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Memo Therapeutics raises 25 million francs in Series C financing
Schlieren/Pfäffikon - Memo Therapeutics has raised 25 million Swiss francs to complete the Phase II clinical trials of AntiBKV for kidney infections in transplantation. The Series C financing was led by Pureos Bioventures.
Wingtra Drones supplies data for Silent Falcon
Zurich/Front Royal - Wingtra and Silent Falcon are working together for the first time. The specialist for 3D remote sensing via artificial intelligence and digital twins, which is used by all airports in the USA, will now also use Wingtra's mapping drones.
SkyCell raises $57 million in fresh capital
Zug - SkyCell has raised $57 million in a funding round, corresponding to a company valuation of $600 million. It will use the fresh capital to make additional smart cold containers for transporting medicines and expand further.
U.S. funds quantum research with ETH participation
Zurich/Innsbruck - The U.S. Research funding agency IARPA is providing financing of up to 40 million dollars to two projects with the participation of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH). Both projects aim to connect two logical qubits with one another and lay the foundation for future quantum computers.
Five family companies join forces to found zirkulit Beton AG
Kloten/Rubigen - The two founding companies of zirkulit AG, Kästli Bau and Eberhard Bau, have joined forces with the construction firms Grisoni-Zaugg SA, the JMS Group and the Lötscher Plus Group to found zirkulit Beton AG. They will use zirkulit’s CO2 storage technology in connection with recycled concrete.
Erne Group and Holinger AG invest in Swiss Blue Salmon
Zurich/Mollis - Swiss Blue Salmon has brought on board two new investors: Erne, the construction and real estate group active throughout Switzerland, and Holinger, the Basel-based engineering firm. Swiss Blue Salmon is planning to construct the world’s most modern land-based recirculation system for salmon farming in Mollis, which would also be the largest fish farm in Switzerland.
Viso.ai raises 9.2 million US dollars in fresh capital
Schaffhausen - Viso.ai has raised 9.2 million US dollars in a financing round. With this fresh capital, the company will strive to satisfy increased demand for computer vision applications and expand its platform. The company can already count DHL and Orange, in addition to other Fortune 500 companies, among its client base.
Green Datacenter starts construction work on two additional data centers
Dielsdorf - Green Datacenter AG has started construction work on two additional data centers located on the Metro-Campus Zurich. Here, space for up to 160,000 IT systems is being created. The waste heat generated by the data centers will be funneled into cooperative district heating networks that are currently under construction.
CR 777 sunglasses from CARUSO come without screws or a frame
Neuhausen - The new CARUSO CR 777 sunglasses from CARUSO & FREELAND are the first of their kind to feature neither screws nor a frame. The design can be selected according to face type. It also offers UV and blue light protection for the eyes.
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