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Zug - Maximon provides capital to build start-ups operating in the field of longevity. With a personal investment of 10 million francs and contributions from other investors, the volume of the Longevity Co-Investment Fund managed by Maximon has been increased to 30 million Swiss francs.

Representatives from a variety of cities and regions within the Choose Europe initiative will come together for the first time to exhibit at Collision, a renowned global tech conference taking place from June 26 to 29 in Toronto, Canada. This unprecedented collaboration aims to promote Europe and highlight the advantages of working, living and investing in Europe to a global audience.

Schlieren - Memo Therapeutics is launching a pivotal Phase II/III clinical trial in the USA with AntiBKV. The drug is designed to prevent viral infections linked to kidney transplants.

Zurich/Irapuato - Wingtra will in future be collaborating with the Mexican firm SYSMAP. It is set to offer its surveying drone WingtraOne for its solutions in the fields of security, cadastral, mineral exploration and topographical survey projects.

Pfäffikon - Artificial Intelligence (KI) is the most important digitalization topic for Swiss companies today, according to the results of the Top Executive Study on AI. These were presented during the AiCon AI strategy forum, where executives came together to discuss the potential of AI.

Zurich/Stockholm - Catarina Dahlin, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Dagsmejan, is in the final of the international competition Founder of the Year Medium Size Companies. The company develops sleepwear based on science that is comfortable and regulates temperature.

Zurich/Gainesville - A joint project between Synhelion and the University of Florida has received support from the US Department of Energy amounting to 2.7 million US dollars. It aims to make Synhelion’s technology for the production of green energy from concentrated sunlight available to industry more rapidly.

Zurich - The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) and partners from the aerospace industry have demonstrated that optical data transmission is possible in the terabit range. Optical laser systems will soon make expensive submarine cables superfluous and transmit data significantly more rapidly.

Lugano - The Lifestyle-Tech Competence Center (LTCC) is launching a new development and research project to produce digital content for the fashion and luxury industry on the basis of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Moreover, two new members have joined the LTCC: Assos of Switzerland and VF International.