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November 17, 2020
Prematurity Day
It is great that this day was created!
Today we celebrate the little fighters who started their lives too early. Unfortunately, prematurity is the second most common reason for child mortality, and the trend is rising (WHO Report, 2012).
September, 2020
Pregnolia was featured again in the Top 100 Swiss Startups ranking
Here is the ranking list.
July, 2020
The Pregnolia System revamps a classical gynaecological assessment, cervical palpation. Cervical stiffness measured with our device is considerably more reliable than digital palpation.
April, 2020
Prof. Kristin Myers is an expert in the field of biomechanics during pregnancy. In this interview, she explains why Columbia University is doing studies with Pregnolia's measurement device.
December, 2019
Dr. Sabrina Badir and her company, based in Schlieren, have developed a sensor to diagnose the risk of premature birth. She is currently fundraising and continuing the efforts to collect further clinical data.
November, 2019
Pregnolia was presented as one of the Best Practises in the Health Report 2020 by Corinna Mühlhausen concerning trends and developments in the healthcare industry.
October, 2019
Prof. Kristin Myers is one of the researchers highlighted by MIT Technology Review for their work on pregnancy related topics. In this profile, she talks about her work at Columbia University and the importance of cervical stiffness to maintain pregnancy, including the usage of the Pregnolia System in her research.
October, 2019
Pregnolia was part of the 24 hours report by NZZaS - 13 unique stories that represent Switzerland.
September, 2019
Dr. Sabrina Badir presented Pregnolia at the Female Innovation Forum 2019 in front of 200 innovators!
September, 2019
Pregnolia was nominated as one of the TOP 100 Swiss Startups.
July, 2019
Pregnolia AG has been awarded an CHF 1.4m SME Instrument Phase 2 grant. This EU Horizon 2020 business innovation grant follows the successful Phase 1 feasibility study and will be invested towards improving the manufacturability of the Pregnolia System. It will allow Pregnolia to streamline the production of its product, increase capacity and facilitate logistics – a fundamental step in company growth.
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This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 873553.
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For more information read the latest interview by Dr. Sabrina Badir.
June, 2019
Sifted listed Pregnolia as one of the Europe's coolest femtech companies 2019.
May, 2019
Pregnolia was featured in an article in the Handelszeitung regarding women's health.
March, 2019
Pregnolia was selected as one of the 50 Swiss high-tech startups to invest in by the business magazine Bilan and its jury of experienced entrepreneurs.
Dezember 2018
Pregnolia has been named the recipient of a SME Instrument Phase 1 grant. This EU Horizon 2020 business innovation grant provides support for close-to-market feasibility assessment activities. Pregnolia will use the funding for further studying the industrialisation and production scalability of the Pregnolia System.
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This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 835715.
October, 2018
Pregnolia was awarded the Innosuisse Certificate. The Certificate is given by the Innosuisse Innovation Council to startups that are ready for sustainable growth. Pregnolia was one of the seven companies to receive Innosuisse Certificate – former CTI Startup Label – in 2018.
May, 2018
Medtech as a research field has become more important at ETH. The biomechanics engineer Dr. Sabrina Badir developed a device that might support the risk assessment of a premature birth.
December, 2017
Dr. Reihl and Dr. Kohler were elected to the Board of Directors. Both have extensive experience in Medtech and Health Management.
September, 2017
The ETH-Spin-off Pregnolia has developed a small device to enable gynecologists to measure the cervical stiffness quantitatively.
May, 2017
Dr. Sabrina Badir and her life-changing invention have been featured in ZEIT ONLINE. The Pregnolia System provides more data on the consistency of the cervix than conventional methods.
April, 2017
The biomechanics Dr. Sabrina Badir wants to bring a device to the market that improves risk assessment for preterm birth. The state of the art and need for advancement, is discussed during the interview «Focus».
November, 2016
Presentation of the device and studies.
September, 2016
Pregnolia was nominated in rank 24 of TOP 100 Swiss Startups.
July, 2016
Pregnolia participates at the Global Pitch Fest during the Venture Leaders Programm in Boston.
June, 2016
With the aspiration technique, Dr. Sabrina Badir wants to improve diagnosis and prevention of preterm birth.
May, 2016
Pregnolia obtained 100‘000 Swiss Francs from W.A. de Vigier Foundation. The ceremony took place in Solothurn.​
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Watch the Pregnolia Pitch (in german)
February, 2016
ETH researcher have developed a sensor to measure the risk for premature birth in the future.
January, 2016
The probe measures the stiffness of the cervix: The researcher from Zurich wants to improve the assessment of preterm birth with this awardwining idea.
November, 2015
ETH biomechanic Dr. Sabrina Badir impressed the jury at the international ideas competition Falling Walls Lab. She developed a device that can determine the risk of a premature birth.
June, 2015
Pregnolia (Pregnostics) wins the prize for the best business idea.