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Western Switzerland medtech start-ups ORamaVR and Compremium are progressing toward clinical validation of their technologies, targeting major improvements in surgical training and cancer diagnostics.

ORamaVR and Compremium unveil new tools for surgical training and diagnosis

2 July 2025

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

Top Stories Western Switzerland

Top Stories from Western Switzerland (November 2024)

26 November 2024

RealWear’s acquisition of Almer Technologies, backed by TeamViewer, signals a new chapter for industrial Augmented Reality (AR), merging Swiss innovation with global scale.

RealWear acquires Bernese AR pioneer Almer Technologies in industry-defining move

20 November 2024

Three Geneva-based start-ups - Dyneo Technologies, Adoram Therapeutics and ex vivo - have received CHF 250,000 from the FONGIT Innovation Fund to advance solutions in cleantech, life sciences and virtual reality.

Three innovative Geneva-based start-ups receive FIF funding

28 October 2024

machineMD has received EU-MDR Class IIa certification for its neos™ neuro-ophthalmic diagnostic device, setting a new standard for eye movement and pupil function assessment in neurology and ophthalmology.

machineMD’s neos receives EU-MDR Class IIa Certification to advance neuro-ophthalmic diagnostics

14 October 2024

Almer Technologies, the Bern-based AR startup, closes a CHF 3 million investment round led by Vi Partners, marking a significant step in the expansion of its industrial-focused AR solutions.

Almer Technologies secures CHF 3 million to expand its AR solutions

18 September 2024

Revinax, founded in 2015 by neurosurgeon Maxime Ros in Montpellier, has decided to expand its activities by setting up at the Biopôle in Lausanne.

French company Revinax establishes operations at the Biopôle in Lausanne

3 July 2024

Top Stories Western Switzerland

Top Stories from Western Switzerland (May 2024)

28 May 2024

ORamaVR is set to enhance its innovative VR solutions for medical training with new support from Innosuisse's Scale-up Coaching program.

ORamaVR receives Scale-up Award from Innosuisse to accelerate growth

15 May 2024

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