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The future of agriculture begins in the Greater Zurich Area
The agricultural cooperative fenaco and ETH spin-off YASAI are exploring the possibility of realizing a pilot project in the field of vertical farming that is unique across the world. This is to be based on the principles of the circular economy and facilitate sustainable food production practices.
neon registers strong growth
The digital bank neon, which was launched in 2019, already boasts more than 40,000 users. It has therefore increased its customer base by 220 percent since the start of the year. Customer deposits are meanwhile up to ten times higher than at other online banks.
Dielectric relying on Swiss expertise
The US antenna specialist Dielectric is relying on the expertise of DAC System, a start-up based in Tecnopolo Ticino. DAC System offers monitoring systems that are able to predict failures of large-scale antenna systems.
Climeworks chosen by Shopify
Zurich – Climeworks has developed technology that captures carbon dioxide directly from the air. As part of its commitment to tackle climate change, the Canadian software company Shopify will be supporting the technology startup from the Greater Zurich Area.
ABB robot to build electric van for VW
German car manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) has ordered 800 industrial robots from technology company ABB in the Greater Zurich Area. These will support production of the new all-electric ID. Buzz van in Hanover.
IDUN conceiving Internet of Humans
IDUN Technologies intends to use its Dryode biosensor to connect emotional and cognitive states of the mind with devices in the Internet of Things. The company has partnered with Asclepios to test this technology on analogue space missions.
Decentriq impresses investors
Zurich – Decentriq has secured US$3.8 million in a funding round. The startup is developing a software platform that enables enterprises to access sensitive data without needing to trust a third party.
ETH opens new AI center
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) has opened a new research center for Artificial Intelligence. This is also intended to become an incubator for start-ups. The Managing Director of the new center is Alexander Ilic, who was previously National Head of Magic Leap Switzerland.
Ruf presents camera against Covid-19
Ruf Avatech AG has developed an innovative camera to remotely detect fever in individual people. As was the case with the recently presented crowd camera, this new device also serves as protection against Covid-19 outbreaks, albeit on this occasion for indoor settings.
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