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CorFlow raises 9.4 million Swiss franc
Baar ZG – CorFlow has succeeded in raising 9.4 million Swiss francs from private investors. The medtech company has developed a technology that can detect microvascular obstructions following a heart attack, allowing for more effective treatments. The new funds will be used to test the technology on patients for the first time.
Nectar launches smart credit product
Altendorf SZ – Fintech company Nectar Digital Wealth is launching a credit product based on artificial intelligence. It is designed to give small pension savers access to a global credit portfolio.
Beekeeper raises $13 million
Zurich – Beekeeper has raised $13 million in a financing round from investors such as Atomico and Samsung. The startup from the Greater Zurich Area has developed an app that integrates every single employee into a company’s communications system.
Georg Fischer and 3D Systems present 3D printer
Schaffhausen/Chicago – GF Machining Solutions, a division of Georg Fischer, and the American firm 3D Systems have jointly developed a solution for additive manufacturing. The DMP Factory 500 can simply the manufacture of metal parts and reduce total operation costs.
Every second car drives with Dätwyler expertise
Altdorf – Dätwyler is turning to its new automotive production concept – Lean and Clean – in an effort to increase its competitiveness in the market for automotive components.
Dfinity to base research team in Zurich
Zug/Zurich – Dfinity intends to establish a research laboratory in Zurich. The U.S. company already has its Foundation in the Crypto Valley and is currently working on a new kind of decentralised internet computer. It recently raised more than US$100 million in a funding round.
Waters invests in Creoptix AG
Wädenswil ZH – U.S. technology company Waters Corporation is investing in Creoptix AG, a company from the Greater Zurich Area which develops and markets analytical laboratory instruments for life sciences research and the pharmaceutical sector.
High-tech is letting Swiss coffee culture conquer the globe
Hamilton sensors flying into space
Bonaduz GR – Hamilton Bonaduz AG has developed special sensors for a new life support system, which will be used on the International Space Station. This system will be sent out into space next week.
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