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Schlieren/San Diego - Dualsystems Biotech is working together with the American biotherapeutic company aTyr Pharma. Together, they plan to develop new therapeutics.

Zurich/Singapore - Omise, a payment service provider based in Singapore, has integrated the 3-D Secure Server from Netcetera in its system. Omise rates this as the most reliable and viable product to support secure and convenient transactions. It will simplify authentication and reduce refunds and lost revenue.

Zurich/London - The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) has moved up in the World University Ranking 2023 compiled by Times Higher Education, from 15th last year to rank 11. It scored highly in the areas of research and international outlook. The rankings also include the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, the University of Zurich and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences.

Regensdorf/Paris - Amberg Technologies will supply Pandrol with a system to monitor and measure railway track infrastructure. The two companies have come to this agreement as part of a strategic partnership. The new track measuring system is equipped with next-generation sensors and software.

Lugano/Travagliato - The international digitalization firm Antares Vision has established a presence in the Greater Zurich Area. Prior to this, it had already joined the Lifestyle Tech Competence Center (LTCC). Antares Vision is collaborating with both LTCC and SUPSI to improve sustainability in the fashion sector.

Brussels - In the European Innovation Scoreboard 2022 compiled by the European Commission, Switzerland once again receives the highest score for its innovative strength. Factors like international scientific co-publications or lifelong learning continue to be strengths, while the country could increase in criteria such as the number of venture capital expenditures, high-tech goods exports and government support for business R&D.

Zurich/Tokyo - NTT Data has placed an order with Nexxiot for more than 600,000 Cargo Monitors for shipping containers. The Nexxiot solution can be used to monitor transportation conditions and is able to supply data for automated cargo insurance payments in the event of damage.

Lugano/Zurich - The Swiss National Supercomputing Center CSCS will receive and evaluate the enormous volume of data produced by the world’s largest radio telescope each year. It will be built in South Africa and Australia from December onwards. Swiss researchers from throughout the country are involved in the multi-nation project.

Winterthur - The Rieter Group and the Johann Jacob Rieter foundation are sponsoring a Professorship for Artificial Intelligence at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). This is intended to promote the Smart Machines cluster based in Winterthur.