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Unisieve offers a high-precision membrane solution that decarbonizes heavily emitting industries by drastically reducing heating and cooling in chemicals and improving carbon capture. The startup has secured $5.5m in a seed funding round to pilot and expand production capacities. With their participation, Amadeus APEX Technology Fund has made its first…

ABB Robotics equips its mobile robots with Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (Visual SLAM) technology, enabling its mobile robots to make intelligent navigation decisions based on their surroundings. ABB developed Visual SLAM robots in collaboration with Sevensense Robotics. First products will be rolled out in Q3 2023. 

ETH Spinoff Flisom, which produces photovoltaic thin-film solar modules has found a buyer for its manufacturing asset: Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Established as a US innovator in the design and manufacture of featherweight, flexible, and durable CIGS thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solutions, Ascent Solar will immediately start manufacturing from its new…

With Aurin, VunaVentures introduced the world’s first officially approved urine-derived fertiliser and has sold more than 10’000 litres. The startup has secured three demonstration projects in Paris, Fribourg and Berlin in collaboration with the European Space Agency, as part of the ESA Space Solutions - Business Applications Programme (BASS).

Apheros is developing a novel patent-pending technique for manufacturing metal foams to facilitate cooling. The technology has the potential to transform cooling technologies and pave the way to a more energy-efficient future.

Das an der ETH Zürich entwickelte Netzwerkprotokoll SCION wird ab Frühjahr 2023 auch im Gesundheitswesen zum Einsatz kommen. Damit fasst das ETH Spin-off Anapaya Systems, der kommerzielle Anbieter der Technologie, in einem weiteren Anwendungsfeld Fuss.

Zurich-based geospatial analytics startup GeoCTRL, has built a multi-modal platform that leverages LiDAR technologies to provide advanced location data analytics. The startup has obtained funds to accelerate its market launch.

Founded as a spinoff of the ETH, the University of Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich, aiEndoscoscopic is leveraging artificial intelligence and robotics to develop assistive and autonomous solutions. The startup has secured half a million Swiss francs to accelerate toward clinical trials.

Women in science and technology fields are fewer than men. With its study, Swiss Universities sought to find reasons and answers to the underlying problem. The resulting FemSpin report is the first study to scrutinise this topic. The report found that women accounted for only 17% of the founded spin-offs in 2021, and only 11.9% filed for a patent in 2022.…

The new Swiss national team for the Venture Leaders Biotech program has been selected. The startups will travel to Boston to meet international investors and industry leaders while exploring new opportunities to grow and expand their international network and expertise.