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Bern-based medtech company machineMD has announced a strategic partnership with Topcon Healthcare. The collaboration aims to integrate machineMD’s neurodiagnostic technology with Topcon’s digital health platform, paving the way for earlier and more precise detection of neurological diseases within a connected care ecosystem.

Neurodiagnostics specialist machineMD secures strategic investment from Topcon Healthcare

24 March 2025

The Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT) has awarded funding to promising Western Switzerland start-ups PeriVision, Bioscibex, and Carewell, to accelerate their development in healthtech and biotechnology.

Western Switzerland innovators PeriVision, Bioscibex and Carewell receive support from FIT

17 March 2025

A research team at .NeuroRestore (EPFL/CHUV/UNIL) has developed an innovative rehabilitation approach that combines robotic-assisted therapy with spinal cord stimulation, offering new hope for individuals with spinal cord injuries.

.NeuroRestore’s breakthrough in robotics and spinal stimulation restores mobility after paralysis

17 March 2025

Lausanne-based Limula has introduced LimONE, a fully automated cell therapy manufacturing platform designed to streamline production, reduce costs, and improve accessibility for patients. The company expects to deliver the first units by 2028.

Limula unveils LimONE, a breakthrough in automated cell therapy manufacturing

10 March 2025

Innovaud has awarded the Scale-Up Vaud 2025 label to 42 high-growth companies, including nine new entrants, reinforcing the region’s dynamic innovation ecosystem.

42 Vaud-based companies awarded Scale-Up Vaud 2025 label

3 March 2025

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Top Stories from Western Switzerland (February 2025)

25 February 2025

The Foundation for Innovation and Technology has awarded Tech Grants to five promising projects from CHUV, EPFL, and HEIG-VD. The grants will support innovations in medical technology, robotics, and sustainable agriculture.

FIT awards Tech Grants to five cutting-edge projects from CHUV, EPFL and HEIG-VD

5 February 2025

The Human Lean Diagnostics (HLD) innovation cluster in Neuchâtel is preparing to welcome its first tenants in June 2025. Developed in collaboration with Microcity, the cluster is dedicated to accelerating medical diagnostics innovation by providing state-of-the-art infrastructure, fostering collaboration between industry and academia, and strengthening Switzerland’s position in health technology.

Neuchâtel’s Human Lean Diagnostics cluster is set to welcome its first tenants

29 January 2025

TheraMe!, a Lausanne-based medtech, is transforming cancer treatment by partnering with CSEM to develop an automated, microfluidic-based instrument. This breakthrough technology enables personalized drug screening on live tumor samples, providing cancer patients with tailored therapy recommendations before treatment begins.

CSEM and TheraMe! transform cancer therapy with personalized drug screening technology

28 January 2025

EBAMed has secured an additional EUR 1.6 million in Series A funding, bringing the total raised to EUR 16 million. This new investment, contributed by CDP Venture Capital and the European Union, supports the development of EBAMed’s groundbreaking CardioKit system for non-invasive treatment of heart arrhythmias using Proton Therapy.

Geneva medtech EBAMed completes financing round with EUR 16 million

27 January 2025

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