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The Swisscom StartUp Challenge ended officially last Friday, but two start-ups are still in the US, as they were able to arrange further promising meetings with investors and well-known large companies. The week in Silicon Valley also led to tangible results for the remaining three start-ups.

Advertima, AlgoTrader, ecoRobotix, 1Drop, OneSky, so heissen die Gewinner der fünften Swisscom StartUp Challenge. Sie haben im Jury-Pitch am meisten überzeugt. Und reisen nun von der La Werkstadt in Biel weiter ins Silicon Valley – wo sie direkt Kontakte knüpfen und von den Besten lernen werden.

The venture leaders jury has selected the first Fintech Team of the venture leaders history. The ten high potential Swiss startups will take part in the high-powered business and financing roadshow in New York. The Swiss Fintech Night on 19 June in Schlieren will showcase the winners.

Mit dem Spark Award wird die vielversprechendste Erfindung an der ETH Zürich ausgezeichnet. Diese Woche ging die Preisverleihung zum siebten Mal über die Bühne. Gewonnen hat zum ersten Mal ein Team, das bereits ein Startup gegründet hat: Das Biotech-Unternehmen PharmaBiome.

The Fashion Innovation Award is aimed at existing companies and start-ups who have a technology or product which has the potential to widely disrupt the fashion and retail industries. Ten finalists were announced this week.

The annual Swiss Nanoconvention (SNC) is for the first time hosting a competition for nanotechnology start‐ups founded between 2013‐2017. The winner will be awarded with CHF 10‘000. Application deadline closes on 31^st March 2018.

Sensirion Holding AG, a leading global manufacturer of environmental and flow sensors, has priced its IPO at CHF 36 per share. Sensirion shares will be traded on SIX Swiss Exchange from today. The company will raise gross proceeds from the IPO of CHF 55 million.

Ein Tag nach Medartis kündigt ein weiteres Schweizer Hightech-Unternehmen den Gang an die SIX Swiss Exchange an. Sensirion produziert Mikrosensoren für die Automobilindustrie, die Medizinaltechnik und die Unterhaltungselektronik.

Alles neu: Das Digital Festival 2018 erhält ein Make-Over. Themenspezifische Inputs zu Labs oder Sessions können nun eingereicht werden.

F10, a Fintech, Regtech and Insurtech incubator and accelerator, is now accepting applications for Batch IV of its P2 (Prototype to Product) Program. Innovative tech startups are invited to submit their applications.