Researchers achieve breakthrough in quantum computers
Rüschlikon/Basel - At the IBM research lab in the Greater Zurich Area, a breakthrough has been achieved in the area of the quantum computers of tomorrow. IBM researchers have tested silicon-based qubits in conjunction with colleagues from Basel. These could hold the key to solving scalability problems.
SFT and Jelmoli bringing fashion shows to the digital world
Zurich - Schweizerische Textilfachschule and Jelmoli intend to present a joint fashion collection via the digital world. Instead of using real models, virtual avatars will take to the catwalk. The garments will be digitalized in 3D and created as NFTs.
Embraer collaborates with Daedalean on autonomous aircraft
Zurich/São José dos Campos – The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is relying on expertise from the Greater Zurich Area for its autonomous aircraft. It is working together with Daedalean, a startup that develops artificial intelligence applications for aviation.
Switzerland is one of the happiest countries in the world
New York - Switzerland comes in fourth place in the new World Happiness Report. Information on economic output, life expectancy, and health was taken into consideration, among other things.
TOPADUR granted European patent for the treatment of chronic wounds
Schlieren – TOPADUR Pharma AG in the Greater Zurich Area has been granted a patent by the European Patent Office for its lead investigational drug product, TOP-N53. The drug is used for the treatment of chronic wounds, commonly associated with diabetes.
Decentriq raises US$15 million
Zurich - Decentriq has closed a Series A funding round, strengthening its capital base by US$15 million. The startup intends to use the money to develop data clean rooms that enable companies to collaborate on the most restricted and sensitive data.
New Acodis platform extracts data from documents
Winterthur - Acodis has launched a new platform for the smart processing of documents such as PDFs and emails. The Acodis IDP Platform functions on the basis of machine learning technology. It aims to enable companies to convert any document in any language into structured data
ANYbotics sends inspection robots into explosive environments
Zurich - The robotics specialist ANYbotics has presented the world’s first explosion-proof inspection robot on legs in the form of the ANYmal X. At the same time, ANYbotics and the Malaysian petroleum company Petronas have agreed to scale deployment of the ANYmal X across the oil and gas and chemicals industries as a whole.
EU approves funding for shape-shifting Empa drones
Dübendorf - Mirko Kovac has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant worth 2 million euros. Kovac is conducting research into metamorphic drones that can both fly through the air and move through water at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology.
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