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Opfikon - The virtual advertising and computer vision specialist uniqFEED AG from the Greater Zurich Area has successfully concluded a Series C funding round. The multi-million investment was raised entirely from Patinex AG.

Dübendorf - Scientists led by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) in the canton of Zurich have developed a process for the miniaturization of infrared spectrometers. This miniaturization allows for integration in ultra-small satellites and can be used to detect counterfeit medicines.

Kloten - The new winter timetable at Zurich Airport includes flights to Hong Kong again after an absence of two years. The first Ethiopian Airlines flight from Zurich to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is also scheduled for take-off on October 31.

Schlieren/Brisbane - LimmaTech Biologics has entered into a partnership with Griffith University in Australia. The company is licensing a technology developed at the University. The initial aim is use this to develop the world’s first vaccine against gonorrhea.

The Greater Zurich Area is a leading hub in artificial intelligence. The recent AI + X Summit organized by the ETH AI Center brought together the leading experts in the field and connected them with the attending over 2000 visitors and industry representatives.

Zurich/Altdorf - Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group and Datwyler IT Infra are testing a data center housed in a construction container on a building site. The Q-tainer provides a 5G network and WiFi. It is intended to collect large amounts of data and therefore generate efficiency gains for construction site management processes.

Pfäffikon - According to information from the company itself, Jua has launched the first global, high-resolution weather model with deep learning technology on the market. These forecasts should offer a significant improvement on existing approaches. As part of the launch, the start-up from the Greater Zurich Area has also raised a total of 2.5 million US dollars as part of a pre-seed financing round.

Domat/Ems - EMS-Grivory has repeated its success from last year by claiming several awards at the SPE Automotive Award 2022 from the International Society for Plastics Technology. On this occasion, three of the company’s innovative components were named as the winners of their respective categories.

Altendorf/Bern/Zurich - A system based on artificial intelligence can analyze pictures taken of meals and drinks. It was developed by digital health company Oviva together with academic partners and aims to prevent diet-related illnesses.