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Eisai pours Swiss expertise into cancer therapies
Tokio/Wädenswil ZH – The Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai is partnering with Numab Therapeutics AG from the Greater Zurich Area. Using a platform developed by Numab, Eisai will develop new cancer therapies.
Creoptix raises fresh capital
Wädenswil ZH – Creoptix has raised 8 million Swiss francs in a financing round. The start-up from the Greater Zurich Area develops analytical laboratory devices used in Life Sciences research and the pharmaceutical industry.
Researchers improve medical imaging technique
Zurich – Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and the University of Zurich have used Artificial Intelligence in order to increase the image quality of a medical imaging technique. In this way, more accurate diagnoses can be made and more cost-effective devices can be manufactured.
Yonder raises 2.2 million Swiss francs in risk capital
Zurich – The start-up Yonder has successfully closed a financing round and raised 2.2 million Swiss francs in the process. Schwyz Cantonal Bank was the lead investor.
Augusto Mitidieri named most innovative pharmaceutical CEO in Europe
Mendrisio TI – Business Worldwide Magazine has named Augusto Mitidieri the most innovative pharmaceutical CEO in Europe. Mitidieri leads the Ticino-based pharmaceutical company Sintetica SA, which specializes in pain management therapies.
X-BIONIC founder wins lifetime achievement award
Wollerau SZ – Bodo Lambertz has won the Plus X Lifetime Achievement Award. The founder of X-Technology Swiss R&D AG has been developing high-tech functional textiles for several decades.
“Zurich is one of the best fintech hubs in the world”
Zurich-based Numbrs is Switzerland’s first fintech to join the unicorn club. It aims to revolutionize the retail banking market. According to Managing Partner and Executive Board Member Fynn Kreuz, Numbrs is relying on Zurich to help it find the best IT experts and partners.
ETH facilitates more targeted research into Alzheimer’s disease
Zurich – Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have discovered a new mechanism that regulates the formation of non-membrane-bound organelles. This could allow illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease to be investigated by way of more targeted research processes.
Sumitomo invests in online marketplace Equippo
Zug/Tokyo – The Japanese corporation Sumitomo is investing in Equippo, an online marketplace for used construction machinery based in the Greater Zurich Area. With its new strategic partner, Equippo is intending to further internationalize its business and attain market leadership in Europe.
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