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Dübendorf/Zurich - The sixth Swiss parabolic flight campaign by the UZH Space Hub and the Swiss Sky Lab Foundation is currently taking place at Dübendorf military airfield. A Cessna and an Airbus will perform special flight maneuvers, during which scientific experiments will be run in zero gravity.

Dübendorf - The DYNCAT project involving the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology has optimized the flight process of aircraft approaching airports. An intelligent assistance system can help pilots to reduce noise and fuel consumption.

Lugano - The first merchants and institutions in Lugano are now able to accept crypto payments. For this, the Plan B Foundation, a joint initiative between the City of Lugano and Tether, has launched a collaboration with the payment platform GoCrypto.

Au - Araris Biotech from the Greater Zurich Area has raised US$24 million in a funding round. The proprietary antibody-drug conjugate linker technology from the spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute enables highly selective delivery specifically to cancer cells.

Zurich - The Italian gas supplier Enercom is now using a virtual assistant system with speech recognition functionalities developed by Spitch to communicate with customers. With the help of Artificial Intelligence, the virtual assistant should help to deal with the increasing volume of inquiries due to the energy crisis and to avoid errors in advice.

Lucerne/Zurich - With immediate effect, the blockchain start-up Adresta is to be integrated in the Bucherer Group. Under the umbrella of the retailer for luxury watches and jewelry, Adresta's blockchain-based digital authenticity certificates will now be further developed.

The Greater Zurich Area certainly lives up to its reputation as the Silicon Valley of robotics. World-famous startups have been born there and more are emerging all the time. The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH in particular is a hotbed of innovations that reach market maturity. However, there are other crucial institutes such as the University Hospital Zurich, the University of Zurich, and the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).

The sports shoe manufacturer On has developed into a global brand within the space of 12 years from its base in Zurich. This growth has been supported by proximity to top class universities, access to talent, high quality of life and the location’s spirit of sustainability. On now has its sights fixed firmly on securing further growth in Zurich.

Zurich/Dübendorf - An e-aircraft developed by students from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) has taken to the skies for the first time. The students completely redesigned the powertrain for this battery-powered, four-seat aircraft. In addition, they built a modular battery system with replaceable batteries.