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Oxara among the winners at the SEIF Awards 2020
Zurich - Oxara has been named one of the winners at the SEIF Awards 2020. Impact-focused technology firms are being supported within the framework of the business plan competition.
Pexapark raises 6 million euros
Schlieren ZH - The start-up Pexapark has successfully closed a Series B financing round. The consultancy and IT company, which operates in the field of renewable energies, intends to use this fresh capital injection in order to accelerate its international growth plans.
USI supporting Italian-Swiss project
Lugano/Varese – Institutions from the canton of Ticino and Lombardy in Italy have agreed a cross-border cooperation. In collaboration with the University of Italian Switzerland (USI), the aim is also to develop a knowledge exchange platform.
InSphero moving to larger headquarters
Schlieren ZH - InSphero is moving to a new head office at Bio-Technopark Schlieren-Zurich. As a result, the company will have almost double the lab and office space at its disposal. The biotech start-up, which specializes in 3D micro-tissue solutions, intends to drive forward research and development (R&D) activities from its new headquarters.
Delvitech secures fresh capital
Mendrisio TI - Delvitech has secured fresh funds in a financing round. The start-up develops and produces systems for automatic optical inspection for the electronics market.
Artificial intelligence to help dentists
Freienbach SZ - Nostic Solutions AG has developed a technology for dentists based on artificial intelligence that helps with analyzing x-ray images. The company was recently chosen as the winner of the Zinno-Ideenscheck.
Empa and EPFL create motor from 16 atoms
Dübendorf ZH/Lausanne – A research team from Empa and EPFL has developed a molecular motor that is around 100,000 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. In doing so they have discovered puzzling quantum phenomena.
Greater Zurich is cybersecurity hub
The security of data is ever more crucial to the economy – this has recently been highlighted by a series of cyber-attacks during the coronavirus crisis. With several innovative players present in the region, the Greater Zurich Area has become a key location for cybersecurity around the world.
Zurich ranked among the most important tech cities in Europe
Zurich – According to rankings compiled by fDi Intelligence, Zurich ranks among the most important tech cities in Europe. The city fared particularly well on account of its fertile breeding ground for start-ups. In terms of the Greater Zurich Area, Zug also stood out positively in the assessment.
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