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ISRA VISION acquires Photonfocus
Lachen SZ – Germany’s ISRA VISION AG is acquiring Photonfocus AG from the Greater Zurich Area, which specializes in industrial image processing technologies. ISRA VISION intends to focus on growth potential with embedded sensor technologies and in smart factory automation.
Greater Zurich is becoming a center of electric aviation
The international electric aviation scene will once again meet in Grenchen in the canton of Solothurn in September. The smartflyer electric aircraft is also being developed there, allowing the aircraft’s initiators to continue a long aviation tradition and benefit from the region’s highly specialized precision industry.
Versantis launches first clinical study
Zurich – The biotech startup Versantis from the Greater Zurich Area has initiated its first clinical study. First patients are being treated with the drug therapy VS-01 at the hospital of the Goethe University Frankfurt. This drug has been developed for the treatment of liver diseases.
Sygnum and SEBA granted digital asset bank licenses
Zurich/Zug – Sygnum and SEBA have both been granted a banking and securities dealer license from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). This is the first time this license has been awarded to digital asset specialists.
20th anniversary of GZA: Added value for the Greater Zurich Area since two decades
Researchers print salt template for bone implants
Zurich – Researchers at ETH Zurich have produced scaffolds made of salt and magnesium for bone implants that are both stable and bioresorbable. And they come from a 3D printer.
Microsoft to open data center in Zurich
Zurich – Microsoft is opening a data center in Zurich in order to provide a Swiss cloud service with locally stored data. In the future, data from foreign companies might also be stored there. There is considerable interest in Switzerland as a data location.
Cytosurge establishes 3D printing spin-off
Glattbrugg ZH/Buchberg SH – Cytosurge originally developed its FluidFM technology for biological research purposes. Since then, the company has further developed the technology for new applications in the area of micro 3D printing. Now, it has established a spin-off to exclusively focus on 3D printing processes.
Greater Zurich has a new unicorn
Zurich – The start-up Numbrs from the Greater Zurich Area has raised a total of 40 million dollars. The fintech is now valued at over 1 billion dollars and can therefore be described as a unicorn.
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