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Uber co-founder invests in Certifaction
Zurich/San Francisco - The software firm Certifaction has raised gross proceeds in the amount of 5 million euros following a successful financing round. The lead investor here was the Californian venture capital firm Expa, which was founded by Uber co-founder Garrett Camp.
Arvato Financial Solutions becomes shareholder of Nexxiot
Zurich/Gütersloh - The Bertelsmann subsidiary Arvato Financial Solutions has invested in Nexxiot, a start-up based in the Greater Zurich Area. With this collaboration, the expert in the area of freight transport digitalization is seeking to accelerate the global adoption of its freight monitoring solution.
Greater Zurich Area home to important tech cities
Zurich - fDi Intelligence has investigated the most important tech cities across Europe. Zurich was named as the most future-oriented mid-sized European city. In the micro cities category, Zug claimed top spot. Moreover, there was also recognition for the Greater Zurich Area as a whole.
Europe’s largest capsule hotel opens at Zurich Airport
Kloten/Lucerne - The Lucerne-based firm capsule hotel has opened Europe’s largest capsule hotel with 144 sleeping pods at Zurich Airport. Swiss nature photographer Fabio Zingg was entrusted with the interior design. The hotel also offers co-working spaces and a small wellness area.
Twin study shows origin of multiple sclerosis
Zurich - Researchers at universities in Zurich and Munich have discovered the environmental influences involved in the development of multiple sclerosis. They found changes to certain cells in pairs of genetically identical twins where one twin has multiple sclerosis and the other does not.
Typewise beats Apple and Google
Schlieren - Typewise from the Greater Zurich Area has registered a patent for its autocorrect program and text prediction in the USA. In tests, it has corrected a higher percentage of errors than keyboards from Apple and Google. Furthermore, its text prediction saves more character input.
Energy Vault begins trading on stock exchange
Lugano/Westlake Village - Energy Vault has been listed on the New Yorker Stock Exchange since 14 February. This follows the hub storage power plant expert successfully completing its business combination with Novus Capital Corporation II. The listing values the company at US$1.1 billion.
Memo Therapeutics receives 60 million Swiss francs
Schlieren - The progress being made by Memo Therapeutics in the development of novel therapeutic antibodies has resonated with investors. In an oversubscribed Series B financing round, the biotech from the Greater Zurich Area successfully raised 60 million francs in total.
Empa looking into microcracks in aircraft
Dübendorf - Researchers from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology in the Greater Zurich Area have joined forces with colleagues based in the UK and Germany to develop a monitoring system for aircraft components. It is designed to detect small defects and monitor their development. In turn, this could cut maintenance costs and increase flight safety.
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