Nanoflex: Falling Walls Winner

During the Falling Walls Summit on 7-9 November, Nanoflex was announced winner of the Engineering of the Future cluster for their innovative technology for interventional stroke treatment.

Somagenetix raises CHF 10M in 1st Series A closing

The financing round was led by Vi Partners. Among others, existing investors Schroders Capital, Zürcher Kantonalbank and Verve Ventures also participated to this financing round. The funds will enable Somagenetix to advance its lead gene therapy candidate into a clinical trial.

Voliro secures $12M in Series A funding round

Our alumni project closed the round, led by Cherry Ventures, with additional investment from existing business angels, family offices, and a conventional debt facility.

Sevensense acquired by ABB

Sevensense will continue its innovation in AI and 3D vision with ABB.

Seervision acquired by Q-SYS

Seervision joins forces with Q-SYS to bring together exceptional teams and expand intelligent collaboration solutions

Annual Event 2023

Impressions from our flagship event of the year!

26 Projects supported

with life changing impact in society and markets

We are hiring

Who we are

Wyss Zurich is a unique accelerator, embedded within the ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich, dedicated to the emerging fields of regenerative medicine and robotics, and medical devices/bionics technologies. We unite world-leading experts, pooling their knowledge and expertise, to form multidisciplinary teams.

News

18-11-2024

3rd Sciencepreneur Meetup Zurich

Bringing together aspiring and early stage biotech entrepreneurs, the 3rd Sciencepreneur Meetup Zurich was held on 13th November 2024 at the Balgrist University Hospital.

Event

07-11-2024

Falling Walls Venture: Nanoflex wins Engineering of the Future cluster

The technololgy that Nanoflex is developing can simplify and shorten procedure times and reduce the patient risks related to accessing the brain for interventional stroke treatment.

06-11-2024

Tethys wins seed pitching competition at the Startup Nights Winterthur.

The team won CHF 5,000, supported by the Gebert Rüf Stiftung.

Organizational Setup

The Wyss Zurich Translational Center is run jointly by the ETH Zurich and University of Zurich, with infrastructure on both sides. The head office, technology platforms, and the projects are allocated at the Wyss Zurich Translational Center, which is the operational body. The Wyss Zurich Foundation is the approval and funding body.

Key Figures

26

Projects supported

700+

Jobs created

135 M+

(CHF) Total funding

350 M+

(CHF) Additional funding

Philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss

Hansjörg Wyss is a Swiss entrepreneur and philanthropist who dedicates his philanthropic activities to environmentalism, scientific research and translation. In Switzerland, his donations have already exceed more than half a billion Swiss Francs in less than ten years, to groundbreaking research projects within three different Wyss Centers or Academy in Zurich, Geneva, and Bern. This makes him the most generous private donor to the Swiss research and innovation landscape.