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Akteure und Akteurinnen aus Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft wollen mit gebündelten Kräften die Position von Zürich und der ganzen Schweiz als Forschungs- und Wirtschaftsstandorts im Bereich Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) stärken. Vergangene Woche hat der «KI Moonshot Roundtable» den Startschuss für den Aufbau eines vernetzten Talent- und Forschungs-Hubs im...

Medica 2019, one of the largest medtech trade fairs will bring together more than 6,200 exhibitors and visitors from 170 countries. Switzerland will also make its presence with 81 companies including 14 Swiss startups. Innosuisse is sponsoring four startups.

As part of its collaboration with the Germany-based ImmunoQure, the ETH spinoff Memo Therapeutics will produce multiple APS-1 autoantibody libraries from which the latter will screen for novel drug candidates. The startup will receive research payments from ImmunoQure as well as milestone and royalty payments.

Following a successful pilot, which led to a 34% increase in ROI, the travel company Club Med with presence in 30 countries has selected Windsor.ai for machine-learning attribution modelling and optimisations over the next 12 months. Club Med will cover seven markets in Asia.

The five winners of the Swisscom Startup Challenge are in Silicon Valley for a week, however, several of them are working to build a lasting presence in the US, lured by the big market, investors and potential acquirers. But there are challenges to be considered.

Nur sechs Monaten nach der letzten Finanzierungsrunde bei Picstars erhöhen Tamedia und die Zürcher Kantonalbank ihr Engagement. Zusammen mit anderen Geldgebern schiessen noch einmal CHF 2.3 Millionen ein.

Gängige Hypothekenvermittler finanzieren sich über die Provisionen der Kreditgeber. Nicht so hypotheke.ch. Der Zürcher Startup erhebt eine Einmalgebühr von 119 Franken.

Several exclusive side events, a common Swiss stand: Switzerland is trying to get attention at Slush 2019. In the middle of the action are 15 startups whose participation will be supported by Innosuisse.

BioVersys, Flyability, and Topadur have won a two-week roadshow and a green pass to compete for a $100,000 international prize in the IPIEC Global Final in China. A fourth startup, Medyria was also awarded by the Haikou National High-Tech Incubator to travel through Hainan's startup ecosystem in China.

Das Mittel aus der Series C-Runde dienen der weiteren technologischen Entwicklung sowie der internationalen Expansion. Die Investorengruppe wird angeführt von der britischen One Peak Partners und der Merchant Banking Division von Goldman Sachs.