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GF investing in headquarters
Schaffhausen – GF Piping Systems is refurbishing its headquarters. The building from 1963 is to be brought up to the Minergie standard in the future, with a new photovoltaic system also planned. GF is investing more than 20 million Swiss francs.
Baloise teams up with Veezoo
Zurich/Basel – Insurance firm Baloise has joined forces with Veezoo, a startup from the Greater Zurich Area, to test a conversational artificial intelligence solution that could assist Baloise in its marketing and sales activities.
Zurich technology set to revolutionize the insurance industry
Google looks to Zurich for cloud services
Zurich – Google will soon be using a Swiss data centre for its cloud services. The IT giant is building a Google Cloud Platform in Zurich, making it easier for businesses to build high-performance applications.
Swiss know-how takes off with new space mission
Bern – The U.S. probe InSight began its journey to Mars to gather more data about the Red Planet. One of the key instruments on the mission is a seismometer, which was developed by researchers from the Greater Zurich Area.
vision& simplifies investment in blockchain projects
Zug – The blockchain asset manager vision& from Crypto Valley has launched its first investment product. The aim is to facilitate investments in blockchain projects.
SIX launches microwave-based trading
Zurich – SIX has launched the world’s first international microwave-based trading connection in Europe to double the speed of data transmission. A smart solution to prevent fraud is also in the offing courtesy of SIX Payment Services.
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