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MaxWell Biosystems raises 4 million Swiss francs
Stäfa ZH/Zurich – ETH spin-off MaxWell Biosystems has raised 4 million francs in a funding round. Investors included Sensirion, another spin-off from ETH. MaxWell Biosystems is developing technology that will help to accelerate drug discovery.
AlgoTrader raises new capital
Zurich – AlgoTrader has secured a seven-figure investment from the Finlab EOS VC Fund. With this, the fintech from the Greater Zurich Area has now raised 5.2 million Swiss francs through its Series A financing round.
BMW backs embotech technology
Zurich – Automotive manufacturer BMW is joining forces with embotech in Zurich and Seoul Robotics from South Korea on its startup accelerator program. The aim is to develop new technologies for automation in production and assembly.
Sulzer giving new life to H&M clothes
Winterthur - Sulzer has developed a technology that allows various type of clothing to be recycled. The company is now joining forces with the fashion giant H&M to give old clothes a new life.
Blood pressure medication suppresses mortality risk in COVID-19 patients
Lugano – A study has shown that medication commonly and safely prescribed to treat high blood pressure reduces the risk of death in COVID-19 patients by more than 60 percent. Sophisticated biostatistical methods were used to uncover this finding from complex data sets.
Holographically guided spinal surgery
A team from Balgrist University Hospital has carried out the world’s first holographically navigated spinal operation with direct navigation. This was the culmination of a project organized by University Medicine Zurich. Both ETH Zurich and the start-up Incremed also played a major role in the project.
Tight-knit start-up network propelling the Swiss drone industry to the top
A closely linked network of start-ups, established businesses and world-leading research institutes forms the basis of the drone industry in Switzerland. However, the relationships between the start-ups themselves also represent one of the most important factors for success. This allows experience and expertise to be shared around.
Etops acquires Evolute Group
Altendorf SZ/Zurich - Etops has completed a full takeover of Evolute. The two FinTech firms, which are both based in the Greater Zurich Area, now intend to accelerate the construction of an open ecosystem in the area of wealth management.
X-Technology Swiss R&D wins innovation prize
Wollerau SZ – The Swiss Institute for Quality Tests has awarded its innovation prize to X-Technology Swiss R&D AG. The company was honored for its numerous patents in the sporting equipment sector.
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