Biotechnet Projects 2016-2017: National Thematic Network Biotechnology

Since its foundation in 2001, Biotechnet has executed over 150 successful projects with industry and other research partners. Here are a few highlights from 2016-2017 executed as part of the National Thematic Network (NTN) Biotechnology. 2017

• High added-value diagnostics: CALEX®, a stool extraction device (BÜHLMANN Labs, FHNW, 2 Swiss Start-Ups)
• Manufacture and purification of plant-based allergen in a green algae for oral immunotherapy against allergies (MCI Innsbruck, University of Salzburg)
• Intensive course in biotechnology (Roche, ZHAW)
• 11th Summer School on Advanced Biotechnology (University of Palermo)

2016

• Recovering valuable phosphates (HES-SO Valais/Wallis)
• Intensive course in biotechnology (Roche, ZHAW)
• In vitro models for neurotoxicity studies (FHNW, ZHAW, HES-SO)
• National research consortium on preventing antibiotic resistance
• Coffee to fight free radical damage (ZHAW)
• Simple diagnosis of bowel disease