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Die Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz lanciert eine Förderplattform für die Entwicklung von Unternehmen der Kreativwirtschaft und schreibt einen neuen Wettbewerb aus. Bewerbungsschluss ist der 30. September 2016.

Participating in award competitions enables startups to increase their chances of acquiring capital, expanding their network and learning from experts, peers and other like-minded people. Registration for the following awards is still open. Take this opportunity to submit your application before the deadline.

Prateek Khare, head of startup services at Swissnex India and representative for Swiss start-ups, informs entrepreneurs about the opportunities that India has to offer. In this article he provides insights for entrepreneurs planning a market entry in India.

Three startups have successfully closed their funding campaigns in the recent months and days: Blinkers with over 53’000 Euro, ELEPHBO with 34'000 Swiss Francs and BB Air with over CHF 45’500 in ten days. Initially the BB Air founders set their goal at CHF 30’000.

Dave Brown invests in start-ups since the sale of his own company in 2008. In our interview he talks about his investments, the problems of financing start-ups in Switzerland and why it is unavoidable for inexperienced business angels to waste some money.

Soucieux de continuer à renforcer la compétitivité de leurs économies et la prospérité de la région, les cantons de Suisse occidentale, avec l'appui de la Confédération (SECO), annoncent le lancement du troisième programme intercantonal de mise en oeuvre de la loi sur la politique régionale (LPR). Le nouveau volet 2016-2019, doté d’un budget global de 22.78 millions de francs, est soutenu à parts égales par la Confédération et les cantons de Suisse occidentale.

During the visit of the Swiss President Johann Ammann Schneider in South Korea on 13th and 14th July, Domosafty, a Swiss startup providing home care services for elderly people, will announce its numerous collaborations with renowned institutions in the domain of health care in South Korea.

Technis, an ETH spinoff that developed a way of connecting tennis and the digital world to help tennis players improve their performance, and Pregnolia, an ETH spinoff that developed a diagnostic tool to determine preterm birth, have been awarded the Venturekick prize of CHF 130’000 for their outstanding business ideas.

Der niederländische Energieversorger Eneco vertreibt in den Benelux-Staaten die Tesla Powerwall. In den Niederlanden wird der Speicher für Solarstrom zusammen mit der Software des Schweizer Cleantech Startups AMPARD angeboten. Dadurch werden die Powerwalls zu Schwarmspeichern, die das Stromnetz stabilisieren können.

StartupBus Europe is once again taking place this year from 2nd to 7th September 2016. Startups will pitch their idea, create teams and develop a prototype within 72 hours. StartupBus Europe 2016 buses will convene in Cologne at the Pirates Summit where the 10 best teams will present their ideas to the audience of over 1000 people. The Swiss StartupBus will depart from Zurich. Application is open.

Après l'arrivée d'un nouveau directeur en octobre 2015, Biopôle achève la restructuration de sa gouvernance avec la désignation d'un nouveau conseil d'administration; une étape clé dans le repositionnement du technoparc en tant qu'acteur de référence dans la communauté suisse des sciences de la vie.

La startup jurassienne KINITIC vient de lancer SNUKR. Participatif et innovant, ce nouvel outil digital a l’ambition de devenir la référence pour la planification et le partage de points d’intérêt et de parcours sur mesure. Gratuit et simple d’utilisation, SNUKR mise sur la curiosité et le sens de la découverte de chacun. Plusieurs régions de Suisse, du Québec et de France font d'ores et déjà partie de l'aventure.

An diesjährigen Jungunternehmerforum vom 25. Oktober. 2016 wird die oder der Bündner Jungunternehmer/in bestimmt. Dazu können sich alle in Graubünden domizilierten Start-up-Unternehmer/innen und KMU-Nachfolger bis zum 31. Juli 2016 bewerben. Bisherige Gewinner profitierten beim Marktaufbau klar von dem Preis.

Amazentis SA announced today a collaborative publication in Nature Medicine with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), demonstrating that the Company’s lead product candidate, improves mitochondrial and muscle function, resulting in enhanced muscle strength and endurance during aging. Amazentis is an innovative life sciences company applying scientific breakthroughs in nutrition to manage health conditions linked to aging.

Die Swiss Startup Factory und Y&R Group Switzerland haben eine strategische Partnerschaft im Bereich Marketing und Branding vereinbart. Die Spezialisten von Y&R werden Startups im SSUF Accelerator Programm beraten und schulen. Zudem vermittelt die global vernetzte Y&R Group Switzerland mehrwöchige Aufenthalte in Metropolen auf der ganzen Welt.

Clinerion, an international technology services company offering highly scalable electronic patient recruitment solutions to increase efficiency and quality in clinical research, announces its collaboration with eClinicalHealth, developer of the revolutionary Clinpal patient engagement platform. The two companies will create synergies benefiting the entire clinical trials process.

StartCup Ticino, a competition for new and innovative business ideas or projects conceived or realized in the Canton Ticino, is now taking in applications. Top five ranked projects will be awarded with rewards of up to CHF 50’000 and will be admitted to the Swiss Economic Award and to the 2nd Swiss Venture Day Ticino. Registration closes on 25 September 2016.

Meetinvest, a Zug based startup providing investment solutions for the global wealth management industry, announced that its single-stock and expert-based Robo Advisor app has been fully integrated within the Temenos MarketPlace environment. This will enable 2000 financial institutions around the world that use Temenos core banking system to try the Robo app with real market data.

Sintratec, a Brugg-based startup specializing in the development, production and distribution of desktop laser sintering 3D printers, has launched the new Sintratec S1 printer, a prototyping powerhouse built to develop high-end quality products for professional customers and therefore complements the Sintratec Kit. The product is ready for shipment.

Doté de 50’000 francs, dont un premier prix de 25’000 francs, le Challenge Debiopharm Inartis a sélectionné quatre projets destinés à améliorer la qualité de vie des patients hospitalisés. Avec 35 équipes en lice, ce concours d’idées est un succès.