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Newsletter  |  January 31, 2016

Don’t miss the LS² Annual Meeting on February 2-3, 2017

The LS² Annual Meeting will take place from February 2-3, 2017 at the Irchel Campus of the University of Zurich. It will bring together Swiss and international scientists from diverse backgrounds to explore the wide spectrum of research topics in the life sciences. SystemsX.ch will be present at the event and is supporting the SystemsX.ch lecture by Andrew Macpherson from the University of Bern on Thursday at 9.15 am. The meeting is organized by Life Sciences Switzerland (LS²) in collaboration with the University of Zurich and is sponsored by SystemsX.ch. 
Download here the LS2 Annual Meeting 2017 booklet »
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Video: AneuX explained

AneuX is one of the nine Medical Research and Development (MRD) Projects supported by SystemsX.ch. This project employs a systems biology approach in the investigation of aneurysms. An aneurysm is a limited, irreversible dilution and dilation of the vascular wall of arteries and veins. The study is being conducted by the University Hospital of Geneva and the ZHAW, which has produced an informative short film about the project.
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MRD Projects: Mid-term Review

In 2015, nine Medical Research and Development (MRD) Projects were launched. The mid-term review took place in January, where the project leaders presented the progress of their projects to the SNSF expert review panel. In the first phase of many of the projects, a lot of data has been collected. Now comes the more difficult, but much more exciting part – the proper analysis and interpretation of the collected data.
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