However you define the term innovation, what is clear is that different considerations influence development on innovation. The topics on this website are all more or less instrumental in the creation of value for companies. This part of the website seeks to introduce the different instruments and the basic conditions with respect to innovation. Swiss innovations - success stories Ear clip In a joint project with the Group for NeuroComputing in St Gallen the KTI start-up firm SenTec AG in Therwil has produced the first microsensor with an integrated digital signal processor that quickly and continuously records accurate data on a patient’s vital parameters. It is a completely non-invasive device: the sensor is attached to a clip which is quite simply attached to the ear lobe.
A thumbnail-sized analytical lab Two scientists at the EPF Lausanne had the brilliant idea of developing a mini-lab on a chip in polymer and distributing it through their own company DiagnoSwiss SA.
Sophisticated sensor technology for hydrocephalus patients Universities of applied science, the ETH Zürich and the EPF Lausanne cooperated on a CTI project to develop a biocompatible sensor to monitor excess cerebro- spinal fluid flow in the shunt of hydrocephalus patients.
Chaos in the heart - Virtual simulationSpecialists from various disciplines such as cardiology, physics, electrotechnology and IT have teamed up to carry out a computer simulation of virtual heart tissue. This is the first time it has been possible to develop specific therapies on screen for arrhythmia which can often be fatal.
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