News Jun 23, 2020 Blockchain Partner chooses Geneva for its first office abroad The French leader in blockchain transformation has opened an office in Geneva to better support its existing clients in Switzerland.
News Jun 23, 2020 Drones set to independently learn maneuvers Drones should in future be able to independently learn acrobatic maneuvers. The University of Zurich has devised a navigation algorithm that will...
News Jun 23, 2020 Switzerland’s Trust Valley : leading the way in international digital governance The cantons of Vaud and Geneva are joining forces to launch the Trust Valley, a public-private partnership aimed at promoting excellence in the a...
News Jun 23, 2020 Unique biosafety laboratory inaugurated in Bern Open to both research and industry, the new BSL-3 biosafety laboratory at the University of Bern Institute of Infectious Diseases can be used by ...
News Jun 22, 2020 A SARS-CoV-2 serological test developed at CHUV A team from the CHUV has developed a new SARS-CoV-2 serological test in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) and t...
News Jun 22, 2020 Tripling of the VAT rate and increase of customs duties in Saudi Arabia The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia increases customs duties and from 1 July 2020 triples the VAT rate. How are Swiss exporters affected and which r...
News Jun 19, 2020 Syngenta grows strongly and stays true to Basel Syngenta AG, Adama and Sinochem are to be united under the umbrella of the new Syngenta Group. The group is headquartered in Basel and employs ar...
News Jun 18, 2020 HSG study course remains world class The Master in Banking and Finance study program at the University of St.Gallen (HSG) remains one of the world’s best Master courses in finance. T...
News Jun 18, 2020 Tolremo takes in additional funds The Muttenz-based biotech company Tolremo Therapeutics has raised an additional 4.7 million francs in a financing round. The company develops can...
Expertise Jun 18, 2020 Tap into new markets with agile internationalization Traditional internationalization models often do not fit the specific needs of SMEs and start-ups. In addition, external shocks (e.g. the coronav...
Expertise Jun 18, 2020 “Costs and efficiency will continue to determine where you produce in future” Will we have to expect a wave of protectionist measures after the coronavirus, or is the opposite more likely? What role will onshoring and nears...
News Jun 17, 2020 Zurich ranked among the most important tech cities in Europe According to rankings compiled by fDi Intelligence, Zurich ranks among the most important tech cities in Europe. The city fared particularly well...
News Jun 17, 2020 Photognosis benefitting from Swiss Transit Lab Photognosis is developing a camera system that can be used in autonomous buses to analyze whether a passenger has fallen over and requires medica...
News Jun 17, 2020 The Energypolis campus will have its own innovation park Energypolis has been granted a CHF 25 million loan to set up the Valais innovation park on its campus in Sion.
News Jun 17, 2020 Geneva-based start-up Transmutex transforms nuclear waste into clean energy Using its transmutation process, Transmutex wants to solve the problem of radioactive waste so that next-generation nuclear energy can become a c...
News Jun 17, 2020 Switzerland further increases competitive position Switzerland places third in an international comparison of competitiveness. This is the second time it has advanced one place in the rankings by ...
News Jun 16, 2020 Debiopharm and Takeda collaborate on the development of therapies for gastrointestinal disorders Pharmaceutical company Debiopharm has concluded a licensing agreement with Takeda for its new microbiome remodeling program for the treatment of ...
News Jun 16, 2020 EPFL’s first see-through surgical masks go into production The HelloMask, the fully see-through surgical mask developed by EPFL's EssentialTech Center in collaboration with the Empa, is about to enter the...