workplaces™ Switzerland for fourth straight year Selexis SA, a JSR Life Sciences company, announced that…
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Heidi.news | The Swiss Confederation reinvests in the development of Swiss vaccines
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S-GE | The new EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) came into force on 26 May 2021
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Haya Therapeutics | Completes CHF 18 mio. seed financing
Anti-fibrotic therapies targeting long non-coding RNAs HAYA Therapeutics, SA, a company developing precision medicines that target tissue and cell-specific…
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CERN | Innovate in healthcare with CERN
Connecting Life Sciences Innovators (CLSI) event On 18 March, 2021 the Medical Applications section of the CERN Knowledge Transfer (KT)…
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Biopôle | New start-up fund to foster early innovation in the Life Sciences
Accelerate the innovation of start-ups established at Biopôle Biopôle SA, a privately held Swiss not-for-profit organisation that manages and promotes…
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EPFL | Cancer cells hijack the 3D structure of DNA
A novel algorithmic approach on cancer cells Scientists at EPFL and UNIL have used a novel algorithmic approach on…
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bNovate | Fundraising to expand commercial activities internationally
CHF 5 million fundraising bNovate Technologies SA, a Swiss company specialised in industrial microbiology aiming at increasing the safety of…
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Flowbone | Winner of the 2nd round of the Venture Kick competition
Prize of CHF 50’000 EPFL scientists have developed a gel that can locally reinforce bones weakened by osteoporosis. The scientists…
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Lonza | Invests CHF 650 million in Visp
Significant investments to expand its mammalian drug substance manufacturing facilities in Visp The Lonza‘s expansion in Visp (Valais, Switzerland) will…
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Swiss Biotech Center | Covid-19: a 2nd generation vaccine in preparation in Monthey
Strategic collaboration agreement between Swiss Biotech Center & Berna Biotech Pharma The Swiss biotech companies Berna Biotech Pharma Gmbh and…
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Alithea Genomics | Has been awarded CHF 150,000
CHF 150,000 for RNA sequencing to boost biomedical research Lausanne-based Alithea Genomics, developing a novel technology that enables a high…
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Debiopharm | Launch of the “Innovation DEbiopharm Academia Léman” (IDEAL)
The Lemanic region as a hub for Life Science innovation Debiopharm a Swiss biopharmaceutical company based in Lausanne, announced the…
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Calciscon | Raised CHF 2.5M Series A
Commercialisation of the T50 Test to drive more efficient therapies for renal patients Calciscon AG announced the closing for…
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Gondola Medical Technologies | New research momentum
Building clinical research momentum with 500’000 CHF Tech Growth loan Clinical research and studies demonstrate Gondola Medical Technologies AMPS therapy’s…
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EPFL | New “brain stress test” for evaluating the mental status of patients with Parkinson’s disease
Awakening “ghosts” in patients with Parkinson’s EPFL scientists are developing a completely new “brain stress test” for evaluating the…
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Healthcare Konnect (HCK) | Distribution agreement signed with VUNO
Introduction of AI suite in Swiss medical institutions South Korean Medical AI trailblazer, VUNO, and Swiss medical distribution company,…
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Biopôle | Neurotechnologies offer new hope for patients with Parkinson’s disease
3 Biopôle-based companies are striving to find innovation solutions CHUV-NeuroTech, ND BioSciences & Gondola Medical Technologies , 3 Biopôle-based companies are…
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CoreMedica Europe | Intercantonal collaboration on SARS-COV-2 detection in saliva
Partnership on the analysis of SARS-COV-2 virus in saliva using the RT-PCR method CoreMedica Europe a Swiss biotechnology company based…
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HEIG – VD | Innovations in health care
A brand new tool is available to map the organisational impacts Innovation in health care is shaking up and…
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ADC Therapeutics | FDA Approval of ZYNLONTA™
FDA Approval of ZYNLONTA™ in Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma ADC Therapeutics SA announced that the Food…
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Swiss Biotech Association | Record year for Western Switzerland’s biotech industry
An attractive, dynamic & ever-growing life sciences ecosystem Biotechnology companies based in Switzerland have experienced record investments in the…
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EPFL | New hydrogel can repair tears in human tissue
An injectable gel that can attach to various kinds of soft internal tissues EPFL scientists have developed an injectable…
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Ferring Pharmaceuticals | Ferring Biologics Innovation Centre opens at Biopôle
A new hub for biologics R&D in Western Switzerland On 1 April 2021, the research-driven biopharmaceutical group Ferring Pharmaceuticals…
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GGBa | 85 new foreign companies in Western Switzerland in 2020
In 2020, 85 new foreign companies set up shop in Western Switzerland, supported by Greater Geneva Bern area (GGBa) and the…
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Lonza | Hiring of 1200 people in Visp
Lonza, the Valais-based company, is hiring of 1200 people for its plant in Visp (Valais, Switzerland), 650 have already been…
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SIB | Discover the SIB Remarkable Outputs 2020
Discover 10 Remarkable Outputs of 2020, brought to you by scientists from the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, across Switzerland.
