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Biomedicine in Ticino
Lugano/Bellinzona – Davide Robbiani is the new director of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine at the Università della Svizzera italiana. He brings with him considerable expertise in coronavirus research from projects at Rockefeller University in New York.
Road construction are becoming more sustainable
Zug – LafargeHolcim’s building material platform ORIS optimizes road construction through intelligent planning. It helps cut costs and reduce the carbon footprint. LafargeHolcim has now joined forces with IBM to further develop the platform.
VirtaMed into the final of the Swiss Medtech Award
Schlieren ZH - VirtaMed, a manufacturer of medical simulators based in the Greater Zurich Area, is one of three finalists in the running for the Swiss Medtech Award. The winner is set to be announced in September.
HeiQ listed among the 50 best companies in the world
Schlieren ZH - HeiQ has been included on the list of the 50 best companies of the year 2020 by the renowned business magazine “The Silicon Review”. The start-up based in the Greater Zurich Area was recognized for its antiviral textile treatment method.
Acronis to open new center for cybersecurity
Schaffhausen – The software firm Acronis is strengthening its offering in the area of cybersecurity. To this end, it is planning to open a new Cyber Protection Operation Center in the Greater Zurich Area. This is aimed at producing solutions for the economic area of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
TE Connectivity among best workplaces for innovators
Schaffhausen - TE Connectivity has been included on the list of the 100 best workplaces for innovators by the magazine “FastCompany”. The list is developed and published annually in collaboration with the corporate and strategic consultancy firm Accenture.
Parisian hospital teams up with Luciole Medical
Zurich - The Hôpital Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild is entering into a research partnership with the MedTech start-up Luciole Medical based in the Greater Zurich Area. The focus of this collaboration will be on the real-time monitoring of brain function.
ETH testing new ventilators
In the face of the coronavirus crisis, Munich Re and the Fraunhofer Society initiated a challenge for the development of emergency ventilation equipment. Three devices have been selected for the final. ETH Zurich is now testing the new ventilators.
Japanese insurer partners with dacadoo
Zurich/Tokyo – Sompo Himawari Life has announced a partnership with health tech company dacadoo from the Greater Zurich Area. The Japanese insurer intends to add dacadoo’s health app to its service offering.
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