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IRsweep, the provider of high-performance mid-infrared sensing solutions has closed an investment round with a Switzerland-based industrial company as an investor. The funds will be used to speed up market entry.

Kickstart Accelerator, an initiative of digitalswitzerland operated by Impact Hub Zurich, has today announced the 30 startups for its second cohort that will join its 2017 program, as of September. Among them are nine Swiss startups in the verticles Fintech, Food and Smart cities.

Das Luzerner Startup-Unternehmen Shareline lanciert im September eine Onlineplattform, auf der IT-Dienstleistungen eingekauft werden können. Bereits haben sich über 100 Freelancer aus der ganzen Deutschschweiz für die Plattform registriert.

Shortly after receiving the CTI label, Kapanu AG, a Spinoff from the ETH Zurich developing innovative dental technology, has made a successful exit. The startup has been acquired by a Lichtenstein based company Ivoclar Vivadent AG. Both companies intend to work together on the development of innovative dental applications.

Klimafreundliche KMU und Startups können bis zum 1. September eine Finanzspritze von der Klimastiftung Schweiz beantragen. Profitieren sollen Klimaschutz und Wirtschaftsstandort. Unterstützt werden zum Beispiel KMU und Startups, die in den Bereichen Elektromobilität oder Energiegewinnung neue Projekte entwickelt haben.

Versantis, a Spin-off of ETH Zurich reinventing the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of patients with liver diseases, announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to VS-01 for the treatment of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF).

The Zurich based startup Procivis specialising in electronic government services has won the first Swiss canton to implement its integrated e-government platform. The startup will supply the Canton of Schaffhausen with an electronic Citizen-ID based on a mobile app, which will be available to citizens free of charge. The Citizen-ID is planned to be launched...

Women Way is hosting the second Female Founder Summit on Monday, 06. November 2017 to reinforce the role of women in the startup ecosystem whilst giving them access to networks, mentors and capital. Female founders will have the opportunity to pitch and show case their products. Registration for the pitching session is now open.

Zurich based startup Biognosys offering proteomics solutions has raised $5 million from new and existing investors in an extended series C round. The funds will be used to bring proteomics to the broader life science research market.

Die Peer-to-Peer-Lending Plattform CreditGate24 hat ein Kreditvolumen von 40 Millionen Franken erreicht. Ein wachsender Anteil der Kredite geht an KMU.