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Stockholm/Adliswil ZH – The Swedish company AddSecure is taking over LOSTnFOUND, a telematics provider based in the Greater Zurich Area. In doing so, the specialist in solutions for the Internet of Things is seeking to strengthen its position in the field of transport and logistics in the German-speaking DACH region.

Zurich/Lausanne – The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) have established a first joint doctoral program. From the spring of 2022, graduates in STEM subjects in particular can complete their PhD in learning sciences.

Zurich/Pratteln BL - The UZH spin-off condenZero has won the Swiss Innovation Challenge 2021. Second place and the special prize for life sciences went to MyLeg, while third place and the special prize for construction were taken by Oxara.

Bern/Zug – The Swiss Post has brought a crypto stamp to market. For this, a physical stamp has been mapped digitally and saved in a blockchain. Crypto stamps can be collected and traded. The underlying technology comes from Inacta, a company based in the Greater Zurich Area.

New York/Zurich – The American company Outbrain is acquiring Video Intelligence AG. The startup from the Greater Zurich Area uses machine learning to place video content in a targeted way. Its solution is already used by media companies such as the International Data Group and the publisher Spiegel-Verlag.

Lugano/Caslano TI – The members of the Lifestyle-Tech Competence Center have committed to increasing investments in research and development, lab management, and tech scouting over the next three years. Additionally, new employees are to be hired.

Zurich/Zug – The limits of interactive architecture design and digital fabrication are now being pushed at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH): four robotic arms are using artificial intelligence to build a 22.5-meter-high planted sculpture called Semiramis at the Tech Cluster Zug.

Zurich/Bertrange - The B2B telecommunications and ICT provider Telindus is collaborating with the supplier of SCiON, Anapaya. With this, Telindus will be the first company from Luxembourg to offer the extremely secure internet standard called SCiON. Financial service providers in particular should benefit from this.

Zurich – People who display immune reactions to harmless coronavirus colds have better protection against severe courses in the event of an infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. This has been found by researchers at the University of Zurich.