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SIX launches dedicated SME segment
Zurich – The Swiss stock exchange SIX is launching an equity segment exclusively for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The aim here is to offer these firms more efficient access to capital.
WSL brings drone-borne radiometer to market
Birmensdorf ZH/Zurich – The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) has developed a microwave radiometer that is carried by a drone. It can detect water deep in the ground, snow and ice. The WSL’s first spin-off is to bring the device to market.
AI changes rulebook for new drugs
Zurich – Artificial intelligence developed by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich specifically searches for new medical applications for natural substances. It can also build alternative, cost-effective molecules that act exactly like the model on which they were based. Now patenting and patent protection will need to be rethought.
Juice Technology moves to new headquarters
Bachenbülach ZH – Juice Technology has moved into its new headquarters in the Greater Zurich Area. As a result, the producer of charging solutions is creating space for its growing team. The research department is also being integrated at the new location.
Rohde & Schwarz acquires Zurich Instruments
Zurich/Munich – Munich-based technology group Rohde & Schwarz has acquired Zurich Instruments AG. With the expertise of the test and measurement technology company from the Greater Zurich Area, Rohde & Schwarz is entering the market for quantum technologies.
Drone technology
Zurich – The Swiss drone industry is the largest in the world as measured by market size per capita, the Swiss Drone Industry Report reveals. Developments within the industry are above all being driven by start-ups and universities. Moreover, the sector also benefits from a favorable regulatory framework.
Synhelion and Empa develop facility for solar fuel
Lugano/Dübendorf ZH - Synhelion and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) are collaborating on the further development of a high-temperature energy storage solution. This is key to the production of solar fuels. The project is being funded by Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency.
The Circle blossoms into innovation hub
The new district at Zurich Airport, the Circle, is filling up with life since its opening last fall. Life science and high-tech companies in particular are settling down there in order to benefit from the dynamic innovation ecosystem in the Greater Zurich Area and the international links.
Robots to sort waste from rivers
Zurich – Students from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich are working on the development of new technologies for the automated removal of waste from rivers. In a pilot project on the Limmat river, a robot is now being deployed with the aim of sorting the collected refuse.
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