{"id":69,"date":"2026-10-06T08:34:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T08:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darron.ch\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2026-10-12T13:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:23:19","slug":"home-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/darron.ch\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"dn\">\n\n  <section class=\"hero night stage\">\n    <div class=\"wrap grid\">\n      <div class=\"hero-title\">\n        <div class=\"label\">DARRON GmbH \u00b7 Future medical technologies<\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"display\"><span class=\"ln\">Non-invasive diagnosis.<\/span> <span class=\"ln\">Objective surgery.<\/span> <span class=\"ln accent\">Tissue that heals.<\/span><\/h1>\n      <\/div>\n      <figure class=\"beam\" style=\"margin-inline:0\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 1200 112\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Illustrative absorption spectrum, drawn once\"><line class=\"axis\" x1=\"0\" y1=\"104\" x2=\"1200\" y2=\"104\"\/><line class=\"axis\" x1=\"0\" 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L1200,20.2\"\/><\/svg><figcaption><span>Absorption spectrum: light absorbed at characteristic wavelengths (illustration, not measurement data)<\/span><span>Wavelength \u2192<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n      <div class=\"hero-copy\">\n        <p class=\"lede\">Darron develops diagnostic devices, surgical tools and regenerative therapies. It was founded in 2026 by surgeons and scientists from Freiburg and Ulm with a managing director in Switzerland, and is based at Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"actions\">\n          <a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"#partnering\">Discuss a partnership<\/a>\n          <a class=\"btn btn-ghost\" href=\"#pipeline\">See the pipeline<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <aside class=\"hero-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"lead-title\">\n        <div class=\"label\">Most advanced programme<\/div>\n        <h2 id=\"lead-title\">HeliTest<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"sub\">H. pylori breath test for home and pharmacy use<\/p>\n        <ol class=\"track\">\n          <li class=\"done\"><span class=\"dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><div><div class=\"t\">Lab prototype<\/div><div class=\"s\">Proven<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n          <li class=\"now\"><span class=\"dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><div><div class=\"t\">Portable demonstrator<\/div><div class=\"s\">In development<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n          <li><span class=\"dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><div><div class=\"t\">Pre-production prototype<\/div><div class=\"s\">Next<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n        <\/ol>\n        <a class=\"more\" href=\"\/?page_id=70\">HeliTest programme \u2192<\/a>\n      <\/aside>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"families\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"section-head\">\n        <div class=\"label\">Three product families<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"h2\">Each family answers a different gap in care.<\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"families\">\n        <article class=\"family\">\n          <div class=\"label\">EurekaDx \u00b7 Advanced diagnostics<\/div>\n          <p class=\"gap\">Diagnosis often waits for an invasive procedure or a laboratory.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"small\">Breath and tissue analysis designed to give an answer at the point of care: in the clinic, the operating theatre or at home.<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li><b>HeliPro<\/b><span>Clinical breath analyser<\/span><\/li>\n            <li><b>HeliTest<\/b><span>Home and pharmacy breath test<\/span><\/li>\n            <li><b>TissueScan<\/b><span>Intra-operative histopathology<\/span><\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"family\">\n          <div class=\"label\">Emvasis \u00b7 Surgical tools<\/div>\n          <p class=\"gap\">In surgery, tissue quality is still judged subjectively, by probing.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"small\">Objective measurement during the operation, and light-activated cross-linking that strengthens tissue instead of removing it.<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li><b>CartiScan<\/b><span>Cartilage assessment<\/span><\/li>\n            <li><b>DiscCross<\/b><span>Disc cross-linking<\/span><\/li>\n            <li><b>AneurCross<\/b><span>Aneurysm wall strengthening<\/span><\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"family\">\n          <div class=\"label\">Revaura \u00b7 Regenerative therapies<\/div>\n          <p class=\"gap\">Trauma care is a major cost driver, and wound healing can lead to severe complications.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"small\">A platelet-based therapy, with infrared spectroscopy to tell the clinician when the gel is ready to apply.