CTI Medtech Event on the horizon

The CTI Medtech Event 2015 will be a platform for connecting people: networking, debating and exchanging ideas – or even generating new ones. Participants will receive information on innovative technologies, interesting projects, new products and future-oriented services.

The high point of the event is the presentation of the CTI Swiss Medtech Award, worth CHF 15 000, to a medtech project selected by the specialist audience. There is also an award for the best poster.

The nominated projects for the award are:

1) Tissue bioprinting for compound evaluation Ursula Graf-Hausner, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences and Marc Thurner, regenHU SA

2) S4L-CAPITALIS – In Silico Analysis and Optimization of Neurovascular and Neurological Devices and Treatments in the Head Niels Kuster, ETH Zürich – IT’IS Foundation for Research on Information Technologies in Society and Lars Bomholt, ZMT Zurich Medtech AG

3) Development of an Optimised Laser Head for Contact-Free Laser Osteotomy with realtime automatic Depth Control for increased safety Philippe Cattin, University of Basel – Department of Biomedical Engineering and Alfredo E. Bruno, AOT AG

Other highlights of the event are the key note by Mauro Dell’Ambrogio State Secretary for education, research and innovation and the poster session. During the event, the CTI project teams can present their projects on posters displayed in the spacious and light-filled panorama foyer of the Kursaal in Bern. They can also showcase tangible results or prototypes of their research at exhibition stands. It is still possible to register for the poster session.

In addition the CTI Medtech Event provides a great networking opportunity. From mid-August, participants will be able to use the DotPlus event tool to view the list of participants and contact other participants and CTI experts directly via e-mail.

More information and registration on the website of the event.

KTI Medtech Initiative
The CTI Medtech Initiative was launched in 1997 and since then has given support to over 500 projects. CTI Medtech has two main aims: to improve the innovativeness and competitiveness of Swiss medical technology and to stimulate the transfer of know-how between researchers, medical technology companies, start-up companies and SMEs. Each year, an average of 30 projects receive funding. In addition between 10 and 20 start-ups from the medtech sector take part in CTI training and coaching programmes.