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A collaborative research team from EPFL, the University of Geneva (UNIGE), and Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) has been awarded the 2025 Leenaards Science Prize for a pioneering project aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of immunotherapy by altering the mechanical properties of cancer cells.

Western Switzerland research teams explore new strategy to boost cancer immunotherapy

14 April 2025

Switzerland will deepen its integration into European research networks by joining four major international infrastructures spanning environmental science, linguistics, astrophysics, and social sciences.

Switzerland expands international research cooperation with four new ERIC memberships

9 April 2025

Switzerland is on track to rejoin key EU research and education programs, following the initialing of a new agreement that restores access to flagship initiatives like Horizon Europe and Erasmus+.

Switzerland regains access to major EU programs under new agreement

9 April 2025

A collaborative project in Bern and Neuchâtel is bringing together wearable technology, AI, and clinical expertise to improve prenatal monitoring, with potential impacts across the healthcare ecosystem.

ELAINE, a Bern and Neuchâtel-based collaboration for smart wearable prenatal care

8 April 2025

In a significant step toward future pandemic preparedness, researchers at the University of Bern have uncovered a new mechanism by which coronaviruses manipulate human cells to replicate, offering a promising target for broad-spectrum antiviral therapies.

University of Bern researchers identify promising new strategy against coronaviruses

1 April 2025

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Top Stories from Western Switzerland (March 2025)

26 March 2025

Vaud-based cleantech Composite Recycling has partnered with Groupe Beneteau, Veolia, Arkema, Owens Corning, and Chomarat to introduce a circular economy model in boat manufacturing. The initiative marks a significant step toward sustainability in composite materials, with boats now being produced using recycled composites.

Composite Recycling joins industry leaders to disrupt circular boat manufacturing

11 March 2025

Geneva-based Neurosoft Bioelectronics has set a new benchmark in neurotechnology with its high-resolution, stretchable brain interface for epilepsy monitoring. The EPFL spin-off successfully tested its device on two human patients, paving the way for broader clinical applications.

Neurosoft Bioelectronics advances brain interface technology for epilepsy and tinnitus

5 March 2025

CSEM has unveiled Switzerland’s first-ever dry room, a state-of-the-art facility designed to accelerate the commercialization of next-generation batteries.

CSEM inaugurates Switzerland’s first dry room for next-generation batteries

3 March 2025

Biotech company CELLnTEC is playing a key role in the NEOLIVER project, a European-Swiss initiative developing the world’s first autologous bioprinted liver for clinical use. The project, co-funded by the EU and the Swiss government, aims to address the global organ donor shortage through innovative bioprinting technologies.

Bern-based CELLnTEC joins NEOLIVER project to develop bioprinted liver constructs

10 February 2025

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