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Zurich - Helbling has developed a measurement setup to optimize optical systems. The goniometer allows the experimental determination of the light scattering characteristics of any material sample. The technology can significantly reduce the time it takes to develop a product.

Dübendorf/San Francisco - VRM Switzerland is rebranding: The company, which specializes in the development and production of helicopter flight simulators on the basis of Virtual Reality and training pilots, will from now on be known as Loft Dynamics. After securing fresh capital of 20 million US dollars, the company has its sights primarily set on growing in the USA.

Baar - Ascom is connecting its healthcare platform with an Alexa solution for care homes. This allows residents to get in touch with relatives or staff, obtain information and choose entertainment. In this way, care home operations should also be optimized.

Zurich - Piomic Medical has been given the green light by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to carry out a pivotal trial. If the outcome is positive, the medtech company will be authorized to sell its COMS therapy system for chronic leg wounds in Europe as well as in the USA.

Zurich - The Swiss bank Fiat24 has won the Banking Innovation Award in the Neobanks & Specialized Players category. Qorus and Accenture use the annual awards to promote banking innovations. Fiat24’s business model enables blockchain-based payment transactions.

Domat/Ems/Zurich - The jury of the world’s largest trade fair in sports business, ISPO Munich, has crowned the clothing manufacturer Muntagnard and the Innovation Unit design agency as winners of an ISPO Award. The Award honors their fully recyclable MIUtec Iso jacket.

Zurich - Four students from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have developed a platform called Generai, which uses artificial intelligence to create works of art. Users simply enter a text description, keywords and a specific style of painting.

Dübendorf - A researcher from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) has developed a special drill that can be used by a robot to insert a cochlear implant. The drill automatically shuts down when it moves dangerously close to facial nerves or taste buds.

Zug/San Francisco - Tezos is collaborating with the Accelerate Solutions Group of Unity, the popular 3D development platform for computer games, on the creation of a software development kit for the Web3 blockchain operated by Tezos. This optional plug-in will be available via Unity.