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Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Animal experiments and 3R: Immune cells live in a complex world

Bern (ots) - Some research relies almost entirely on animal models. An example is the SNSF-funded project on virus surveillance in the mouse brain. "The immune system has a place where it is born, a place where it is educated and a place where it goes to work." Natalia Pikor, research group leader at St. Gallen cantonal hospital, is studying one of the most complicated systems in the bodies of vertebrate animals and ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Animal experiments and 3R: mucous membrane as a model

Bern (ots) - In an SNSF-funded project, researchers are studying how bacteria infect the lungs. They are developing an alternative to animal testing that complements existing methods. When bacteria enter our lungs or live in our guts, they physically interact with our own cells that line the openings of our body like a protective layer. Some bacteria help us digest, others make us sick. Alexandre Persat from EPF Lausanne ...

Debiopharm International SA

DEBIOPHARM IINVESTS IN VERISIM LIFE’S $15M SERIES A ROUND TO ADVANCE AI-ENABLED DRUG RESEARCH

Lausanne, Switzerland - San Francisco (ots) - Funding to support BIOiSIMTM computational platform to reduce the need for animal testing by selecting compounds showing promise to cure a disease prior to research in humans Debiopharm (www.debiopharm.com), a Swiss biopharmaceutical company, announced today their co-investment in California-based start-up VeriSIM Life’s ...

Debiopharm International SA

VeriSIM Life Secures $15 Million Series A Funding

San Francisco, CA (ots) - Financing led by Morpheus Ventures supports further revenue growth for the company’s next-generation AI platform, redefining the preclinical translational drug development landscape by accurately predicting and accelerating clinical outcomes VeriSIM Life (VeriSIM) www.verisimlife.com, the leading artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled, unique R&D decisions de-risker for breakthrough drug ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Animal experiments and 3R: Wound healing in mice and cell cultures

Bern (ots) - Research projects involving animal experiments employ a variety of methods. An SNSF-funded project on skin diseases, ulcers and cancer exemplifies this. Sabine Werner, professor of cell biology at ETH Zurich, studies how wounds heal. Knowledge of cell and tissue processes helps to better understand, diagnose and treat certain skin diseases. Here the focus is not primarily cuts and abrasions but rather wounds ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Gut bacteria linked to infant sleep patterns

Bern (ots) - A study funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation shows that the link between sleep behaviour and intestinal flora is already present in infancy. The gut flora of infants is connected to their sleep patterns. This effect is evident from the age of three months, as sleep researchers Salome Kurth of the University of Fribourg and Sarah Schoch of the University of Zurich have now shown. For example, ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Wastewater provides new insight into Covid-19 dynamics

Bern (ots) - An interdisciplinary team funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation shows that the R number of coronavirus can be estimated quickly and cost-effectively from wastewater. Since the start of the coronavirus (Sars-Cov-2) pandemic, many public health measures have been decided based on its dynamic of spread, more precisely, on the reproductive number of the virus, known as the R number. This value indicates ...

SIFEM AG

First SIFEM investment in Nepal - and first cooperation between SIFEM and SDC

Bern (ots) - The Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM) made its first investment in Nepal, a focus country of Switzerland's development cooperation.SIFEM supports NMB Bank Limited with a loan of USD 12 million that will be used for lending to local businesses.This investment will give micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) access to finance and will ...

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

Flexwork: more and more highly qualified workers are in temporary work

Anapaya Systems AG

Anapaya partners with Extreme Networks to deliver the first SCiON-enabled switches for the Swiss Finance Industry

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Innovative research into new vaccines

Bern (ots) - Projects taking part in the National Research Programme "Covid-19" (NRP 78) of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) are pursuing highly promising approaches in a drive to develop new vaccines. Three research groups have adopted interesting approaches to the highly topical issue of vaccines. The team led by Steve Pascolo is investigating ways of improving functionality and stability of mRNA vaccines, ...

Swissmem

MEM industries: strong demand but greater uncertainty

Zürich (ots) - The vast majority of companies in the Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEM industries) were able to benefit from the strong recovery of the global economy in the first nine months of the year. New orders rose by 30.6% year-on-year, sales by 10.5%, and exports by 14.9%. Companies in the MEM industries generally remain positive regarding the outlook for the next 12 months. However, ...

