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Coatmaster und Coatchecker haben beide ihre Wurzeln an der ZHAW School of Engineering und sind beide auf zerstörungsfreie Messung von Beschichtungen fokussiert. Nun hat die bereits international etablierte coastmaster AG die 2016 gegründete Coatchecker GmbH übernommen.

Bright Peak Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing next-generation cytokine immunotherapies to treat cancer and autoimmune disease, raised $107 million in a Series B financing. The funds will enable Bright Peak to broadly invest in its platform technologies, development programs and people.

Roambee, the Silicon Valley-headquartered global supply chain visibility provider, has acquired Zurich based Modum specialising in digital supply chain monitoring and analytics solutions. Modum’s executives will take up leadership positions at Roambee.

The 11th edition of the SEIF Awards focusing on ‘Tech for Impact’ for the third time took place virtually, awarding the four outstanding startups: Oxyle, Oorja Development Solutions, NaturLoop and rrreefs.

Three teams leveraging artificial intelligence to develop solutions for the medical, legal and robotics fields have embarked on a 1.5-year course as part of the Innobooster program. Each team will receive CHF 150’000 to expedite the development of their solutions.

Smart energy solution by ENEL won over the jury of the Prix du Jeune Entrepreneur 2021 held recently at the French Embassy in Bern. The EPFL spin-off cashes the CHF 10’000 prize money and one year coaching by Les Conseillers du Commerce extérieur de la France.

In just five years, Nexxiot, a pioneer in global supply chain digitisation has transitioned to one of the largest rail freight and tank container IoT providers, operating in more than 160 countries. The new funding round $25M funding round led by U.S. investment firm QVIDTVM will further fuel its growth and expansion in the United States.

Neun erfolgsversprechende Jungunternehmen sind für den renommierten SEF.Award nominiert. Die Verleihung des bedeutendsten Jungunternehmerpreises der Schweiz findet am 2. September 2021 im Rahmen des Swiss Economic Forum 2021 in Interlaken statt.

Nach Tchibo in Deutschland oder Carrefour in Frankreich: Jetzt steigen auch Schweizer Retailer ins Versicherungsgeschäft ein. Möglich machen es InsurTechs wie Toni Digital.

Das TravelTech-Unternehmen wächst, während die Reisebranche am Boden ist. Die Ambitionen von Nezasa sind gross: «Wir wollen uns zum globalen Player entwickeln», sagt CEO Manuel Hilty.