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GetYourGuide raises almost half a billion dollars
Zurich – The GetYourGuide platform can be used to book tours and activities to travel destinations. The start-up has now acquired additional investors and raised 484 million US dollars in a financing round.
Trust Square wants to expand further
Zurich - Trust Square opened its doors a year ago and since then it has developed into the world's largest blockchain hub. Now the hub wants to broaden its focus and position itself as an international centre for trust-building technologies.
Stair-climbing wheelchair to be exported
Winterthur - The start-up Scewo from the Greater Zurich Area has developed a wheelchair that can climb stairs. Now it plans to export the wheelchair to Germany and Austria, followed by other countries.
Maggi site celebrates reopening
Lindau ZH – Property company Mettler2Invest is establishing a work and meeting place on the former site of Maggi in Kemptthal. The Valley will be officially initiated in mid-June, when the around 40 companies already on the site will be opening their doors.
Swiss Impact Hubs bundle strengths
Zurich – The five Swiss Impact Hubs are merging to form the umbrella organization Impact Hub Switzerland. Among its aims is to initiate new large-scale projects. The first major project is promoting startups in the Circular Economy.
Ticino Turismo exploiting opportunities of digitalization
Bellinzona – Tourism organization Ticino Turismo is building up a new platform in collaboration with neighboring regions in Italy and local research institutes. This will collect data and enable analyses that can be used to develop new services for tourists.
Largest Irish insurer places trust in dacadoo
Zurich – Manager of life assurance and pension assets Irish Life is launching a digital health app in collaboration with the startup dacadoo from the Greater Zurich Area. It is hoped this will motivate policyholders to adopt a healthier lifestyle.
Innovation center in Grisons to give boost to the Greater Zurich Area
InnoQube Swiss, an innovation center planned in Greater Zurich, wants to become an engine for good ideas and talented minds. Researchers, industry and most of all startups will find a new home and networking partners in this private flagship project.
Swiss universities are amongst the most innovative in Europe
Zurich - Thomson Reuters has published its annual report on Europe's most innovative universities. Switzerland has four in the top 25. They include ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich. The latter has moved up four places.
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