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Fondcenter AG, a subsidiary of UBS Asset Management AG, has commissioned Investment Navigator AG to provide cross-border product distribution intelligence to its platform. Fondcenter is the market leader in Switzerland and one of the largest fund platforms worldwide.

Dagsmejan, the Swiss start-up bringing technology to sleepwear announces the successful closing of a seed financing round of CHF 1 million. The company will use the funds to develop further ranges of functionally optimized sleepwear combining advanced fiber technologies with innovative textile engineering.

In August, 12 Swiss startups joined Swissnex San Francisco’s startup camp in Silicon Valley to test the potential of their solutions in the US market. Participants in the camp have declared themselves satisfied with the program, thanks to the broad range of experiences that they gathered.

ImmunOs Therapeutics AG, a Swiss biotechnology company leading development of a next generation immunotherapy platform for cancer, announced that UZH Life Sciences Fund and Schroder Adveq will join the current group of investors. The proceeds of the financing will be used to advance its lead clinical candidate.

More than 800 participants, almost 200 start-ups competing in the pitching battle, a very relaxed federal councillor and several interesting panel discussions and keynotes – the Startup DAYs 2018 had a packed agenda and numerous highlights.

Die 2015 gegründete Omento produziert gesundes Pferdefutter. Die erste Zielgruppe sind professionelle Reitsportler. An den Weltreiterspiele 2018 in North Carolina haben die Omento-Kunden abgeräumt.

Der Zürcher Startup UrbanAlps gewann an der «Security», der internationalen Sicherheitsmesse in Essen, den «Security Innovation Award». Prämiert wurde ein gedruckter Hochsicherheitsschlüssel.

Nummo developed a personal financial management platform that helps people better understand and manage their finances. The Zurich-based start-up closed a $1.9M USD oversubscribed round of financing and launched its platform.

Am 29. Oktober findet der Final Pitch der Swiss Innovation Challenge statt. Nun sind die 25 Finalisten bekannt. Darunter befinden sich 20 Startups, deren Produkte von gekühlten Komposteimern bis hin zu digitalen Vorsorgelösung reichen.

In 2017, Smartwatcher Technologies entered the market with their emergency call watches to enable people to trigger an alarm by only one press of a button. Today, SmartWatcher watches are available in more than 80 shops and sales channels including InterDiscount, Amplifon, KuhnBieri as well as specialized shops, pharmacies and watch shops.