What a month! Discover all the conferences in which Bionomous took part in June
June has been a very busy month for Bionomous’ team: working on the release of the new version of the EggSorter, the adaptation of our technology to new models, and (of course) the participation and sponsoring of many different events and conferences! We started our month of June participating in Future Labs Live 2022 in Basel, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bionomous has been granted an InnoSuisse project
Bionomous has been awarded an InnoSuisse project to collaborate with the Swiss research center CSEM. Having started the 1st of November, the InnoSuisse project aims at developing new modules compatible with Bionomous’ current EggSorter to optimize and improve zebrafish embryo handling in an automatic fashion. In collaboration with CSEM we will work on the validation […]
1st Lausanne Fish User Meeting
Bionomous sponsored the 1st Lausanne Fish User Meeting Last Friday 5th of November, the 1st Lausanne Fish User Meeting took place. Bionomous was one of the sponsors of the event, and Frank Bonnet, CEO and co-founder at Bionomous, and Ana Hernando, CMO and co-founder were present. The event was wonderfully organised. It was composed of […]
Caudal fin regeneration in zebrafish
Halloween is right around the corner and you will soon be seeing various spooky creatures parading down the streets: ghosts, wizards and zombies which might even be missing a limb. While ghosts and wizards are usually classified as magical creatures, zombies have something in them which make them slightly more real. A zombie is an […]
Zebrafish larvae as a model to decision-making processes – a case study
We make thousands of decisions every day. It has been estimated that we make around 220 decisions each day only related to food (1). Choice is fundamental for our lives, as well as for the behaviour of all the other animals. Making a decision requires to integrate physiological and psychological information to choose a course […]