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CSEM | 2020 Digital Journey Award
Gait Up & Definition12 win the 2020 CSEM digital journey award CSEM has announced the two winners of its…
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SIB | Creation of a Swiss SARS-CoV-2 Data Hub
Accelerating global COVID-19 research with a Swiss SARS-CoV-2 Data Hub Over the past weeks and with the threat of emerging…
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Inait | Joined the Scale Up Vaud program
Artificial Brain Intelligence (ABI) An annual label created in 2016, Scale Up Vaud helps the CEOs of high-growth Vaud…
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Netsensing Technology | SmartEEs2 (EU H2020) contracting phase
The EU consortium will reinforce its penetration to global market & its position with EU partners Incubated at Microcity,…
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Terapet | Proton therapy
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Adiposs | Green light for clinical trials
ImageBAT Following the scientific advice meeting with The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the UK, the Geneva…
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CHUV, EPFL, HUG | AI now sees & hears COVID in your lungs
Deep learning algorithms automating the prediction of diagnosis & outcome of Covid-19 from chest images and breath sounds DeepChest…
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Asceneuron SA | Awarded by the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation
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Biopôle | Hosts the 1st branch of Superlab Suisse
The centre will open by the end of the 2nd quarter of 2021 Superlab Suisse AG, a Zurich-based private…
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EBAMed | Swiss-based medtech startup
New CEO EBAMed SA, developer of medical technologies to transform the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, has appointed experienced specialist…
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Biopôle | 3 new buildings by 2024
Life Sciences cluster The Biopôle site continues its strong development with the construction of three new buildings. By 2024,…
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New training course: chemical & pharmaceutical production technologist
Close collaboration between biopharmaceutical companies & Canton de Neuchâtel The Canton of Neuchâtel will open up a new dual-mode training route…
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Bern Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (CAIM)
A new platform in the field of Artificial Intelligence in medicine The University of Bern & the Inselspital, Bern…
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Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases & Immunity (MCIDI)
Newly founded: MCIDI The University of Bern established a multidisciplinary center to study the origin and course of infectious…
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ZETA | A new subsidiary in Switzerland (Visp, VS)
Switzerland is the Mecca of the pharmaceutical industry ZETA, the engineering specialist for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, manages…
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Distalmotion | Received European CE mark for Dexter surgical robot
Dexter surgical robot Distalmotion, a Swiss-based medical device company establishing a new global standard of care ensuring every patient can…
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Debiopharm | Phase II research against covid-19 launched
Antiviral Alisporivir: a valuable additional therapy to SOC Debiopharm, a Swiss biopharmaceutical company, announced the first patient dosed in…
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ADR-AC | A new testing service against the new Coronavirus 2019
ADR-AC GmbH, Bern launches a laboratory analysis test service for memory T cells against the novel 2019 Coronavirus
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Swiss Medtech | Award 2021
Call for entries 2021 marks the 4th year that the Swiss Medtech Award recognises outstanding achievements in the Swiss medical…
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EPFL | New synthetic molecule to kill the flu virus
EPFL scientists have developed a synthetic molecule capable of killing the virus that causes influenza. They hope their discovery will…
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EspeRare & Pierre Fabre | A pioneering treatment for XLHED
Co-develop the ER-004 treatment The EspeRare Foundation and Pierre Fabre join forces to develop and market a pioneering treatment…
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Comphya | Raised additional USD 1.3 million
Additional USD 1.3 million to secure the execution of the pilot clinical trials to start early 2021 One year…
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ABCDx | Submit StrokeCheck for clearance in the US & EU
Targeting launches in the US & EU: 2021 Swiss diagnostics firm ABCDx is developing a point-of-care blood test for…
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Lymphatica Medtech | Raises seven-digit Series A round
LymphoDRAIN product: advance in clinical trials & improve the usability and digitisation LYMPHATICA Medtech, a vascular medical device development…
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SICHH | BrainFit4Life project
The new SICHH symposium series is supported by Innosuisse The Swiss Integrative Center for Human Health (SICHH) is supported…
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CSL BEHRING REI & BIOPÔLE | A new collaboration partnership
New opportunities in R&D and technology development The CSL Behring Research External Innovation (REI) team in Europe & Biopôle…
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Abionic | Five-minutes test for scoring COVID-19 severity
The 1st COVID-19 severity score facilitating patient triage Abionic launched a 5-minutes test for scoring COVID-19 severity. This test…
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HESAV | A new Campus dedicated to Health
A Campus for new synergies Consisting of three main buildings, the campus will be a training centre for health…
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SEED Biosciences | Completes CHF 1 mio. series A financing round
New private investor Life-sciences startup SEED Biosciences raised CHF 1 million in a Series A fundraising round. The capital…
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Startup Eyeware | Products available all the way to Japan!
Eyeware has just entered into a partnership with the company Studio Uni The startup Eyeware, hosted at IdeArk in…