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Despite its extensive global reach, Nestlé still invests 60% of its global R&D budget of CHF 1.7 billion invested in the home country, Switzerland. Today, the global food giant has inaugurated the «Nestlé R&D Accelerator» in Lausanne to provide scientists, students and start-ups with a platform and resources to accelerate innovation and speed-to-market.

Nur 18 Monate nach der Gründung wickelt die Umzugs- und Reinigungs-Plattform MoveAgain bereits mehrere hundert Aufträge pro Monat ab. Das Alleinstellungsmerkmal ist ein Preisrechner.

In 2014, ChomaCon was founded as a spin-off from ETH Zurich to provide the best-in-class chromatographic process solutions for the pharma industry. On April 1st, 2019 the startup transferred 100% of its shares to the Japanese YMC Co., Ltd., a leading supplier of separation resins, services and systems for the pharmaceutical market.

More than 370’000 visitors gathered last year at Gamescom, the world’s largest trade fair for game enthusiasts and developers, to discover and present their inventions. Pro Helvetia invites Swiss companies and indie studios to submit their application to join the next international SwissGames delegation to Gamescom. Registration deadline expires on 29...

Accelerator-Programme gelten als ideales Sprungbrett, um in ausländischen Märkten Fuss zu fassen. Das wissen auch die Startups Altoida, Inpher, Luminant Analytics, Legartis, Apiax und Dimpora. Sie ergatterten sich Plätze in prestigeträchtigen Accelerators in Europa und den USA.

Dimpora has won the Global Change Award for its biodegradable and mineral-based membrane for outdoor wear. Besides a grant of € 250’000, the startup will join a one-year innovation accelerator program taking them to Stockholm, New York and Hong Kong.

Der Schweizer E-Government-Spezialist Procivis und der Anbieter für elektronische Signaturen Skribble gehen eine Partnerschaft ein. Es ist ein entscheidender Schritt auf dem Weg zur Digitalisierung von Geschäftsprozessen.

Four additional startups have joined the InnoBooster program to accelerate development of their deeptech business ideas and market entry. The program offers support package of up to CHF 150,000 for a maximum of 1.5 years.

This week, the Fashion Innovation Week takes place in Lugano. On Tuesday awards were given to three top Artificial Intelligence FashionTech start-ups. The event was also a forum for fruitful discussions between entrepreneurs and C-Level executives.

Laterpay konnte eine neue Finanzierungsrunde mit bestehenden Privatinvestoren abschliessen. Das Unternehmen mit Hauptsitz in Zürich entwickelt Alternativen zu harten Paywalls.