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Fireblocks chooses Greater Zurich Area
New York/Zurich – Fireblocks is opening a location in the Greater Zurich Area as part of its further expansion in the German-speaking region. Richard Astle, founding member of Bitcoin Suisse and former Vice President of Morgan Stanley, will become Co-Head of the U.S. company specializing in digital assets.
Researchers develop acoustic cloaking
Zurich/Dübendorf ZH – Researchers can make objects disappear and mimic non-existent ones acoustically in real time. To achieve this, signals are either obliterated or augmented. This could benefit fields from sensor technology to architecture.
Investors give Gr3n 6.3 million euros
Chiasso TI - Gr3n has received 6.3 million euros in a series B financing round. The company plans to use this to further pursue its aim of becoming the leading global provider of recycled PET and polyester. Its recycling solution should enable potentially endless reuse.
ETH students impress at tunneling competition
Zurich - Swissloop Tunneling has achieved second place at Elon Musk’s tunneling competition in Las Vegas. The official team of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) also won the innovation and design award for its tunnel tube using 3D printing.
SIX Digital Exchange receives green light
Zurich – The SIX Digital Exchange can start. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority has given the green light for the SIX Digital Exchange to start. This will now be continuously developed.
Chronext plans flotation on the SIX Swiss Exchange
Zug – The watch startup Chronext is planning flotation on the SIX Swiss Exchange later this year. It hopes to use this to raise fresh funds for further growth.
Foundation stone laid for the Rieter Campus
Winterthur – The foundation stone for the new Rieter Campus was laid. The new customer and technology center in addition to an administrative building should be ready for use by 2024. The company is investing a total of roughly 80 million Swiss francs in this project.
Scewo wins Swiss Medtech Award
Winterthur - Scewo AG has won the Swiss Medtech Award 2021 for its power wheelchair that can climb stairs. In the opinion of the jury, the BRO power wheelchair has the potential to conquer the global market.
Greater Zurich Area home to the best startups
Schlieren ZH – The most promising startups in Switzerland have been selected in the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Awards 2021. The podium places were taken by startups from the Greater Zurich Area. Planted Foods secured first place, followed by Cutiss and 9T Labs.
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