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Using zebrafish for water quality control

Water pollution is evolving into a serious human and environmental health problem. Numerous pollutants can be found in waters, including synthetic compounds, chemicals naturally present in the environment and endocrine disruptors. To ensure good water quality and safe consumption, drinking water must be certified free of these toxins. An effective and accurate quality control system is therefore essential. Over the past few years, zebrafish have made their way into this field and can now be used as in-vivo water quality control systems. To find out more, read on! Environmental health…

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28 March 2022

STIL 2022

Bionomous is participating at STIL 2022 This year's edition of STIL (Salon des Technologies et de l'Innovation de Lausanne) takes place on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at the SwissTech Convention Center. Bionomous is one of the 120 exhibitors of the successful event. STIL's goal is to promote Swiss innovation by creating a networking hub, ideal for sharing ideas and new collaborations. During the event, you will have the chance to discover the amazing startups that are being born and growing in Lausanne and its surroundings. Learn more about the event…

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Women’s contribution to zebrafish science

February 11th marked the 7th International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The purpose of this day is to recognise the role of women in science and to promote full and equal access to science to all women and girls who wish to participate and take part in leading actions and innovations around the world. At Bionomous, we recognise the power and value of women and we have gathered in this article a bit of history of women in science, several contributions of women to research in general, and…

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28 February 2022

Open Positions

Engineer or technician (80 – 100%)

About BionomousBionomous is a spin-off of the Biorobotics Laboratory of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland. Our team works on the development and commercialization of laboratory equipment to automate certain processes in biology and biotechnology, with the aim of facilitating and accelerating research in certain fields such as genetics, toxicology, developmental biology and for non-clinical testing.Your missionWork within an expanding Swiss Start-up on the development, qualification and maintenance of tools to increase the efficiency of Life Science research. The candidate will work on the development of test…

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22 February 2022

News

Bionomous sponsored the ANZAAP Aquatic Symposium 2022

Last 7th to 11th of February the ANZAAP Aquatic Symposium 2022 took place online! Bionomous was one of the sponsors of the event, and we presented our technology in front of a very enthusiastic and curious public. ANZAAP stands for Australia New Zealand Association of Aquatic Professionals and it is a non profit association that provides support and quality peer reviewed information to its membership of professional aquarists. The event was a total success. It was held online and thanks to the platform the organizers chose, it was interactive and…

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13 February 2022

ANZAAP Aquatic Symposium 2022

Bionomous is sponsoring the ANZAAP Aquatic Symposium 2022 ! ANZAAP organizes every year a symposium where leading aquatic animal professionals share their knowledge and research with the community. This year's edition will take place from the 7th to the 11th of February at 11 am to 2 pm AEDST (GMT +11) and we are proud of being one of the sponsors of this event. ANZAAP stands for Australia New Zealand Association of Aquatic Professionals and it is a non profit association that provides support and quality peer reviewed information to its membership of…

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How zebrafish can help tackle cervical cancer

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy diagnosed in women and causes 270’000 deaths every year1. In 2008, the Nobel Prize of medicine was awarded to Dr. Herald zur Hausan – a German virologist and medical doctor – for his work and discoveries on HPV causing cervical cancer2. His discoveries led to a worldwide joint effort by virologists, epidemiologists, molecular biologists and clinicians to tackle the disease by preventing viral infection through the development of efficient prophylactic vaccines for HPV3. Vaccines are highly efficient and prevent the majority of…

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31 January 2022

News

Nader Donzel, new Board Member at Bionomous

We are delighted to announce that Nader Donzel has joined the Board of Bionomous. Nader Donzel, currently CEO of Scitec Research, is a recognized expert in the field of medical devices and instruments for the life science and clinical research markets. He possesses substantial expertise working with venture capital and private equity investors. Among his activities, Nader is consulting for SMEs seeking value creation, through breakthrough innovation, entry into new markets and business development, or synergetic acquisitions & licensing. Nader Donzel, new Board Member at Bionomous Nader’s vast experience and network in…

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18 January 2022

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Introducing Xenopus!

Over the past couple of weeks, you might have encountered men of all ages, proudly wearing a freshly grown moustache. During the month of November, many men take part in Movember, an annual event which involves growing a moustache to raise awareness around men’s health and in particular men’s mental health and prostate and testicular cancer. World-wide Movember foundations raise money and organise events with the aim of increasing early cancer detection, diagnosis and effective treatments. While raising awareness and increasing early detection may prevent many deaths, a better comprehension…

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29 November 2021

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Get to know Bionomous: the interview

On November 19th, Bionomous celebrated two years of existence. For this special event, Bionomous’ team has interviewed Frank and Ana, the co-founders of Bionomous, to get a better insight into what it took to bring the EggSorter to life, start a company as well as the projects they have in mind for the future. If you are interested in knowing more about how Bionomous was founded, read on! https://youtu.be/6Qs22R-syBk What is Bionomous? What do you do? Frank: Bionomous is a swiss start-up that was born at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale…

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29 November 2021