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Two life sciences startups shortlisted for the 31st Prix Strategis
Testmate Health and Seprify are among the eight semi-finalists of this year’s Prix Strategis. Every year for almost 30 years, HEC Espace Entreprise has awarded the Prix Strategis to some of the most promising Swiss start-up with a prize of CHF 50’000. The Strategis Prize is a springboard for young companies with high…
Read MoreAbionic appoints Patrick Pestalozzi as new CEO to propel company into next growth phase
Abionic SA, a Swiss leader in nanofluidic point-of-care diagnostic solutions, announced the appointment of Patrick Pestalozzi as its new CEO, effective 1 April 2024. A former Management Consultant, Silicon Valley executive, and entrepreneur, Patrick brings to Abionic three decades of global experience. In particular, he previously acted as the Vice-President of Global Strategic…
Read MoreCSEM and ClexBio create a bioreactor to manufacture tissue-engineered cardiovascular implants
A new type of bioreactor that can grow human veins in the lab has been developed by CSEM and ClexBio, a Nordics-based startup specialised in regenerative medicine. Funded by the Research Council of Norway, their solution aims to improve the lives of millions of people suffering from severe chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) by…
Read MoreThe Biopôle Review – 2023 edition
Check out all the key figures from Biopôle’s community, inspiring interviews and more in their latest review. Biopôle, the life sciences campus based in Lausanne, brings together a strong community of industry and academia. It offers a world-class combination of infrastructure, added value services, living space and community engagement where partners can thrive…
Read MoreAtinary and Takeda collaborate to drive innovation in healthcare
Atinary Technologies, a Vaud based startup, announced a strategic collaboration with Takeda, Japanese largest pharmaceutical company. This partnership brings together the two company’s complementary expertise, paving the way for innovative AI solutions poised to transform pharmaceutical R&D and accelerate drug discovery. Through this collaboration, Takeda will leverage Atinary’s leading AI Self-Driving Labs technology,…
Read MoreInnovative materials to combat bacteria
A UNIGE team is developing new alloys with bactericidal properties to combat antibiotic-resistant germs. While crucial to biotechnology, bacteria can also cause severe disease, exacerbated by their increasing resistance to antibiotics. This duality between economic benefits and infectious risks underlines the importance of finding ways to control their development. A team at the…
Read MoreAlys Pharmaceuticals launches with $100 Million financing from Medicxi
Formed through the aggregation of six-asset centric Medicxi companies, including Aldena Therapeutics, Alys boasts a robust R&D pipeline of cutting-edge programmes and platforms targeting multiple dermatological indications. Co-founded by Medicxi and several world-leading dermatology and scientific experts, Alys is a Boston and Geneva-based cutting edge pure-play immuno-dermatology company. It combines the assets and…
Read More“Bringing meaning back to the healthcare professionals”
Appointed Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Geneva, Professor Antoine Geissbuhler, is also Director of Teaching and Research at the HUG, and BioAlps President. In an interview to Pulsation Magazine, he has set himself the ambitious goal of meeting the many challenges facing medical education today. What would you…
Read MoreMultiwave Technologies partners with Aix Marseille University
Multiwave Technologies brings to market a portable MRI device powered by metamaterial technologies and AI software. The partnership includes joint research and the financing of 5 portable MRI units to be deployed in medical and sport labs across Aix-Marseille University sites for research purposes. Developing a new generation of MRI equipment… This is the aim of…
Read MoreMonitor your blood pressure with OptiBP, a Biospectal application
Patients can measure their blood pressure in 30 seconds by placing their fingertip on the camera lens of a smartphone. “Finally, measuring blood pressure anywhere and anytime has become so easy that dramatically more people will be able to manage their cardiovascular disease better from now on,” comments Jens Krauss, Head of the…
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