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Neurimmune announces link-up with AstraZeneca
Schlieren ZH - Neurimmune has entered into a collaboration and license agreement with the AstraZeneca subsidiary Alexion for the development and marketing of the cardiovascular medication NI006. Neuroimmune will receive an upfront payment of 30 million US dollars with the potential for additional payments contingent on the achievement of milestones of up to 730 million US dollars.
Ferrari cooperating with Greater Zurich blockchain firm
Zug/Maranello - Ferrari is joining forces with the Zug-based start-up Velas Network. As part of this link-up, Velas Network will develop digital content on the basis of blockchain technology for the luxury Italian automotive manufacturer. This content is intended to appeal to fans of the Scuderia motorsport division.
Investors give Sygnum 90 million US dollars
Zurich - Sygnum has secured 90 million US dollars in an oversubscribed series B funding round. The digital asset specialist with a Swiss banking license and portfolio management license in Singapore plans to use this to invest in new products and expand into new markets.
Energy Vault accelerates global scale-up
Lugano/Seoul - Korea Zinc and its Australian subsidiary Sun Metals plan to produce green zinc using Energy Vault’s energy storage plants. Additionally, Korea Zinc is investing 50 million US dollars in the merger of Energy Vault and Novus Capital Corporation II.
ETH spin-offs raise 390 million Swiss francs in capital
Zurich - The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) established a total of 25 spin-offs in 2021. Most are working to achieve advances in medicine or battle climate change. The spin-offs successfully raised fresh capital of 390 million francs.
Venture Kick raises budget to 6.1 million Swiss francs
Schlieren ZH - The startup accelerator Venture Kick is raising its budget by 10 percent to 6.1 million francs in 2022. This will enable support to be given to 89 new innovative projects this year. Since 2007, Venture Kick has supported 841 spin-offs from Swiss universities.
New Work in the canton of Glarus: Future of the industrial legacy
Zukunft im industriellen Erbe
Artificial Intelligence deployed to analyze road traffic CO2 emissions
Dübendorf ZH - A team from Empa is using Artificial Intelligence to analyze the CO2 emissions generated by road traffic in Switzerland. This new method will facilitate comparisons with databases from around the world.
HeiQ wins CFI Global Award 2021 for innovation
Schlieren ZH - HeiQ has been awarded for its textiles processing innovations. The jury of the renowned business magazine CFI.co selected the technology firm as the winner of a Global Award 2021 in recognition of its expertise in the field of material innovations.
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