Swiss cleantechs pick up speed

Following the closing of the business combination with Helix Acquisition Corp., a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, MoonLake Therapeutics is now listed on NASDAQ. Since the first trading day on 6 April under the ticker MLTX, the dermatology company share price has slightly risen, with a valuation of USD 192.24 million.

Das ETH-Spinoff Battrion will sein optimiertes Herstellungsverfahren für Lithium-Ionen-Batteriezelle in die Elektroautoindustrie bringen. Es stellt selbst aber weder Batterien noch Produktionsanlagen her. Für die Entwicklung und den Vertrieb einer Industrie-kompatiblen und skalierbaren Anlage arbeitet das Unternehmen neu mit der deutschen Jagenberg Gruppe zusammen.

Capskin, the developer of soft sensors for capturing motion, shape and pressure inside the shoe, has obtained new funding with contributions from Serpentine ventures. The capital will flow into launching an early adopter program to advance the Capskin sensor sock.

On 14 June 2022, the audience will witness the awarding of the winner of the Swiss Medtech Award, which comes with a CHF 75000 cash prize. AlveoliX, Biospectal and Healios made it to the finale.

Logol und Droople konnten grosse Projekte für bekannte Unternehmen umsetzen. Backbone wird Visualisierungspartner von Wincasa und CYBERA gewinnt eine weitere Bank als Kundin für ihre Cybercrime-Plattform.

Laut Startup-Barometer der Prüfungs- und Beratungsgesellschaft EY haben Startups in Europa 2021 gut 88 Milliarden Euro Risikokapital angezogen – 141 Prozent mehr als im Vorjahr. Die Schweiz fällt im Ländervergleich zurück.

After raising one of the largest funding rounds in the global quantum space in January 2022, Terra Quantum has obtained an additional $15 million for its series A financing round. Furthermore, the startup’s research team have unveiled a ground-breaking solution to the longstanding challenge of efficient power devices for nanoelectronics.

The winners of season 3 of theTech4Trust program were revealed at the awards ceremony held yesterday at the Swiss Cyber Security Days 2022. The final event of the Trust Valley accelerator program rewarded 3 startups in cybersecurity and digital trust chosen among 12 finalists. The winner is Saporo. Tune Insight & PRODAFT come 2nd and 3rd. Hestia receives the Social Impact Award from the Herbert & Audrey Rosenfield Foundation

Situated in Basel-Allschwil, the officially opened Experience Center serves as an application laboratory for advanced nanoanalytics, offering measurement results with unprecedented quality for the pharmaceutical, electromobility and new materials sectors. The Center has already long-term contractual customers including Roche, Idorsia and Boehringer Ingelheim. Eldico is now accepting samples from additional customers.

Auch dieses Jahr wetteifern 9 Jungunternehmen um den Sieg in einer der drei Kategorien des Awards. Die Preisverleihung findet im Rahmen des Swiss Economic Forum statt.

Die intelligenten Sturzmelder von Sedimentum eignen sich auch für Privathaushalte. In den letzten Monaten hat das Zuger Startup den Launch für den B2C-Markt vorbereitet. Der Abschluss der Pre-Series-A-Finanzierungsrunde liefert nun das notwendige Kapital für den Marktaufbau.

Die deutsche WIKA-Gruppe, ein Hersteller von Druck- und Temperaturmessgeräten, der sich heute als Lösungsanbieter für industrielle IoT-Anwendungen positioniert, ist beim Schweizer IoT-Pionier LORIOT eingestiegen. Gemeinsam will man sich bei der Erschliessung neuer Märkte unterstützen und die jeweilige Expansionsstrategie beschleunigen.

In Zürich und Basel gehört kookys Becher-Mehrwegsystem mit eigener digitaler Rückgabe-Infrastruktur schon zum Alltag. Mit den frischen Mitteln aus einer Finanzierungsrunde expandiert das Startup nun nach Deutschland und Österreich.

Blueberry Aviation becomes a long-term commercial partner of Dufour. Blueberry will acquire 100 Aero2 and 100 Aero3, set up financial tools to fund or lease Dufour products and will support the start-up with marketing advice. Through this collaboration, Dufour Aerospace aims to further develop its customer base, as well as secure transactions with launch customers for Dufour Aero2 and Aero3 products, using Blueberry Aviation’s industry expertise and worldwide network of operators.

