Start-ups provide new hope for patients

The next Swiss Venture Day is part of a whole day of start-up pitches and the award ceremony of the >>venture>> competition. Seven companies were now selected for the Venture Day taking place in the morning. The >>venture>> 2014 investor day and the ceremony will follow in the afternoon.

Sir Steve Redgrave has been announced today as an ambassador for SenseCore, a human performance company whose products combine revolutionary sensors to software solutions that have been developed together with elite medical experts and sports scientists.

Am 8. Mai geht es um die Zukunft und wie sich alle Bereiche unseres Lebens und Wirtschaftens entwickeln und entsprechend verändern werden. Die Zukunftskonferenz  „The Future of“  findet in der Messe Zürich statt. Der startupticker.ch verlost unter seinen Leserinnen und Lesern 20 Gratis-Eintritte.

ReMeeting is a Swiss-US start-up with a solution for recording, archiving, sharing and analysing conversations and meetings. The company has won the Grand Prize at the UC Berkeley Start-up Competition worth USD25’000.

FNEX, the leading online alternative investment marketplace, and Zurich-based DealMarket, the leading global one-stop-shop for Private Equity, announced a strategic partnership that will provide DealMarket’s professional investors access to deals listed on FNEX.com through the DealMarket platform. The partnership provides funds and investment banks that list on FNEX distribution to over 13,000 family offices globally.

Die TRANSLATION-PROBST AG verzeichnet ein erneutes Umsatzplus: Das Winterthurer Übersetzungsbüro steigerte seinen Umsatz im ersten Quartal gegenüber dem Vorjahresquartal um 25 Prozent. TRANSLATION PROBST zählt unterdessen 2000 Unternehmen zu ihren Kunden.

Aïmago has been acquired by its competitor Novadaq, the market leader in perfusion imaging. Under terms of the agreement, NOVADAQ will pay to Aïmago shareholders, an upfront consideration of US$10 million, which includes US$6.5 million in cash, plus US$3.5 million in NOVADAQ stock. If certain regulatory and commercial milestones are achieved in the future, NOVADAQ may also pay contingent earn out considerations totaling an additional US$2.4 million, which may be satisfied in cash or in NOVADAQ stock at NOVADAQ’s option.

GENILEM et le Centre Patronal unissent leurs efforts pour l’organisation de la 7ème édition du Carrefour des Créateurs qui aura lieu le Vendredi 19 septembre 2014 au SwissTech Convention Center à l’EPFL. Cette manifestation dédiée à l’entrepreneuriat et à la création d’entreprise combinera exposition, programme de conférences et rencontre avec des experts.

Scandit today announced that it has expanded into the US from Europe and opened an office in San Francisco. Given the traction and quick growth it has seen both globally and in the US market, with recognized enterprise customers including Capital One, NASA, Saks Fifth Avenue, shopkick and Yusen Logistics, among many others, Scandit has also augmented its senior management team with three key US hires.

Die Kapitalerhöhung des Biotech-Startups InnoMedica um 655'500 Franken wurde mit Überzeichnung erfolgreich abgeschlossen. Die Mittel stammen von 40 neuen sowie von bestehenden Aktionären.

In Deutschland hat Amorelie vorgemacht, wie ein Startup frischen Wind in die Erotik-Branche bringt. Jetzt wagen sich auch Schweizer Startups in den Markt: Der Onlineshop Amorana und No Shame, ein Jungunternehmen, das ein Kondom-Abo anbietet.

FemtoTools AG has been elected to the 2014 Robotics Business Review Top 50 list (RBR50) of most influential companies in the global robotics industry. FemtoTools was voted to the RBR50 based on its innovation, groundbreaking application and commercial success.

Die Volkwirtschaftsdirektion des Kantons Freiburg und die Freiburger Kantonalbank suchen die innovativsten Freiburger Unternehmen. Es locken Preise im Wert von insgesamt 120’000 Franken, wobei ein KMU-Preis und ein Start-up-Preis verliehen werden.

At startupticker we often read articles or press releases about fascinating innovations. Not all of them have to do with start-ups. However we decided to share the best of them with you in our new Startupticker Tech Review.

CTI Invest and Swisscom will be co-hosting an Innovation Round Table on the subject of Cloud Computing on the 23rd September in Zurich. They're currently looking for start-ups from across Switzerland who would like to present themselves as part of their ongoing Innovation Round Table series of events.

Nach einem erfolgreichen Start der Beta-Version in ihrem Heimatland Ende letzten Jahres, launcht das Schweizer Unternehmen Layzapp die gleichnamige Second Screen App nun auch in Deutschland und Österreich. Ob aktuelle Spielergebnisse, Trailer oder Hintergrundwissen zu Schauspielern - Nutzer von Layzapp bekommen interessante Zusatzinformationen zur Lieblingssendung in Echtzeit zugespielt.

Les Services industriels de Lausanne (SiL) et Green Motion signent un accord pour la diffusion d’une gamme de bornes de recharge pour véhicules électriques «n-charge».

Startkapital für innovative Schweizer Jungunternehmerinnen und -unternehmer: AXA Winterthur, Axpo, Startups.ch und neu auch PostFinance zeichnen die vier besten Geschäftsideen der Schweiz mit je CHF 50‘000 aus. Die Awards werden im Rahmen der Swiss Startups Awards 2014 verliehen. Die Wahl der Preisträger erfolgt jeweils durch eine renommierte Jury.

G-Therapeutics wants to help people with spinal cord injury to walk again. Last week the EPFL-spin-off won the Grand Prize at the “First Day of Tomorrow” competition in Paris. In addition Gimball, another Swiss start-up, was awarded the prize in the category “robobtics” which is worth EUR15’000.

QualySense, an EMPA based startup company focused on innovative grain and seed-sorting technology, announced that is has closed a financing round and raised CHF 1.3 Million from existing and new investors. Investors include a selected number of well-known Swiss and international business angels.

The International Create Challenge is a free of charge, 3-week immersive super accelerator program that gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to drive their projects to a Minimum Viable Product. Deadline for this year’s edition is 28 April.

123on, the mobile video platform that intensifies the bond between brands and fans, announced a partnership with iConcerts to bring the hottest live tracks to music lovers’ mobile devices.

Nach einer erfolgreichen Pilotphase werden zukünftig an weiteren attraktiven Standorten öffentliche P+Rail Parkplätze mobil buchbar.