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AirMap and Involi want to make the skies safe for drones
Zurich – The two drone specialists AirMap and Involi want to make the usage of drones safer in airspace. To this end, they are collaborating on a technological basis.
Sygnum impresses former UBS boss
Zurich - The former UBS boss Peter Wuffli has been nominated as Member of the Board of Directors at Sygnum. The FinTech from the Greater Zurich Area will therefore benefit from even greater industry-relevant expertise. Wuffli has been an investor in the Zurich start-up right from the very beginning.
Ascom supplies software solution to Italian hospital
Baar ZG – The software company Ascom is supplying its Healthcare Platform and Digistat software to the Campus Bio Medico University Hospital in Rome to help optimize clinical procedures.
Olympus and Cytosurge partner in Life Sciences
Glattbrugg ZH – Japanese company Olympus is partnering with ETH spinoff Cytosurge to develop new technologies for accelerating pharmaceuticals research.
LafargeHolcim investing in intelligent cement plants
Zug – LafargeHolcim intends to modernize its cement plants through automation and artificial intelligence, among other technologies. To this end, it will increasingly work together with startups. New technologies are being tested in the Siggenthal cement plant.
Researchers embed data in music
Zurich – Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a technique for storing data in music. The microphone in a mobile phone can receive this data. This could have interesting applications in hotels, museums and department stores.
Autoneum makes tires quieter
Winterthur - The automotive parts supplier Autoneum has developed a textile-based wheel arch cladding to absorb tire noise and also make vehicles more lightweight. The new product will now be showcased at the Automotive Acoustics Conference in Zurich.
Planted plants chickens
Zurich – Planted, a start-up from the Greater Zurich Area, develops substitute meat products from plant-based proteins. Planted‘s chicken made from peas comes astonishingly close to replicating real chicken and is already on offer in ten restaurants across Switzerland.
Parliament gives green light for tax reform
Schaffhausen – The Schaffhausen cantonal parliament has approved a reduction in the corporate tax rate from today’s 16% down to 12.35%. This will make Schaffhausen the canton with the third lowest tax rate in Switzerland.
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