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Mendrisio/Kloten - The DOS Group has sold off its rescue and emergency app in addition to the association part of the company to the Swiss air rescue service Rega. From now on, the software products developed by the IT firm will be further developed by the new Rega company sureVIVE.

Zurich - The independent Swiss Game Developers Association has selected the best Swiss games of the year for the ninth time. Okomotive AG won two awards for its game, FAR: Changing Tides. Three other titles were among the winners.

Zurich - Researchers at the University of Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich have been able to explain why blood stem cell transplants are so effective in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). They have shown how the immune system regenerates after chemotherapy without continuing to produce the harmful cells.

Dübendorf/New York - The water-activated paper batteries developed by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have been named as one of the world’s best inventions of the year by “Time” magazine. The biodegradable disposable batteries could pave the way to more environmentally friendly electronics.

Lugano - NNAISENSE has launched an autonomous, learning control system for industrial manufacturing, logistics and smart cities on the market. It automates current Artificial Intelligence. This should facilitate a more rapid reconfiguration without any need for factory downtime.

Altdorf - Uri wants to further strengthen its position as a location for alpine technology. The canton in the south of the Greater Zurich Area is already home to several national and international companies that are active in this field. First, a new website aims to raise the visibility of existing competences and build synergies.

Chur - The new smartphone app Augmented Swiss Heritage is bringing tourists closer to the cultural heritage of Davos with the aid of augmented reality. The app was developed by the University of Applied Sciences Graubünden and is expected to also be used in other regions.

Zurich - Beekeeper has secured an additional US$50 million in Series C funding round. The company intends to use the new funds to expand the mobile platform for the deskless workforce who don’t work from a fixed office location. It has also announced the platform’s new capabilities.

Zurich/Seattle - Amazon Web Services is launching a new infrastructure region called AWS Europe (Zurich). This includes the opening of three Swiss data centers. The U.S. tech giant plans to invest almost 6 billion Swiss francs in Switzerland over the next 15 years.