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InfoGuard opens new Cyber Defense Center
Baar - InfoGuard has opened its significantly expanded Cyber Defense Center. Office space has also been practically doubled. In this way, the specialist for protection against cyber-attacks from the Greater Zurich Area is seeking to respond to sharply rising demand.
PraSaga awarded US patent for its blockchain model
Zug - PraSaga, a foundation based in the Greater Zurich Area, has been awarded a patent in the USA for its Message Passing Transactions processing method. This allows PraSaga to bring its entire SagaOS operating system to the blockchain.
Privilège Ventures granted FINMA license
Lugano - Privilège Ventures SA is now a regulated venture capital firm in Switzerland: the company from the Greater Zurich Area was recently awarded a license by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). This should now pave the way towards new projects in the future.
Moodtalk anticipates four-fold sales increase in 2022
Attinghausen - Moodtalk, a startup from the Greater Zurich Area, has registered a strong increase in major customers in the first half of the year. Currently, 80 teams use its AI-based software for management and team development. Sales are expected to quadruple by the end of 2022.
Isovalent secures 40 million US dollars
Erlenbach/Cupertino - Isovalent has raised 40 million US dollars in a funding round. Microsoft was one of the investors. The company with headquarters in the Greater Zurich Area and California develops open-source software for cloud applications.
Proteomedix gains patent for Proclarix in China
Schlieren - The cancer diagnostics company Proteomedix has been granted a patent in China for its prostate cancer test, Proclarix. Further patents have already been received for Europe, Japan, South Korea, and just recently in July for the USA.
Greater Zurich Area excels in TOP 100 Swiss Startup Awards
Schlieren - Yokoy has emerged as the winner of the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Awards 2022. This is the first time a startup from the fintech sector has won. Planted Foods came in second place, followed by Ledgy in third. They have already created more than 420 new jobs and amassed 153 million Swiss francs.
Crypto Valley’s 21.co is Switzerland’s largest crypto unicorn
Zug - With a new valuation of around USD 2 billion, 21.co has become the largest crypto unicorn of the Crypto Valley in Greater Zurich. 21.co is the new parent company of 21Shares, the world’s largest cryptocurrency product issuer, and the company Amun.
Lugano joins Lifestyle Tech Competence Center
Lugano - The city of Lugano is joining the administrative board of the Lifestyle Tech Competence Center (LTCC). The LTCC will be one of three cornerstones of the planned Innovation Park Ticino. LTCC member companies have already created 100 jobs since it was established 18 months ago.
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