News May 21, 2019 Pilatus is accepting orders again Within one-and-a-half days Pilatus 2014 had sold 84 of its PC-24 business jets. Then the order book was closed temporarily. After receiving posit...
News May 20, 2019 Salina Raurica is making good headway The area of Salina Raurica East is to be developed into a strong research, commercial and residential center in the next few years. A jury has se...
News May 20, 2019 Facebook establishes its blockchain payment company in Geneva Facebook has chosen Geneva to create Libra Networks, which will enable the social network to develop payment and financing services using blockch...
News May 20, 2019 A Fintech Executive Education Program launches in Geneva The University of Geneva and the Geneva Finance Research Institute are launching the first Executive Education program in fintech.
News May 17, 2019 Lokalhelden.ch passes 10 million mark Raiffeisen’s free crowdfunding platform is a success. More than 10 million Swiss francs have already been pledged for 450 local projects via loka...
News May 15, 2019 Western Switzerland’s life sciences ecosystem celebrated in Startup Genome’s 2019 ranking Western Switzerland makes its first appearance in the Startup Genome’s 2019 Life Sciences Ecosystem Ranking, praising the region for its global r...
News May 15, 2019 University of Lucerne launches Master’s in Economics and Management From this autumn, the University of Lucerne is offering a new Master’s program in Economics and Management. Its students will work closely with c...
News May 15, 2019 Aero41 develops a drone for the protection of crops Located in the canton of Vaud, halfway between the Valais and Vaud vineyards, close to the technological hubs at the forefront of robotics and IT...
News May 14, 2019 Largest Irish insurer places trust in dacadoo Manager of life assurance and pension assets Irish Life is launching a digital health app in collaboration with the startup dacadoo from the Grea...
News May 13, 2019 A new Switzerland Innovation building in Biel The new building, estimated at CHF 45 million and scheduled to be completed by the end of 2020, offers a unique platform in Switzerland in the ar...
News May 13, 2019 ON Semiconductor awards prize to INFICON The US semiconductor manufacturer ON Semiconductor has awarded its Supplier Excellence Award to INFICON. The firm above all praised INFICON’s sof...
Success stories May 11, 2019 Roivant Sciences: Reinventing what a large pharma company of the future might look like Roivant Sciences Roivant Sciences was founded in New York by a young investor and entrepreneur, Vivek Ramaswamy. In 2016, the company opened its global headquarte...
News May 10, 2019 Modum sensor monitors temperature inside packages Swiss Post is offering a new service that monitors temperatures inside packages along the entire transportation route. The sensor technology has ...
News May 10, 2019 New production process set to improve quality of identity documents The Paul Scherrer Institute and the University of Applied Sciences of Northwest Switzerland are developing a new manufacturing process for securi...
News May 09, 2019 Pfizer acquires Basel-based Therachon U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer is acquiring Basel biotech Therachon for US$ 340 million. Additional payments of US$ 470 million may also be r...
News May 09, 2019 Electric lorry weight reduced with ecovolta batteries E-Force One AG from Nidwalden is the world’s first supplier of purely electric lorries. A partnership with the Swiss battery system manufacturer ...
News May 09, 2019 Empa making Mars suit more comfortable An Empa department in St.Gallen and the Austrian Space Forum are developing a prototype for a Mars suit. Empa has been tasked with ensuring...
News May 08, 2019 Swiss biotechnology: Investments at record level and outstanding success stories The Swiss biotech industry continues to be buoyant and once again managed to increase its sales, exports and research investments in 2018. As a r...