News May 26, 2021 A 3D printed anti-fog mask attachment “made in Valais” Valais-based company A-Printer is making a name for itself with its FogClip device, which prevents the build-up of fog while wearing an anti-covi...
News Jan 25, 2021 Fribourg SME Medistri will sterilize 220 million Covid-19 vaccine vials Using a special gas treatment, the Fribourg-based company Medistri suppresses all germs contained in the vials destined to receive the Covid-19 v...
News Jan 20, 2021 B. Braun manufacturing COVID-19 vaccination sets Together with two governmental departments in Switzerland, B. Braun Medical AG has designed COVID-19 vaccination sets for hospitals. The MedTech ...
News Dec 01, 2021 Predictive analytics start-up Kido Dynamics raises EUR 1.9 million Kido Dynamics, an EPFL spin-off that helps multiple industries and public institutions to understand and predict people’s mobility, has secured E...
News Dec 08, 2020 HeiQ listed on the London Stock Exchange Since Monday, HeiQ has been listed on the London Stock Exchange. The manufacturer of technologies for specialised textiles more than doubled its ...
News Mar 08, 2021 A team from the University of Bern assesses the transmissibility of new SARS-CoV-2 virus mutants An international team involving researchers from the Institute of Virology and Immunology of the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office and th...
News Nov 10, 2020 The second mask approved by the COVID-19 Task Force comes from the canton of Bern The “Everyday 2.0” community mask from Biel-based company KT Care is one of only two masks approved by the Swiss COVID-19 Science Task Force, tha...
News Nov 18, 2020 Lonza manufactures coronavirus vaccine for Moderna Lonza plans to start production of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine in Switzerland before the end of the year. Moderna published the initial results...
News Nov 10, 2020 Memo Therapeutics raises 14 million Swiss francs The biotechnology company Memo Therapeutics has raised a total of 14 million Swiss francs as part of a Series B financing round. This should now ...
News Oct 07, 2020 Lonza to start manufacturing Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine this December Lonza's new building dedicated to the manufacturing of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine will be operational starting December 2020. 300 million doses w...
News Sep 16, 2020 Lonza set to manufacture coronavirus drug for Humanigen The Basel-based pharmaceutical supplier Lonza is supporting the US firm Humanigen in the development of a potential coronavirus therapeutic. Lonz...
News May 26, 2020 Technis develops an automated customer flow management solution Vaud-based startup Technis has turned its floor-counting system into a foot-traffic-management solution that tracks the number of people entering...
News Aug 11, 2020 Moderna driving forward production of vaccine from Basel The Swiss government has just signed a supply contract with Moderna for 4.5 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine. The US company is now opening...
News May 08, 2020 Volvo uses Daphne’s design to help fight coronavirus In normal times, Daphne Technology fights against air pollutants. But in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lausanne-based company has promp...
News May 19, 2020 Medela trebles production The MedTech firm Medela has more than trebled production of its respiratory tract suction pumps. This means the company has been able to react to...
News Jul 07, 2020 Bern-based Xovis’ 3D sensors make face mask detection easy With the introduction of Face Mask Detection and View Direction, two new AI features for their 3D people counting sensors, the technology from th...
News May 11, 2020 An autonomous robot for disinfecting workplaces created in Fribourg Start-up Rovenso has just modified one of its machines to turn it into a disinfecting robot using the projection of ultraviolet rays. This robot ...
News Apr 29, 2020 Molecular Partners develops treatment for COVID-19 The biotechnology firm Molecular Partners has launched a therapy program to combat COVID-19. The company has developed artificial proteins aimed ...