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Schlieren/Cambridge - The medtech firm hemotune is initiating a joint feasibility study with the global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. This will focus on exploring applications in connection with hemotune’s innovative blood purification system.

Zurich - Relio has received a fintech license from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority. This means that the startup can launch a business account for SMEs independently of partner banks, driving the digitization of compliance and sparing its customers from bureaucracy.

London - A total of 32 higher education programs from Switzerland feature in the top ten in the world for their discipline. This means that Swiss universities occupy 6 percent of all top ten subjects and lead in the most subjects. This is according to the current ranking of the British university analyst Quacquarelli Symonds.

Schlieren/Courgenay - A SpacePharma micro-lab containing an experiment from life sciences company Cutiss traveled to the International Space Station (ISS) on 14 March. This four-week mission will study the effects of space on skin tissue and cell cultures.

Zurich - Wingtra is set to accelerate its growth with US$22 million raised in new funding. The company has plans for further expansion with its commercial vertical take-off and landing drones, including on the American continent. Five new industry veterans have also been appointed to its senior leadership team.

Zurich - The private bank Maerki Baumann is now offering its clients the opportunity to access an alternative asset class managed by the venture capital firm Redalpine. The investment focus is on start-ups from the German-speaking DACH region with growth potential and scalable business models.

Zurich/Mississauga - Toronto Pearson International Airport is deploying the monitoring solution developed by Assaia at all 106 boarding gates. The company will also be showcasing its boarding gate operations software at this year’s Dubai Airport Show. The technology is based on Artificial Intelligence and computer vision.

Kloten/London - Zurich Airport has been named as the world’s best airport for security controls by the international rating organization Skytrax in 2023. In the rankings of the best airports overall, Zurich has risen one place from 9th in the previous year to 8th for 2023.

Zug - Oculis has been given the green light to proceed with the Phase 3 trial for its most-promising product candidate. Patient enrollment for the trial has now been completed. The innovative eye drops to treat inflammation and pain following cataract surgery will be tested on 240 patients at 25 locations across the USA.