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A Miniaturized fuel cell for clean energy

A Miniaturized fuel cell for clean energy

Inergio, a spin-off from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the Haute école d’ingénierie et de gestion du canton de Vaud (HEIG-VD), has taken on the mission of addressing the challenge of off-grid power supply by developing a new, innovative generation of miniaturized, efficient, and environmentally friendly fuel cells.

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Neur.on, a start-up revolutionizing legal translation

Neur.on, a start-up revolutionizing legal translation

A spin-off of the Hieronymus agency, specialized in legal and financial translation, Neur.on is breaking new ground with the creation of Corrext, a machine translation platform based on Natural Language Processing (NLP). A challenge in a world where data security is key and vocabulary extremely complex. Here's a look back at a technological and human success story.

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Tune Insight: Interpret sensitive data without revealing the score

How do you exchange and analyze sensitive data, without compromising confidentiality? This is the thorny problem that EPFL startup Tune Insight is tackling, revolutionizing the way we collaborate on sensitive data, particularly in the medical field.

Innovation culture: a cross-section of start-ups and companies

Innovation: a question of creativity, opportunity or necessity? From the idea that germinates to the selection of a project to develop, discover the testimonies of three companies of very different styles and sizes, who will tell us about their culture of innovation.

Elise Gortchacow-Bretton accredited Innosuisse mentor!

Congratulations to our colleague Elise Gortchacow-Bretton, innovation mentor at Innovation Alliance, who has been accredited as an Innosuisse mentor!

Targeting mitochondria to revolutionize medical treatments

From a laboratory at the University of Geneva, MPC Therapeutics harnesses the potential of mitochondria to revolutionize medical treatments.

Tech4Regen - Call for entries

The call for applications is open until February 17, 2025.

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