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Bern – The U.S. probe InSight began its journey to Mars to gather more data about the Red Planet. One of the key instruments on the mission is a seismometer, which was developed by researchers from the Greater Zurich Area.

Zug – The blockchain asset manager vision& from Crypto Valley has launched its first investment product. The aim is to facilitate investments in blockchain projects.

Zurich – SIX has launched the world’s first international microwave-based trading connection in Europe to double the speed of data transmission. A smart solution to prevent fraud is also in the offing courtesy of SIX Payment Services.

Zurich – The fintech company TaxLevel has entered an agreement to integrate an authentication solution developed by the ETH spin-off Futurae into its own platform.

Zurich – The Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich enrolled a record-breaking 20,000 students in 2017. The year was dominated by digitalization, with a new programme offered in data sciences.

Schaffhausen – Envoy AG has launched an app on the market that extracts and manages contact data from various social media platforms. This aims to help in discovering potential business opportunities. The company places great emphasis on data privacy.

Olten SO – The startup company Ticketfrog has expanded into a one stop shop for event organizers and renamed itself Eventfrog. A third financing round has secured the investment required for further growth.

Zurich – Piomic has successfully closed a seed financing round. The medtech company impressed investors with the encouraging first clinical trial results for its technology to treat chronic wounds.