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LeadXpro and Alipheron search for molecules to develop new drugs
Villigen/Dornach - LeadXpro and Alipheron have entered into a partnership, combining their strengths in structural biology and virtual screening of combinatorial libraries with trillions of molecules. They hope this will accelerate discovery of new therapeutics.
ETH developing new method to support drug discovery processes
Zurich - Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) plan to use a newly developed technology to enhance the discovery of pharmaceutically active substances. To this end, an existing process has been refined and enhanced. This means that billions of new molecules can be rapidly produced and investigated.
Medacta cooperating with THINK Surgical in the area of knee protheses
Castel San Pietro/Fremont - THINK Surgical from California is providing its handheld, wireless and robot-supported TMINI miniature robotic system for fitting kinematic knee prostheses developed by Medacta. This partnership is intended to enable personalized solutions.
Amazon and Jeff Bezos invest in Swiss-Mile
Zurich/Seattle - Swiss-Mile has raised 22 million dollars in seed capital for its autonomous four-legged robot on wheels. Investors include the venture capital firms Bezos Expeditions, HongShan and the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, which has spotted potential for Amazon in the Swiss-Mile technology.
ETH successfully performs endoscopy via remote control
Zurich/Hong Kong - Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong have for the first time performed a magnetic endoscopy via remote control. For this, the pig being examined was in Hong Kong, while the probe was guided from Zurich.
Odne receives US approval for medical device
Dübendorf/Gettysburg - Odne from Dübendorf in the Swiss canton of Zurich can now market its entire product portfolio for root canal treatment in the USA. The root cleaning device Odne Clean has become the latest of the company’s products to receive FDA approval. It follows the light-curing root canal filler Odne Fill and a laser curing light.
BeZero Carbon awards first AAA rating to Climeworks
Zurich/London - The Orca plant operated by Climeworks is the first project ever to receive a rating of AAA from BeZero Carbon. In this context, the London-based rating agency, which specialises in providing quality assessment of carbon credits, has classified Climeworks’ carbon capture plant as exceptionally effective.
COMED to expand presence in the cantons of Zug and Aargau
Altdorf/Sins - COMED AG has agreed a takeover deal for eNovate GmbH. This will add a new fourth location to the IT company’s existing branch offices in Altdorf, Stans and Schwyz. From the new site, COMED intends to tap into new customer bases in the greater Zug/Aargau area.
TorusChain Association launches the world’s first gasless blockchain
Zug - The TorusChain Association has announced the launch of its TorusChain. It is the first organization in the world to prove that Layer-1 blockchains can be operated in a gasless manner, i.e. without transaction fees. The launch is being supported by the digital media group NewMedia Holding based in Singapore.
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