GetYourGuide passes million milestone
Zurich – GetYourGuide achieved one million bookings for excursions and activities in August. The spinoff from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich is now strengthening operations with a new board member.
RUAG Space helps launch PLATO into outer space
Zurich – The European Space Agency has named OHB SE, a space and technology company, as the industrial principal contractor for its PLATO scientific research mission. RUAG Space of the Greater Zurich Area is also part of the consortium.
Switzerland is fifth for venture capital
Zurich – European startup companies acquired significantly higher amounts of financial capital in the first half of 2018. Financing rounds also surged, with Swiss startups coming fifth in a corresponding ranking published by EY. Companies in the Greater Zurich Area took home the biggest sums of money.
Dacadoo and Hannover Re join forces
Zurich – A startup company from the Greater Zurich Area, dacadoo, is partnering with the German reinsurer Hannover Re. Together, they are offering insurers a combination of an underwriting system and a digital health platform.
TYPO3 launches new version of content management system
Baar ZG – TYPO3 has released the latest version of its eponymous content management system. It offers a high level of data security and allows developers to start new projects faster.
UK fintech opens offices in Switzerland
Zurich – Wealth Dynamix, a fintech company from the UK, is joining forces with the Swiss IT company ELCA. Together, they intend to drive digitisation in the private banking sector in Switzerland. To this end, Wealth Dynamix has opened offices in the Greater Zurich Area.
UBS joins European blockchain platform
Zurich – UBS is becoming a shareholder in we.trade, a blockchain-based trade financing platform whose existing shareholders include major European banks. With UBS’s involvement, Swiss companies will now be able to carry out transactions on we.trade.
Cencerus supports companies in digitalization processes
Schattdorf UR – Cencerus advises companies on their digital transformation and develops solutions in the areas of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0. Based in Schattdorf in the canton of Uri, the company was founded in September by former Swisscom experts.
Garaventa inaugurates world’s highest open-top aerial tramway
Goldau SZ/ Tignes – The world’s largest and highest open-top aerial tramway has been inaugurated in the French Alps by ropeway manufacturer Garaventa from the Greater Zurich Area.
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