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Zurich/Hinwil/Glattfelden - Beerstecher AG is deploying a picking robot developed by Floating Robotics to assist with vegetable harvests as part of a pilot project. The start-up was founded as a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH).

Schlieren/Cincinnati - Proteomedix has been acquired by Blue Water Biotech, which is based in Cincinnati in the US State of Ohio. The two firms have now jointly founded the company Onconetix Inc. This new pharma and diagnostics firm will maintain a focus on the field of male health.

Zurich/Lucerne - Rulematch has launched a new crypto trading venue for financial institutes. To this end, the start-up has turned to Nasdaq trading technology and data centers in the Greater Zurich Area. In addition, the company is working with Luzerner Kantonalbank.

Zurich - Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) have, together with the company ExoLabs, developed a form of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to measure the depth of snow across the whole of Switzerland on a daily basis and at greater accuracy than previously possible. This has all been made possible with the help of satellite imaging.

Zurich - University Hospital Zurich, Triemli municipal hospital and the University of Zurich are merging their respective geriatric medicine departments to form a single, large entity known as the University Center for Geriatric Medicine. This is set to commence operations on January 1, 2024, and will be located at Stadtspital Waid in Zurich.

Zurich/Pune - Game developer N-Dream has secured a strategic investment from KPIT Technologies, an Indian company specializing in software for automotive and mobility systems, in its in-car gaming platform AirConsole.

Zurich - Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) have trained an artificial intelligence tool to design metamaterials with specific properties at the touch of a button. It can predict structures that are more efficient than anything previously generated.

Lugano - The Startup Centre at the Università della Svizzera (USI) and Chamber of Commerce for the canton of Ticino are to work together to establish favorable conditions for the establishment and growth of startups in the region. They have now signed an agreement to this effect.

Bellinzona - The Grand Council of Ticino has enshrined in law the structure of the Innovation Park Ticino, which is currently under construction, with the competence centers as its central pillars. It has also approved a credit line totaling 60 million Swiss francs to support innovation and the regional economy.