Next Generation Cancer Diagnostics and Monitoring Technologies

Imagine the potential of diagnostics enabling personalized cancer care

Our Mission

Every cancer is unique – and every cancer patient needs to be treated differently

We use state-of-the-art technologies to develop cancer-specific diagnostics and monitoring tests and provide physicians with therapy-decision support. Through our innovative and high-quality products, we strive to improve patient care.

Learn more about Oncobit

Our Solutions

Precise diagnosis, and non-invasive monitoring of tumor progression

Oncobit™ DxM, LBM, and PM are diagnostic and monitoring tests, providing support towards advanced and more personalized therapies.

Learn more about our solutions

Our Journey

Loading…

June 2022

Oncobit CE marks its first products

Oncobit has CE marked its first product to enable personalized cancer care. Oncobit PM BRAFV600 allows the sensitive and specific detection of BRAFV600 mutations in the patient’s blood over time and can be utilized for the monitoring of treatment response, minimal residual disease, and disease recurrence of melanoma.

May 2022

Welcome Hiro!

We are very excited that Hiro Yamada joined our team in May as a Research Associate. Hiro has worked for 10 years as research coordinator and lab manger in the US and Switzerland and will strengthen our laboratory team with his extensive expertise in biochemistry and molecular biology techniques.

April 2022

Oncobit is part of the Swiss National Startup Team 2022

We are thrilled to be one of ten Venture Leaders Medtech 2022. During the kick-off event, our CEO Claudia Scheckel was selected to serve as team captain during the roadshow in Boston in June 2022.

March 2022

Oncobit obtains ISO 13485 certification

Oncobit obtains ISO 13485 certification for the design, development and manufacturing of IVD systems to detect and monitor genomic alterations in cancer patients. The certification of Oncobit's quality management system is a major milestone and critical for the launch of Oncobit's products on the European market.

January 2022

Oncobit wins Venture Kick

By passing the third stage of Venture Kick, Oncobit receives 150'000 CHF to advance personalized cancer care.

November 2021

Oncobit Team Expansion

Dr. Elisa Bellini as Senior Scientist and Dr. Barbara Geissmann as Senior Computer Scientist officially join the Oncobit team. Both are experts in their respective fields, and previously worked closely with Oncobit through an Innosuisse project.

June 2021

Oncobit passes Second Stage of Venture Kick

Oncobit successfully passes the second stage of Venture Kick and wins CHF 40’000.

May 2021

Reinforcement of Team and Relocation of Oncobit Offices

Oncobit moves into its own offices in Schlieren and expands its software team by welcoming Lucas Kohler, joining from ETH, where he obtained a Master in Statistics, as well as Dr. Stephany Orjuela, who just completed her PhD in bioinformatics.

April 2021

Oncobit Closes CHF 2.3 million Seed Financing Round

The MedTech startup based in Zurich secures more than CHF 2.3 million in seed financing. With Dr. Simona Morello (Business Developer) and Dr. Elena Clementi (Product Developer) two new specialists will strengthen the Oncobit team to further develop its products and obtain regulatory approval.

February 2021

Oncobit Attends Prestigious Innosuisse Market Validation Camp

Oncobit is part of the Innosuisse internalisation camp spring cohort, to move forward with market validation in the US.

January 2021

Oncobit Passes First Stage of Venture Kick

Oncobit successfully passes the first stage of Venture Kick and wins CHF 10’000.

November 2020

Oncobit Receives USZ Health Innovation Hub Support

Oncobit is accepted into the innovation program of the Health Innovation Hub from the University Hospital Zurich and receives CHF 200’000.

October 2020

Oncobit Ranks in the Top-5 of the Swiss AI Award

Oncobit is selected to be under the Top-5 of the first Swiss AI Award.

Testimonial

Oncobit’s tests provide critical decision support in the treatment and monitoring of advanced melanoma patients.

Prof. Dr. med. Reinhard Dummer, Department of Dermatology USZ, Head of the Skin tumor center, Expert for the Comprehensive Cancer Center Zürich