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Lorenz Meier is recognized as an Honoree of MIT Technology Review’s 2017 Innovators Under 35 List. Meier developed PX4, an open-source autopilot (Pixhawk) for autonomous drone control. PX4 has already been adapted by several companies including Intel, Qualcomm, Sony, and GoPro.

Nach der spektakulären Übernahme des 3D-Geschäfts von Dacuda durch das US-amerikanische „Unicorn“ Magic Leap haben nun vier ehemalige Mitarbeiter um Dacuda-Mitgründer Michael Born die PXL Vision AG gegründet. Das Unternehmen fokussiert sich auf einsatzfertige Lösungen für die schnell wachsenden Computer Vision Märkte.

Fennex AG, a Zurich-based start launched the first augmented hearing app that works with Apple AirPods to provide a personal hearing amplifier. The app in combination with the AirPods, allows for people to communicate audibly without sound barriers.

The Swiss Startup Days will include for the first time a startup night and an award for persons who are shaping the Swiss startup ecosystem. The public voting is now open. On the second day of the event, Johann Schneider Ammann will again deliver a keynote speech.

Game studios can now apply for the Ludicious International Competition and the SGDA Game Award. In addition, Ludicious runs again a competition for students.

WealthArc, a B2B startup offering SaaS has today launched fully automated interfaces to two private banks in Zurich and Lichtenstein. The banks’ clients will now be able to see their performance contribution, in addition to the previous services.

The Swiss software company AdNovum has established a partnership with Squirro, a Zurich based startup offering data analysis consulting services. Through this partnership, AdNovum reinforces its expertise in data analysis consulting services and will boost its range of solutions with the strategic integration of Squirro’s technology.

The Zurich based startup, Komed Health, offering a fully encrypted and secure platform for instant medical team and patient communication raised CHF 500’000 from a seed financing round. The funds will facilitate further development of the communication platform.

Ten Swiss researchers from top Swiss universities have been nominated as the finalists of the fourth edition of the Academia-Industry Training (AIT) India Camp. They will fly to Bangalore from November 20^th-24^th 2017, to benefit from a full week immersion in the market.

Der Verein Moonshine will aus dem ehemaligen Gebäude der Alkoholverwaltung einen Inkubator für Startups mit Spitzentechnologie machen. Hinter dem Verein stehen Personen mit viel Startup-Erfahrung. Für den ersten Meilenstein gibt man sich sechs Wochen Zeit.