Pearson Education to use Sylva learning platform
Zurich - Sylva has developed an eponymous learning and assessment platform for teachers. The platform allows teachers to individualize and mark exams based on automation. Now, the world’s largest publisher of school and university textbook, Pearson Education, is also set to use the Sylva platform.
Smart air purifier impresses investors
Cham ZG - Aeris Cleantec AG has raised a total of 3.3 million US dollars as part of a financing round. Among other parties, the co-founders of Tencent and Tinder have invested in the company. Aeris Cleantec develops air purifiers based on Artificial Intelligence.
Kyburz bringing batteries to the circular economy
Freienstein ZH - Kyburz has put into operation an in-house facility for recycling lithium-ion batteries used at the company. The first plant of its kind in Switzerland can recover almost all of the metals contained in these batteries. It can also be used for other battery types.
Ceneri Base Tunnel is open
Bern - Simonetta Sommaruga, President of the Swiss Confederation, officially opened the Ceneri Base Tunnel on Friday. Transport and travel times through the Alps will be drastically cut with this step, with an attractive rapid transport railway system also to be opened in the canton of Ticino.
ALFA Klebstoffe goes circular
Rafz ZH/Bäch SZ – ALFA Klebstoffe AG has developed a new environmentally-friendly adhesive system, ALFAPURA. This has now been awarded the Cradle to Cradle Certified GOLD Material Health Certificate.
Secure messenger app Threema wins new investor
Pfäffikon SZ – German investment firm Afinum has acquired a stake in Threema. The start-up has developed a messenger app that offers unparalleled privacy protection. It has more than eight million users to date.
ETH Zurich remains among the best
Zurich – The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) has achieved 14th place in the latest Times Higher Education university rankings. This means it is once again the best of the continental European universities. Four other Swiss universities are also included in the top 100.
Winners of Swiss Economic Award chosen
Zurich/Winterthur/Bern – ANYbotics, bestsmile and reCIRCLE have been crowned the winners of this year’s Swiss Economic Awards. They impressed the jury with their autonomous robots, 3D printing techniques and reusable packaging.
Climeworks secures CHF 100 million
Climeworks has successfully concluded its funding round and raised a total of 100 million Swiss francs. The spin-off from ETH Zurich is developing air capture technology that removes carbon dioxide directly from the air.
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