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Solothurn/Kotka - For Qumea, a pilot project in Helsinki has proven to be so successful that the firm Digital Factory Finland will now assume responsibility in the country for sales, customer service and installations in connection with Qumea’s small radar sensor. This records body movements of people in need of care in the patient’s room.

Altdorf/Schattdorf - Dätwyler has significantly expanded its computing capacity at the headquarters in Altdorf. As such, the existing IT system in the Schattdorf Competence Center can be opened up to all users to facilitate global collaborations between engineers working on simulations.

Zurich/Houston - ANYbotics has entered into a partnership with the Houston-based oilfield service provider SLB. Zurich-based ANYBOTICS has designed diagnostic robots to increase safety and efficiency in hazardous oil and gas field environments.

Basel/Rotkreuz - Roche Diagnostics Division is further expanding one of its most important sites: the old production building in Rotkreuz in the Swiss canton of Zug is being replaced by a more modern and significantly larger facility. It will provide space for developments aiding rapid and reliable disease diagnosis.

Zurich/Bern - LatticeFlow AI has secured around 3 million US dollars in funding from Innosuisse. In so doing, the Swiss Innovation Agency is financing the world’s first platform that combines Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance with technical evaluations.

Zurich/Austin - Climeworks has agreed its second largest contract to date with Morgan Stanley. Climeworks is tasked with removing a total of 40,000 tons of CO2 from the air by 2037 on behalf of the New York-based financial services company. This link-up aims to accelerate Climeworks' expansion in the USA.

Zurich/Lugano - Sygnum has announced the opening of an office in Lugano. There, the digital bank intends to work more closely with the growing Bitcoin ecosystem and the city’s Plan B network for the promotion of blockchain technology. Moreover, Sygnum is launching an initiative aimed at agreeing new partnerships.

Zurich/Houston - Sirin Orbital Systems has secured the Leading Innovation in Space Award 2024. This year, the prize from the World Space Week Association celebrated special achievements in the field of space and climate change.

Schlieren/Plano/Paris - Molecular Partners and Orano Med have expanded their agreement to collaborate in the area of Radio-DARPin therapeutics. They are jointly developing four Radio-DARPin programs, with each company responsible for commercializing two programs each.