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Die Insektenspezialitäten von Essento sind in zahlreichen Restaurants und in 50 Coop-Filialen zu haben. Der Verkauf übertrifft die Erwartungen. Für die Erfolgsgeschichte wurde das Startup nun ausgezeichnet.

The Turkish construction company YBT is renewing the runway at Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) in night stages from March to August 2018. It is relying on an innovative Swiss cement solution. This lighthouse project is being closely monitored by airport operators world-wide.

Gestern konnten 15 Jungunternehmen am Campus Day in Zürich ihre Geschäftsideen präsentieren. Heute stehen die Finalisten des Swiss Economic Award 2018 fest.   

Swiss Fintech start-up Algotrader opens an office in New York. Veteran of Bloomberg, OneTick and RS Metrics, Richard Chmiel joins industry leader AlgoTrader as Chief Operating Officer to grow US business with a focus on Crypto-currencies.

The current standard test for prostate cancer detection has a high false positive rate of up to 75%. A new study showed that Proteomedix’ novel biomarker test could avoid a large number of unnecessary biopsies by accurately predicting high-grade prostate cancer.

Im Sommer 2017 übernahm die Aduno Gruppe die Mehrheit am Fintech Startup Contovista. Das Management blieb im Amt und ist nun auf internationalem Wachstumskurs. Mit Raiffeisen konnte man die grösste Bankengruppe Österreichs als Kunden gewinnen.

Fotokite received the top prize of $1 million at GENIUS NY, the world’s largest business competition for unmanned systems in Syracuse, New York. The startup will use the funds to accelerate its growth and expansion in USA.

Mit einer drei Millionen Franken Bürgschaft vom Technologiefonds hat der Online-Markt Farmy.ch eine Flotte von E-Mobilen aufgebaut. Damit können die Kunden flexibel und zeitgenau mit Lebensmitteln beliefert werden.

Temenos, the leading banking software provider serving over 3000 firms, is hosting a series of regional innovation jams in eight countries. The events showcase the most impressive demos of financial services software to financial institutions. In Geneva, ten startups will take the stage and prove themselves. Seven of them are Switzerland.

The new edition of the Social Impact Award is now launched. The program aims to promote social entrepreneurship among young people in Switzerland. The best team will receive a cash prize, a 3-months incubation program and a ticket to the SIA Summit in Georgia. Registration is now open.