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Thalwil/Hurley - The semiconductor manufacturer u-blox from Thalwil in the Swiss canton of Zurich has announced a collaboration with the British company Wireless Logic. The partners aim to enhance the capabilities of Internet of Things (IoT) devices by connecting Wireless Logic's Conexa network with u-blox's advanced cellular modules.

Lausanne/Schlieren - DePoly has taken first place in the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award 2024. Corintis and Yokoy came in second and third place. These three companies on the podium represent the cleantech, engineering, and fintech sectors.

Pfäffikon/Ingelheim - Boehringer Ingelheim has completed an acquisition of Saiba Animal Health. The innovative technology platform developed by Saiba Animal Health, which is based in the Greater Zurich Area, will give the German pharma company more options for developing pet therapeutics.

Villigen/Dornach - LeadXpro and Alipheron have entered into a partnership, combining their strengths in structural biology and virtual screening of combinatorial libraries with trillions of molecules. They hope this will accelerate discovery of new therapeutics.

Zurich - Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) plan to use a newly developed technology to enhance the discovery of pharmaceutically active substances. To this end, an existing process has been refined and enhanced. This means that billions of new molecules can be rapidly produced and investigated.

Castel San Pietro/Fremont - THINK Surgical from California is providing its handheld, wireless and robot-supported TMINI miniature robotic system for fitting kinematic knee prostheses developed by Medacta. This partnership is intended to enable personalized solutions.

Zurich/Seattle - Swiss-Mile has raised 22 million dollars in seed capital for its autonomous four-legged robot on wheels. Investors include the venture capital firms Bezos Expeditions, HongShan and the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, which has spotted potential for Amazon in the Swiss-Mile technology.

Zurich/Hong Kong - Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong have for the first time performed a magnetic endoscopy via remote control. For this, the pig being examined was in Hong Kong, while the probe was guided from Zurich.

Dübendorf/Gettysburg - Odne from Dübendorf in the Swiss canton of Zurich can now market its entire product portfolio for root canal treatment in the USA. The root cleaning device Odne Clean has become the latest of the company’s products to receive FDA approval. It follows the light-curing root canal filler Odne Fill and a laser curing light.