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Winterthur - Autoneum improves the acoustic and environmental performance of vehicles by using new components made from Propylat. The material, which comprises recycled synthetic and natural fibers, was developed by Borgers Automotive, a company that was acquired by Autoneum in April 2023.

Zurich - A technology recently developed at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich to guide tiny gas bubbles through blood vessels using ultrasound also works in the brain. In future, the technique could be used to transport drugs to precise locations.

Zurich - Koa has successfully completed a Series B financing round. With 15 million dollars in fresh capital, the Swiss-Ghanaian startup wants to scale up cocoa fruit upcycling and accelerate the transition to regenerative and climate-friendly agriculture.

Zurich - Switzerland is the most globalized country in the world. This is the result of the Globalisation Index 2021 published by the KOF Swiss Economic Institute at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. Economic globalization is recovering, while social globalization has not fully recovered from the pandemic.

Winterthur - WinGD and CMB, a Belgian operator of bulk carriers, have advanced their project to develop ammonia-fuelled ship engines. The Chinese engine manufacturer CSSC Engine and the shipbuilder CSSC Quingdao Beihi Shipbuilding are now joining the project, which was first announced in January.

Zurich/Lausanne - The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) are launching the Swiss AI Initiative. The aim here is to ensure that globally pioneering roles in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are not the sole domain of tech firms, while also affording Switzerland a degree of digital sovereignty with the help of the new Alps supercomputer.

Otelfingen/Oxford - Philochem and Blue Earth Diagnostics have examined their first three patients as part of a Phase 1 clinical trial. The trial aims to develop a small organic molecule for imaging applications that can selectively detect a range of metastatic tumors.

Zurich - Two researchers from the University of Zurich (UZH) have developed a smartwatch app and companion app to help people suffering from the effects of Long Covid. The apps can help patients to better control their own stress limits. For their work, the researchers were presented with the UZH Postdoc Team Award 2023.

Altdorf - Dätwyler is seeking to promote the use of hydrogen as an energy source. To this end, the industrial firm is focusing on fuel cell technology. In this context, Dätwyler is developing seals for bipolar plates in conjunction with HYCCO from Toulouse.