Explore insights, news, and background stories from the Greater Zurich Area – one of Europe’s most advanced business and innovation hubs. This is where international companies, tech pioneers, and investors find the latest updates on artificial intelligence, robotics, biotech, fintech, and more. Whether you're looking for real-world expansion cases, startup success stories, or key developments in Switzerland’s business environment, our articles offer firsthand perspectives and strategic guidance.
PropTech1 Ventures is coming to Switzerland
Zurich – PropTech1 Ventures, a German venture capital fund that focuses on PropTech startups, is opening an office in the Greater Zurich Area. Calling the Swiss PropTech market ‘attractive’, the company recently invested in the startup Archilyse.
Siemens builds on competencies in Greater Zurich
The new Siemens Campus in Zug in the Greater Zurich Area showcases state-of-the-art building technology, says Matthias Rebellius, CEO of the Siemens Division Building Technologies. The investment in the Greater Zurich Area site is a harbinger of its growing role in the company’s structure.
C-Level equips managers for AI age
Freienbach SZ - C-Level AG launches training course for managers in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) in cooperation with the AI Business School.
Federal government helps finance smartflyer prototype
Grenchen SO – smartflyer AG from the Greater Zurich Area is developing a four-seat aircraft with a hybrid drive, and the first flight is scheduled for 2021. The federal government is supporting the project through a special financing scheme.
Scientists print ears
Dübendorf ZH - Scientists at Empa have managed to produce ear implants using 3D printing that could in future be used for people with cartilage defects. They have used nanocellulose - a material which is obtained from wood and is therefore widely available.
Cantonal Hospital chooses Zippsafe for lockers
Winterthur/Glattbrugg ZH - The Cantonal Hospital Winterthur is installing an innovative solution for staff lockers from Zippsafe. The spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich has developed them specifically for public spaces with limited amounts of space.
Switzerland is innovation leader
Las Vegas - Switzerland is the world number two for innovation. This is reflected in the new ranking list of the Consumer Technology Association. The country scored particularly well in the areas of freedom, adaptability and internet speed.
Zurich Airport surpasses 31 million passengers
Kloten ZH – More than 31 million passengers passed through Zurich Airport last year. With the figure, the record of 30 million set in mid-December 2018 was broken by the end of the year.
Switzerland contributes to IBM’s patent record
Rüschlikon ZH – The IT giant IBM received a record number of 9,100 patents last year. This makes it once again the patent leader in the USA. Around 270 patents in 2018 hailed from IBM Research in the Greater Zurich Area.
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