[TORSKAL] Gold, plants and technology to cure cancer - with Anne-Laure Morel In episode 3 of season 2 of Expedition Tech, Anne-Laure Morel, founder of TORSKAL, explains her research project in “green nanotechnology” to save lives. October 7, 2021 - As published on Neftys (Translated) Imagine a world where gold would no longer be only a resource to get rich. Where plants would no longer be solely responsible for the oxygen we breathe. What if gold and plants had a real medicinal impact? And what if tomorrow they could [...]

La Tribune's article about TORSKAL, the winner of 2021 '10,000 Startups event' TORSKAL won the 10,000 startups to change the world 2021 prize in the Overseas Territories category, at the Grand Rex in Paris on March 29, 2021. (Credits: DR) March 31, 2021 - As published on La Tribune (Translated) Thanks to "green chemistry", the Reunionese startup Torskal has developed a pioneering and non-invasive technology for the treatment of cancers. Its founder, Anne-Laure Morel, won the "10,000 startups to change the world" 2021 prize, organized by La Tribune, [...]

TORSKAL qualifies for the finals of ‘Les 10 000 startups pour changer le monde’ contest after being the regional winner from La Réunion Jan 27, 2021 - As published on La Tribune (Translated) The 10,000 startups to change the world contest starts its 9th season with a first: a special stage in Reunion Island. Two startups have been awarded: Dharmatech, which invented the first connected, insulating and depolluting vegetalized wall for buildings, and Torskal biotech, which is behind a multi-patented breakthrough innovation that aims to revolutionize cancer treatment through green chemistry. [...]

A complete interview with Let's Go France related to our research & development, vision and more 28 Feb, 2020 - As published on Lets Go France (Translated) The Reunionese company Torskal is looking around the world for a cancer treatment combining nanotechnology and green chemistry. Like other biotechs, the health crisis at Covid-19 is challenging its prospects. Anne-Laure Morel, CEO and founder, wants to invest in new partnerships, with her eyes set on the international scene. Following the health crisis, has there been an awareness of the French research [...]

Interview with L'Express regarding the development of our anti-skin cancer drug Using Ambavilla plant Jan 05, 2019 - As published on L'Express (Translated) In love with her native Reunion Island, Anne-Laure, 36, returned there a few years ago after training at the Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris. On her land, among the 16,000 plant species in the national park, she found ambaville, an extraordinary plant that until now was known mainly to local "tisaneurs" who prescribe it in the form of infusions to treat skin or digestion problems. In her laboratory at the Cyclotron [...]

An interview with Usbek&Rica regarding our work, medicinal plants from Réunion Island and more Sept 29, 2018 - As published on Usbek&Rica (Translated) Founder of the start-up Torskal, Anne-Laure Morel has designed a targeted cancer treatment that works with gold nanoparticles obtained from ambaville, a plant endemic to her native island, Reunion Island. We met with her on site to learn more about her research in nanomedicine. We met Anne-Laure Morel in her laboratory at the Cyclotron Réunion Océan Indien (CYROI), the biotech nursery of the Saint-Denis Technopole, where we met her. Trained at the [...]