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Dual listing on a stock exchange
Stäfa ZH - Baader Bank from Germany has been commissioned by beaconsmind AG to evaluate options for a dual listing on a stock exchange in the German-speaking DACH region. Since mid-February, the local marketing solutions specialists has also been listed on the multinational Euronext stock exchange.
PIX Moving relying on Fixposition navigation solutions
Schlieren ZH – The Chinese company PIX Moving develops autonomous vehicles for a variety of applications. In terms of navigations systems, however, it is making use of expertise from the Greater Zurich Area. In fact, the company is keen to integrate a solution developed by the ETH spin-off Fixposition.
USI and Microsoft collaborating for digital fashion
Lugano/Zurich - Microsoft has invited USI students to develop innovative filters for video conference calls. In this way, the use of digital make-up, wardrobes and hairstyles could ensure that people working from home look like they normally would do in the office.
Geely brings Concordium blockchain to China
Zug – Geely Holding Group based in China and the Concordium Foundation from Crypto Valley in Switzerland are establishing a joint venture in China. The aim is to offer Concordium’s blockchain technology to various companies in China.
Positive study data for Nuwiq
Lachen SZ – Octapharma, a company in the Greater Zurich Area, has published positive study data for its medicine Nuwiq. It has been developed as treatment for patients with the hereditary bleeding disorder hemophilia A. The study showed that there was a low risk of inhibitor development in these patients.
UZH and the University of Queensland teaming up
Zurich/Brisbane – The University of Zurich and the University of Queensland have entered into a strategic partnership. The two universities have already been working together in various research areas. They will now advance and intensify this collaboration.
Gaming industry booming in technology-driven
A successful, independent gaming industry has developed in the Greater Zurich Area that is having an impact on an international level. At its heart is the Zurich University of the Arts, with a creative and at the same time unusually technology-driven scene providing fertile ground.
Ticino institute monitoring coronavirus vaccinations
Bellinzona/Bern - The Institute of Pharmacological Sciences of Southern Switzerland is now taking a leading role in the analysis and evaluation of side effects related to COVID-19 vaccines. It has now been designated as a national reference center by Swissmedic.
condenZero receives award
Zurich - The start-up condenZero, based in the Greater Zurich Area, has won a grant worth 150,000 Swiss francs from the start-up accelerator Venture Kick. The financial support is to be used to further develop instruments for ultra-cold research projects.
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