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Start-ups from Basel, Lausanne and Zurich made it to the semi-finals of the Prix Strategis. They have the chance to win CHF50.000. In addition, participating companies will benefit from feedback and a considerable network.

ANYmal has four legs and can operate in any environment. The robot’s developer ANYbotics employs 27 people that bring diverse skills to advance the functionalities of ANYmal to meet market demands. The startup is generating sales from clients from academia and industry - with a fully functional prototype.

Der vom Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship der ZHAW und eqlosion betriebene Innovation Monitor hat sich der Aufgabe angenommen, die Schweizer Energie- und Umweltstartups bekannter zu machen. Das Team hinter dem Monitor wird einmal jährlich eine Analyse zu den erfassten Unternehmen sowie weiterführende Publikationen veröffentlichen. Nun wurde die...

Mit einem Jahresumsatz von gegen drei Milliarden Euro gehört Douglas zu den führenden Beautyhändlern Europas. Der Konzern integriert und testet nun die Software des Winterthurer Startups SKIN MATCH Technology. Die Software verbindet Kunden-, Produkt- und Inhaltsstoffdaten, um individuell Produkte zu empfehlen, und wird bereits von Jelmoli und Louis Widmer...

After a promising start in 2016, PapayaPods faced difficulties and had to close down in March 2018. In the meantime, the founding team led by Alex Just has bounced back, launching a new venture and announcing a successful proptech project with Swiss Insurance Helvetia.

Being part of not one but two of the prestigious Plug and Play batches in Munich and the Silicon Valley, Zurich-based startup vlot is making the most of leveraging the international startup ecosystem. After establishing a partnership and a pilot project with two Swiss-based insurance carriers, vlot is also attracting the interest of German and American...

The premium Swiss sports apparel brand KJUS unveiled the word’s first garment to feature an electronic, user-controlled membrane. The technology actively pumps out sweat from inside the jacket. Developed and patented by the young Swiss technology company, Osmotex, Hydro Bot is the first significant innovation since membranes were introduced 40 years ago.

Die Ständerätin und frühere Nationalratspräsidentin Pascale Bruderer wird per 1. Januar 2019 Teilhaberin und Verwaltungsrätin beim Thalwiler Startup Crossiety. Das Unternehmen entwickelt digitale, soziale Netzwerke für Gemeinden. Zu den Gründern gehört Steffen Meister, der langjährige CEO der Partners Group.

IPIEC Global is an innovation and entrepreneurship contest connecting start-ups from all over the world to Chinese capital, enterprises, and industrial clusters. Recently, IPIEC GLOBAL 2018 Swiss Chapter officially kicked off. Four Swiss companies have been selected for the Semi-final contest. They will travel to China in December.

Wyss Zurich supports startups in the fields of regenerative medicine and robotics to accelerating the transformation of their discoveries into practical application. Seervision and Sevensense from the robotics world have recently joined Wyss.