<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li><b>PlateoPatch<\/b><span>Platelet-based wound patch<\/span><\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/article>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"programmes\" class=\"band-mist\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"section-head\">\n        <div class=\"label\">Current priorities<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"h2\">Two programmes come first.<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"lede\">Darron is seeking its first funding for breath diagnostics and for tissue assessment during surgery.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"programmes\">\n        <article class=\"prog\">\n          <div class=\"label\">EurekaDx<\/div>\n          <h3 class=\"h3\">Breath diagnostics<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"small\">Testing for H. pylori without an invasive procedure or a laboratory, first in the clinic and then at home.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"pair\">\n            <div><b>HeliPro<\/b><p>Clinical analyser, designed to screen for both H. pylori and gastric pH on site and in real time.<\/p><\/div>\n            <div><b>HeliTest<\/b><p>Home and pharmacy test, designed to be portable, run with three buttons and priced like over-the-counter devices.<\/p><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"status\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>HeliTest: lab prototype proven, portable demonstrator in development<\/div>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"prog\">\n          <div class=\"label\">Emvasis and EurekaDx<\/div>\n          <h3 class=\"h3\">Tissue assessment in the operating theatre<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"small\">Giving the surgeon a measurement where the decision is currently made by judgement.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"pair\">\n            <div><b>CartiScan<\/b><p>Quantitative cartilage assessment during arthroscopy, for reproducible decisions and trial endpoints.<\/p><\/div>\n            <div><b>TissueScan<\/b><p>Intra-operative histopathology on a proprietary sample holder that works across several devices.<\/p><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"pipeline\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"section-head\">\n        <div class=\"label\">Pipeline<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"h2\">Seven products and their regulatory route.<\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pipe\" role=\"table\" aria-label=\"Darron product pipeline\">\n        <div class=\"pipe-row head\" role=\"row\"><span role=\"columnheader\">Product<\/span><span role=\"columnheader\">Family<\/span><span role=\"columnheader\">What it does<\/span><span role=\"columnheader\">Clinical area<\/span><span role=\"columnheader\">Route<\/span><span role=\"columnheader\">Class<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"pipe-row\" role=\"row\"><span class=\"p\" role=\"cell\"><i aria-label=\"Priority programme\"><\/i>HeliPro<\/span><span class=\"fam\" role=\"cell\">EurekaDx<\/span><span class=\"m\" role=\"cell\">Real-time breath screening for H. pylori and gastric pH<\/span><span class=\"m\" role=\"cell\">Gastroenterology<\/span><span class=\"k r\" role=\"cell\">IVDR<\/span><span class=\"k c\" role=\"cell\">Class C<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"pipe-row\" role=\"row\"><span class=\"p\" role=\"cell\"><i aria-label=\"Priority programme\"><\/i>HeliTest<\/span><span class=\"fam\" role=\"cell\">EurekaDx<\/span><span class=\"m\" role=\"cell\">H. pylori breath test for home and pharmacy use<\/span><span class=\"m\" role=\"cell\">Gastroenterology<\/span><span class=\"k r\" role=\"cell\">IVDR<\/span><span class=\"k c\" role=\"cell\">Class C<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"pipe-row\" role=\"row\"><span class=\"p\" role=\"cell\"><i aria-label=\"Priority programme\"><\/i>TissueScan<\/span><span class=\"fam\" role=\"cell\">EurekaDx<\/span><span class=\"m\" role=\"cell\">Intra-operative histopathology with data fusion<\/span><span class=\"m\" role=\"cell\">Surgical pathology<\/span><span class=\"k r\" role=\"cell\">MDR<\/span><span class=\"k c\" role=\"cell\">Class IIb<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"pipe-row\" role=\"row\"><span class=\"p\" role=\"cell\"><i aria-label=\"Priority programme\"><\/i>CartiScan<\/span><span class=\"fam\" role=\"cell\">Emvasis<\/span><span class=\"m\" role=\"cell\">Quantitative cartilage assessment during arthroscopy<\/span><span class=\"m\" role=\"cell\">Orthopaedics<\/span><span class=\"k r\" role=\"cell\">MDR<\/span><span class=\"k c\" role=\"cell\">Class IIa<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"pipe-row\" role=\"row\"><span class=\"p\" role=\"cell\"><i class=\"off\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>DiscCross<\/span><span class=\"fam\" role=\"cell\">Emvasis<\/span><span class=\"m\" role=\"cell\">Light-activated collagen cross-linking of the intervertebral disc<\/span><span class=\"m\" role=\"cell\">Spine<\/span><span class=\"k r\" role=\"cell\">MDR<\/span><span class=\"k c\" role=\"cell\">Class IIb<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"pipe-row\" role=\"row\"><span class=\"p\" role=\"cell\"><i