Big Pharma steps up race for AI-discovered drugs
What if the most valuable drug candidates aren’t found but designed on demand? We follow a chemist’s journey from a pencil-and-paper notebook to generative algorithms that propose novel, IP-free molec...
18 Nov 202516min
Women’s Health Meets Drug Design and Medical Research
We trace how sex and gender shape drug development, from male-heavy mouse studies to the split results in Lecanemab’s Alzheimer’s trial. Experts explain why regulators should keep approvals moving whi...
11 Nov 202518min
Cracking the Alzheimer’s Code
Alzheimer’s disease is more than age-related memory loss—it’s a serious brain disorder. In this episode of the Swiss Connection Science podcast, Swissinfo healthcare reporter Jessica Davis Pluess expl...
4 Nov 202521min
Swiss Longevity clinics: modern-day snake oil or the key to healthy ageing?
The search for the elixir of life has been going on since time immemorial – and Switzerland has played a key role. Although scientists have yet to come up with a winning formula, the Alpine nation has...
28 Okt 202521min
Listen again: Herwig Schopper, Former CERN head has served science and peace for 100 years
We’ve received the sad news that former CERN director and experimental physicist Herwig Schopper has passed away at the age of 101. He was considered the grandfather of the world’s most powerful parti...
21 Aug 202517min
Lost Cells, Ep.6: The Canaries
This is the final episode of 'Lost Cells', a short investigative podcast series. The production is an original SWI swissinfo.ch trilingual podcast made in collaboration with Piz Gloria Productions, Fu...
1 Apr 202542min
Lost Cells, Ep.5: In Limbo
Over the next two episodes, we're proud to present 'Lost Cells', a short investigative podcast series. The production is an original SWI swissinfo.ch trilingual podcast made in collaboration with Piz ...
25 Mar 202528min
Lost Cells, Ep.4: The Hunt
Over the next three episodes, we're proud to present 'Lost Cells', a short investigative podcast series. The production is an original SWI swissinfo.ch trilingual podcast made in collaboration with Pi...
18 Mar 202528min
