BioAlps - Life Sciences Cluster 🇨🇭

🚩 Exploring the 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 at BioArk Monthey! 🚩 Yesterday, over 40 experts and innovators gathered to dive into the latest advancements in cell therapy. This dynamic event highlighted groundbreaking developments in bioreactors, automation, and production models that are set to transform the clinical landscape of cell and gene therapy (CGT). - Nina Steiger, General Manager at Resea Biotec GmbH, introduced the Appliflex ST, a revolutionary 3D-printed bioreactor tailored for clinical CGT applications.    - Nicolas Bollenbach, Site Leader at Cytiva, presented Cytiva’s integrated solution—a suite of instruments and software designed to streamline and automate the cell therapy workflow, enhancing both efficiency and scalability. - Massimo Nobile, CEO of Swiss Biotech Center, discussed the SmartBiofactory model, which envisions a flexible, scalable future for biomanufacturing. A huge thanks to all speakers and participants for making this gathering a hub of innovation and collaboration in cell therapy! 🌐 Frédérique Brunner (Décaillet), Promotion économique Valais, Valais/Wallis Promotion #CellTherapy #CGT #BiotechInnovation #BioArkMonthey #Automation #Biomanufacturing

🚩Adoram Therapeutics, Ex Vivo and Dyneo Technologies SA awarded by the FIF, FONGIT Innovation Fund. The 3 Geneva-based startups received a combined total of 250,000 CHF in funding, including Seed Loans and Grants, to advance their groundbreaking technologies and solutions. ➡️ Adoram Therapeutics works on a #drugdiscovery platform ➡️ Ex Vivo uses Virtual Reality for medical education and assessment ➡️ Dyneo Technologies SA reduces energy losses in central heating systems https://lnkd.in/eDMYSZhD #innovation #startup #health #lifesciences 📸 © FONGIT, Adoram Therapeutics team

🎉 Congratulations Distalmotion 🇨🇭 Dexter Surgical Robot has achieved FDA approval for inguinal hernia repairs, opening a new frontier for robotic-assisted surgery in U.S. outpatient settings and Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs). 💡 With its compact design and seamless integration into existing OR workflows, the swiss surgery robot is perfectly suited for high-volume, cost-sensitive environments. 📖 https://lnkd.in/ejneX_Eq #DexterSurgicalRobot #RoboticSurgery #FDAApproval #Healthcare #Innovation #AmbulatoryCare

🚨LAST CALL🚨 If you have not registered, it is still time! We are looking forward to meeting you tomorrow at BioArk in Monthey.

🚀 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 🚀 Be part of the Swiss Health Valley’s premier #lifesciences event on 21 November 2024 at Campus Pérolles in Fribourg! This all-day networking experience brings together top academics, industry leaders, startups, investors, and government representatives to shape the future of #health, #nutrition, and sustainable #biotech. 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/er2nFq-A) 🌱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 : Discover Fribourg’s innovation ecosystem and insights from the BAK Economics study on the life sciences sector’s economic impact. 🔬 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 1. Sustainable Biotech & Pharma – Explore process innovations and governance strategies for a greener industry. 2. Food & Nutrition Innovation – Dive into sustainable food production with experts and innovators. ✨ Plus: - Live startup pitches - BioAlps Awards 🏆 honouring excellence in industry and academia - Networking opportunities, a dynamic exhibition space, and delicious buffets throughout the day! 📲 Connect with +300 professionals via the BioAlps app to maximize your networking potential! 📅 21 November 2024, 9 am – 6 pm   📍 Haute école d'ingénierie et d'architecture de Fribourg, Boulevard de Pérolles 80, 1700 Fribourg   💵 150 CHF (includes meals and refreshments) Don’t miss your chance to connect with key players and innovators in life sciences. We can’t wait to see you there! 🌐 #BioAlps #Networking #SwissHealthValley #LifeSciences #Sustainability #Innovation 🔹PARTNERS🔹 Alliance Consulting Switzerland, Biopôle Lausanne, BioArk, Corden Pharma - A Full-Service CDMO, Chubb, Debiotech SA, EPIC Suisse AG, Greater Geneva Bern area (GGBa), Haleon, KATZAROV SA - Patent & Trademark Attorneys, KBI Biopharma, PMS Process Management System, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Socorex Isba SA, Testo, TRB Chemedica International, UCB Farchim   Promotion économique du canton de Fribourg PromFR - Etat de Fribourg - Staat Freiburg, Université de Fribourg/Universität Freiburg, Haute école d'ingénierie et d'architecture de Fribourg (HEIA-FR)

