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Detection substances that are harmful to the embryo at an early stage of drug development
23-Jul-2021
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a cell culture test to detect substances that are directly or indirectly harmful to embryos. Based on an existing test used for developing new drugs and chemicals, the augmented version is designed to help reduce the number of animal experiments. Drugs ...
Rhesus macaques and cats as potential spillback reservoirs for SARS-CoV-2
21-Jul-2021
A team of researchers from the Institute for Infectious Diseases (IFIK) at the University of Bern and the Institute of Virology and Immunology (IVI) have used a unique collection of advanced cell culture models of cells lining the airways from various domesticated and wildlife animals to ...
Automatic detection of virus-infected cells - solely on the fluorescence of the cell nucleus
23-Jun-2021
When viruses infect cells, changes in the cell nucleus occur, and these can be observed through fluorescence microscopy. Using fluoresence images from live cells, researchers at the University of Zurich have trained an artificial neural network to reliably recognize cells that are infected by ...
New genes and functionalities discovered
28-May-2021
When researchers at ETH Zurich compared the reference genomes between several breeds of domestic cattle and closely related wild cattle, they discovered genes with previously unknown functions. Modern genetic research often works with what are known as reference genomes. Such a genome comprises ...
Swiss start-up Qnami closes 4.0M CHF Series A financing round
14-May-2021
Qnami announced today the closing of a 4.0M CHF (4.4M USD) Series A financing round led by Venture Capital funds Runa Capital and SIT Capital, further supported by Seed Round investors Quantonation, Verve Ventures, ZKB Start-up Finance and the High-Tech Gründerfonds. The funds will support ...
SARS-CoV-2-specific immune signature deciphered
10-May-2021
Severe cases of COVID-19 can now be detected at an early stage. Researchers at the University of Zurich have identified the first biomarker that can reliably predict which patients will develop severe symptoms. This can help to improve the treatment of severe cases of COVID-19. Most people who ...
The dental pulp and periodontium are susceptible to caries and periodontitis and contain stem cells that have great regenerative potential
29-Apr-2021
Researchers at the University Zurich have mapped the first complete atlas of single cells that make up the human teeth. Their research shows that the composition of human dental pulp and periodontium vary greatly. Their findings open up new avenues for cell-based dental therapeutic ...
For the first time, it is possible to look inside materials with a resolution down to individual atoms
26-Apr-2021
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have succeeded for the first time in looking inside materials using the method of transient grating spectroscopy with ultrafast X-rays at SwissFEL. The experiment at PSI is a milestone in observing processes in the world of atoms. The structures on ...
Further step in the direction of individualized medicine
11-Mar-2021
Scientists at Urology Research Laboratory of the Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern and Urology Department of the Inselspital of Bern, have established organoid culture models from prostate tumor biopsies. These are small clusters of cells which can be used to test the ...
A fully biodegradable life-sized air-blood-barrier
10-Feb-2021
In collaboration with clinical partners from the Inselspital, researchers from the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Research of the University of Bern have developed a second-generation lung-on-chip model with life-size dimension alveoli in a stretchable membrane, made of purely biological material. ...
