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Atinary Technologies Announces Strategic Collaboration with Snapdragon Chemistry
Atinary Technologies has joined forces with Snapdragon Chemistry, a Cambrex subsidiary, to bring AI-driven automation into pharmaceutical process development By integrating Atinary’s no-code AI platform, SDLabs™, and Snapdragon’s LabOS™ software, the partnership has developed an automated Solid-Phase Oligonucleotide Synthesizer (SPOS), designed to optimize drug synthesis processes autonomously. This collaboration aims to improve efficiency…
Read MoreSIB inaugurates its Centre for Pathogen Bioinformatics
SIB has launched a new Centre for Pathogen Bioinformatics, building on its contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Centre will offer expertise and services in computational pathogen research and surveillance to Swiss federal authorities and the global research community. The Centre for Pathogen Bioinformatics’s goal is to ensure Switzerland remains a leader in…
Read MorebNovate Technologies unveils new BactoSense product portfolio for advanced water quality monitoring
bNovate Technologies SA announced the launch of its new BactoSense product portfolio, featuring three innovative models: BactoSense CORE, BactoSense SMART and BactoSense PURE, and the new Active Cells – UV cartridge. The new versions of its automated analysers for online microbiological monitoring of water represent a significant advancement in water quality management, offering…
Read MoreActival Revolutionizes Dental Aligners with Innovative Microchannel Technology
Actival, a Neuchâtel-based startup supported by the CSEM (Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology), is transforming the dental aligner market with its innovative “Active Aligners”. They incorporate patented 3D-printed microchannel technology, ensuring optimal oral hygiene throughout the treatment period. Microchannels for Better Hygiene Traditional aligners, while discreet and comfortable, have been linked to…
Read MoreSeprify SA & Xemperia, finalists of the IFF Prize
The State of Fribourg and BCF announce the nine finalists for the IFF Prize. 9 companies, out of 39 applications, have been selected. Two of them, Xemperia and Seprify, are promising start-ups of the Swiss Health Valley. Seprify SA: A white pigment derived from cellulose Seprify develops and produces plant-based ingredients to offer…
Read MoreFDA Clears Abionic’s IVD CAPSULE PSP for Early Detection of Sepsis
Abionic, a Vaud-based medical diagnostics company, announced that its IVD CAPSULE PSP test received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This test, designed for the early detection of sepsis, represents a major breakthrough in sepsis diagnostics by significantly reducing the time-to-detection, potentially improving patient outcomes. The FDA clearance marks an important…
Read MoreThe CHUV launches the Swiss BioMotion Lab
This laboratory, which specialises in the analysis and rehabilitation of movement, will enable large-scale research to be carried out and patients, particularly those suffering from osteoarthritis, to benefit from biomechanical data that until now has been used mainly in research. Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease, marked by the progressive breakdown of…
Read MorePerivision raises CHF 1.1 Million
PeriVision, Inselspital and the University of Bern receive a CHF 1.1 Million grant to build new functional eye tests in retinal diseases like age-related macular degeneration (AMD), geographic atrophy (GA) or diabetic retinopathy (DR) which affect hundreds of millions worldwide. Normally, patients with AMD, GA or DR struggle with standard eye tests such…
Read MoreA breakthrough in the fight against brain cancer
Researchers at HUG and UNIGE have succeeded in generating cells that kill diseased cells. It works on mouse glioblastoma. Glioblastoma is the most common and most aggressive brain tumour. Current treatments are not very effective: average survival after diagnosis is less than two years. But science is making progress. A team from the University…
Read MoreIntuitive Expands in the Canton of Vaud
Intuitive, a pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery, has expanded its European headquarters in Aubonne, now employing over 250 people. Founded in 1995 in California (USA), Intuitive is the manufacturer of the da Vinci surgical system, a minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgical platform, which has been used by skilled surgeons worldwide for more than two decades.…
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