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Avobis constructing business location in Hombrechtikon
Zurich/Hombrechtikon - From 2024, Avobis and Rimaplan, two companies in the Avobis Group AG, will build a location for commercial and production companies across an area of around 29,000 square meters at the Eichtal Park in Hombrechtikon. The sustainable project is named OakTec.
Long protein fibrils indicate heightened risk of dementia
Dübendorf/St.Gallen - The length of protein fibrils in spinal fluid is an indication of the stage of Alzheimer’s. This has now been proven for the first time by researchers from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology and the Cantonal Hospital of St.Gallen.
IpQuants launches AI extension to review documents
Schaffhausen - With its Artificial Intelligence (AI) extension AskQthena, ipQuants AG is seeking to revolutionize digital document review processes. In connection with the proprietary Qthena digital cockpit, knowledge workers are to be provided with a personalized digital strategy assistant.
Siegfried acquires majority in DiNAMIQS
Zofingen/Schlieren - Siegfried has acquired a stake of 95 percent in DiNAMIQS. The global life sciences firm is planning to bring the development and production platform for cell and gene therapy from DiNAMIQS to commercial scale. Siegfried expects to generate new growth opportunities on this basis.
Swiss companies among global leaders for research expenditure
Zurich - In total, 14 Swiss companies are ranked among the top 500 companies worldwide in terms of corporate research spending. In Roche, Switzerland is even represented in the top ten. In terms of total research expenditure by companies, Switzerland is ranked in fifth place.
Hoop enables first fully digital company incorporation
Zurich/Lugano - The start-up platform Hoop has reported the first fully digital company foundation in Switzerland. In partnership with the IT service provider DeepCloud and the new digital bank Yapeal, this process was completed in just six hours. After a soft launch for 20 trustees, all interested parties should be able to take advantage of this service from June.
ETH researchers discover new approach to investigate cell growth
Zurich - A team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) has examined the interactions between human cells and their natural environment. The focus of this research was on influencing factors behind cell growth. The findings should now help in the development of new cancer treatments.
SHL Medical developing autoinjector for MoonLake
Zug - SHL Medical is developing an autoinjector for MoonLake Immunotherapeutics. This is intended to secure the clinical and potential commercial supply of MoonLake’s drug candidate sonelokimab, a nanobody technology for the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis.
Aphaia Pharma begins phase 2 trial
Zug - Aphaia Pharma has dosed the first patient in a phase 2 trial evaluating its lead candidate for prediabetes. APH-012 is expected to improve glucose tolerance in patients with this condition.
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