Luckabox wins European supply chain award
Zurich – Luckabox has won the European Supply Chain Award. The startup from the Greater Zurich Area has developed a smart logistics solution that allows retailers to deliver online orders to consumers within just two hours.
Crowdfunding in Switzerland hits record high
Rotkreuz ZG – The Swiss crowdfunding market in 2017 is nearly three times more than in the previous year, according to a study from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. It named the financing of SMEs and investments in real estate as key drivers of this strong growth. Blockchain is expected to add further momentum.
Zurich to showcase itself in San Francisco
Zurich – Zurich and San Francisco are coming together during a one-week-long festival in San Francisco in October. The aim is to present the Zurich region as a centre of research and business. Companies will also have the opportunity to network.
Gaming computers connected to blockchain mining
Zug – Gaimin.io has developed a smart blockchain mining platform that allows gamers to earn money by allowing access to their computers. Unlike existing systems, the new development does not require specialist skills.
Four-legged robot wins in Australia
Zurich – ANYmal, a four-legged robot developed in the Greater Zurich Area, has won an award at an international robotics conference in Australia. It can move in any terrain and execute tasks without assistance.
ETH laser heading into the stratosphere with NASA
Zurich – Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) have developed a laser that can be used to visualise weak infrared signals from space. It will now be heading into the stratosphere in a special NASA aircraft
HWZ launches Financial Markets Compliance Master
Zurich – The University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich is launching Switzerland’s first master’s degree course for compliance managers with a focus on the financial markets. In this way, it aims to address the needs of Switzerland as a financial centre.
Zurich drone hub establishes itself on the world stage
Nature to help inspire thinking
Glarus – The Glarus Nord tourism region is offering an innovative concept to seminar tourists with its DenkWerkstatt centre. In addition to hotels, guests are offered seminar rooms in the great outdoors. DenkWerkstatt is now to be complemented with a new DenkWeg trail opening in June.
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