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Stetten - Ajuna Network, the games network owned by BloGa Tech AG, has raised fresh capital from investors. The financing round was led by the Hong Kong-based venture capital firm CMCC Global. Ajuna Network is seeking to advance the development of computer games based on blockchain technology.

Zurich - Nanoflex Robotics has secured initial funding of 12 million US dollars. The medtech start-up intends to put this capital towards the launch of its magnetically controlled robot system. A first in-human study is planned for the fall of this year.

Seon/Zurich - Mammut has signed an agreement with the cleantech startup Climeworks from the Greater Zurich Area. Over the years to come, Climeworks will filter 200 metric tons of CO2 from the air for Mammut and store it over the long term. This will bring Mammut one step closer to its target of net zero by 2050.

Solothurn - QUMEA's early warning system for fall protection has made the leap to Germany, Finland, and Sweden. In Switzerland, more than 30 hospitals and care facilities are already using the intelligent motion sensors. Now, Hirslanden Clinic in Zurich is joining them.

Männedorf/San Diego - Element Biosciences from California is collaborating with the laboratory equipment supplier Tecan from the Greater Zurich Area. The aim is to make DNA sequencing more efficient. Tecan will help to automate DNA sample preparation.

Zurich/Lucerne - The newly founded SCION Association aims to establish SCION as an alternative to the current internet standard. The technology, which was primarily developed at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, is characterized by high transparency and network security.

Zurich/Basel - Reinsurance companies based in Switzerland recorded gross premiums of 45.6 billion Swiss francs in 2021. This makes it the world’s third-largest location for reinsurance, according to a study by BAK Economics on behalf of the Swiss Insurance Association (SIA).

Lachen - The competent European medical authorities have approved the freeze-dried presentation of the well-established human plasma for transfusion from Octapharma in the canton of Schwyz. This could enable potentially life-saving treatment for patients on the way to hospital.

Wädenswil/Horgen - The founder organisation grow, which primarily focuses on supporting life sciences companies, is expanding in Wädenswil and now also in Horgen. The two sites in the Greater Zurich Area are being developed to add more space for startups. The municipality of Horgen is the new official partner of grow.