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Zug/Zurich - The IT specialist Inacta and the global strategy consulting firm Roland Berger are keen to jointly develop solutions in the areas of Web3 and digital assets for the business world. Both partners envisage cooperating on many projects in the future.

Zurich - Robotics experts from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have successfully further developed their cube-shaped robot by the name of Cubli so that it is now able to balance on its pivot: The new One-Wheel Cubli requires just a single reaction wheel and is able to compensate for external disturbances as well.

Zug/Barcelona - Authena has become the first Swiss company to win a Glomo Award at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The specialist in technology solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain was awarded the prize for the best Web3 innovation.

Dübendorf/Zurich - Angst+Pfister is investing in the Innovation Park Zurich. The international technical component manufacturer is the project’s first large industry partner. The development phase is now starting after completion of the political process.

Bellinzona - In Spring 2023, the Life Sciences Competence Center in Bellinzona will be officially established. It will bundle the expertise that exists in this sector south of the Alps, focusing especially on biofabrication. Partners include academic institutions in Ticino, industry associations, and Farma Industria Ticino in Lugano.

New York/Berkeley - Zurich currently is second in the world when it comes to public transport in cities after Hong Kong. In the Urban Mobility Readiness Index 2022, meanwhile, it comes fifth worldwide.

Bern/Wädenswil - The cooperative fenaco and ZHAW are joining forces to promote cellular agriculture. Together, the research partners will seek to develop methods for the production of plant cell and tissue cultures. This should also help to counteract the issue of food waste.

Lugano - A virtual assistant can help financial sector professionals to detect customer risks in connection with money laundering and the financing of terrorism, for example. The computer system based on machine learning was developed by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland together with the companies Cube Finance and QBT, both of which are based in the Greater Zurich Area.

Zurich - Kemiex AG has secured equity investments from CME Ventures, the strategic investment arm of the CME Group, as well as DTN and Wille Finance. With this capital increase, Kemiex will seek to raise its share of the market in the agrichemicals and raw materials sectors.