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Winner of the 2021 IoT Breakthrough Awards
Zurich – Akenza emerged victorious in the Industrial category of the global IoT Breakthrough Awards for 2021. Together with Microsoft, Akenza is supporting the city of Zurich in its efforts to network sensors in public buildings and spaces.
Swiss renminbi hub is growing
Zurich - China Construction Bank opened a branch in the Greater Zurich Area in 2016. It has since been focusing on establishing a renminbi hub in Switzerland. It has now processed transactions totalling just under 600 billion Swiss francs. In addition, it has a total of 13 Swiss partner banks at its disposal.
Abacus invests in the digital bank Yapeal
Zurich/Wittenbach SG - The software firm Abacus has invested several million Swiss francs in the digital bank Yapeal. It is also planning to partner with Yapeal with the aim of forming a joint development team.
New brand slogan
Where world-class technology meets Swiss reliability: this is the essence of the Greater Zurich Area brand, according to Reto Sidler. We spoke with him about the positioning of the region in the fiercely contested race to attract international businesses and talent, as well as the role played by the individual cantons that make up the region.
Chinese car manufacturer relies on u-blox technology
Thalwil ZH – The Chinese car manufacturer Xpeng Motors will equip its P7 electric car with the GNSS technology from u-blox, which will support the vehicle for autonomous driving, among other things.
Kaken Pharmaceutical invests in Numab drug
Wädenswil ZH – The Japanese company Kaken Pharmaceutical is co-funding development of a Numab Therapeutics skin disease treatment. In return, it will receive the marketing rights for the drug in Asia.
Researchers make drones safer
Zurich - Drones run into difficulties when one of their rotors stops working. Researchers from the University of Zurich have developed a method to enable drones in these situations to continue to fly steadily using cameras instead of GPS.
ZHAW researchers upgrade 3D printer
Winterthur – Researchers at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) have developed a 3D printing method that can create any shape without supporting material. Conventional 3D printers can be upgraded using the technology.
Switzerland’s perfect storm in the drone space
In the fourth and final session of the Virtual Swiss Drone Industry Tour, held on December 14th, attendees were introduced to potential partners and discovered the current activities of US companies Matternet and AirMap in Switzerland.
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