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Europe's important tech cities
Zurich – Zurich has been assessed as one the 13 most promising tech cities across Europe by fDi Intelligence. The city performed particularly strongly in the categories of innovative power and economic potential. For the latter, Zug also achieved a top ranking. In addition, Zurich’s crisis resilience was praised.
US firm acquires gaming start-up Struckd
Zurich - The Swiss Startup Group has successfully closed the sale of one of its portfolio firms Struckd. An unnamed US technology company has now acquired the start-up’s first, and so far largest, mobile games development platform.
Librec secures 3 million Swiss francs
Oensingen SO - Librec has secured 3 million Swiss francs of fresh capital. The startup has developed a technology for recycling batteries that are used in electric cars. It plans to build a national recycling center in the canton of Solothurn.
Drone performs measurement flights at cement factory
Zurich/Siggenthal AG – A special drone created by the startup Voliro has successfully performed a measurement flight at Holcim’s cement factory in Siggenthal. According to Holcim, using such a drone for maintenance work at high altitudes is a world first.
Researchers newly explain blood supply to muscles
Zurich – A team of researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich has discovered a new type of cell in muscles. This finding explains why new blood vessels form particularly rapidly with physical activity. This may be useful for treating perfusion disorders like those found in patients with diabetes, for example.
Work to begin at new digital health institute
Zurich - The establishment of the Digital Health Engagement Institute was announced on Tuesday. Here, specialists are planning to drive forward digital prevention techniques for non-communicable diseases. Peter Ohnemus, CEO of the Zurich-based HealthTech firm dacadoo, is the mastermind behind the institute, where he will also act as Chairman.
Scandinavian Airlines turns to Scandit
Zurich - Scandinavian Airlines is using a development from the start-up Scandit for its ground handling operations. The solution allows barcodes to be scanned via a cell phone app. The airline will use the app to scan boarding passes, for example.
Morgan Stanley invests in Virtual i Technologies
Zurich - Virtual i Technologies has raised 2 million dollars in a seed financing round. In the process, the Morgan Stanley Multicultural Innovation Lab became the first institutional investor of the Zurich-based InsurTech start-up. The company offers the insurance industry a risk assessment platform on the basis of Artificial Intelligence.
FHGR approaching new world record
Chur - The University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons is on the cusp of bringing the world record for calculating the mathematical constant pi back to Switzerland. On Wednesday morning, the high-performance computer known as DAViS finally hit the target of working out pi to 62.8 trillion decimal places after more than three months of calculation time.
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