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Wyss Zurich celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Annual Event on November 3rd 2025. Over 300 guests gathered at the Kongresshaus Zurich to celebrate 10 years of impact by the Wyss Zurich Translational Center.

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An instrument for heart operations

A research group of the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) has developed a foldable surgical tool, 3Fold, for pacemaker implantations. 3Fold is the result of the bio-synthetic material, Hylomate, developed by the Technopark Zurich-based Hylomorph AG.

HYLOMORPH AG secures CHF 4.5M in Series B2 financing round

Hylomorph AG has closed an oversubscribed Series B2 financing round worth CHF 4.5 million (USD 5.1 million) with leading healthcare investors. Hylomorph was previously accelerating at Wyss Zurich.

Swiss accelerator grants (CHF 10M in total) received by four Wyss Zurich projects

CUTISS AG, hemotune AG, HYLOMORPH AG and Nanoflex Robotics AG receive funding within the framework of the Swiss Accelerator

HYLOMORPH AG successfully raises 5.2M CHF during Series-B round

HYLOMORPH AG, a Wyss Zurich alumni and rapidly growing clinical-stage medtech startup with a history of national and international recognition, completed a CHF 5.2 million Series-B financing round. At the same time, the company attracted CHF 0.9 million in new non-dilutive funding.

Successful completion of first phase in human clinical trial

Hylomorph has announced the positive evaluation by an independent Data Safety Monitoring Board of the clinical safety for their product Hylomate.

Successful completion of first medical project

HYLOMORPH reaches a significant milestone with the conduction of a first-in-man clinical trial that marks the successful completion of its incubation period at Wyss Zurich.

HYLOMORPH wins EHRA Innovations Awards

HYLOMORPH has won first place at the 2019 EHRA Innovations Awards, which took place at the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) conference in Lisbon.

HYLOMORPH closes CHF 3.2 millions Series A funding

HYLOMORPH, an ETH Zurich spin-off and Medtech startup, closes its Series A financing round with CHF 3.2 million.

Simone Bottan wins the Venture Kick final

The Project Co-Leader of the Wyss Zurich project HYLOMORPH, Simone Bottan, raised CHF130,000 in start capital, the maximum funding granted by Venture Kick.

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