Switzerland’s status as a medtech hub is illustrated by its welcoming attitude toward startups. Medtech Insight spoke to three of them to learn about how their technologies will transform health care and how the line between medtech and pharma is increasingly blurred.
As part of the Swiss Medtech Day in June, the industry association presented its annual award, which came with a CHF75,000 ($77,000) cash prize, sponsored by the Lichtsteiner Foundation, Sonova Group, Straumann Group, and Ypsomed.
Winner and prize recipient, Alveolix, sits on the periphery of “traditional” medtech. The company’s invention is a “lung on...
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Stay current on regulatory guidelines from around the world with Medtech Insight's Guidance Tracker. Nearly 30 documents have been posted on the tracker since its last update.
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UK-based Biocomposites will begin selling in the UK its next-generation osteoinductive bone graft substitute, NanoBone, which came with its acquisition of Artoss GmbH in June 2023. Meanwhile, the company has purchased remaining shares in the manufacturers of SYNICEM and Subiton antibiotic bone cements and preformed antibiotic-loaded spacers.
The firm’s dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system with is expected to be a growth driver for Abbott and already has acquired approximately 30%-40% of market share from Medtronic since its approval by the US FDA in July 2023, according to GlobalData.
Amferia is developing an antimicrobial peptide hydrogel dressing to combat infections in acute wounds in humans and veterinary contexts. Supported by €1.2m of new venture capital financing, the company is planning pivotal clinical studies to support an FDA application later this year and CE mark submission in 2026-2027.
