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Zurich/San Diego - QuantalRF has raised US$15 million in a Series C funding round. The semiconductor manufacturer from the Greater Zurich Area will thus be able to meet the increasing demand from partners and expand its product portfolio for the 5G network.

Rümlang/Golden - Vescent, a sales partner of Menhir Photonics in the USA, has been awarded a contract worth a total of 1.25 million US dollars by the United States Air Force. Together with Menhir Photonics, the company will focus on developing an optical frequency comb for the detection of gases.

Zurich - Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and the University of Zurich have developed an Artificial Intelligence to automatically analyze the social behavior of animals. The method could help to generate improvements in animal husbandry and animal studies.

Gunzgen/Zug - The raw material supplier Patiswiss has installed a system for the elimination of germs in food. The systems developed by the machine manufacturer Napasol are intended to improve the safety of Patiswiss products in addition to minimizing product recalls.

Schlieren - Kuros Biosciences, a company based in the Greater Zurich Area, has received clearance in the USA for its MagnetOs Flex Matrix. This is the third authorization for an innovation in the MagnetOs product family that the company has received over the past seven months.

Zurich/Jena - The start-up Auterion from the Greater Zurich Area is integrating the software firm Spleenlab from the German city of Jena in its growing ecosystem. Together, the companies will be aiming to offer new autonomous solutions for enterprise drone users.

Columbia/Zurich - The University of Zurich has been selected to join the Universities Space Research Association. This represents major recognition for the achievements of its Space Hub, the range of training courses, Ph.D programs and number of cooperation partners.

Zurich - The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich has developed a neural network that is able to determine the height of trees around the world using regularly updated satellite images. With this global map, it could be possible to track deforestation of rainforests and accurately evaluate how much CO2 is released by this.

Pfäffikon/Richardson - The public ledger platform Hedera Hashgraph has founded the Swiss Hashgraph Association and allocated it grant funding of US$16.3 million. In collaboration with the Swiss Digital Assets Institute, this will be used to launch a global innovation program.