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07.07.2023Wyss Center appoints Dr. Craig Cook as new Head of Business Development and Licensing
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25.05.2023Wyss Center partners with ALBA network
The Wyss Center partners with the ALBA Network to raise awareness and advocate for increased equity, inclusion and visibility of scientists from underrepresented groups in brain research.
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03.04.2023Wyss Center Geneva appoints Erwin Böttinger as new Chief Executive Officer
The appointment follows a funding commitment of CHF 120 million from the Wyss Foundation to further strengthen the Center’s mission to accelerate innovative therapies to the clinic to transform the lives of people with brain disorders.
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Discovering new sub-cellular worlds in 3D brain samples
3D spatial transcriptomics may hold clues to future therapies for brain diseases. The technique measures gene expression from the RNA found in cells. It tells us what type of cell it is, exactly where it is, and can also indicate how a cell may interact with neighboring structures to the sides, above or below.
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Completely locked-in man uses brain-computer interface to communicate
The system, developed for people with complete locked-in syndrome, allows communication over periods of months to years, in the home environment. It paves the way for new technologies for people with severe paralysis.
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Revealing 3D anatomy with lightsheet microscopy
Developers around the world are pushing microscope technology to the extremes. Lightsheet microscopes image brain tissue down to individual neurons and offer unprecedented maps of nervous system structure and function.
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