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ESA BIC Switzerland onboarded four new startups with a space connection for its 11th cohort. They will benefit from an extensive support package, including EUR 200’000 in non-dilutive funding, technical and business support. 

Ab heute ist in 80 Coop-Filialen Basilikum aus der Vertical-Farming-Pilotanlage von YASAI erhältlich. Das ETH-Zürich-Spin-off profitiert von der Unterstützung eines etablierten Players aus dem Agrarsektor.

With their complex products, Swiss start-ups rely on ease of use and thus attract investors as well as customers.

Oncobit develops cancer-specific tests that enable doctors to characterise and monitor cancer and subsequently prescribe the best treatment for each patient. The Schlieren based startup has received CHF 150,000 from Venture Kick to obtain regulatory approval for its cancer diagnostics and monitoring products and launch them on the European market.

More than 115 student projects have been supported by the ETH Student Project House in 2021. Many of them are entrepreneurial and intend to transform their project into a start-up. The initiative provides students access to co-working spaces, coaching and workshops to help them advance their projects.

Zurich-based Fotokite offering autonomous tethered drones for firefighting and public safety teams has completed its series B round led by MSA Safety, a global provider of advanced safety solutions that protect people and facility infrastructures. Along with the investment, Fotokite had a change of management with a new CEO that will support the company's…

Auxivo’s exoskeletons are designed to support industrial workers while performing physically demanding tasks. With currently more than 100 customers using the wearable, a new round of investment will enable the startup to grow and expand into new markets.

With 147 spin-off companies created, the University of Zurich remains a fertile group for researchers to transform their ideas into a business. Last year, four new spin-offs focusing on biopharmaceuticals and biomedicine emerged after signing a licensing agreement with UZH. The spinoffs are developing new products or therapies, including a device that tests…

Finding an available parking spot in cities is difficult, yet many areas are still under-utilized. Zurich based startup ShareP tackles this problem with digitized management tools for indoor parking spaces and a reservation system for all drivers. Since its launch in August 2021, the solution has been installed in 42 buildings, and more than 700 users have…

Daedalean AG has closed a financing round of CHF 53M (USD 58M). The raised capital provides the company with the runway to bring its Machine Learning based Visual Guidance, Navigation and Control suite to market over the next four years.