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BBC Bircher launches new protection system
Beringen SH - BBC Bircher Smart Access is launching a modular security solution for all types of gates and doors on the market. For this, the company is using a brand-new radio transmission system.  
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Sevensense to collaborate with DB
Sevensense Robotics AG from the Greater Zurich Area is one of three start-ups to have been chosen to participate in Deutsche Bahn’s robotics program. Their task to help shape the future of train travel.
EU gives the green light to Cutiss study in children
Zurich - The life sciences company Cutiss can now test its product candidate denovoSkin on children. The Paediatric Committee of the European Medicines Agency has issued a positive safety assessment. Cutiss is working to develop personalized skin transplants.
GZA strengthens life sciences research
Davos – The Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research Davos is to establish a Center for Proteomics through a special professorship for life sciences. Graubünden’s government intends to offer up to 3.49 million Swiss francs by 2026.
Tecan & Thermo Fisher expand corona testing capacity
Männedorf ZH – Thermo Fisher’s coronavirus testing system is to leverage automation technology from the Tecan Group. This will enable laboratories to double or even triple their testing capacity.
Biomedicine in Ticino
Lugano/Bellinzona – Davide Robbiani is the new director of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine at the Università della Svizzera italiana. He brings with him considerable expertise in coronavirus research from projects at Rockefeller University in New York.
Road construction are becoming more sustainable
Zug – LafargeHolcim’s building material platform ORIS optimizes road construction through intelligent planning. It helps cut costs and reduce the carbon footprint. LafargeHolcim has now joined forces with IBM to further develop the platform.
VirtaMed into the final of the Swiss Medtech Award
Schlieren ZH - VirtaMed, a manufacturer of medical simulators based in the Greater Zurich Area, is one of three finalists in the running for the Swiss Medtech Award. The winner is set to be announced in September.

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