SIG Combibloc acquires US competitor
Neuhausen am Rheinfall/Elmhurst - SIG Combibloc, the packaging manufacturer based in the Greater Zurich Area, has agreed a takeover deal of its North American competitor Scholle IPN worth 1.36 billion...
Chinese authority adopts water monitoring process from rqmicro
Schlieren/Beijing - The Chinese health authority CDC is now using the rqmicro.COUNT measuring device developed by the start-up rqmicro, based in the Greater Zurich Area. This instrument is able to mon...
CarboQuant research project awarded eight-figure grant
Dübendorf - A grant of 15 million Swiss francs awarded by the Werner Siemens Foundation will finance research work conducted as part of the CarboQuant project at Empa over the next decade. This will a...
Innovative concept set to offer flexible lab space
Olten/Schlieren - Swiss Prime Site Immobilien has entered into a strategic partnership with Superlab Suisse, a supplier of laboratory spaces. Together, the partners are planning to establish new flexi...
Medbase and Hirslanden launching healthcare portal with other partners
Opfikon/Winterthur - Together with two other partners from the Greater Zurich Area and Groupe Mutuel, Hirslanden and Medbase are launching a digitally supported healthcare ecosystem. The healthtech pr...
Leonteq launches new index for crypto assets
Zurich - The fintech firm Leonteq has issued its first certificate on the crypto index. At present, it tracks the performance of 11 crypto assets with a market capitalization of around 73 percent. It ...
Greater Zurich lays foundation for AI solutions of tomorrow
For artificial intelligence to prevail, intelligent computing systems that are many times more efficient than today’s standard computers are required. Novel solutions developed in Zurich are driving t...
Balgrist building new research and teaching center
Zurich - Construction work on a new surgical research and teaching center at Balgrist University Hospital in the canton of Zurich has now begun. Known as Operation Room X, operations as part of a test...
New algorithms create better avatars
Zurich - Intelligent algorithms learn to automatically render animated avatars in every conceivable pose by observing 3D images of humans. These realistic virtual humans can become part of the interac...
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