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SCS to digitize Danish railway maps
Danish rail infrastructure manager Banedanmark wants to digitize the maps of its underground cables. Supercomputer Systems AG from the Greater Zurich Area has won the project competition.
Medicine degree course focused on gender differences
The Universities of Zurich and Bern are launching a joint further education program for gender-specific medicine. This is set to start in May and will be the first of its kind in Europe.
Hyll digitalizing ski rentals
The start-up Hyll from the Greater Zurich Area is developing an app via which ski equipment can be hired. Since being launched in mid-January, the app has been downloaded several hundred times already.
Kopter is on course with the SH09
The helicopter manufacturer Kopter from the Greater Zurich Area has equipped its SH09 helicopter prototype with new rotor blades. This will be the final optimization measure before the new helicopter enters production.
Lufthansa teams up with Google in Zurich
German airline Lufthansa is teaming up with Google in Zurich to develop a new planning platform based on artificial intelligence. Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss will be the first to test the new system.
Crypto Valley continues to grow
The number of blockchain companies in Crypto Valley rose to 842 in the second half of 2019, finds a new report, with important international companies such as Bittrex, CasperLabs and Libra added to the list. Crypto Valley is also now home to five unicorns.
American insurance provider acquires BinaryEdge
The Californian insurance provider Coalition has acquired the Zurich startup company BinaryEdge. Bringing Coalition a solution to prevent cyber attacks, the acquisition also secures further growth for BinaryEdge.
Dotphoton software goes to space
The startup company Dotphoton offers an image compression technology that is already being used in biotechnology. Now, the software is being developed in partnership with the European Space Agency for applications in space.
The robot that can grip without touching
A new robot is set to be able to grip objects without actually touching them. This is being made possible by ultrasound waves. The robot is being developed by ETH Researcher Marcel Schuck and could in future be used in the watchmaking industry, for example.
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