Center for Neuroprosthetics

A $6.6 million grant to develop neurostimulator for mental disorders

Published:07.10.20 — Professor Mahsa Shoaran, leading the Integrated Neurotechnologies Laboratory of EPFL, has been awarded a prestigious grant from the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to develop a new implantable brain stimulation system that can measure and control oscillatory brain networks to treat severe psychiatric illness, especially mood and anxiety disorders.

A link between sensory neurons activation and the immune system

Published:21.09.20 — Scientists at EPFL, ETH Zurich and Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital have developed an implantable technology that enabled the discovery of an interaction between sensory neurons and immune cells.

EPFL ELLIS Unit Launch

Published:17.09.20 — On September 15, 2020. The European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) inaugurated 30 research units during a live virtual ceremony. 

Catalyst Fund selects six projects in its 2020 funding round

Published:15.09.20 — The Catalyst Fund – supported by the Bertarelli Foundation – has selected six research projects to fund this year. Led by professors from EPFL and other Swiss Universities, these projects all aim to develop new treatment options for neurological disorders.

Two CNP-related companies in the 2020 top 100 Swiss startups

Published:14.09.20 — G-Therapeutics and Imverse are among the TOP 100 Swiss startups 2020