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Kyburz bringing batteries to the circular economy
Freienstein ZH - Kyburz has put into operation an in-house facility for recycling lithium-ion batteries used at the company. The first plant of its kind in Switzerland can recover almost all of the metals contained in these batteries. It can also be used for other battery types.
Ceneri Base Tunnel is open
Bern - Simonetta Sommaruga, President of the Swiss Confederation, officially opened the Ceneri Base Tunnel on Friday. Transport and travel times through the Alps will be drastically cut with this step, with an attractive rapid transport railway system also to be opened in the canton of Ticino.
ALFA Klebstoffe goes circular
Rafz ZH/Bäch SZ – ALFA Klebstoffe AG has developed a new environmentally-friendly adhesive system, ALFAPURA. This has now been awarded the Cradle to Cradle Certified GOLD Material Health Certificate.
Secure messenger app Threema wins new investor
Pfäffikon SZ – German investment firm Afinum has acquired a stake in Threema. The start-up has developed a messenger app that offers unparalleled privacy protection. It has more than eight million users to date.
ETH Zurich remains among the best
Zurich – The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) has achieved 14th place in the latest Times Higher Education university rankings. This means it is once again the best of the continental European universities. Four other Swiss universities are also included in the top 100.
Winners of Swiss Economic Award chosen
Zurich/Winterthur/Bern – ANYbotics, bestsmile and reCIRCLE have been crowned the winners of this year’s Swiss Economic Awards. They impressed the jury with their autonomous robots, 3D printing techniques and reusable packaging.
Climeworks secures CHF 100 million
Climeworks has successfully concluded its funding round and raised a total of 100 million Swiss francs. The spin-off from ETH Zurich is developing air capture technology that removes carbon dioxide directly from the air.
Humabs Biomed administers coronavirus antibodies
Bellinzona – Humabs Biomed has treated the first patients with its antibodies against the coronavirus. It is hoped this will be administered to 1,300 patients by the start of next year at the latest, preventing their hospitalization. The drug could be launched on the market by mid-2021.
Kuros Biosciences announces treatment with Fibrin-PTH
Schlieren ZH – For the first time ever, a patient with degenerative disc disease has been treated with Fibrin-PTH, which was developed by Kuros Biosciences. The patient was treated at a clinic in California.
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