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Cloud solution planned for financial market
Zurich – Swiss stock exchange SIX is joining forces with the technology company HIAG Data. Together, they intend to provide secure cloud services for the Swiss financial market, strengthening it further as a result.
Making children fit for the digital future
Many of our children will work in professions that do not even exist yet. How should they be prepared for this? The Zurich foundation We Are Play Lab (WAP) is looking for the answer to this through new education concepts and with the help of startup thinking, broad-based dialogue and partners such as foundations, associations and even Google.
EU Commission provides funding to turicode
Winterthur – turicode has developed a smart solution for extracting information from scanned documents. The startup from the Greater Zurich Area is now receiving funding from the EU’s Horizon 2020 funding programme.
Travel tech startup secures new funds
Zurich – Greater Zurich Area startup Nezasa has developed a software that allows travellers to plan and book trips online consisting of different modules. The company has now secured 2.5 million Swiss francs in a Series A financing round led by Credit Suisse.
Free trade agreement signed with Indonesia
Jakarta - The EFTA states and Indonesia signed a free trade agreement in Indonesia on Sunday, making EFTA - to which Switzerland belongs - Indonesia’s first free trade partner in Europe.
Smart security solution impresses investors
Zurich – Xorlab is developing a smart cyber security solution that filters unknown email attacks. The spinoff from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich has now raised 1.9 million Swiss francs in financing.
Researchers maximise stiffness of lightweight materials
Zurich – Researchers at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have developed a construction method that maximises the stiffness of lightweight building materials. The breakthrough will only come however once 3D printing is cheap enough for mass production.
HTW Chur researches data-based services
Chur – Data form the new basis for service provision. HTW Chur is now using a research project to examine how companies can best implement such services sustainably. The university is receiving support from Innosuisse.
Foldable drone for rescue missions
Zurich – Researchers from Zurich and Lausanne have developed a new drone that can retract its propeller arms in flight, making itself small to fit through narrow gaps and holes. This can be used by rescue missions in the aftermath of natural disasters.
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