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Zurich based Oculocare Medical has received the FDA 510(k) clearance of Alleye, a mobile medical software application. The solution is designed for detecting and monitoring of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The startup now plans for market entry into the U.S.

Die auf künstlicher Intelligenz basierende Software von Legartis erleichtert Juristen die Sichtung von grösseren Dokumentenbeständen. Nun hat das Legal Tech Startup den Abschluss der ersten Finanzierungsrunde über eine Million Franken bekannt gegeben.

Six startups have joined the IMD Startup Competition 2018/19 Special Edition. They will work with the Executive MBA participants in November and later travel to Silicon Valley in February.

Die finnische Oras Group ist eine der Grossen Europas. Jetzt will der Sanitärarmaturenhersteller mit Hilfe von IoT-Knowhow aus der Schweiz weiterwachsen.

Die Onlineplattform «Lernnavi» soll St. Galler Gymnasiasten massgeschneiderte Aufgaben in Deutsch und Mathematik anbieten. Initiiert wurde das Projekt vom Amt für Mittelschulen St. Gallen, die technische Entwicklung übernimmt das EdTech-Startup Taskbase.

Fixposition, an ETH spin-off provides reliable, centimeter-accurate positioning services for autonomous vehicles. The startup has welcomed renowned companies like Huawei, Yuneec, and Robsense as its first customers.

In this article, Sadik Hafizovic, CEO and co-founder of Zurich Instruments tells the story of the start-up. He explains why he started the company despite doubts of some sceptics, how the start-up manages to grow without venture capital and that to his surprise advertisements in glossy publications have an impact.

Swisscom has selected the top 10 tech startups in the Swisscom StartUp Challenge. The shortlist will be narrowed down to five through public voting. Five best startups will join a five-day acceleration programme in Silicon Valley.

Im November werden zum sechsten Mal die besten Schweizer Apps ausgezeichnet. App-Projekte können ab sofort in zehn Kategorien wie «Games» oder «Mixed, Augmented & Virtual Reality» eingereicht werden. Anmeldeschluss ist der 10. September.

Martina Hirayama will head the State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation from January 2019. She is dean of the ZHAW School of Engineering and serves as vice-president of the board of Innosusuisse. She had also co-founded an ETH Zurich spin-off in new coating technologies, and has been CEO of the company until 2008.