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Unilever upgrading Swiss locations
Schaffhausen/Thayngen SH - The consumer goods corporation Unilever is giving its Swiss locations in Schaffhausen and Thayngen something of a facelift. The company building in Schaffhausen is to be converted into a facility for modern working practices. A Foods Competence Center is being built in Thayngen.
Spiden rakes in 18 million dollars
Pfäffikon SZ – The medical technology start-up Spiden has raised a total of 18 million US dollars as part of a financing round. Spiden founder Leo Grünstein intends to use the proceeds to establish a platform that measures the physiological impacts of nutrition, lifestyle and medication in real time.
Nanofilters trap viruses to make drinking water safe
Dübendorf ZH - Researchers are on the trail of new, inexpensive materials and technologies that can safely filter drinking water to remove even the smallest viruses such as the rotavirus. This would save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world who die from drinking contaminated water every year.
Holcim drives forward start-ups’ innovations
Zug – The cement company Holcim is working with three Swiss start-ups to promote innovation and sustainability in the building sector. They are doing this for instance by using recycled building materials in 3D printers or by trapping CO2 in concrete.
Esports gains in importance
Winterthur – Around 41 percent of the Swiss population considers eSports to be a sport according to a study by the ZHAW. This means that eSports has greatly gained in importance. The ZHAW sees long-term potential in this area – for companies as well.
Racing Unleashed opening F1 lounge in The Circle
Cham ZG/Kloten ZH – Racing Unleashed will be opening a lounge with Formula 1 racing simulators in The Circle at Zurich Airport. This new partnership between the Zug startup and Zurich Airport will make The Circle one of the most important eSports hubs in Switzerland.
PreComb raises investment of 2.2 million francs
Hombrechtikon ZH – PreComb has raised new funding of 2.2 million Swiss francs in a seed financing round. The biotech has developed a technology platform for personalized medicine for cancer patients. This will make it possible to directly test the drug response of individual cancer patients.
Volvo becomes lead investor in Designwerk
Winterthur - Designwerk Products AG from the Greater Zurich Area has brought Volvo on board as the lead investor in the firm. The Swedish Volvo Group has bought a stake of 60 percent in the electromobility specialists.
Virtual reality set to aid flight training
Dübendorf ZH – Prospective helicopter pilots are now able to train using a virtual reality flight simulator. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency recently approved a simulator of this kind for the first time. The system was developed by VRM Switzerland.
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