PhD Defense: Pedro Pereira Amado Proposes Clean, Long-Lasting and Personalized Ureteral Stent Solutions

On October 29, 2025, Pedro Pereira Amado successfully defended his PhD thesis: Investigating the interplay between urine flow, crystal deposition, and bacteria to improve the performance of ureteral stents.

People UGE – Urogenital Engineering Surgical Technologies

29. October 2025

300k in Funding for Unique Projects: ARTORG receives three SNSF Spark Grants

Philipp Aebischer (Hearing Research Laboratory), Matteo Frigelli (Computational Bioengineering Group) and Tatiana Kochetkova (Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Group) have each received a SNSF Spark Grant in October 2025, securing project funding for the next year.

Grants & Awards CBE – Computational Bioengineering HRL – Hearing Research Laboratory MSB – Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Biomechanics

05. November 2025

Prof. Daniel Ahmed leads new Research Group Acoustic Robotics Systems Lab (ARSL) at ARTORG

We are thrilled to announce that, as of November 03, 2025, ARTORG's portfolio of research groups includes the Acoustic Robotics Systems Lab (ARSL), led by Prof. Daniel Ahmed, who has previously conducted his research at ETH Zurich.

People Research ARSL – Acoustic Robotics Systems Lab Robotics

03. November 2025

ARTORG Alumnus Dario Cazzoli Gives Inaugural Lecture for Professorship at University of Lucerne

On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, Prof. Dr. Dario Cazzoli, affiliated group head of the GER group, gave his inaugural lecture for the Professorship of Neuropsychology at the University of Lucerne.

People GER – Gerontechnology & Rehabilitation Rehabilitation & Neural Engineering

29. October 2025

Funding Hat-Trick at ARTORG - The Center receives three BRIDGE Grants securing CHF 3.4 Millions in Funding

Researchers from the AI in Medical Imaging Lab (Raphael Sznitman) and from the Computational Bioengineering group (Philippe Büchler) have been granted two BRIDGE Discovery and one BRIDGE Proof-of-Concept grant in Autumn 2025. The grants underline our center's excellence in AI, Deep Learning and surgical technologies, rapid oncology diagnostics and refractive eye care intervention planning.

Grants & Awards AIMI – AI in Medical Imaging CBE – Computational Bioengineering Artificial Intelligence Biomechanics

22. October 2025

TightValve was selected for Venture Kick Stage 2 Financial Support

Of the five projects accepted for the first stage, ARTORG Spin-Off TightValve, a venture of the Cardiovascular Engineering Group, was one of three start-ups selected for Venture Kick's second financial and entrepreneurial support stage, receiving CHF 40,000 in funding to bring their device to hospitals and patients.

Grants & Awards CVE – Cardiovascular Engineering Surgical Technologies

22. October 2025

EssilorLuxottica acquires RetinAI AG: A landmark first for the University of Bern's innovation ecosystem

The University of Bern's ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research welcomes the announcement by EssilorLuxottica S.A., a global leader in vision care and optical innovation, of its acquisition of RetinAI AG, a spin-out founded at the ARTORG Center. The transaction marks the first major commercial exit of an ARTORG origin start up and the first ever acquisition and exit of a University of Bern medtech spin out to a global industry leader.

Media AIMI – AI in Medical Imaging Artificial Intelligence

16. October 2025

Salvatore Conticello Wins Award for Best Student Paper at BMT Meeting 2025

At this year's meeting of the Swiss, Austrian and German Societies for Biomedical Engineering, Salvatore Conticello of the CBE group was able to present his project Ultrashort Time Echo MRI Sequence to Quantify Vertebral Bone Morphology in Young Adults and won the Best Student Paper award.

Grants & Awards CBE – Computational Bioengineering Biomechanics

11. September 2025

UniBE Venture Fellowship 2026: Call for Proposals

The UniBE Venture Fellowships are entering their 5th round. Projects can be submitted until 11 December 2025. The program supports early-career researchers who wish to turn their scientific findings into innovative products and services with up to CHF 100,000. With these fellowships, the University of Bern promotes the transfer of innovative research into society and the economy and supports academic entrepreneurship at the University of Bern, the Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and the University Psychiatric Services (UPD).

Grants & Awards

13. October 2025

Opening Event: Department of Digital Medicine (DDM)

CAIM Evolves: Join us for an exciting afternoon of talks, panel discussions, and an overview of key Swiss digital initiatives at the Opening Event of the Department of Digital Medicine (DDM) of the Medical Faculty, University of Bern on Friday, October 31st, 2025, 15.00 – 18.00h.

Events Artificial Intelligence

31. October 2025

PhD Defense: Amith J. Kamath Enhances Radiotherapy Treatment through Deep Learning

On September 19, 2025, Amith J. Kamath successfully defended his PhD thesis: Fast and Reliable AI-based Dosimetric Contour Quality Assurance for Radiotherapy.

People MIA – Medical Image Analysis Artificial Intelligence

19. September 2025

Bernese researchers involved in four Innosuisse Flagship Initiatives

Bernese researchers are involved in all four consortia supported by Innosuisse as part of its call for Flagship Initiatives . They will receive a multi-million contribution jointly provided by Innosuisse and industry partners. The transdisciplinary projects will contribute to the development of systemic innovations in the fields of dementia research, precision oncology and diabetes prevention.

Grants & Awards GER – Gerontechnology & Rehabilitation Rehabilitation & Neural Engineering

18. September 2025