The Nice University Hospital performs its 100th liver transplantation since 2024
Nice University Hospital has performed its 100th liver transplantation since the programme was launched in 2024. The institution is one of 16 French university hospitals authorised to perform adult liver transplantation. The activity is carried out in conjunction with the Biomedicine Agency and with the support of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Regional Health Agency. The 100th […]
Obesity: French first at Nice University Hospital
Nice University Hospital has carried out a procedure never before performed in France. The intervention concerns obesity management and was carried out in digestive endoscopy. The technique used is fundic gastric mucosal ablation (fGMA). It is based on targeted coagulation of the fundic mucosa and acts on the production of ghrelin, the hormone associated with […]
Team Nice Côte d’Azur at the Van Lanschot Kempen Life Sciences Conference 2026
Team Nice Côte d’Azur will attend the Van Lanschot Kempen Life Sciences Conference in Amsterdam on April 15-16, a key gathering for global institutional investors and European life sciences executives. Sana Bouyahia, Head of Project Development – Health & Sports, will represent the territory and be available for one-to-one meetings. Make an appointment with Sana […]
Launch of the AZUR Territorial Research Entity to advance clinical research on the French Riviera
On March 31, 2026, Nice University Hospital and Cannes Simone Veil Hospital announced the signing of the founding agreement establishing the AZUR Territorial Research Entity. This marks a new phase in the development of clinical research at the territorial level. Nice University Hospital will lead the initiative in its capacity as the coordinating institution of […]
BIO-Europe Spring 2026 : meet with Team Nice Côte d’Azur
Showcasing a Scalable European Biotech Ecosystem Team Nice Côte d’Azur will participate in BIO-Europe Spring 2026 from March 23-25 in Lisbon, represented by Sana Bouyahia, Head of Project Development Health & Sports. The participation aims to showcase the region’s biotech innovation capabilities and explore partnership opportunities with international players. 👉 Book a meeting with Sana […]
Eurobiomed: more than €300 million secured in 2025 in the Sud and Occitanie regions by Eurobiomed member healthcare companies
Eurobiomed, the leading cluster for innovation and industrialisation among healthcare companies in Southern France, supported 22 R&D projects in 2025, resulting in €142 million in public funding secured for its member companies in the Sud and Occitanie regions. In 2025, HealthTech companies in the Sud and Occitanie regions secured €309 million in private funding, including […]
Caranx Medical, a Nice-based cardiac robotics MedTech startup, set to be acquired for €16.6 million
Affluent Medical announces the acquisition of Caranx MedicalAffluent Medical announces the upcoming acquisition of the Nice-based startup specialized in robotic assistance for cardiac procedures. Caranx Medical will be combined with Artedrone within a new integrated MedTech entity named Carvolix. A world first authorized by the FDAIn July 2025, TAVIPILOT Soft became the world’s first AI […]
Nice University Hospital (CHU): a living laboratory of hospital transformation
(c) CHU de Nice – All rights reserved Massive and targeted investmentsNice University Hospital has committed €77 million in 2023 and then €63.7 million in 2024. Planned investments reach €64 million in 2025. Major hospital projects relaunchedThe Pasteur 2 Hospital – phase 2 represents a €170 million project for 30,000 m² dedicated to critical care, […]
Caranx Medical announces first clinical use of its AI Software for real-time intra-operative guidance of transcatheter heart valve implantation.
Caranx Medical (“Caranx”), a French medical device company, based in Nice, specializing in the development of an autonomous robot to democratize access to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), a lifesaving procedure, today announced the first clinical use of the TAVIPILOT Soft was successfully carried out in France, at Clinique Pasteur (Toulouse) with Dr. Didier Tchetche […]
DimiCare Biotech: a Nice-based innovation among the winners of the i-Lab 2025 competition
A spin-off from Université Côte d’Azur, Inserm and CNRS, DimiCare Biotech is among the winners of the i-Lab 2025 competition, organised as part of the France 2030 plan. The company focuses on developing a new generation of antibiotics designed to combat infections that are resistant to multiple treatments, without creating new resistances. DimiCare Biotech, whose […]
