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Piomic develops an innovative device for the treatment of chronic wounds. After encouraging first clinical trial results, the company was able to attract a group of business angels and private investors.

Aino Hacklin has been named to fill the new position of General Manager Switzerland. The position was created to provide management and support to the investor groups and events in Zurich, Basel and Suisse Romande as well as to manage local deal sourcing, business development and strategic partnerships.

Das Finanzzentrum der Schweiz erhält ein Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum für die Blockchain-Technologie. Heute wurde der «Trust Square» an der Zürcher Bahnhofstrasse eröffnet.

Weltweit tragen über drei Millionen Läuferinnen und Läufer die Schuhe der jungen Zürcher Marke On. Hinter dem Erfolg steht eine clevere Exportstrategie. Dafür wurde On am Aussenwirtschaftsforum von Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) mit dem Export Award 2018 ausgezeichnet.

F10 FinTech Incubator & Accelerator and Crypto Valley Labs have announced a partnership around bringing more crypto and blockchain knowledge to Zurich and supporting fintech startups working with crypto currencies or blockchain technology.

Lausanne-based blockchain and crypto-currency specialist Metaco has secured significant new shareholders and investment in a highly successful second round of funding. Avaloq has acquired a 10% stake in Metaco, the highest amount by a new shareholder.

The fintech startup Lendity has launched the first Swiss diversified crowdlending bond fully subscribed by Bank Julius Baer. In addition, the start-up sees an increased interest from institutional investors and is working on two further products.

Whether Executive, Board of Directors or Advisory Board: Seasoned managers bring more than experience to startups.

Das Zürcher FinTech neon Switzerland AG bietet mobiles Banking – das erste, von einer bestehenden Bank unabhängige Angebot in der Schweiz. Damit will das Start-up die Branche aufmischen. Nun hat neon eine Finanzierungsrunde mit bekannten Schweizer Investoren abgeschlossen.

TrueVRsystems built a scalable technology platform allowing venues to set up and run massive-scale VR centers. With five operating centers, including Europe’s latest, Fusion Arena in Zurich, the startup is now looking into global markets; starting with Sweden.