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Yelloh qualifies for Startup Sauna
Zurich – The Zurich-based startup company Yelloh has qualified for Startup Sauna, the seven-week Finnish accelerator programme. Alongside other international startups, it will receive mentoring from experts and have the chance to showcase to renowned investors.
Sensor measures fat burning in real time
Zurich – Zurich researchers have developed a sensor that, by means of a breathalyser, measures when the body starts burning fat. The goal is to integrate the sensor into a conveniently sized device to help people when training or dieting.
Devisenwerk impresses SMEs
Lachen SZ – The Schwyz-based fintech company Devisenwerk AG offers foreign currency exchanges for 90 per cent less than conventional banks in Switzerland. Just eight weeks after the platform was launched and more than one million Swiss francs in sales have been achieved.
Database enables greener concrete
Zurich – Researchers at ETH Zurich have teamed up with international colleagues to create a new database of molecular dynamics molecules that simulate the properties of cement in all its varieties. This could result in stronger, more eco-friendly concrete.
Japanese company invests in Swiss Re
Zurich – The Japanese insurance group MS&AD is investing around 1 billion Swiss francs into ReAssure, the closed book business of the Zurich-based reinsurance company Swiss Re.
Blockchain solution for pharmaceutical supply chain receives funding
Zurich – The startup modum.io and the University of Zurich have received funding from the Commission for Technology and Innovation for their research project on the use of blockchain technology to track the route of pharmaceutical products along the supply chain.
Foundation supports neuroeconomics PhD students
Zurich – The Marlene Porsche Foundation will enable 14 doctoral students to qualify in neuroeconomics at the University of Zurich over the next 10 years. Zurich is a leading location in this field.
Baar solution monitors freight shipments in real time
ZG – The Baar-based startup Arviem has developed a solution that can monitor shipments in real time. It is designed to provide data on goods being transported between China and Europe via the New Silk Road.
Blockchain-based trade platform gains momentum
Zurich – Zurich’s big bank UBS and the IT giant IBM launched a project in 2016 to build a global trade platform based on blockchain technology. Bank of Montreal, CaixaBank, Commerzbank and Erste Group have now joined.
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