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10.07.2017Wyss Center joins $19M project to engineer brain-computer interface network
The program will develop high-resolution, implantable neural interface network for new medical therapies.
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30.06.2017Who is responsible if a brain-controlled robot drops a baby?
Neuroethics: Neurotech experts call for new measures to ensure brain-controlled devices are beneficial and safe.
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22.05.2017Wyss Center welcomes crowds at La Nuit des Musées
Bionic mannequins, dancing avatars and a robot arm captivated the public at Campus Biotech.
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08.05.2017Six storm home at Geneva Marathon
The Wyss Center’s six-person relay team stormed past the finish line beneath leaden skies at the Harmony Geneva Marathon for Unicef on Sunday.
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29.03.2017Paralysed man restores arm function with brain controlled muscle stimulation
First recipient of implanted brain-recording and muscle-stimulating systems uses own arm for first time in eight years.
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11.10.2016Wyss Center teams up with award-winning photographer
The Wyss Center is working with Swiss photographer and artist Matthieu Gafsou on his new project exploring bionics and the use of new technologies for human therapeutics.
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26.08.2016Brain-computer interfaces for communication and rehabilitation
A new paper, published in Nature Reviews Neurology, highlights the potential for brain computer interfaces (BCIs) to help people with both communication and rehabilitation following stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or spinal cord injury.
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25.07.2016Personalized robots could improve stroke rehabilitation
A clinical trial to test whether personalized robot-based rehabilitation can aid recovery of arm function after a stroke has been launched in Geneva.
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23.07.2016Order of Canada for Wyss Center Scientific Advisory Board Member
Dr Andres Lozano, Wyss Center Scientific Advisory Board Member and neurosurgeon at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.
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29.06.2016Wyss Center conference tour heads to Scandinavia for FENS Forum
Wyss Center conference stand is in Copenhagen exhibiting at the FENS Forum from July 2-6, 2016.
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