Four-legged robot wins in Australia
Zurich – ANYmal, a four-legged robot developed in the Greater Zurich Area, has won an award at an international robotics conference in Australia. It can move in any terrain and execute tasks without assistance.
ETH laser heading into the stratosphere with NASA
Zurich – Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) have developed a laser that can be used to visualise weak infrared signals from space. It will now be heading into the stratosphere in a special NASA aircraft
HWZ launches Financial Markets Compliance Master
Zurich – The University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich is launching Switzerland’s first master’s degree course for compliance managers with a focus on the financial markets. In this way, it aims to address the needs of Switzerland as a financial centre.
Zurich drone hub establishes itself on the world stage
Nature to help inspire thinking
Glarus – The Glarus Nord tourism region is offering an innovative concept to seminar tourists with its DenkWerkstatt centre. In addition to hotels, guests are offered seminar rooms in the great outdoors. DenkWerkstatt is now to be complemented with a new DenkWeg trail opening in June.
Manulife Asset Management expands in Switzerland
Zurich/Toronto – Global asset management company Manulife Asset Management is strengthening its Swiss office. It has hired Christos Tsaravas to head up its Zurich location, where he will be responsible for helping to build the business and grow the local team.
Heart valves startup celebrates first operation
Zurich/Bern – CoreMedic has developed a minimally invasive repair technology to treat heart valve diseases. The method has now proved successful in a first operation on a human.
AMZ showcases new e-racing cars
Zurich – The Academic Motorsports Club Zurich (AMZ) has developed two new electric racing cars. The ‘eiger’ four-wheel drive and the ‘gotthard driverless’ are set to face international competition this summer.
DeepCode wins investors
Zurich – DeepCode has raised around 1 million Swiss francs in a financing round. The spin-off from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich is innovating a smart assistant for software developers.
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