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Zug – Equibit has opened an office in the Crypto Valley. The Canadian blockchain company hopes to benefit from the proximity to other crypto companies and the more favourable regulatory environment for innovation.

Wädenswil ZH – C-CIT Sensors AG from the Greater Zurich Area has developed a sensor for the continuous measurement of glucose and lactate in cell cultures. This sensor will help biotech and pharma as well as cell bio research at universities.

Biberist SO – Startup company hystrix medical is building a digital marketplace for medicinal products, implants and services in Switzerland. The aim is to speed up procurement processes and lower costs.

Winterthur – Share your BICAR AG has succeeded in raising fresh capital. The company is developing a three-wheeled electric car in an effort to revolutionize urban mobility. ZHAW researchers are behind the innovative project.

Zurich – An ETH doctoral student at the Institute for Building Materials has developed a shading system that adapts itself independently over the course of the day, without sensors or motors. Using wooden planks, the system resembles the autonomous movement of pinecones.

Neuhausen am Rheinfall – People in the canton of Schaffhausen seem to like the self-driving bus that is being piloted in the region, according to a survey. There are now plans to extend Route 12 to the Rhine Falls and continue the trial into the winter.

Chur – The canton of Graubünden plans to enhance its competitiveness by opening a university centre. Chur is the proposed site of the new campus, which will attract investment of 125 million Swiss francs if approved.

Dübendorf ZH – Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have developed a polymer scaffold for complex cell cultures that could replace animal testing.