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Helbling developing technologies for precision medicine
Zurich - On behalf of therapy providers, Helbling is developing technologies to democratize access to personalized medicine services. To this end, the engineering and consulting firm is building systems, devices and instruments to automate laborious processes in the field of cell and gene therapy.
Oviva deploying AI to fight obesity
Altendorf/Bern - The digital health company Oviva is using Artificial Intelligence to help combat obesity in conjunction with obesity experts from the University Hospital of Bern and University of Bern. The aim is to offer customized nutritional advice to obese people.
Nexxiot tasked with digitizing the Hapag-Lloyd container fleet
Zurich/Hamburg - Nexxiot is to equip the Hapag-Lloyd container fleet with modern IoT technology. Global monitoring is expected to be rolled out for a significant share of the approximately 3 million Hapag-Lloyd standard containers by the end of 2022.
Hamamatsu Photonics using technology developed by Dotphoton
Zug/Hamamatsu - Hamamatsu Photonics is integrating the Jetraw technology developed by Dotphoton in its camera systems for research purposes and the pharmaceutical industry. Jetraw works by compressing image data to a greater extent than has ever previously been achieved. This solves problems related to storage volumes and costs.
Squirro secures partner in Vietnam
Zurich/Hanoi - The Vietnamese technology and IT service provider FPT Software will in future call on the data expertise of Squirro. With the evaluation of corporate data beyond the initial use that Squirro offers, FPT is seeking to support its clients in their efforts to transition into data-driven enterprises.
Exalos drives development of smart glasses
Schlieren - Exalos is now collaborating with the LaSAR Alliance, an international association of companies for the further development of applications for augmented reality (AR) eyewear.
21Shares lists world’s first bitcoin and gold ETP on SIX
Zurich/Zug - On April 27, 21Shares announced the listing of the 21Shares Byte Tree BOLD ETP on the SIX Swiss Exchange. This is the world’s first exchange traded product (ETP) to combine bitcoin and gold.
Unilever Switzerland headquarters now in Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen/Thayngen - Unilever’s headquarters in the Greater Zurich Area have moved from Thayngen to Schaffhausen. Until now, only the Group’s global functions had been carried out in Schaffhausen. Production will remain in Thayngen.
QuantalRF receives US$15 million
Zurich/San Diego - QuantalRF has raised US$15 million in a Series C funding round. The semiconductor manufacturer from the Greater Zurich Area will thus be able to meet the increasing demand from partners and expand its product portfolio for the 5G network.
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