Swiss claims brace of international awards
Kloten - The airline Swiss has won two awards for its first class lounges at Zurich Airport. In the rankings of more than 350 airlines, Swiss was additionally voted in the top ten. In total, around 13 million passengers worldwide were surveyed for these rankings.
HeiQ launches new technology to fight allergens
Schlieren - HeiQ has announced the launch of its innovative textile technology HeiQ Allergen Tech. This helps to reduce house dust mite matter and pet allergens. The new anti-allergen solution can be added during the finishing stage of the textiles manufacturing process.
Fashion brand Guess launches third Gen Z Lab
Bioggio/Lugano - Guess Europe has launched its third Gen Z Lab initiative together with the Lifestyle-Tech Competence Center in the Greater Zurich Area. For the first time, students from several European countries will be taking part in this workshop.
GRN Association secures 50 million dollars for sustainable blockchain
Zug - The GRN Association has secured an investment of 50 million US dollars. This fresh capital will be put towards connecting their green GRN Grid platform to leading crypto exchanges, developing new partnerships, and expanding their blockchain technology and infrastructure.
Swarm of drones to print construction materials mid-flight
Dübendorf - The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology has taken inspiration from bees to develop a swarm of drones that are able to cooperatively print and place 3D materials mid-flight. These BuilDrones are monitored by ScanDrones for quality control purposes.
Investors give Ledgy 22 million US dollars
Zurich - Ledgy has raised 22 million US dollars in a series B financing round. The startup plans to use these funds to improve its equity process software. Over the past year, Ledgy has increased its number of customers from 1,500 to around 2,500 and its employees from 20 to 60.
Medtech Lepu from China raises funds via SIX
Zurich/Beijing - The Chinese medtech company Lepu Medical Technology has listed its GDRs on the SIX Swiss Exchange. It is the fifth company from China to seize the opportunity since the launch of the China-Switzerland Stock Connect in July.
Pronatec officially opens organic cocoa plant
Winterthur/Beringen/Uzwil - Pronatec AG has officially opened one of Europe’s most advanced cocoa processing plants in the Greater Zurich Area. The Bühler Group was system supplier.
Swiss flies Breitling with sustainable aviation fuel
Kloten/Grenchen - Breitling will purchase sustainable aviation fuel for all its work-related travel on Swiss. As a result, the watch manufacturer will reduce its carbon dioxide emissions from air travel by some 80 percent. Both see this as a strong signal to the markets to expand the production and use of such sustainable fuels.
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