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Nobel laureate joins private university
Schaffhausen – The Schaffhausen Institute of Technology will start operations in September. Nobel laureate in physics Konstantin Novoselov will lend his weight to the private university as chairman of the advisory board.
Switzerland rated favourite country for expats
London – Switzerland has been rated the best country in the world for international workers. It ranked top in a survey conducted by the British large bank HSBC, with expats favouring Switzerland’s high salaries and good work-life balance.
Empa researchers set new solar cells record
Dübendorf ZH – Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have achieved an efficiency of 20.8 per cent in flexible CIGS solar cells. Their findings break their own world record.
Software finds faults in production lines
Zurich/Volketswil ZH – AI First and Fabrimex Systems from the Greater Zurich Area are developing a new software to find faults in products on production lines. Machine learning is the basis for the development.
Start-ups from the Greater Zurich Area raise the most cash
Zurich – Venture capital investment in Swiss start-ups rose sharply in the first half of 2019. According to an analysis by Venturelab, start-ups from the Greater Zurich Area raised the most venture capital. One billion Swiss francs has already been invested to date.
New Swiss innovation platform for the automotive industry
Zurich/Winterthur – A new platform is to foster dialogue between start-ups, established companies and garages, with the aim of driving forward innovation in the automotive industry. The platform was founded by Carhelper, the Swiss Startup Factory and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
GET LOCAL is set for expansion
Zurich – GET LOCAL, a startup from the Greater Zurich Area, has become the first non-German company to be nominated as a finalist for a Hotelverband Deutschland award. The company has also raised new capital, with its sights now set on expansion into Germany.
Burglary detection device wins Swiss digital insurance award
Dübendorf/Zurich – Swiss direct insurer smile.direct and insurtech company mitipi have won the DIA Diamond Award. Mitipi developed a device for detecting burglars, smile.direct offers a corresponding insurance solution.
Designwerk expands its battery business
Winterthur – Designwerk Products AG is acquiring the Batteriewerk brand, a company that electrifies electric vehicles of all kinds. Production will take place at Designwerk’s site in the Greater Zurich Area.
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