News Jan 19, 2024 Basel-Stadt expands innovation promotion The canton of Basel-Stadt is increasing its innovation funding to a total of 67 million Swiss francs by 2030. Existing programs such as BaseLaunc...
News Jan 17, 2024 L’Oréal acquires Bernese start-up Gjosa to advance sustainability in the beauty industry L'Oréal, a global leader in beauty and cosmetics, has officially acquired Gjosa, a start-up based in Biel, known for pioneering water fractioning...
News Jan 12, 2024 Hybridbox wins Watt d'Or award The Swiss Federal Office of Energy awarded this year's Watt d'Or prize on 11 January. Among the winners is the SEK Mättmi project, which features...
News Dec 21, 2023 sustAInos shopping assistant impresses at Digital Days The team sustAlnos has won #herHACK for its smartphone add-on for sustainable shopping at Migros. The #herHACK format is part of Digital Days, wh...
News Dec 20, 2023 OKB awards sustainability prize The cantonal Bank of Obwalden (Obwaldner Kantonalbank; OKB) has awarded its promotional prize for sustainable commitment. The award winners inclu...
News Dec 19, 2023 The startup ecosystem in the canton of Bern In the heart of Western Switzerland, the canton of Bern positions itself as a vibrant hub for startups. This thriving ecosystem is not just a res...
News Dec 19, 2023 Top Stories from Western Switzerland (October-December 2023) From achieving top rankings in global innovation to making significant advancements in healthcare and technology, discover Western Switzerland's ...
News Dec 15, 2023 Field Food AG and IRISgo receive innovation award Two startups have been recognized by the Igeho Rising Star Awards at Igeho in Basel. Field Food AG impressed the jury with its vegan egg substitu...
News Dec 08, 2023 Molkerei Forster and Lidl introduce self-separating yoghurt pots The dairy Molkerei Forster is now packaging its yoghurt for Lidl's proprietary brand Milbona in innovative three-component cups developed by Grei...
News Dec 08, 2023 Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts researches the perfect house The School of Engineering & Architecture at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts has a new building on the roof of its laboratory buil...
News Dec 04, 2023 Siegfried, a Swiss leader taking innovations to industrial scale for the pharmaceutical industry From a small operation in Aargau to a global CDMO powerhouse, Siegfried's journey reflects strategic growth, innovation, and a deep commitment to...
News Nov 29, 2023 WattAnyWhere triumphs at the Web Summit in Lisbon WattAnyWhere, the innovative cleantech start-up based at the Energypolis campus in Sion, has distinguished itself at the 2023 Web Summit in Lisbo...
News Nov 29, 2023 Swiss Marketplace Group relocates to Fribourg’s Bluefactory in 2024 SMG Swiss Marketplace Group SA, a trailblazer in online markets and digital solutions, announces its relocation from Flamatt to Fribourg. The mov...
News Nov 28, 2023 Haelixa and Oerlikon promoting transparent supply chains Haelixa and the Oerlikon Group have joined forces with the aim of increasing the transparency of supply chains within the textiles industry. To t...
News Nov 24, 2023 Luzerner Kantonalbank awards third Future Prize in 2024 Lucerne's cantonal bank, the Luzerner Kantonalbank (LUKB), is awarding the LUKB Future Prize for the third time in 2024. The prize recognizes sus...
News Nov 24, 2023 ProSeed receives a FIT loan to transform brewing by-products into food ingredients Valais-based start-up ProSeed has been granted a CHF 100,000 FoodTech loan from the Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT).
News Nov 23, 2023 Friderici Spécial and Qaptis team up to pioneer CO2 capture in heavy transport In a landmark move for sustainable transport, EPFL spin-off Qaptis has joined forces with road transport leader Friderici Spécial.
News Nov 22, 2023 A new material from EPFL to cut 500 million tons of emissions by 2030 A new material developed at EPFL, called LC3, could change the way we make cement forever.