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Bosch uses IoT lab in Greater Zurich
Bosch is turning to the competencies on offer in Greater Zurich. At the Bosch IoT Lab, graduates from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and the University of St.Gallen are working to develop solutions for the Internet of Things. The German automotive supplier launched this collaborative project as part of a realignment of its digitization strategy.
lino Biotech closes financing round
Zurich - The start-up lino Biotech is advancing drug development technology that was originally produced by Roche Diagnostics and ETH Zurich. To this end, the start-up has now successfully raised fresh capital in the millions.
Greek insurance firm turns to dacadoo
Zurich – The start-up dacadoo has developed a digital health platform that aims to motivate people to lead more healthy lifestyles. Generali Hellas has recently also starting using this platform. The Greek insurance firm offers access to the product in the form of its own app.
Additional capital to finance VIU growth
Zurich - Credit Suisse has invested a total of 3 million Swiss francs in VIU Ventures AG as part of a financing round that also featured other investors. This fresh capital injection will allow the start-up to further strengthen its presence on the European glasses market.
Kuros wins prize for spinal technology
Schlieren ZH – The biotechnology firm Kuros Biosciences has won a distinguished award for its spinal fusion technology. The company has also been presented with a Life Sciences award from GHP. Overall, Kuros can look back on a highly positive year.
ETH spin-offs shine at Swiss Technology Award
Schlieren ZH/Zurich - The three winners of the Swiss Technology Award have now been decided. With HeiQ and Hemotune, two of these are spin-offs from ETH Zurich. HeiQ specializes in textiles technologies, while Hemotune has developed a medical device for the purposes of blood purification.
Evolute launches marketplace for financial products
Zurich - The FinTech company Evolute is launching an intelligent online marketplace for financial products. This will be able to recommend suitable products and services to asset management clients on the basis of anonymized data.
Switzerland continues to be top magnet for talent
Lausanne – Switzerland has topped the IMD World Talent Ranking for the fifth consecutive year, earning top marks for its high-quality education system for those going into university and for those embarking on apprenticeships. It is also highly attractive to international talent.
Avaloq turns to AI for wealth management
Freienbach SZ – Avaloq has launched Avaloq Insight, a real-time data science cloud platform that provides wealth managers and financial advisers with advanced levels of analytics to increase sales effectiveness.
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