News Feb 16, 2021 Free coding school 42 opens in Lausanne 42 Lausanne, the first campus of 42 in Switzerland, will open its doors in June. As of September 2021, 200 students will be trained in computer p...
News Feb 16, 2021 Vaud-based scale-up SwissDeCode raises CHF 3.7 million to disrupt food security SwissDeCode, a real-time food safety and compliance authentication company, has closed its first round of financing in the amount of CHF 3.7 mill...
Expertise Feb 16, 2021 “The global economy is likely to recover in 2021” Prof. Winfried Ruigrok is confident that the global economy will recover in 2021 and that Swiss SMEs with an international focus will gain an abo...
News Feb 15, 2021 Colored solar façades pioneer Kromatix establishes production plant in Switzerland Kromatix, a company which develops and industrializes colored photovoltaic glass panels, is setting up its new production plant in Romont in the ...
News Feb 15, 2021 Numerous Western Switzerland key players to participate the first-ever space debris removal mission Funded by the ESA and led by Vaud-based start-up ClearSpace, the first ever space debris removal mission will involve several key players from We...
News Feb 15, 2021 AI and data analytics start-up Unit8 joins forces with WWF to predict wildfires Using machine learning, Vaud-based start-up Unit8 is working with WWF to predict the spread of wildfires in South America to ensure preventative ...
Export Knowhow Feb 15, 2021 How to enter the Independent Power Producers market in the Power Sector in South Africa South Africa has been suffering from chronic power shortages with regular load reductions since 2007. Up to 2030 the country will need environmen...
Global Opportunities Feb 11, 2021 The Awakening of Private Label in Italy Private label is on the rise in Italy. After a long period of negative perception, consumers are getting more and more acquainted with private la...
News Feb 10, 2021 “We export to countries where we are not slowed by protectionism” In the heart of the Grisons mountains, at over 1,400 meters above sea level, Reto Schmid produces what is probably the smallest Bündner Nusstorte...
News Feb 10, 2021 Idiap spin-off Eyeware collaborates with Austrian sensor specialist AMS The Austrian company AMS is teaming up with the Valais-based start-up Eyeware to perfect its driver monitoring system. The goal is to prevent dri...
News Feb 10, 2021 EPFL spin-off Nexthink becomes the latest Swiss unicorn Thanks to a new financing round of $180 million, the Lausanne-based publisher of enterprise IT asset management software Nexthink is valued at $1...
News Feb 09, 2021 Pharmaceutical and biotech expert ZETA opens a new subsidiary in the canton of Valais ZETA, an Austrian engineering specialist for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, has recently opened a subsidiary in Visp, with the aim of...
News Feb 09, 2021 Biopôle to welcome three new buildings dedicated to life sciences by 2024 Biopôle SA continues its expansion with the construction of three new buildings. By 2024, an additional 23’000 square meters of office and labora...
News Feb 05, 2021 Switzerland is the most innovative country in Europe Switzerland has risen one place in the Bloomberg Innovation Index. It is now ranked in third place overall in the world and is the top-ranked Eur...
Export Knowhow Feb 05, 2021 Digital Marking in Russia In July 2019, Russia introduced a new law mandating the marking of consumer goods. According to the law, all consumer goods sold in Russia must b...
Global Opportunities Feb 04, 2021 The largest urban regeneration project in Europe puts sustainability at its heart More than €8bn will be invested in Madrid Nuevo Norte, a project aimed at redeveloping Madrid’s northern districts placing rail transport and sus...
News Feb 03, 2021 Akenza named winner of the 2021 IoT Breakthrough Awards Akenza emerged victorious in the Industrial category of the global IoT Breakthrough Awards for 2021. Together with Microsoft, Akenza is supportin...
News Feb 02, 2021 Indonesia’s Omnibus Law on Job Creation With the new Omnibus Law on Job Creation, Indonesia’s government wants to make their country a more attractive location for business: The law est...