SIX and Nasdaq expanding microwave network
The SIX Swiss Exchange currently owns and operates the largest microwave network in Europe. It is now joining forces with the US stock exchange Nasdaq in order to expand the network. A joint venture company is to be founded for this purpose.
DART Labs invests in bioplastics firm
Zurich - The start-up incubator DART Labs connects Swiss start-ups with Silicon Valley in California. It has now also invested in three companies. These include FluidSolids AG, which specializes in manufacturing environmentally friendly bioplastics.
Proteomedix cancer test used in laboratory
Schlieren ZH - The ETH spin-off Proteomedix has developed a blood-based test for prostate cancer. The Center for Laboratory Medicine in St.Gallen has now become the first lab in the world to use this test method.
Artificial intelligence used to recruit patients
Zurich – The start-up Intrepida has developed an app based on Artificial Intelligence. This is aimed to help rapidly find potential participants in clinical trials for drugs to treat coronavirus.
UZH discovers new approach to combat tuberculosis
Zurich – A team from the University of Zurich (UZH) has been able to explain how tuberculosis bacteria are able to take in iron. If this iron transport is stopped, they cannot reproduce further. The results of the research open the way to developing a drug that blocks this transportation.
Partnership advances innovation in construction
Rotkreuz ZG/Dübendorf ZH – The Innovation Park Central Switzerland and the research building NEST in Dübendorf are entering a partnership. The aim is to develop innovative solutions in the construction industry and make them ready for use in the market.
Achiko and Sonect collaborating
Zurich – Achiko, an Indonesian fintech company listed on the Swiss stock exchange, is collaborating with Sonect, a start-up based in Zurich. The partners hope to connect their respective technologies and expand their reach.
Neurimmune and Ethris hope to develop coronavirus agent
Schlieren ZH – Neurimmune, a company from the Greater Zurich Area, is collaborating with the German company Ethris. Together, they hope to develop a treatment for COVID-19. Clinical tests are planned to take place this year.
TwingTec awarded quality label
Dübendorf ZH - TwingTec is developing drones that can harvest wind energy at a height of several hundred meters. The start-up has now been awarded a label from the Solar Impulse Foundation. This is an international guarantee of quality for clean solutions.
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