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Proteomedix cancer test used in laboratory
Schlieren ZH - The ETH spin-off Proteomedix has developed a blood-based test for prostate cancer. The Center for Laboratory Medicine in St.Gallen has now become the first lab in the world to use this test method.
Artificial intelligence used to recruit patients
Zurich – The start-up Intrepida has developed an app based on Artificial Intelligence. This is aimed to help rapidly find potential participants in clinical trials for drugs to treat coronavirus.
UZH discovers new approach to combat tuberculosis
Zurich – A team from the University of Zurich (UZH) has been able to explain how tuberculosis bacteria are able to take in iron. If this iron transport is stopped, they cannot reproduce further. The results of the research open the way to developing a drug that blocks this transportation.
Partnership advances innovation in construction
Rotkreuz ZG/Dübendorf ZH – The Innovation Park Central Switzerland and the research building NEST in Dübendorf are entering a partnership. The aim is to develop innovative solutions in the construction industry and make them ready for use in the market.
Achiko and Sonect collaborating
Zurich – Achiko, an Indonesian fintech company listed on the Swiss stock exchange, is collaborating with Sonect, a start-up based in Zurich. The partners hope to connect their respective technologies and expand their reach.
Neurimmune and Ethris hope to develop coronavirus agent
Schlieren ZH – Neurimmune, a company from the Greater Zurich Area, is collaborating with the German company Ethris. Together, they hope to develop a treatment for COVID-19. Clinical tests are planned to take place this year.
TwingTec awarded quality label
Dübendorf ZH - TwingTec is developing drones that can harvest wind energy at a height of several hundred meters. The start-up has now been awarded a label from the Solar Impulse Foundation. This is an international guarantee of quality for clean solutions.
Start-up for e-helicopter lands at USI
Lugano - The start-up Ierom established by the Italian visionary Felice Vinati has taken up residence at the start-up incubator of USI. Ierom developed the emissions-free F-Helix helicopter with a pilot system that can fly in automated fashion even under reduced visibility conditions. This could, for example, facilitate rescue flights at nighttime.
Cashare launches voucher campaign for SMEs
Hünenberg ZG – The crowdlending provider Cashare is supporting crisis-hit SMEs with a free voucher platform. The aim of the platform is to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus crisis for all companies that fall through the net of the nationwide aid program.
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