WIR Bank using Amnis for currency transactions
Zurich – The cooperative financial institution WIR Bank is now offering Swiss SMEs a platform for currency operations and international payment transactions. For this, the bank has partnered with Amnis Treasury Service AG. The Zurich-based fintech raised fresh capital for its international expansion plans in April.
PXL Vision impresses with identity check
Zürich - PXL Vision has raised a total of 4.6 million Swiss francs as part of a financing round. The start-up has developed a solution for digital identity checks based on Artificial Intelligence.
German clinic chain renews contract with Ascom
Baar ZG – A chain of clinics in Germany has signed a new long-term contract with Ascom. It will run for ten years and totals 1.2 million Swiss francs overall.
Big Kaiser receives Global Industrie Award 2020
Rümlang ZH/Paris - Big Kaiser has won the Global Industrie Award 2020 in the Productive Performance category for its fine boring tool EWA. This category rewards innovations that enable increased productivity.
BC Platforms wins Microsoft award
Zurich - BC Platforms and Kaiser Permanente have won this year’s Microsoft Health Innovation Award. Together, they have developed a platform for precision medicine.
Greater Zurich as accelerator for deep tech companies
In the Greater Zurich Area, smart start-ups from the technology sector enjoy the best framework conditions as the basis for global success. One particularly important aspect of this ecosystem: Initiatives that offer start-ups individual support and introduce them to industry leaders.
Medela trebles production
Baar ZG – The MedTech firm Medela has more than trebled production of its respiratory tract suction pumps. This means the company has been able to react to hugely increased demand as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Zurich cantonal parliament approves GZA contributions
Zurich - The Greater Zurich Area (GZA) is to receive a total of 8.4 million Swiss francs from the canton of Zurich for the period from 2020 through to 2023. The cantonal parliament approved these contributions with a clear majority. The strategy of the GZA has developed well from its point of view.
Lufthansa seeking to fly cleaner thanks to Swiss technology
Zurich/Lugano/Cologne - Lufthansa is teaming up with researchers from ETH Zurich and its two spin-offs Climeworks and Synhelion. The aim here is to drive forward the development of new jet fuels on the basis of renewable energies to facilitate climate-neutral flights.
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