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swissnex India turns ten in a challenging year

This content was published on Oct 7, 2020 From helping Swiss deeptech start-ups find a foothold in India to repatriating stranded Swiss nationals during the Covid-19 crisis, swissnex India is marking an eventful decade of existence.

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Swiss researchers create artificial lung to study Covid-19 blood clots

This content was published on Oct 7, 2020 Scientists in Lausanne have created an artificial lung to better understand how the new coronavirus causes blood clots in certain patients.

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Roche supply problems hit UK Covid testing regime

This content was published on Oct 7, 2020 The Swiss pharmaceutical giant said a move to a new distribution warehouse last month was causing a delay in dispatching certain products.

Swiss factory rushes to prepare for Moderna Covid-19 vaccine

This content was published on Oct 7, 2020 Workers are racing to set up production lines at the Lonza factory in Visp to be able to start making a vaccine for US firm Moderna later this year.

Millions of face masks in Switzerland fail to conform to regulations

This content was published on Oct 7, 2020 Ten of 29 shipments of medical face masks contained products that did not meet regulations, according to an audit by authorities.

Swissmedic reviewing AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine

This content was published on Oct 6, 2020 Swiss drug authority Swissmedic has begun evaluating the so-called “Covid-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca”. It is the first time that a drugmaker has presented a coronavirus vaccine for approval in Switzerland.

New technique delivers drugs deep inside the brain

This content was published on Oct 5, 2020 Researchers in Zurich have developed a technique for delivering drugs to the brain with pinpoint accuracy using focused ultrasound waves.

Water tanks at the nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima, in Japan.

Zurich invention may be used in Fukushima nuclear clean-up

This content was published on Sep 29, 2020 Researchers in Zurich have developed a filter membrane made of whey proteins and activated carbon that can clean contaminated radioactive water.

New radiotherapy technique could revolutionise cancer therapy

This content was published on Sep 28, 2020 A Swiss institute has tested a new ultrafast, high-dose radiation technique using protons that scientists say could revolutionise cancer therapy.

WASP-189b, an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 133112

Swiss space telescope delivers first results on ‘extreme’ exoplanet

This content was published on Sep 28, 2020 Eight months after the CHEOPS telescope started its journey into space, scientists have published their first results.

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