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Investors pledge 4.5 million US dollars for cultivated meat
Wädenswil ZH - The start-up Mirai Foods has raised around 2.2 million US dollars in a second tranche of a seed financing round. Overall, a total of 4.5 million US dollars of fresh capital has now been raised. The start-up’s activities are focused on the production of artificially cultivated meat products.
First IT students graduate from SIT
Schaffhausen - The Schaffhausen Institute of Technology has awarded diplomas to the first seven students enrolled in its master’s program in computer science. The second course at the private university started recently, with a total of 29 students enrolled on this occasion.
New weapon against COVID-19 for the medical world
Bellinzona - The COVID-19 drug developed by Humabs Biomed is so effective that several countries have now lodged Emergency Use Authorization applications. The antibody therapy helps to cut hospitalization and death rates by 85 percent. Moreover, it is also effective against current mutations.
Empa extracts melanin from fungus
Dübendorf ZH – Researchers at Empa have succeeded in extracting large amounts of melanin from a fungus. Due to its ability to absorb harmful substances, it could be used to manufacture innovative materials, for example. In addition, a historic instrument is being revived.
TOP 100 Swiss Startups presents success story
Schlieren ZH – The TOP 100 Swiss Startups Platform organized by Venturelab in Schlieren is celebrating its successes over the past ten years. The special anniversary publication highlights the 438 startups that have created 11,100 jobs and raised 6.1 billion Swiss francs in the last decade.
Crypto Valley home to ever more unicorns
Zug – The number of blockchain companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein has increased once more in the second half of 2020 and is now 960. Over the same period, the number of unicorns has also almost doubled to 11 companies.
Successful test of COVID-19 drug
Schlieren ZH – The biopharmaceutical company Molecular Partners has successfully tested its COVID-19 drug ensovibep on volunteers. It shows a therapeutic and preventative effect in addition to being safe and well-tolerated.
SEBA and partners develope gold token
Zug – Together with its partners Argor-Heraeus and aXedras, SEBA Bank has drawn up plans to issue a form of gold token. This is to be backed by responsibly sourced gold. With this, SEBA Bank is seeking to set a new standard within the stablecoin sector.
Sights on food tech innovations
Lugano TI - Barilla and Lavazza have joined the Lifestyle-Tech Competence Center, a hub for research and development. Together with firms such as Microsoft, UBS, Accenture and Loomish, they will be launching the international “Food-Tech Innovation Award – Retail Edition” for start-ups.
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