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Winterthur/Attinghausen - Zgraggen Transport has taken delivery of the first fully electric milk tanker from Designwerk, the Winterthur-based electromobility specialists. The transportation firm from the canton of Uri can therefore carry out these tasks on an emissions-free basis and save around 93 tons of CO2 per year in the process.

Lugano - Inhalis Therapeutics has submitted a patent application for its compound to combat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). As an inhalable drug, INHAL-101 is designed to inhibit the pathogenic elements driven by the disease.

Zurich/Tokyo - Rapyuta Robotics from Tokyo is using Visual SLAM in its autonomous forklifts. The proprietary hardware and software package developed by Sevensense enables autonomous robots to navigate with precision and reliability. Both companies are spin-offs from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.

Zurich/Davos - The Swiss start-up AlpineAI is seeking to develop trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications for businesses in the form of SwissGPT. To make this vision a reality, leading researchers from Swiss institutions are contributing their expertise.

Zurich - Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) have developed a system to condense and purify water from fog. This new technology allows clean drinking water to be produced even in regions subject to heavier atmospheric pollution. Moreover, this method could also make it possible to recover water used in cooling towers

Winterthur/Zurich - Since July, Electrolux has been using a converted electric truck from Flux Mobility for its deliveries of household appliances. The start-up develops light commercial vehicles with a commitment to offering the highest range, load capacity and trailer load on the market. There is also an emphasis on digitized vehicles.

Zurich/Friedrichshafen - An algorithm developed by Embotech is contributing to greener mobility. It helps to optimize an adaptive cruise control (ACC) system developed by ZF. This facilitates more efficient driving strategies and increases vehicle range by up to 8 percent. The solution is suitable for series production.

Zurich - A team at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) has been able to create muscle in the laboratory without genetic engineering. This makes the method safer. It could be used for surgery, to help with muscle disorders, or to do away with animal slaughter.

Zurich/Calgary - Canadian company MicroWatt Controls is the new sales partner for the ANYmal autonomous inspection robot from ANYbotics. It will be used first and foremost in Canada’s oil and gas industries as well as the chemicals, energy, and mining sectors.