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ANYbotics sends inspection robots into explosive environments
Zurich - The robotics specialist ANYbotics has presented the world’s first explosion-proof inspection robot on legs in the form of the ANYmal X. At the same time, ANYbotics and the Malaysian petroleum company Petronas have agreed to scale deployment of the ANYmal X across the oil and gas and chemicals industries as a whole.
EU approves funding for shape-shifting Empa drones
Dübendorf - Mirko Kovac has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant worth 2 million euros. Kovac is conducting research into metamorphic drones that can both fly through the air and move through water at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology.
SIX partners with LMAX Group to launch crypto futures
Zurich/London - Institutional investors are expected to be able to trade centrally cleared Bitcoin and Ethereum futures on SIX from the third quarter of 2022. Thereafter, the product portfolio is to be expanded to include all other crypto futures. SIX is working together with the LMAX Group to realize this vision.
ZHAW and Bug Bounty Switzerland to offer cyber protection for SMEs
Winterthur/Lucerne - Bug Bounty Switzerland and Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) are jointly carrying out research with the aim of making cyber protection accessible to SMEs and public authorities. The focus of this project is on alternative financing models and non-monetary incentives for ethical hackers.
Kühne+Nagel and Chorus collaborating
Schindellegi/Mountain View - Kühne+Nagel and Chorus are working together on real-time solutions for road logistics. The new technology developed by the Alphabet subsidiary and the experience of the Swiss logistics specialist aims to improve transparency and resilience in the global supply chain.
Skribble, Intrum and Swisscom enable digital signatures
Zurich/Schwerzenbach - Skribble, Intrum and Swisscom Trust Services are collaborating to enable online identification for electronic signatures. A new regulation from the Federal Office of Communications on March 15 has paved the way for this.
Biognosys enters into partnership with Kymera Therapeutics
Schlieren/Waterton – Biognosys, a biotechnology company based in the Greater Zurich Area, has entered into a partnership with Kymera Therapeutics from the US State of Massachusetts. The two partners intend to collaborate in the area of biomarkers for high-precision proteomics in drug discovery processes.
Canton of Zurich launches sandbox for AI projects
Zurich - The canton of Zurich is launching a test environment known as Innovation Sandbox for projects in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This initiative, which is being supported by administrative bodies, the private sector and research organizations, will seek to provide answers to open regulatory questions.
Cookieblock automatically filters and blocks cookies
Zurich - ETH Zurich researchers have developed a browser extension that uses machine learning processes to detect and automatically block unnecessary cookies. Among other things, the researchers found that 20 percent of websites still set cookies that users had previously expressly rejected.
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