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Polyphor received a first 0.6 mCHF milestone payment from the Wellcome Trust under a Seeding Drug Discovery Award of total up to 2.3 mCHF granted in February 2017. Neurotune was selected for a Wellcome Trust Pathfinder Award.

Software startup iRewind has delivered personalised finisher video clips for the junior athletes participating in the 2017 UBS Kids Cup. Over 1800 clips were produced each day. The startup will again deliver a video clip for each participating kid in the Swiss final.

Loriot, an Internet of Things (IoT) specialist, has seen significant growth since its foundation in 2015. Today, the startup serves more than 6000 clients in 100 countries. The startup is further expanding its team in its headquarters in Thalwil to extend its core business and customer services.

Starmind, a Zurich based company specialising in cognitive computing has developed an AI solution for one of the world’s oldest advertising agencies, J. Walter Thompson Company (JWT). More than 12000 employees in the JWT’s global network can now ask questions and get access to company know-how in real-time.

In Zurich 38 candidates, including 16 from Switzerland, have enrolled in the “Journey” Climate-Kic’s climate change education programme. The Journey offers knowledge on climate change combined with entrepreneurship skills to allow candidates to create a business model. A visit to the world’s first plant that captures atmospheric carbon with a filter is...

Das Zürcher Startup CVCube, das eine Serviceplattform für Weiterbildung betreibt, hat in den ersten 18 Monaten seit der Gründung ein Kursvolumen von über einer Million Schweizer Franken vermittelt.

Last week the Innosuisse Board welcomed 20 personalities to Innovation Council. The new members bring diversity to the Innovation Council both with their professional experience in business, universities of applied sciences, universities, ETHs. Nine members stem from a startup background.

Das Zürcher startup dacadoo hat eine neue Kapitalerhöhung mit Rakuten Capital als Hauptinvestor abgeschlossen. Dacodoo entwickelt und betreibt eine mobile Gesundheitsplattform, mit der Menschen ihrer Gesundheit verfolgen können.

ETH Zurich spinoff Parquery offering smart parking solutions that automatically identify in real-time available parking spots, has joined forces with a black forest based company Hectronic to develop a smart parking-space detection solution. Hectronic is both a commercial partner as well as a strategic investor in Parquery.

Technology start-up Fanpictor has entered into agreement with the American Football club Carolina Panthers to commemorate the upcoming Fat Fest 2017. The startup will create a light show created by 75,000 smartphones in the Bank of America Stadium.