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Zurich - ABB has agreed terms on a takeover of the ASTI Mobile Robotics Group based in Spain. The Zurich technology group will establish a business unit for autonomous mobile robots (AMR) at ASTI’s headquarters. At its robotics factory in Shanghai, ABB will be opening an AMR hub for Asia.

Zurich/Zug – The first 3D concrete printed, arched bridge of its kind has been opened during the Venice Biennale of Architecture. It was designed by the Block Research Group at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich alongside other partners. The project was made possible by the expertise of Holcim.

Zurich - PriceHubble has raised gross proceeds of 34 million US dollars following a hugely oversubscribed financing round. The PropTech firm plans to use this investment to accelerate its global expansion plans and further expand its market-leading position in the field of data-driven solutions for residential property analysis.

Altdorf – The industrial group Dätwyler is looking to develop and manufacture more materials for the electromobility industry in the future. Accordingly, it has expanded its capabilities in this area and its laboratories are now equipped with the requisite technologies.

Zurich - The Swiss Structured Products Association (SSPA) has launched the SSPA Lab together with the University of Zurich. The online gaming format offers interested parties a fun introduction to structured products.

Schlieren ZH - Kuros will immediately receive 7 million US dollars and potentially a further 166.5 million US dollars as part of a licensing agreement. Kuros is now being supported by two American companies, Xoma and Checkmate, with testing and commercialization of a drug to treat melanoma and other types of cancer.

Zug - Supertrends has secured 1.5 million Swiss francs in a funding round. The start-up uses intelligent software to predict future trends in a range of economic sectors.

Lugano – The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) has introduced its new institute for digital technologies in personalized healthcare. MeDiTech is divided into three areas: biomedical signal processing, digital health and medical devices.

Dübendorf ZH – Fluorescent dyes can transfer energy much more quickly than any semiconductor. The shared discovery of Empa, IBM Research Zurich and other Swiss research institutes can be used for organic solar panels, in sensors, for ultrafast data transmission or in microscopy.