class=\"off\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>AneurCross<\/span><span class=\"fam\" role=\"cell\">Emvasis<\/span><span class=\"m\" role=\"cell\">Light-activated cross-linking to strengthen the aneurysm wall<\/span><span class=\"m\" role=\"cell\">Neurovascular<\/span><span class=\"k r\" role=\"cell\">MDR<\/span><span class=\"k c\" role=\"cell\">Class III<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"pipe-row\" role=\"row\"><span class=\"p\" role=\"cell\"><i class=\"off\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>PlateoPatch<\/span><span class=\"fam\" role=\"cell\">Revaura<\/span><span class=\"m\" role=\"cell\">Platelet-based patch with infrared-timed gelation<\/span><span class=\"m\" role=\"cell\">Wound care<\/span><span class=\"k r\" role=\"cell\">MDR<\/span><span class=\"k c\" role=\"cell\">Class III<\/span><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pipe-note\">\n        <span><i aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Current priority<\/span>\n        <span><i class=\"off\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>In the pipeline<\/span>\n        <span>All products are in development. None is CE-marked or available for sale. Classes are Darron&#8217;s expected classification under IVDR and MDR, not yet confirmed by a notified body.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"approach\" class=\"night stage\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"section-head\">\n        <div class=\"label\">How Darron is built<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"h2 statement\">Shared science, separate businesses.<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"lede\">The programmes draw on three areas of expertise. Each one is developed so that it can be licensed, partnered or commercialised on its own.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"comps\">\n        <div class=\"comp\">\n          <svg class=\"glyph\" viewBox=\"0 0 120 48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path pathLength=\"1\" d=\"M2 18 H38 C46 18 48 38 56 38 C64 38 66 18 74 18 H84 C88 18 89 26 93 26 C97 26 98 18 102 18 H118\"\/><\/svg>\n          <h3 class=\"h4\">Label-free optical and spectroscopic measurement<\/h3>\n          <p>Reading tissue and blood products with light, without dyes or labels, so that a measurement can be taken where the patient is.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"comp\">\n          <svg class=\"glyph\" viewBox=\"0 0 120 48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path pathLength=\"1\" d=\"M2 12 C22 6 40 18 60 12 S98 6 118 12\"\/><path pathLength=\"1\" d=\"M2 36 C22 30 40 42 60 36 S98 30 118 36\"\/><path class=\"late\" pathLength=\"1\" d=\"M20 11 V37\"\/><path class=\"late\" pathLength=\"1\" d=\"M44 13 V35\"\/><path class=\"late\" pathLength=\"1\" d=\"M68 11 V37\"\/><path class=\"late\" pathLength=\"1\" d=\"M92 13 V35\"\/><\/svg>\n          <h3 class=\"h4\">Photochemical collagen cross-linking<\/h3>\n          <p>Riboflavin activated by UVA light creates new cross-links between collagen fibres, strengthening weakened tissue in place. The basis of DiscCross and AneurCross.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"comp\">\n          <svg class=\"glyph\" viewBox=\"0 0 120 48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle pathLength=\"1\" cx=\"60\" cy=\"24\" r=\"15\"\/><path class=\"late\" pathLength=\"1\" d=\"M60 2 V16 M60 32 V46 M38 24 H52 M68 24 H82\"\/><path pathLength=\"1\" d=\"M2 24 H30 M90 24 H118\"\/><\/svg>\n          <h3 class=\"h4\">Point-of-care and endoscopic devices<\/h3>\n          <p>Instruments designed for the place the decision is made: the consulting room, the operating theatre, the pharmacy counter.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"revenue\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Revenue model<\/span>\n        <b>Devices<\/b><b>Consumables<\/b><b>Software and data services<\/b><b>IP licensing<\/b>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"founders\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"section-head\">\n        <div class=\"label\">Founders<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"h2\">Five founders from surgery, chemistry and materials science.<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"lede\">Three surgeons from the University of Freiburg, an analytical chemist from the University of Ulm, and a managing director based in Switzerland.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"founders\">\n        <article class=\"person\">\n          <div class=\"photo\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/darron.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/founder-georgiadis.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Panagiotis Georgiadis\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"n\">Panagiotis Georgiadis<\/div>\n          <div class=\"r\">Co-founder \u00b7 Managing Director<\/div>\n          <p>Business development, materials science and nanotechnology. Based in Switzerland.<\/p>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"person\">\n          <div class=\"photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/darron.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/founder-beck.