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Cytosurge and Lexogen join forces in the area of cell sequencing

Opfikon/Vienna - Cytosurge and Lexogen have agreed to enter into a partnership in connection with the sequencing of live cells. The two companies will each contribute modern technologies with the aim of documenting genetic changes in cells without interfering with their natural processes.

Somagenetix secures 10 million Swiss francs

Zurich/Schlieren - Somagenetix AG has secured 10 million Swiss francs in a Series A financing round. The biotech company plans to use the fresh capital to advance its gene therapy for chronic granulomatosis into the clinical phase.

NeuroLF from Positrigo receives European clearance

Zurich - Positrigo has been awarded the CE Mark in Europe for its PET imaging system for the brain. The NeuroLF system received clearance for the US market as recently as July. Positrigo intends to sell the system via a network of established companies across Europe.

First patient in the USA is treated with denovoSkin from CUTISS

Schlieren/Boston - A four-year-old boy has received two transplants at Massachusetts General Hospital using denovoSkin from CUTISS. This is the first time a patient in the USA has been treated with the biotechnology company’s dermo-epidermal skin transplant.

ETH Zurich remains one of the best universities in the world

Zurich - The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) occupies 11th place in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The University of Oxford takes the top spot. The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and the University of Zurich are ranked 32nd and 80th respectively.

xFarm Technologies secures funding of €36 million

Manno - xFarm Technologies has raised €36 million in a financing round. It will use the funding to consolidate its position in Europe and accelerate its expansion in Latin America, India, Turkey and the U.S.

Voliro secures fresh capital

Zurich/Berlin - Voliro, a company which specializes in the construction of flying robots, has secured investment of 12 million US dollars in a Series A financing round. With this fresh capital injection, the company intends to expand its portfolio of services for the monitoring and maintenance of industrial plants.

ETH and EPFL jointly found institute for Artificial Intelligence

Zurich/Lausanne - The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) have together founded the Swiss National AI Institute (SNAI). The mission of SNAI will be to drive research into Artificial Intelligence (AI) on a large scale.

xFarm Technologies and Dyson Farming join forces to digitize agriculture

Manno/Lincoln - xFarm Technologies and the UK agricultural enterprise Dyson Farming have launched a three-year project to digitize agriculture. Together, the work across an area of 33,600 acres will be managed and organized digitally.

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