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Zurich - Properti has received a total of 10 million francs from investors over the past 12 months. The proptech from the Greater Zurich Area was also able to bring on board a new backer in PostFinance Ventures. The proceeds will be used to develop its Propchain platform.

Zug/Amsterdam - IMC, one of the world’s most active proprietary trading firms headquartered in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam, has acquired the fintech company Tensor Technologies from the Greater Zurich Area. The high-frequency trading company and developer of trading software and algorithms will in future operate under the name of IMC Zug AG.

Lachen - At the 16th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorder (EAHAD), Octapharma will be presenting new strategies for the treatment of the blood disorder. Specific illness cases and therapy concepts will be discussed as part of an online symposium during the event.

Zurich - The venture capital firm Verve Ventures has been recognized as one of the most active investors in Europe by Sifted, the European start-up medium of the Financial Times. It secured fourth place for investments in deep-tech start-ups and eighth spot for Series A investments.

Zurich - Yoon Suk Yeol, the President of the Republic of Korea, has paid a visit to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich during which he found out about quantum sciences. He was accompanied by seven of his ministers.

Zürich - Orderfox has established a platform on the basis of Artificial Intelligence (AI) via which procurement officers can search for suitable parts for high-precision machine tools, otherwise known as CNC machines. This will replace time-consuming research via search engines and should also help to stabilize supply chains.

Winterthur - The Institute of Product Development and Production Technologies (IPP) has been founded at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. It will focus on the circular economy, digitalization and additive manufacturing.

Zug/Bern - Swiss Post will now additionally use electric tricycles or trikes to deliver mail from the middle of January. The manufacturer, vRbikes.ch ag, is part of the Smart Urban Mobility division of the industry and data company vonRoll Infratec.

Zurich/Birmensdorf - Researchers in Zurich have developed a special drone that can land in trees. The drone’s underside collects environmental DNA for the determination of biodiversity. It is now being trained for a challenging competition in the rainforests of Singapore.