News Dec 19, 2023 Top Stories from Western Switzerland (October-December 2023) From achieving top rankings in global innovation to making significant advancements in healthcare and technology, discover Western Switzerland's ...
News Dec 18, 2023 Planzer and Galenica launch Health Supply AG Planzer and Galenica are founding the joint venture Health Supply AG in Villmergen in the canton of Aargau. The aim is to make the transport of m...
News Dec 18, 2023 UPM Biomedicals chooses the Basel Area as European bridgehead UPM Biomedicals is opening a lab on the Main Campus of Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area. The Finnish company specializes in nanofibrillar c...
News Dec 13, 2023 Macrogen establishes foothold in Basel Macrogen Europe is set to move into the Novartis Campus of Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area. As with its parent company, the South Korean b...
News Dec 12, 2023 PharmaBiome and Ferring agree cooperation PharmaBiome and the biopharmaceutical firm Ferring from the canton of Vaud will in future each jointly develop and manufacture specific bacterial...
News Dec 11, 2023 Artbio and Scailyte making headlines in Basel The biotech company Scailyte has raised 8 million US dollars as part of a Series A financing round. For its part, Artbio has raised as much as 90...
News Dec 11, 2023 Five startups advance to final phase of DayOne Health 4.0 Five international healthcare startups – including the Bern-based startup machineMD – have made it to the final phase of DayOne Health 4.0. With ...
News Dec 11, 2023 Cytiva’s strategic expansion in Western Switzerland’s Health Valley Cytiva, a global life sciences leader, has recently bolstered its operations in the Health Valley through a strategic merger with Pall Life Scien...
News Dec 06, 2023 Philochem launches clinical trial for tumor imaging Philochem and Blue Earth Diagnostics have examined their first three patients as part of a Phase 1 clinical trial. The trial aims to develop a sm...
News Dec 04, 2023 Bern University of Applied Sciences launches the Institute for Patient-Centered Digital Health The Bern University of Applied Sciences is set to enhance its foothold in medical informatics with the establishment of a new institute dedicated...
News Dec 04, 2023 Siegfried, a Swiss leader taking innovations to industrial scale for the pharmaceutical industry From a small operation in Aargau to a global CDMO powerhouse, Siegfried's journey reflects strategic growth, innovation, and a deep commitment to...
News Dec 04, 2023 Cradle raises 24 million US dollars Cradle has raised 24 million dollars in a Series A funding round. The biotech startup has developed a platform that enables biologists to design ...
News Dec 04, 2023 Scientists develop game to support rehab from cruciate injuries Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) have developed the movement game ExerUp for rehab exercises...
News Nov 29, 2023 Meditron, EPFL’s new Large Language Model for medical knowledge EPFL researchers have unveiled Meditron, a groundbreaking open-source Large Language Model (LLM) specifically tailored for the medical field.
News Nov 29, 2023 Western Switzerland medtech start-ups embark on human trials Medtech start-ups from Western Switzerland are making significant strides in healthcare, bringing forth innovative solutions for critical medical...
News Nov 29, 2023 Metall Zug and Miele establish joint venture Metall Zug and Miele are establishing a joint venture. Metall Zug will integrate its business units specializing in the disinfection and steriliz...
News Nov 29, 2023 Mechanically reprogrammed cells can accelerate wound healing A group of researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute have mechanically reprogrammed connective tissue cells to make a type of stem cells. This a...
News Nov 27, 2023 Boehringer Ingelheim acquires T3 Pharma Boehringer Ingelheim has acquired T3 Pharma, which is based in the Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area, for an amount of up to 450 million Swi...