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New Greater Zurich Honorary Ambassadors
Greater Zurich Area Ltd (GZA) has awarded fifteen new U.S. and European executives, entrepreneurs and influencers as new Greater Zurich Honorary Ambassadors. The new Honorary Ambassadors are crucial for GZA’s network abroad and in Switzerland.
Liechtenstein Institute to be based in Zurich
Vaduz - The University of Zurich (UZH), its Europa Institute and the University of Liechtenstein have announced their intention to establish a Liechtenstein Institute. This will be based at UZH with the aim of intensifying scientific cooperations between the three institutions.
SUPSI presents new design institute
Mendrisio TI – The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland has presented its new Institute for Design. It offers a two-year Master’s in Interaction Design taught in English. Alongside traditional design themes, the digital transformation will be a particular focus of teaching.
Kickstart announces milestone of 200 collaborations
Zurich - Kickstart has conducted over 200 innovative partnerships between young and established companies since it was founded six years ago. Digitization and sustainability are among the drivers of innovation for the 50 pilot and collaboration projects this year as well.
VirtaMed simulators being used in Finland
Schlieren ZH/Kuopio – VirtaMed’s arthroscopy simulator ArthroS is now being used to train surgeons at Kuopio University Hospital in Finland. The procedure being practiced is repair of the rotator cuff in the shoulder.
Industry location Schaffhausen counting on application clusters
Schaffhausen – The industry location of Schaffhausen can reinforce its strengths by establishing application clusters. These should be developed in the areas of food and health as well as modern plastics. This was the outcome from a study by SATW commissioned by the canton of Schaffhausen.
Microrobots mimic starfish larvae
Zurich – Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich have built a microrobot that imitates the moving and feeding mechanisms found in starfish larvae. The device measures just a quarter of a millimeter across and could be used in the field of medicine in the foreseeable future.
GlycoEra raises 45 million Swiss francs
Schlieren ZH – The biopharmaceutical start-up GlycoEra AG has raised a total of 45 million Swiss francs after closing a Series A financing round. The proceeds are to be put towards supporting the company’s growth plans.
iRewind cooperating with the New York City Marathon
Zurich - The video technology firm iRewind recorded 33,000 videos of participants crossing the finishing line of the New York City Marathon on Sunday. The runners can now obtain their own personal running video from the sports photography company MarathonFoto.
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