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Sphaira acquires London-based games marketer Playmob
Baar/London - Sphaira Innovation has acquired Playmob, a company specializing in market insights through video gaming. Playmob and Sphaira Innovation’s PlanetPlay are bringing the gaming industry and players together to combat climate change.
ETH researchers detect vortices in electron flow
Zurich - Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) have for the first time made visible the formation of vortices during the flow of electrons in a material. They used the extremely thin material graphene. The experiment was conducted at room temperature.
Oliver Ullrich: How Starship boosts space economy
SpaceX’s Starship is making waves in the space industry, promising to redefine space travel and commercialization. We spoke with Professor Oliver Ullrich, a leading figure in aerospace medicine and Director of the UZH Space Hub, to discuss the impact of Starship and the future of space exploration.
Climeworks switches on large-scale plant in Iceland
Zurich/Hellisheidi - Climeworks has started operations at its largest plant for the direct air capture and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Iceland. The project known as Mammoth has a capacity of up to 36,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.
Canton of Zug funds institute for blockchain research
Zug/Rotkreuz/Lucerne - The canton of Zug is contributing to the costs of setting up an institute for blockchain research. The project of the University of Lucerne and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts is to receive almost 40 million Swiss francs over five years for the project. The canton aims to become a global centre for blockchain technology.
Memo Therapeutics increases Series C financing to 45 million francs
Schlieren - Memo Therapeutics has successfully raised 20 million Swiss francs as part of an extension of its Series C financing, bringing the total amount raised in the financing round to 45 million francs.
Swiss companies equip EarthCARE satellite
Zurich - Technologies developed by Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space), Thales Alenia Space Switzerland and APCO Technologies are being installed in the European and Japanese space agencies’ EarthCARE satellite. The most complex Earth observation mission to date will be launched in May 2024 to investigate the role of clouds and radiation in the climate system.
UZH researching innovative cancer therapy
Zurich - Researchers from the University of Zurich (UZH) are in the process of developing new cancer therapeutics. Known as radiotheranostics, these drugs are designed to pinpoint and eliminate tumors at the same time. The SMARTDrugs projects is being backed by the European Innovation Council with almost 4 million euros in funding.
ETH develops new device for taking blood samples
Zurich - A team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) has developed a safe and cost-effective device that even non-medical personnel can use to take reliable blood measurements. This can be used, for example, to diagnose malaria and takes its inspiration from leeches.
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