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ETH spin-offs win Swiss Technology Award
Zurich/Hinwil ZH - Procavea Biotech and Embotech have triumphed at this year’s Swiss Technology Award. The two spin-offs from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) won in the Inventor...
SIX launches world’s first digital bond
Zurich – On November 18, the SIX Swiss Exchange issued the world’s first bond with a purely digital part on a fully regulated exchange. It was oversubscribed several times. SIX describes it as a histo...
ABB partners with Sevensense
Zurich – The robotics startup Sevensense from the Greater Zurich Area has secured 7.7 million US dollars in a financing round. The round was led by ABB. Sevensense develops technologies that enable ro...
iRobot acquires Aeris Cleantec
Cham ZG/Bedford - Aeris Cleantec AG has been sold to the American company iRobot Corp for a value in the high two-digit millions range. The company, which was started by two graduates from the Swiss F...
Technopark Graubünden exceeds expectations
Landquart GR – At the end of the first year of its existence, Technopark Graubünden was officially opened on Wednesday. There, Member of the Cantonal Government Marcus Caduff commented that major tech...
Carlyle to acquire AutoForm
Pfäffikon SZ – The American investment firm Carlyle is acquiring AutoForm Engineering GmbH from Astorg, which is based in France. AutoForm is headquartered in the Greater Zurich Area and specializes i...
ETH employs 17 highly cited researchers
Zurich – A total of 17 of the world’s most cited researchers this year work at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH). Overall, 102 researchers from Switzerland are listed in the curre...
Milestone for sustainable construction emerging in Zug
Zug – On Wednesday, construction work started on the largest building project to date using CO2-enriched concrete. This is being supplied by Holcim for the new production and assembly building at V-ZU...
Zühlke receives award for coronavirus app
Schlieren ZH/London – The innovation services provider Zühlke has been awarded the UK IT Industry Award 2021 for ‘Development Team of the Year’. The jury commended its delivery of the COVID-19 app for...

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