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Top news of the week: 09.12.2021.

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@EPFL_Park shared
On Dec 9, 2021
RT @venturekick: CHF 4.5 million for healthy nutrition, fighting food waste: @EPFL spin-off @EmbionTech raises CHF 4.5 million Series A led by ASAHI Holdings. Congratulations to founder Sviatlana Siankevich and her excellent team! https://t.co/Wwji1VY0lK #TOP100SSU #SwissStartups #VentureKick https://t.co/bSQQ7G5SIk
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Embion raises CHF 4.5 million to accelerate the commercialization in breakthrough biomass processing for functional nutrition innovation

Embion raises CHF 4.5 million to accelerate the commercialization in breakthrough biomass processing for functional nutrition innovation

Global brewing group ASAHI Group Holdings Ltd. (“Asahi”) is the lead investor in the Series A financing round of Embion Technologies. The spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of ...

@swissnexChina shared
On Dec 8, 2021
RT @EPFL_en: EPFL scientists have found that stiffening the membranes of cancer cells can lead to improved immunotherapy outcomes. Preclinical tests show that it can increase long-term survival rates to nearly 50%. https://t.co/rz3m27LEAb
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Rigidifying cancer cells for better immunotherapy

Rigidifying cancer cells for better immunotherapy

EPFL scientists have found that stiffening the membranes of cancer cells can lead to improved immunotherapy outcomes. Preclinical tests show that it can increase long-term survival rates to ...

@EPFL_Park shared
On Dec 8, 2021
RT @startuptickerCH: Initiative for more transparency in the ecosystem. The next Swiss Venture Capital Report will be published by Startupticker and Seca in collaboration with https://t.co/rS6RdYcw6M. https://t.co/M1aAFzKPEH https://t.co/1w4hVMTE5a
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Initiative for more transparency in the ecosystem

Initiative for more transparency in the ecosystem

Venturelab and Startupticker are teaming up for the Swiss Venture Capital Report (SVCR). With our two existing research partners Verve Ventures and SICTIC, and our long-standing …

@SwissStartupsUK shared
On Dec 7, 2021
RT @swisstech: Only 4% of research spending on healthcare is devoted to medical concerns specific to women. #Tech4Eva, an @EPFL_Park program designed for entrepreneurs in #FemTech, helped raise CHF 60M to support & develop research in women’s health. #swisstech https://t.co/C1RQS0e3yA https://t.co/Db04fKmLEa
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New program supports femtech entrepreneurs

New program supports femtech entrepreneurs

Thirty startups have raised CHF 60 million in funding through Tech4Eva, continental Europe’s first program designed specifically for entrepreneurs in the field of femtech, or technology for ...

@FIT_fund shared
On Dec 8, 2021
Awesome achievement! #Startupfit AMF Medical @EPFL_Park receives FDA Breakthrough Device designation for its insulin management system https://t.co/TXuqUJhuEw #Swisstech #VDtech #medtech https://t.co/6g3kbkVnvi
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AMF Medical receives FDA Breakthrough Device designation for its insulin management system

AMF Medical receives FDA Breakthrough Device designation for its insulin management system

01.12.2021 – AMF Medical based at EPFL Innovation Park, is proud to announce that its Sigi™ Insulin Management System, for diabetes mellitus treatment, has met the criteria and has been ...

@startups_CH shared
On Dec 7, 2021
RT @startuptickerCH: Swiss inventions get recognition home and away https://t.co/HxaaEYu0MO https://t.co/vR1aD3ArVG
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Swiss inventions get recognition home and away

Swiss inventions get recognition home and away

CEO Fajer Mushtaq pitched the pitched Oxyle's innovative water treatment technology two times and the finales and convinced an international jury of experts from the energy and …

@FIT_fund shared
On Dec 6, 2021
RT @Innovaud: 🚀🚀 #Vaud based @WPlaySport, https://t.co/ciC8DLbWN2 and @addminapp get support from @FIT_fund, for their #AI based #sports video software, their app for ethical #food delivery and their smart document management platform 👉 https://t.co/fT7a2CJHF4 #VDTech #SwissTech #digital https://t.co/FBqwc7bdMH
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We Play Sport receives CHF 100,000 for its AI-based sports video creation software

We Play Sport receives CHF 100,000 for its AI-based sports video creation software

Cet outil a été conçu pour identifier non seulement les startups prometteuses dans le domaine du digital, mais aussi les entrepreneurs talentueux qui seront en charge de créer les emplois ...

@EPFL_Park shared
On Dec 9, 2021
RT @Fongit1: Interested in investing? The Investor community of the Swiss ICT Investor Club (@sictic_ch ) helped fund more than 160 Swiss tech startups to date. Learn from their experience with your free handbook: https://t.co/GLMnjrhUYN #startupecosystem #Switzerland #investment
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