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Teylor raises 275 million euros in fresh capital
Wallisellen - Teylor has raised a total of 275 million euros in fresh capital to support its credit platform for SME financing. Barclays Bank PLC, M&G Investments as well as other investors have signed agreements for a debt vehicle administered by Teylor AG.
UZH researches new class of antibiotics
Zurich/Allschwil - Researchers at the University of Zurich (UZH) together with their business partner Spexis are pursuing a new class of antibiotics to treat resistant bacteria. This involves chemically modifying the naturally occurring antibacterial protein thanatin.
Synthara wins pioneer award ZKB Pionierpreis Technopark
Zurich/Zug - Synthara has received the pioneer award ZKB Pionierpreis Technopark 2023. The spin-off from the University of Zurich is developing a computer chip that enable a 50-fold increase in processing power and efficiency. MUVON Therapeutics and AgroSustain also received awards.
Circular jobs in Switzerland
The 'Baseline Analysis of Circular Jobs' report shows that 9.1% of jobs in Switzerland are contributing to a circular economy.
Aisot launches AI platform for asset managers
Zurich - Aisot Technologies is launching a fully automated platform for active asset management. The platform is based on artificial intelligence (AI) and is a world first. Aisot has already acquired investor funds of around 2.3 million Swiss francs for its business idea.
Companies boosting circular economy in the Greater Zurich Area
These companies are already boosting a circular economy in the Greater Zurich Area and serve as role-models for a successful adaption of circular principles.
Diving robot takes on risky search operations
Zurich - Tethys Robotics has developed an autonomous underwater robot for search operations that are too risky and difficult for human divers. It is particularly useful in minimizing the risks for teams working in murky channels and rivers.
Circularity Gap Report Switzerland: The road to a circular economy
Switzerland's Circularity Metric is at 6.9%, leaving a circularity gap of over 93% according to the Circularity Gap Report. To achieve its environmental goals, Switzerland is on the road to adopting circular economy principles.
ImmoTrack turns to AI to digitize facility management processes
Baar - From June, the start-up ImmoTrack will be offering automated resource planning for facility management processes. An app allows the status of the work to be carried out on a property to be tracked in real time. Work planning is constantly being optimized on the basis of self-learning algorithms.
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