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of J\u00fcrgen Beck\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"n\">J\u00fcrgen Beck<\/div>\n          <div class=\"r\">Co-founder \u00b7 Neurosurgery<\/div>\n          <p>Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, and Speaker of the Neurocenter, University of Freiburg.<\/p>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"person\">\n          <div class=\"photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/darron.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/founder-schmelzeisen.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Rainer Schmelzeisen\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"n\">Rainer Schmelzeisen<\/div>\n          <div class=\"r\">Co-founder \u00b7 Maxillofacial surgery<\/div>\n          <p>Professor and Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical Center \u2013 University of Freiburg.<\/p>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"person\">\n          <div class=\"photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/darron.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/founder-mizaikoff.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Boris Mizaikoff\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"n\">Boris Mizaikoff<\/div>\n          <div class=\"r\">Co-founder \u00b7 Analytical chemistry<\/div>\n          <p>Professor of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, University of Ulm.<\/p>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"person\">\n          <div class=\"photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/darron.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/founder-vasilikos.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Ioannis Vasilikos\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"n\">Ioannis Vasilikos<\/div>\n          <div class=\"r\">Co-founder \u00b7 Neurosurgery<\/div>\n          <p>Neurosurgeon, University Medical Center Freiburg.<\/p>\n        <\/article>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"partnering\" class=\"night\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"section-head\">\n        <div class=\"label\">Partnering<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"h2\">Three ways to work with Darron.<\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"routes\">\n        <div class=\"route\">\n          <h3 class=\"h4\">Clinical and research partners<\/h3>\n          <p>Hospitals and university groups, in Switzerland and across Europe, to run validation studies for breath diagnostics and intra-operative tissue assessment.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"route\">\n          <h3 class=\"h4\">Industrial partners and licensees<\/h3>\n          <p>Device makers and distributors to co-develop a programme, license it, or take it to market. Each programme can be partnered on its own.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"route\">\n          <h3 class=\"h4\">Horizon Europe consortia and Innosuisse projects<\/h3>\n          <p>Darron is open to joining publicly funded projects as an SME device partner, with an expected IVDR or MDR class for every product.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cta\"><a class=\"btn btn-light\" href=\"#contact\">Get in touch<\/a><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"contact\" class=\"contact\">\n    <div class=\"wrap grid\">\n      <div class=\"contact-copy\">\n        <div class=\"label\">Contact<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"h2\">Tell us which problem you are working on.<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"lede\">We welcome conversations with clinicians, researchers, industry, and investors interested in the pipeline.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n          <span class=\"label\">Email<\/span>\n          <div class=\"copy\"><span class=\"v\" id=\"email\">info@darron.ch<\/span><button type=\"button\" id=\"copy-email\" data-copy=\"info@darron.ch\">Copy<\/button><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"row\">\n          <span class=\"label\">Address<\/span>\n          <address>DARRON GmbH<br>c\/o Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area AG<br>Hegenheimermattweg 167a<br>4123 Allschwil, Switzerland<\/address>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <figure class=\"place\" style=\"margin:0\">\n        <span class=\"frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/darron.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sip-basel-area.jpg\" alt=\"Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area \u2013 Main Campus, Allschwil\" width=\"680\" height=\"398\"><\/span>\n        <figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/sip-baselarea.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area \u2013 Main Campus<\/a>, Allschwil, where Darron is based.<\/figcaption>\n      <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DARRON GmbH \u00b7 Future medical technologies Non-invasive diagnosis. Objective surgery. Tissue that heals. Absorption spectrum: light absorbed at characteristic wavelengths (illustration, not measurement data)Wavelength \u2192 Darron develops diagnostic devices, surgical tools and regenerative therapies. 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