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The .NeuroRestore center in Lausanne, led by Jocelyne Bloch and Grégoire Courtine, has been honored with the 2026 Grand Prix scientifique of the NRJ Foundation - Institut de France for its brain-spine interface that restores movement to paralyzed patients.

.NeuroRestore wins part of France’s 2026 NRJ Foundation science grand prix

13 July 2026

Carewell, a Lausanne-based start-up whose platform helps Swiss healthcare institutions manage staff shortages, has raised CHF 1.5 million in a seed round to accelerate its expansion across Switzerland.

Carewell raises CHF 1.5 million to manage healthcare staff shortages

6 July 2026

CCRAFT, a Neuchâtel-based CSEM spin-off operating the world's first independent foundry for thin-film lithium niobate photonic chips, has closed a USD 7.8 million funding round to build industrial-scale manufacturing capacity.

CCRAFT raises USD 7.8 million to scale up its photonic chip foundry

6 July 2026

AC Immune will receive a USD 4 million research grant from The Vijay and Marie Goradia Charitable Foundation to extend Part 1 of the Phase 2 VacSYn trial of ACI-7104, its immunotherapy for early Parkinson's disease.

AC Immune secures USD 4 million grant to advance its Parkinson’s immunotherapy

6 July 2026

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Top Stories from Western Switzerland (June 2026)

29 June 2026

The Foundation for Innovation and Technology has awarded a CHF 400,000 Tech Growth loan to EPFL spin-off Isospec Analytics and CHF 20,000 Digital Grants to MYSTONES and Skilder, three start-ups from the canton of Vaud.

FIT supports three Vaud start-ups, led by EPFL spin-off Isospec Analytics

24 June 2026

Hydromea, the Renens-based pioneer in subsea optical communication, has won a USD 1 million award through the AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge, together with Florida Atlantic University, to develop a next-generation underwater communication and networking system.

Hydromea wins USD 1 million grant through AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge

24 June 2026

Backbone and Crìa Technologies are the latest Geneva-based companies to receive funding from the FIF, the canton of Geneva's innovation financing program, with CHF 400,000 in FIF Growth funding for Backbone and CHF 100,000 in FIF Seed Tech funding for Crìa Technologies.

Geneva’s Backbone and Crìa Technologies secure FIF funding

24 June 2026

The Foundation for Innovation and Technology has awarded CHF 100,000 Tech Seed loans to Detectra, TUUS Solutions and Anyway Systems, supporting innovations in arthritis monitoring, nutrient delivery and sovereign AI infrastructure.

FIT grants Tech Seed loans to three innovative Vaud start-ups

22 June 2026

SmartHelio, the Lausanne-based EPFL spin-off developing AI agents for energy infrastructure, has secured a strategic investment from quantumEDGE Ventures to accelerate its expansion, with a particular focus on the Middle East and North Africa.

EPFL spin-off SmartHelio secures strategic investment from quantumEDGE

22 June 2026

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