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Top 100 Swiss Startups 2022: the Life Sciences Winners

Top 100 startups

17 Western Switzerland Life Sciences startups in biotech, medtech and foodtech were selected   The TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award 2022 celebrated Switzerland’s most promising startups. The 12 edition winners were announced on 7 September 2022. Congratulations to all the Western Switzerland and their amazing project that were celebrated this year.   Geneva Stalicla SA (41)…

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Novartis invests CHF 100 million in Basel

Novartis 100 million investment

A new state-of-the-art biologics centre   Novartis announced plans to invest around CHF 100 million in the development of next-generation biotherapeutics at its Basel campus. The plan is to build a new state-of-the-art biologics centre for early technical development, which will replace an existing facility in the Klybeck area by 2026.   Position Novartis at…

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New Gene Therapy Laboratory at the Biofactory Competence Center (BCC) in Fribourg

BCC Fribourg

A jewel for biopharmaceutical education and research   The Biofactory Competence Center (BCC) in Freiburg inaugurated its new gene therapy laboratory on Wednesday 7 September 2022. This state-of-the-art facility will meet the growing needs of the Swiss biopharmaceutical industry in terms of the training of specialised staff and the production of drugs. Thanks to a…

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Forum des 100 – Le Temps

Forum des 100

Two BioAlps experts nominated   Two Life Sciences experts, Dominique Truchot-Cardot and Alexandre Pauchard, are among the 100 personalities of the year in French-speaking Switzerland and have been selected by Le Temps Magazine for the Forum des 100. The conference will take place on 11 October 2022 at the Swiss Tech Convention Center.   Dominique…

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machineMD raises CHF 3.2 Million

machineMD

T‍he MedTech startup is developing a medical device for the early diagnosis of neurological disorders including brain tumors via neuro-ophthalmic examinations.   machineMD, from the Sitem StartUp Club (SSC), is a spin-off of the University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital, founded by Prof. Mathias Abegg, MD, PhD, and a team of entrepreneurs and medical device experts.…

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Biopôle Vanguard Accelerator

Vanguard Accelerator Biopôle

This six-month programme, supported by Biopôle SA and its partners, helps health-oriented projects to grow     The Vanguard Accelerator is a free six-month programme, run by Biopôle SA and its partners, to help digital-health-oriented projects supercharge their innovation and take their business strategy to the next level. This immersive programme is a unique opportunity…

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CHUV, HUG and Inserm help Down syndrome patients to get better

Chuv Trisomie 21

The injection of the hormone GnRH improved the cognitive functions of several Down syndrome patients   An Inserm team within the Lille neuroscience & cognition laboratory (Inserm/University of Lille/CHU of Lille), the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) and The Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG) have collaborated to test the efficacy of a therapy based on…

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Parkinson’s Disease: AC Immune Receives a Grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation

AC Immune MJFOX

A new USD 0.5 million grant brings up to USD 3.7 million the total amount The Michael J. Fox Foundation awarded the Swiss company. AC Immune SA, a Lausanne-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering precision medicine for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) awarded the Company a new…

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A wearable tissue health monitor

Sensawear

Sensawear wins a CHF 150,000 Venture Kick grant to develop its wearable tissue health monitor   Sensawear has developed the world’s first truly wearable, textile-based, tissue oxygenation monitoring sensor using trusted, proven, non-invasive near-infrared spectroscopy. Specially integrated fiber optics will give users real-time feedback on deep tissue oxygen saturation without adding pressure against the skin.…

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DayOne Tech Accelerator presents its first cohort

Day One Jura

The DayOne Tech Accelerator in the Canton of Jura has just announced its winners. Three Medtech startups are starting a 12-month programme. Experts will help to push them to a higher level.   CNS Therapy (Zug): Drug-free pain treatment The company has developed the ability to treat chronic pain patients using neuromodulation and behavioral therapy.…

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