This month, Sabyasachi Dash of IFNY sat down with Fran Strauss, Principal at HealthMark Strategies in New York City. Fran is a proven Reimbursement & Payer Commercialization Strategist and Market Access Executive with expertise in genetic testing, molecular diagnostics, medical/mobile devices, personalized medicine and diagnostic laboratories. She works with commercial and government payers, employers, unions andaaa

Lifebit CloudOS Gains Increased Market Adoption, Drives Groundbreaking Research in Life Sciences LONDON, UK – April 30, 2020 – Lifebit Biotech, a leading innovator in bioinformatics and cognitive software solutions, today announced it closed its Series A funding round of US $7.5M (£6 million GBP) led by Idinvest Partners, to fuel ongoing product innovations andaaa

The Innovation Forum, an innovation network and an accelerator for healthcare ventures, has been successfully driving forward innovation by connecting biotechnology stakeholders since its incorporation in 2013.  The Innovation Forum’s commitment to advancing healthcare through strategic connections has paved the way for groundbreaking progress in biotechnology. To further enhance their operational efficiency and support theiraaa

Lighting Africa is a joint initiative by the International Financial Corporation and the World Bank with the vision of enabling more than 250 million people across sub-Saharan Africa to gain access to clean, affordable, quality verified off-grid lighting and energy products. Lighting Africa has the following main objectives: a) To contribute to rural electrification, to be achieved dominantly with off-grid solar lighting products.aaa

More than 14 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year and more than 8 million of those die. Indeed, it is evident that a revolution in terms of cancer treatment is gravely needed. One field which potentially holds great promise is immuno-oncology (IO). IO therapies aim to induce or enhance the immune system toaaa

The Swiss start-up Picterra, based in Lausanne recently released the beta version of their system for earth observation. This AI based tool not only makes it easier to analyse drone or satellite images. It is also a platform for peer cooperation, moving the technology forward. Picterra was born in 2016 from the minds of Frankaaa

Only 36% of the national population and 11% of the rural population in Tanzania is connected to the grid. Affordable energy access, on a broad scale, is of paramount importance to maximise the benefit of energy available across the nation. Through the National Rural Electrification Program (NREP) 2013–2022, the Government of Tanzania is aiming toaaa

Making electricity from plants? The idea may at first seem preposterous but Barcelona-based startup Bioo has actually turned it into working technology, with a number of potential applications. “I want to develop technical things that can create change,” says Pablo M. Vidarte, Co-founder of the company. Bioo’s technology is based on a biological engine that obtains energy fromaaa

Do you have a project in the biotech field? Or do you know anyone who does?  Then this might interest you…so keep reading! The Euskadi branch of the Innovation Forum offers you an opportunity to participate in IMAGINE IF! – the first global competition and accelerator program for science-based ventures and your start-up could compete in theaaa

Innovator of the Month Interview by Claudia Bigoni and Gian Franco Piredda   In February, Bern-based company RetinAI was selected by Bilan as one of the top 50 Swiss start-ups in which to invest. Here Carlos Ciller, CEO and co-founder, describes his start-up journey from academic research to commersialisation.   This interview is part ofaaa