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Burger King wins award for investment in Zug
Baar ZG – The fast food chain Burger King has won the Tell Award for its investment in the canton of Zug. The prize honours important investment projects the North American company has pursued in Switzerland.
RUAG delivers parts for Mars Rover
Zurich – The next Mars Rover is launching into space in 2020 on a mission to explore the red planet. Several of its parts have been built by RUAG Space in the Greater Zurich Area, where the vehicle’s drive and steering are now being tested.
Gbanga game wins Universal competition
Zurich – Gbanga, a games developer from Zurich, has won the Universal GameDev Challenge in the USA. As well as prize money totaling 150,000 dollars, it has scooped a one-year consultancy contract with Universal.
TwingTec makes energy drones breakthrough
Dübendorf ZH – TwingTec, a startup from the Greater Zurich Area, has developed an energy drone capable of automatically taking off, flying and landing. The aim is to make energy production from high-altitude winds marketable and competitive.
memory-steel to reinforce old buildings
Ingenbohl SZ – With memory-steel, the Empa spin-off re-fer AG has developed new shape memory alloys based on iron. This can be used to reinforce new and existing concrete structures. The material only needs to be heated once and then prestressing occurs automatically.
Life sciences cluster is success story
Zurich – The life sciences cluster Zurich-Zug-Lucerne is growing at an impressive rate. This is bolstered by a strong university and research environment, access to specialised professionals and the global connections of the Zurich economic area.
Procivis and Futurae take digital identities to a new level
Zurich – Swiss e-government provider Procivis is collaborating with the startup Futurae to integrate artificial intelligence-based authentication into Procivis’ eID+ digital identity platform.
SIX turns to artificial intelligence
Zurich – The owner and operator of the Swiss stock exchange has entered into a partnership with two international companies to develop artificial intelligence-based services for SIX activities in the securities industry.
Used water can be returned to the tap
Zurich – Researchers in Zurich have developed a process that allows greywater to be recycled on-site directly after use. This technology will now be tested in developing countries, though it might also be suitable for train toilets in future.
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