Consortium to develop fully implantable brain-computer interface to enable communication for people with paralysis
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19.09.2022POSTPONED Event: The gut-brain axis
Join us for a fascinating journey through the gut and brain as we learn more about the enteric nervous system and discover the latest strategies to restore gut function.
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28.06.2022Where I work: The shared dream of the ABILITY team
Project manager in Neuroengineering, Shenandoah Montamat, shares her hopes and dreams about the project she is leading, a brain computer interface (BCI) system for applications such as restoration of communication and movement for people with severe paralysis
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28.06.2022Wyss Center joins Swiss life sciences cluster BioAlps
The Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating discoveries in neuroscience to improve patient lives, has joined BioAlps, the life sciences cluster for Western Switzerland.
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17.05.2022Swiss science celebrates Hansjörg Wyss
Today, Hansjörg Wyss received the Gallatin Award from the Swiss American Chamber of Commerce for his great commitments to the science landscape in Switzerland.
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05.05.2022Where I work: Seeing the invisible
Research technician Ivana Gantar explores the hidden microscopic world within mammalian brains using the latest lightsheet microscope technology
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22.03.2022Completely locked-in man uses brain-computer interface to communicate
Two-year study paves the way for new technologies for people with severe paralysis
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24.02.2022GliaPharm SA and the Wyss Center enter collaboration to develop new therapies for Alzheimer’s disease
The collaboration will accelerate the testing of GliaPharm’s lead molecules in preclinical models of Alzheimer’s disease and further the development of neuroimaging biomarkers
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25.01.2022Alzheimer's disease: an alternative hypothesis based on synaptic alterations
New research suggests that targeting proteins essential to neurotransmission could be a promising alternative to treat Alzheimer's disease
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29.11.2021Wyss Center and Inselspital Bern announce clinical trial for long-term brain monitoring technology
Early clinical study will assess safety and feasibility of the Epios™ subscalp recording leads in epilepsy patients
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01.11.2021Wyss Center announces the appointment of Dr Richie Kohman as Chief Scientific Officer
Dr Kohman brings more than 15 years of research and industry experience in the development of transformative technologies for healthcare and society.
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