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Swiss universities score well with finance
London - The Financial Times has published a ranking of the best Masters courses in finance. Switzerland has four universities among the top 55, including the Università della Svizzera italiana and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts with its Institute for Financial Services Zug.
BSV Blockchain Association claims award at the AIBC Summit Americas
Toronto/Zug - The BSV Blockchain Association from the Greater Zurich Area has claimed the prize of Blockchain Government Initiative of the Year at the AIBC Summit Americas in Toronto. The event thrusts tech projects that are changing the face of the technology industry into the spotlight.
Project seeks to predict job profiles of the future
Chur - The University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons and the two employment agencies jobchannel and Scrambl. are jointly using Artificial Intelligence to research which job profiles have a future and which do not. This Innosuisse project aims to make it easier for the Swiss economy and its stakeholders to plan for the future.
Lattice Flow wins Swiss AI Award 2022
Pfäffikon/Zurich - Lattice Flow has won the Swiss AI Award 2022 at the artificial intelligence festival AiCon. The jury selected Magnes AG and Embotech to take joint second place. All three winners originated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich.
Companies harness Greater Zurich’s AI ecosystem
In the field of artificial intelligence, there are many Swiss companies collaborating with research institutes that are renowned for their work in this sector. Zurich is an important hub for this. The first Swiss AI Report shows that this topic has become a priority for the economy.
Estée Lauder opens distribution center in Greater Zurich
Galgenen - Estée Lauder Companies is expanding its distribution network in Switzerland. The cosmetics company opened a new distribution center in Galgenen in the canton of Schwyz on 7 June. It is equipped to support the continued growth of the global Travel Retail business.
ImmunOs Therapeutics receives 71 million Swiss francs
Schlieren - ImmunOs Therapeutics AG has raised 71 million francs in a funding round. With this, the biotech from the Greater Zurich Area will progress its lead candidate through Phase 2 clinical trials.
Knorr-Bremse invests in Nexxiot
Zurich/Munich - Knorr-Bremse will in future benefit from the use of sensor technology and the digital ecosystem of Nexxiot. The relevant agreement for this strategic partnership has been concluded, with the German global market leader for braking systems now set to invest a sum of 60 million euros in the company based in the Greater Zurich Area.
Lab42 plans to become global AI epicenter
Davos - Lab42 in the Greater Zurich Area is seeking to create the next generation of algorithms with human-level intelligence capable of solving problems for which - so far - no solution has been found. It will target the world’s leading experts in the field of Artificial Intelligence to take part in the ARC-2 Challenge, which is set to launch in the near future.
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