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Swiss and American researchers reached a potential milestone in cancer therapy
Researchers from the University of Bern, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, and the University of Connecticut have made a significant breakthrough…
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Merck inaugurates its Biotech Development Centre in Corsier-sur-Vevey
German laboratory Merck invested CHF 250 million in Corsier-sur-Vevey (VD). The 15,700 m2 building will combine research and production of…
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Innovation at Hôpital de la Tour
On Thursday 1 June, the Swiss Health Valley Community was received by Hôpital de la Tour in Meyrin during a…
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Selexis SA definetely becomes KBI Biopharma
Selexis, an EFPL startup, was founded in 2005 before being acquired by KBI Biopharma Inc, a subsidiary of the Japanese…
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Lonza acquires Dutch biotech company Synaffix
The Valais-based pharmaceutical subcontractor will pay an initial €100 million, with subsequent milestone payments of up to a further €60…
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Driving Growth and Innovation: Yassin Nahi’s Insights on the Biotech Cluster in Western Switzerland
The Swiss Biotech Report 2023 recently unveiled an impressive portrait of Switzerland’s thriving biotech sector. With record revenues of CHF…
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CSEM and MOMM Diagnostics partner to develop a rapid test for preeclampsia
Among the various pregnancy complications, one of the most serious and potentially life-threatening conditions is preeclampsia affecting 3 to 8%…
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How the flu virus hacks our cells
A UNIGE team has discovered how the influenza A virus hijacks the mechanism for importing iron into cells to invade…
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Impossible Materials wins CHF 150,000
After raising CHF 3.8 Million last month, the Fribourg-based startup won the third and final stage of the Venture Kick…
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Artiria receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for its deflectable guidewire for surgery
Artiria Medical, a Vaud-based neurovascular MedTech company, announces that its real-time deflectable guidewire has been granted the 510(k) clearance by…
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A paraplegic controls his movements with his mind
Neuroscientists and neurosurgeons from EPFL/CHUV/UNIL and CEA/CHUGA/UGA report in the journal Nature that they have re-established communication between the brain…
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6 life sciences startups in the Top 10 of the W. A. de Vigier Award
From a record number of over 300 submitted projects, the jury picked their Top 10. On 20 June 2023, up…