Starlab Space heading to Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich
Dübendorf/Houston - A major private aerospace company in the shape of Starlab Space is establishing a presence at the Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich. The partners behind this joint venture, Airbus, Voyager, Mitsubishi and MDA Space, are focused on the construction and operation of a commercial space station. This is expected to take over from the ISS after 2030.
ANYbotics and GMV win tender in Spain
Zurich/Madrid - ANYbotics has combined its autonomous inspection robot with the ecosystem for machinery and robots from the global technology group GMV. Together, the two companies recently won a tender from the Spanish energy companies Elewit/Red Eléctrica.
Zurich offers expats the highest standard of living worldwide
Zurich - Zurich leads the way in this year’s Quality of Living city rankings produced by the consulting firm Mercer. The city scores well among expats due to its infrastructure, low crime, cultural scene and sustainability. Geneva, Bern and Basel were also all included in the top ten.
OpenAI opens subsidiary in Zurich
San Francisco/Zurich - OpenAI is coming to Zurich. The creator of ChatGPT has poached three chief engineers in computer vision and machine learning from the Zurich-based office of Google subsidiary DeepMind. They will work on multimodal models for artificial intelligence.
Liom ahead of Google and Apple in glucose monitoring
Pfäffikon/San Francisco - Throughout 2024, Liom has seen success in various studies on its first non-invasive glucose monitoring wearable. It is making headway on the miniaturization of its technology. The recently launched Series A financing round will help pave the way for market launch by mid-2027.
The Cultured Hub supports the development of sustainable food
Lindau - Migros, Givaudan and the Bühler Group have established a hub for the development of sustainable food. The Cultured Hub provides companies with lab space and equipment, in addition to opening up access to a wider network of partners. On December 3, the cutting-edge biotech facility was inaugurated.
Oxyle launches first PFAS destruction system in Switzerland
Schlieren - Oxyle has successfully put into operation its first PFAS destruction system at a contaminated location in Switzerland. The installation treats groundwater contaminated by the use of firefighting foam.
BMW cars move through production without drivers thanks to Embotech
Zurich/Munich - Embotech has played a vital role in the successful BMW automated driving in production pilot project. The drive-planning software developed by Embotech steers, brakes, accelerates and parks the driverless vehicles. The project has now received CE certification and series production has been initiated.
Cradle raises US$73 million
Kilchberg/Amsterdam - Cradle has raised US$73 million in a Series B funding round. The biotech startup in the canton of Zurich will use the funds to accelerate adoption by scientists of its AI platform for the artificial generation of proteins.
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