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ETH plans new professorships in future-oriented disciplines
Zurich – The Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) plans to secure its leading position in the long term with new professorships in future-oriented scientific fields. Among them are cyber security, medtech and robotics.
Porsche and Hyundai invest in WayRay
Zurich – Porsche, Hyundai and Alibaba have invested in a startup company from the Greater Zurich Area. WayRay raised 80 million dollars in the investment round, with plans to channel the funds into its augmented reality technology for cars.
Auterion raises $10 million
Zurich – ETH spin-off Auterion, the world’s largest open-source drone software company, raised $10 million in seed funding earlier this month. The amount is well above the Silicon Valley average.
Luciole Medical raises 5.3 million Swiss francs
Zurich – Medtech firm Luciole Medical has raised 5.3 million Swiss francs in a Series A financing round. The company will use the funds to commercialize its monitoring probe for the brain.
RUAG Space partners with SWISSto12
Zurich – Space industry company RUAG Space and the startup SWISSto12 have entered into a partnership to jointly develop active antenna solutions in an effort to improve telecommunication satellites.
5G system to monitor production of aircraft
Schaffhausen — Georg Fischer has developed a system to monitor manufacturing processes in collaboration with Fraunhofer IPT and Ericsson. It is based on the 5G telecommunication standard and will be used in the aerospace sector, among others.
Intelligent glasses to help opticians
Zurich – The startup Vivior has developed intelligent glasses that can register head movements and other habits of the wearer. Optical chain Kochoptik will now be using these glasses to provide individualised vision care solutions to customers.
Greater Zurich provides a rich pool of life science talents
Trust Square to become world's largest blockchain hub
Zurich – Trust Square is expanding and will soon offer over 300 workstations to startups and researchers, making it the largest blockchain hub of its kind in the world.
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