Currently: patients with breast cancer are adjusted to fit a table for radiotherapy.

Soon: the table will be fitted to them.

A personalized shell, 3D-printed for one specific patient, will be used for all radiation sessions.

Less pain.

More comfort.

Shorter radiation sessions.

In this episode, you will hear about

• the benefits of radiotherapy in breast cancer
• radiotherapy for breast cancer side effects
• and how clinical practice and a personal story motivate the founders EVERY DAY

My guest, Giovanna Dipasquale, is a co-founder and CEO of HeroSupport. A medical physicist with over two decades of experience in radiotherapy at one of the biggest hospitals in Europe, the Geneva University Hospital, where she led a study in 3D printing for radiotherapy.

HeroSupport is a Swiss startup that is developing a personalized breast shell for radiotherapy in cancer treatment. Venus Shell allows for shorter radiation sessions, more comfort, and more precision.

Follow them at
https://www.herosupport.care/

Please note: the shell is not yet available for patients but clinics may sign up for clinical trials.

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People with spinal cord injury will be able to stand up and walk again
with this exoskeleton
after some training

In this episode, you will hear

• why TWIICE followed a strict rule of not allowing able-bodied people to test the exoskeleton
• how they accelerated the development of the exoskeleton
• how people after spinal cord injuries can move using it
• and more

My guest, Dr. Tristan Vouga is a co-founder and CEO of TWIICE. He’s a robotic design engineer with a Ph.D. in wearable robotics from EPFL.

TWIICE is a Swiss startup developing a modular lower-limb exoskeleton that enables people with paraplegia to stand up and walk again. Or take a hike up a snowy mountain. They completed their first clinical study with the Swiss Paraplegia Center.

Go ahead and follow what they do at

https://twiice.ch/

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The goal is to have a breast cancer test at a point of care, say—at your family doctor’s office.

And regularly.

In this episode, you will hear about

• DNA origami and DNA as a building material
• the role of microRNAs
• and how a love for basketball led to becoming a DNA scientist

My guest, Dr. Ivana Domljanovic, is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Fribourg and a scientist at Xemperia. She was awarded the Swiss Nanotechnology PhD Award for the invention of novel patented DNA origami biosensor.

Xemperia is a Swiss startup, headed by Prof. Ruegg Curzio, on a mission to reduce breast cancer mortality by detecting and addressing cancer at its earliest stage. Ivana works there on developing a rapid blood test for breast cancer detection and the early detection of relapses.

Go ahead and follow what they do at
https://xemperia.com/

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