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Catheter technology wins over investors
Winterthur – Medyria is working to make catheters safer by means of a sensor technology. The startup has now raised 3.7 million Swiss francs in a financing round and received approval for its first-in-human clinical trials.
Zurich is among the most attractive cities
London – Zurich is the highest-ranked medium-sized European city of the future, according to a report by fDi Intelligence. The canton of Zurich also scored well among smaller regions, as did the canton of Zug.
Victorinox flies in business class
Ibach SZ – SWISS Airlines business class passengers can now enjoy new amenity kits on long-haul flights. The new collection of six different modules was developed by the traditional Swiss brand Victorinox.
Schaffhausen deepens relations with China
Changsha – The canton of Schaffhausen has signed a partnership agreement with the Chinese province of Hunan. The aim is to strengthen economic and political exchange.
Stem cells could help treat brain diseases
Zurich – For the first time researchers at the University of Zurich have been able to track how stem cells generate nerve cells over months. They hope that stem cells could one day be used to treat brain diseases.
Swissloop flies back to Los Angeles
Zurich – Swissloop has qualified for the final of the Hyperloop competition initiated by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk. Musk’s aim is to create an ultra-fast transport capsule that can whiz through tunnels and cover great distances.
High-tech ski wax promises new record times
Zurich – Researchers from the Greater Zurich Area have developed an innovative ski wax that remains in place for twice as long as existing products. Able to enable a 1.5 per cent improvement in performance, it will be deployed during the Winter Olympics in South Korea.
ETH lessons to use HoloLens
Zurich – Students at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) will now be using Microsoft’s HoloLens to examine molecules. A specially developed app makes it possible to analyse proteins in the room.
qiibee attracts investors
Zug – qiibee has secured funding of €3.25 million at the end of a seed round. The startup from the Greater Zurich Area is developing a customer loyalty ecosystem based on blockchain technology.
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