🚨Congratulations ONWARD Medical🇨🇭 for raising EUR 50 million a in new funding, led by a cornerstone investment from Ottobock🇩🇪, a global leader in prosthetics, orthotics, and exoskeleton technology with 9,000 employees and operations in almost 60 countries. 💡This financing extends the company's cash runway to two years and provides capital to fuel its transition to a commercial enterprise. ℹ️ ONWARD Medical is a groundbreaking medtech company creating therapies to restore movement, function, and independence in people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and movement disabilities. For now, its devices and therapies, including ARC-IM®, ARC-EX®, ARC-BCI™ and ARC Therapy™, alone or in combination with a brain machine interface (BCI), are investigational and not yet commercially available. 📖 https://lnkd.in/e7_9qb8W 📸 Jocelyne Bloch, MD, and G. Courtine, PHD, the day ONWARD Medical was floated on the Paris stock exchange (24 September 2024). ©ONWARD Medical. Both scientists also received a BioAlps Academy Award in 2022 😄 #medtech #innovation #lifesciences #health #rehabilitation EPFL CHUV / Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois .NeuroRestore Campus Biotech CEA

🚨 100 new jobs and a new plant for Lonza🇨🇭 in Visp. The CDMO is expanding its partnership with an undisclosed major pharmaceutical company to supply antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). This agreement includes building a new facility at Lonza's Ibex® Biopark in Visp, Switzerland, and providing large-scale production of monoclonal antibodies for a new ADC treatment. ℹ️ https://lnkd.in/dnfmaabg #biotech #pharma #biomanufacturing #CDMO #pharma BioArk Promotion économique Valais

🎉 Congratulations to Eric Ménétré and Stefano Gallotto! The co-founders of dEEGtal won the 1st place in the ‘Propellable Product’ category at the 18th Innovation Day at the HUG - Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève 💡 The start-up is developing an artificial intelligence-assisted biomarker for the early diagnosis of epilepsy. 🏆 More projects were awarded: https://lnkd.in/e92WhEBg FONGIT, Centre de l'innovation des HUG, #diagnostic #AI #health #lifesciences #digitalhealth Université de Genève

🎉 Congratulations to Aktiia! Its CALFREE technology got a CE-mark approval as a Class II medical product. This cutting-edge #medtech start-up uses optical sensors in everyday devices like smartwatches and smartphone cameras to monitor blood pressure 🩺📱The future of #health monitoring is at your fingertips! The technology was developed in partnership with CSEM. 📸 Mattia Bertschi, CEO and Josep Solà, CTO of Aktiia. ©Aktiia CHUV / Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, PACTT - Knowledge Transfer Office UNIL-CHUV https://lnkd.in/etMVQ5iz

𝗗𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗘 - 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗬 🗓 29 Oct 2024 | ⏰ 3 pm - 5 .30 pm |📍BioArk Monthey. ➡️ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: https://lnkd.in/e-nZH6VT 🧬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🎙Nina Steiger, General Manager, Resea Biotec GmbH 🎙Nicolas Bollenbach, Site Leader, Cytiva 🍹𝐀𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐨 & 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 From#regenerative medicine to tissue #engineering, cell therapy is a groundbreaking approach to treating various medical conditions, with the power to impact#patient care and reshape our understanding of#medicine and #disease 🗣 Language | English ⚠️ Registration is free but mandatory. Limited seats available. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain valuable knowledge, network with industry leaders, and discuss the state of the art of cell therapy.