Steiner and House of Lab Science planning new innovation parks
Zurich - Steiner AG and House of Lab Science are joining forces to set up innovation parks for life sciences firms. The first step includes plans for two new innovation parks. One of these is to be located in the Greater Zurich Area.
Barilla and Lavazza announced FoodTech Award with Loomish
Manno/Lugano - The Italian food giants Barilla and Lavazza have launched the FoodTech Innovation Award 2022 in conjunction with Loomish, an investment firm based in the Greater Zurich Area. The initiative first came into being at the Ticino LifestyleTech Competence Center.
ArtMeta digitalizing art with VP Bank
Zug/Vaduz - ArtMeta, the metaverse for art based in the Greater Zurich Area, has entered into a partnership with VP Bank from Liechtenstein. This will facilitate art tokenization services. As such, shares of physical artworks can be purchased, tracked and traded on the blockchain.
Google honours Swiss researchers
Zurich/St.Gallen - Google has honoured three Swiss researchers with its Google Research Awards 2022. They work at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and the University of St.Gallen. Their areas of focus include artificial intelligence, quantum computing and natural language processing.
Netcetera strengthens position in mobility software
Zurich - Netcetera, a software firm from the Greater Zurich Area, has acquired the start-up routeRANK, which is based in Western Switzerland and specializes in environmentally friendly route planning. With this takeover, Netcetera is seeking to offer multimodal mobility services worldwide.
Nimagna developing virtual presentation app
Zurich - Nimagna is developing an app that aims to improve presentations in video conferences. It uses artificial intelligence to turn the computer camera into a professional production team. The app will be launched on the market in the fall.
Giants enters into brand partnership with Volvo
Schlieren - The games developer Giants Software and the construction machine company Volvo Construction Equipment are entering into a brand partnership. As part of a joint project, a Volvo wheel loader will be integrated into Farming Simulator 22.
Swiss Post launches new crypto stamp
Bern/Locarno - The Swiss Post is launching its second crypto stamp on the market. Digital versions of the physical stamps are saved in a blockchain. The Swiss Post has created this collection in partnership with the Locarno Film Festival.
Switzerland home to Europe’s most international universities
Zurich - The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne are among the four most international universities in the world. This is a finding from a report published by Times Higher Education. Top spot went to the University of Hong Kong. The University of Zurich was ranked in 21st position.
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