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Three years ago, three founders inaugurated WE SHAPE TECH with the goal to boost diversity in tech and innovation fields. Today the movement’s impact is already being felt: the board counts 12 members, its network has grown to 1500 members, new chapters across Switzerland have opened and renowned companies are increasing their engagement. 

The MassChallenge Switzerland 2019 Awards Ceremony shined a spotlight on promising startups and corporate intrapreneurship teams. A dozen start-ups received cash prices.

The five winners of the Swisscom Startup Challenge made solid progress during their week in Silicon Valley due to the very fast and results-oriented business culture in Silicon Valley – and because they came with specific goals.

Thingstream, a leading provider of IoT Connectivity-as-a-Service, announces an investment from Momenta Ventures, a Digital Industry venture investment firm. The fund will be used to accelerate go-to-market activity and gear up for a Series A funding round.

Nach dem Ende Juni erfolgten ersten Closing hat der Swiss Entrepreneurs Fund offiziell die ersten Direktinvestitionen getätigt. Der Fonds wird in den kommenden Monaten weiteres Kapital von Investoren aufnehmen, mit einem vorgesehenen zweiten Closing Ende Jahr.

Am 8. November präsentieren in Luzern zehn Startups aus der Tourismusbranche ihre Geschäftsmodelle. Den Siegern winkt ein Preisgeld von CHF 5‘000 und ein zweijähriges Coaching- Programme.

Cutiss, NBE Therapeutics and Stalicla have grown their teams. As per October, the newly appointed members will take over responsibility as Chief Operation Officer, Chief Medical Officer and Chief of Science respectively to help drive the companies towards success.

Akteure und Akteurinnen aus Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft wollen mit gebündelten Kräften die Position von Zürich und der ganzen Schweiz als Forschungs- und Wirtschaftsstandorts im Bereich Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) stärken. Vergangene Woche hat der «KI Moonshot Roundtable» den Startschuss für den Aufbau eines vernetzten Talent- und Forschungs-Hubs im...

Medica 2019, one of the largest medtech trade fairs will bring together more than 6,200 exhibitors and visitors from 170 countries. Switzerland will also make its presence with 81 companies including 14 Swiss startups. Innosuisse is sponsoring four startups.

As part of its collaboration with the Germany-based ImmunoQure, the ETH spinoff Memo Therapeutics will produce multiple APS-1 autoantibody libraries from which the latter will screen for novel drug candidates. The startup will receive research payments from ImmunoQure as well as milestone and royalty payments.