DeepCode raises impressive startup financing
Zurich – DeepCode, a startup company from the Greater Zurich Area, has raised an additional 3.92 million Swiss francs of startup financing. The spinoff from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich is using the funds to fuel further growth.
Researchers print stent for fetuses
Zurich – Researchers at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have developed a method for printing tiny stents for fetuses in the womb. The development could one day treat congenital urethral strictures.
Oracle opens new data center in Zurich
Zurich - Oracle wants to open a new data center in Zurich in August, which will offer companies and institutions cloud infrastructure and database services. Oracle uses artificial intelligence and machine learning in its service offerings.
Teralytics raises 17.5 million US dollars
Zurich - Teralytics has secured 17.5 million US dollars in a financing round. The company from the Greater Zurich Area can gain insights into human mobility from mobile network data and help transport operators to plan new services better.
Researchers getting closer to artificial hearts
Dübendorf ZH – Scientists from several research institutions are collaborating as part of the Zurich Heart project to develop new solutions to combat heart failure. Artificial heart pumps are also being researched. In this context, researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) achieved notable progress in several regards.
Robots facilitate house viewings
Zurich – The robot SAM allows houses to be viewed online. SAM is fitted with cameras and can navigate its way through the rooms as the user wishes. The first robots manufactured by RealbotEngineering are now to be launched on the market.
Liquineq raises fresh capital
Zug - The Blockchain investment company blufolio is investing in Liquineq, a start-up from the Greater Zurich Area. Liquineq is developing a platform for global money transfers, which can be used for numerous banking applications.
Start-ups from the Greater Zurich Area benefit from Venture Kick
Zurich – An initiative called Venture Kick has awarded a prize of 130,000 Swiss francs to two winners of the Venture-Kick final. Start-ups Microcaps and OxyPrem manufacture microcapsules and oxygen monitors for premature babies respectively. Both are headquartered in the Greater Zurich Area.
Zurich ranked among the world’s best student cities
Zurich - Zurich has been ranked among the ten best student cities in the world: the city took 8th place in the most recent version of the QS Best Student Cities Ranking. Zurich scored well, among other things, on account of its excellent universities, which attract a great number of employers, as well as the high standard of living.
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