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Greater Zurich Area Ltd. (GZA) is delighted to announce that its Managing Director Sonja Wollkopf Walt has received the "Location Manager of the Year" award. This is in recognition of her consistent work and commitment to the Greater Zurich Area as a business location by attracting innovative companies from abroad.

Schlieren/Manassas - The biotech company InSphero and ATCC from the US state of Virginia are working together to introduce new paradigms in the field of 3D cell-based oncology research. ATCC will supply the cells and InSphero the 3D assays.

Zurich - A new 3D printing process is significantly expanding the possibilities of soft robotics. In one go, it can shape polymers of varying hardness and elasticity into complex structures. The process was developed by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and a spin-off from MIT.

Zurich - Sevensense Robotics has been invited by the jury of the European Logistics Association (ELA) to attend the ELA Awards 2023 as one of six finalists. The awards will be presented on December 12 in Paris.

Zurich/Pasadena - Nexxiot and Coast Autonomous have entered into a partnership to improve port and rail yard operations. The aim is to offer faster handling and increase the efficiency, safety and security of ports and rail yards through artificial intelligence and sensors.

Dübendorf - David Reber wants to develop a better type of non-toxic water-based flow battery at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa). His vision of a storage medium for urban areas is a hybrid of a flow battery and a lithium-ion battery.

Schlieren - InSphero, which specializes in 3D cell culture technologies, is offering its MASH CALL initiative to the drug discovery community. It enables the rapid identification and comparison of therapeutic candidates for the clinical treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver inflammation (MASH).

Zurich/Shanghai - Will Semiconductor Co., Ltd. has placed its depositary receipts on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The Shanghai-based company, which specializes in circuits, is the seventh Chinese company this year to trade its shares abroad on the Swiss stock exchange.

Zurich/Basel - The Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical industry has ranked third for competitiveness in 2023 after dropping one place compared to last year, according to the latest study by BAK Economics. The study was commissioned by scienceindustries.