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TTS Inova wins Schaffhausen innovation prize
Schaffhausen - An elastic geothermal probe from TTS Inova won first place in the Schaffhauser Platzbanken innovation award. Imnoo AG and Savvy Telematic Systems follow in second and third place respectively. The Tanne Schaffhausen restaurant was also presented with a special award.
Hackathon event
Zurich - The largest blockchain hackathon in Switzerland will attempt to find effective solutions to specific issues at the end of October. The hybrid event will take place simultaneously in Zurich, Lugano and Geneva. Around 500 participants are expected to take part.
New capital for Sleepiz
Zurich - The MedTech start-up Sleepiz has secured investment of 4.4 million Swiss francs as part of a Series A financing round. The spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich intends to use this fresh capital injection to expand its portfolio of contactless monitoring devices for chronic respiratory diseases.
University of Zurich opens new lab building
Zurich - The University of Zurich opened its new lab building at the Irchel Campus on Friday. The Institutes for Chemistry, Biomedicine and Evolutionary Biology will all be housed under one roof there.
Researchers seeking to grow tissue in space
Zurich - Researchers from the University of Zurich are working with Airbus to send human stem cells to the International Space Station. Tissue is to be grown from these stem cells. At the moment, this is still just an experiment. However, in future, industrial production of human tissue could take place in space.
Energy Vault raises 100 million dollars
Lugano - Energy Vault has raised a total of 100 million US dollars as part of a Series C financing round. This should now allow numerous pre-orders of the company’s innovative gravitational energy storage system to be installed at energy providers and industrial customers in the USA, Europe, Australia and Middle East.
Swiss Re will pay Climeworks US$ 10 million
Zurich – Reinsurer Swiss Re and the cleantech company Climeworks have signed the world’s first agreement for the direct air capture and storage of carbon dioxide. Over the ten-year term of the agreement, Climeworks is guaranteed a payment of US$ 10 million.
FHNW offering spatial data analytic course
Olten SO – The University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) will be offering practice-based training in spatial data analytics from January. The course will impart digital expertise for smart cities of the future. In this way, the university is responding to the needs of the design and construction industry.
On targets IPO in New York
Zurich – The running shoe firm On is planning an IPO in New York. The company has submitted the required paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the responsible supervisory body for the financial markets in the USA. The start-up, which has received backing from Roger Federer, has experienced rapid growth in recent years.
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