Debiopharm International SA

Swiss-based Debiopharm co-invests in the future of cell therapies on a chip through the latest $25 million Series A round for Mekonos

Lausanne, Switzerland - San Francisco (ots) - Funding to accelerate the development of Mekonos’ System on a Chip (SoC), expand commercial partnerships Debiopharm (www.debiopharm.com), a Swiss biopharmaceutical company, announced today having invested $4M inMekonos, a biotech company building the future of cell ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Heterosexual norms impact same-sex couples

Bern (ots) - Society stigmatises homosexuals. Individuals who internalise this stigma are more critical of their partners when under stress, according to a study funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Couples handle stressful episodes better when partners support and listen to each other. Homosexual couples are no exception. But in contrast to other couples, homosexuals also face the enduring stigma of ...

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

Swiss Staffingindex: Continued growth for the staff leasing sector points to strong recovery in the coming winter months

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

The ethical dilemma of forensic therapy

Bern (ots) - Therapy and reporting to the judiciary - psychiatric professionals in prison have a conflict of loyalties. How do they deal with it? The treatment of people for whom a therapeutic measure has been ordered by the court creates a conflict of loyalties for medical professionals. A study(*) supported by the SNSF reveals how they deal with this in practice. Approximately one thousand people in Switzerland are ...

Roche Diabetes Care

Roche and the Zur Rose Group announce collaboration to offer innovative health journeys for people living with diabetes

Basel (ots) - - Roche, a world leader in integrated Personalised Diabetes Management, and the Zur Rose Group, provider of a European digital healthcare ecosystem, announce their collaboration to improve everyday therapy management and better address the needs of 60 million people living with diabetes in Europe [1] - ...

Universum Communications Switzerland AG

Swiss professionals seek out Swiss companies, even during the so-called Great Resignation

Zürich (ots) - Universum's 2021 Swiss professional survey shows that Swiss employers are making strong gains to attract talent. Universum officially released the 2021 results of their annual professional talent survey, which surveys nearly 6,000 Swiss professionals with Bachelor, Master or PhD degrees. The responses this year point to important shifts in work ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Women's session in parliament: SNSF supports motion

Bern (ots) - At the women's session, taking place this week in Bern, research funding will be a topic of debate. A motion proposes to link third-party research funding to gender equality standards. Women are still significantly underrepresented in research: the share of women professors is currently 24 per cent; in research projects funded by the SNSF, women hold a 39 per cent share, spread across different career stages. ...

CDP Cassa Depositi e Prestiti

1 tn in 'green' plans from public banks - CDP / Finance in Common Summit ends with sustainability pledge

Rome (ots) - The Finance in Common Summit (FICS), hosted this year in Rome by Italian public investment bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), in partnership with the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), ended with the encouraging prospect of an ever 'greener' future for our planet, grappling ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

SNSF opposes initiative to ban animal and human experimentation

Bern, 14.10.2021 (ots) - The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) strives consistently and continuously to improve the quality of research. A ban on animal and human experiments would massively restrict the opportunity to gain knowledge and adversely affect Switzerland as a research hub. On 13 February 2022, the Swiss electorate will vote on the initiative to ban animal and human experiments. Acceptance of the ...

EW Nutrition GmbH

Harvest to bring significant quality challenges for feed, says EW Nutrition

VISBEK, GERMANY (ots) - Bad news for feed producers: after supply chain disruptions and raw material unavailability, now weather-related challenges in Europe will most likely affect this year’s crop quantity and quality. Cold temperatures, heatwaves, tornados, and hailstorms are expected to adversely affect the quality and quantity of the harvest. The moisture ...

Anapaya Systems AG

Anapaya Strengthens Board of Directors with International Industry Leaders

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Cancerous tumours: how likely are they to metastasise?

Bern (ots) - A very aggressive type of cancer has provided a team of researchers supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation with an answer to the question of which tumour cells are at risk of spreading. Cancer treatment is sometimes complicated by the heterogeneity of the cells that form the tumour mass. The problem is how to identify the few cells that are capable of triggering metastases. Thanks to work carried ...