News Jan 14, 2022 Artificial Intelligence able to identify potentially life-saving antibiotics A computer algorithm has identified antibiotics that that are still effective against infections in which multi-resistant germs are present. Univ...
News Jan 12, 2022 Start-ups raise record levels of capital in 2021 Swiss start-ups banked a total of 3.1 billion US dollars in venture capital from investors last year. As such, the total value of the Swiss start...
News Jan 12, 2022 Researchers from the Universities of Bern and Geneva discover a rugby ball-shaped exoplanet With the help of the CHEOPS space telescope, an international team including researchers from the Universities of Bern and Geneva was able to det...
News Jan 12, 2022 Ferrari cooperating with Greater Zurich blockchain firm Ferrari is joining forces with the Zug-based start-up Velas Network. As part of this link-up, Velas Network will develop digital content on the b...
News Jan 12, 2022 Investors give Sygnum 90 million US dollars Sygnum has secured 90 million US dollars in an oversubscribed series B funding round. The digital asset specialist with a Swiss banking license a...
News Jan 12, 2022 ObsEva achieves positive results in the treatment of endometriosis Geneva-based women’s health biopharmaceutical company ObsEva has announced positive topline results from the Phase 3 EDELWEISS 3 trial of linzago...
News Jan 11, 2022 Eyeware technologies to power AMD applications Valais-based deep tech company Eyeware announced a collaboration to provide AMD with its computer vision algorithms and machine perception AI tec...
News Jan 11, 2022 Western Switzerland tech premiered at CES 2022 On the occasion of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, biped and Aktiia made major announcements, including product launches and m...
News Jan 11, 2022 BCTS creates digital certificate for the first-ever SMS Blockchain Trust Solutions AG has arranged an auction for the world’s first SMS: The company successfully generated an NFT of the original commun...
News Jan 10, 2022 Israeli mobile gaming company Playtika opens new office in Lausanne Playtika, a leading mobile gaming company, has opened a new office in Lausanne, which will focus on AI and R&D, partnering closely with Playtika’...
News Jan 10, 2022 Energy Vault accelerates global scale-up Korea Zinc and its Australian subsidiary Sun Metals plan to produce green zinc using Energy Vault’s energy storage plants. Additionally, Korea Zi...
News Jan 07, 2022 ETH spin-offs raise 390 million Swiss francs in capital The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) established a total of 25 spin-offs in 2021. Most are working to achieve advances in me...
News Jan 05, 2022 Lidl and Empa join forces to develop organic fruit coating Lidl Switzerland and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) are working on a project that aims to coat fruit ...
News Jan 04, 2022 Stadler sets world record with battery-operated train Stadler has set a new world record with its battery-operated train FLIRT Akku. The intercity and regional train reached a range of 224km in batte...
News Dec 23, 2021 Researchers develop drones to climb trees The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research is collecting ecological data from forest canopies using special drones. The ...
News Dec 23, 2021 VAT to invest 40 million Swiss francs in Haag VAT Vakuumventile AG is to construct a new innovation center in Haag in the canton of St.Gallen. Capacities in Malaysia are also to be expanded. ...
News Dec 21, 2021 Kandou raises USD 75 Million to launch mass production of its chips Kandou, an innovative leader in high-speed, energy-efficient, chip link solutions based in Lausanne, raised USD 75 million in a Series D financin...
News Dec 21, 2021 Compleo opens new location in Greater Zurich The German firm Compleo Charging Solutions AG has founded a Swiss subsidiary. In future, the full-service provider for electric car charging solu...