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“venture” start-up competition becomes even more attractive
Zurich – Switzerland’s leading start-up competition expands its scope: “venture” is adding three new industry verticals and the prize money will be raised to over half a million Swiss francs.
Switzerland is to become pioneer in cryptocurrencies
Zug – Payments in cryptocurrencies will be launched first in Switzerland and then across Europe. Wordline and Bitcoin Suisse are going into partnership to achieve this and want to introduce cryptocurrencies on a large scale.
Locarno set to become audio-visual center
With the new Locarno Media City platform, Locarno is to become a media city and region. To this end, five partners will in future be cooperating closely.
IDUN Technologies launches biosensor for wearable devices
Opfikon ZH - IDUN Technologies is launching its very first product on the market in the form of Dryode. This is a biosensor for wearable devices, offering highly accurate measurements without any skin irritation, developed by the start-up itself.
Urban Games launches new video game
Schaffhausen – Games developer Urban Games from Schaffhausen in the Greater Zurich Area is launching Transport Fever 2 at the start of December. It worked with Dutch company Good Shepherd Entertainment on the development.
Microrobots could operate on the human body
Zurich/Villigen AG – Researchers at ETH Zurich and Paul Scherrer Institute have developed a microrobot shaped like a bird. It is controlled by magnetic fields and could one day perform operations on the human body.
ETH Zurich plans competence center for people with disabilities
Zurich – The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) is planning to partner with clinics, foundations and public authorities to build a competence center for holistic rehabilitation. It will offer eight new professorships and a new Master’s programme.
RUAG Space enables quieter journey to space
Zurich/Emmen LU – RUAG Space has developed a new low shock jettison system for payload fairings, which enables a quieter journey to space. The development has already been successfully tested.
InSphero wins award for breakthrough platform
Schlieren ZH – InSphero has developed a platform that can be used to test drugs in vitro for liver diseases. The company from the Greater Zurich Area has now won a Sino-European Innovation Award for its breakthrough platform.
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