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c.technology to provide mobile app for Schwalbe e-scooters
Zurich/Munich - GOVECS is now making use of the expertise of c.technology. With the APIs and cloud-based mobility services from c.technology, the Munich-based manufacturer of the Schwalbe electric scooters in a retro design intends to allow its customers to access a wide range of innovative functions.
Impli and Yalosys develop fertility monitoring implant with CSEM
Root/Hünenberg/Neuenburg - Impli has developed a tiny, implantable biosensor to monitor fertility hormones in real time. It aims to help women on the path to becoming pregnant during assisted reproduction. CSEM and Yalosys are honing the sensor until clinical testing starts in 2025.
Lakera raises 20 million US dollars
Zurich/San Francisco - Lakera AI has received 20 million US dollars in a series A funding round. The startup plans to use this to further develop its real-time security for generative artificial intelligence in companies. Additionally, it aims to significantly expand its locations in the USA and Switzerland.
Terra Drone to pursue drone R&D with Innovation Park Zurich
Dübendorf/Tokyo - Japanese company Terra Drone and the Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich are set to collaborate on drone research and development (R&D) in future. This is the first Memorandum of Understanding that the Innovation Park Zurich has signed with a non-Swiss company from this sector.
On developing running shoes with innovative LightSpray technology
Zurich - On has launched an innovative technology for the production of running shoes. With LightSpray, the upper is manufactured by a robotic arm in a single working step. The running shoes now developed using LightSpray technology are ultra-lightweight and are well-suited to competitive sports.
Test facility for hyperloop infrastructure now open
Dübendorf - The EuroTube Foundation has opened the first section of its hyperloop test facility by the name of DemoTube at Innovation Park Zurich. Hyperloop is intended to enable travel at speeds of 900 kilometers per hour in vacuum tubes.
ETH and Empa researchers develop implant to treat endometriosis
Zurich/St.Gallen - Researchers form the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have developed a hydrogel implant to treat endometriosis. This can be inserted into the female fallopian tubes.
Positrigo obtains clearance for NeuroLF in the U.S.
Zurich - Positrigo has obtained market approval from the U.S. regulator, the FDA, for its NeuroLF brain PET system. This will enable the company to meet the strong demand for these imaging diagnostic devices in the U.S.
SkyCell completes first pharma freight shipment from Beijing to New York
Zurich/Beijing - SkyCell has successfully transported sensitive pharmaceutical air freight between Beijing and New York using its hybrid container despite hot external temperatures and adverse situations. During the first mission on this route, the interior temperature remained constant between 19 and 21 degrees Celsius.
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