After completing their Phase I clinical trials, biotech companies MoonLake Immunotherapeutics and Stalicla are advancing into the next stage. They will assess the efficacy and safety of their lead molecules in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa and autism spectrum disorders, respectively.

Leading mobility and impact venture capital funds have invested in Bcomp’s series B round under the lead of BMW i Ventures. The CHF 32.4 million (USD 35 million) will enable the sustainable lightweighting specialist to scale its workforce and increase its global commercial and production footprint.

With the receipt of the FINMA banking license, Alpian has become Switzerland’s first digital private bank. This announcement comes with a CHF 19 million capital injection to prepare for the upcoming launch Q3 2022.

Das Travel Startup LocalBini ist nach dem pandemiebedingten Dämpfer wieder auf Wachstumskurs: Im Vergleich zum Vorjahresquartal nahmen die Buchungen im 1. Quartal 2022 um ein Dreissigfaches zu. Zudem laufen Verhandlungen mit neuen Partnern – mit Sorell Hotels Switzerland ist ein erster Vertrag schon unter Dach und Fach.

Climeworks has signed an equity round of CHF 600 million (USD 650 million). The new investor base includes several of the most renowned and largest institutional technology and infrastructure investors globally. The trust placed by those high-quality investors is a testament of Climeworks' strength as the most advanced direct air capture player and as pioneer of the carbon removal industry.

Today, the European Patent Office published its patent application statistics for 2021. In 2021, European patent applications with Swiss origin increased by 3.9%. Switzerland also remains the undisputed front-runner with regard to patent applications per person. The patent filing statistics are a clear proof of Switzerland’s innovative power!

The exclusive license with Asahi Kasei Pharma aims to develop and commercialize VectivBio’s Apraglutide in Japan – the deal includes a $30 million upfront cash payment. In addition, VectivBio entered into a loan facility granting the company access to up to $75 million. The two agreements will strengthen the company’s balance sheet, bolster operations and expand apraglutide’s commercial potential beyond VectivBio’s core markets in the US and EU.

Das Bundesland Niedersachsen suchte einen digitalen Anbieter für pädagogische Anwendungen wie Lernzielkontrollen, kollaborative Übungen und digitale Prüfungen. Das Rennen gemacht hat das global tätige Startup Classtime mit Sitz in Schlieren. Neu können 1’000 Schulen die Software nutzen.

SET100 Award, the annual compilation of the most promising global innovators in the energy transition, is out. The list features 100 solutions developed by startups from 31 countries: Five Swiss startups made it to the list.

Following the successful launch of the largest French language model to date, Coteries released last week at Applied Machine Learning Days a German model of Cedille 8 times larger than the existing solutions available for content generation.

Längst haben die Online-Buchhaltung und das E-Banking Einzug in unseren Geschäftsalltag gehalten. Der digitalen Administration hinkt die physische Post als Relikt der analogen Zeit noch immer hinterher. Jetzt ist es an der Zeit, das zu ändern: Mit dem digitalen Briefkasten von PEAX.

A US-based and NASDAQ listed life science investor and Taiwania Capital have led the series C1 financing round for Nanolive, a leading live-cell imaging and analysis company. Existing investors and other partners also participated in the round to support the company’s growth.

Die Jury hat entschieden: Isochronic aus Denges VD, LifeMatrix Technologies aus Zürich und Lumiphase aus Kilchberg ZH sind die Finalisten des ZKB Pionierpreises Technopark 2022. Der Sieger wird am 10. Mai 2022 im Technopark Zürich bestimmt.

Building on their long-standing research collaboration, Numab Therapeutics and Japanese Ono Pharmaceuticals have inked a development and license agreement for their joint multispecific antibody candidate. The new deal brings Numab CHF 258 million in research funding, upfront and milestone payments.

The Scale-up Bootcamps offer participants rich business development opportunities with industry leaders to accelerate growth and scale their business over a half-day event.

This event addresses the conditions for spin-off intentions and activities by female scientists and students at Swiss Universities. It allows to learn from first measures to promote spin-off creation of female scientists across disciplines and university types.

Startup days is a lighthouse event for startups of all stages from all over Switzerland and connects them with investors, corporates, academia, politics, and other enablers.

The day-long event brings together people from the DACH region to interact and exchange deeply on various topics around the emerging concept of new work.

Every month, eight projects are selected and allowed to present their business ideas before a jury of successful entrepreneurs and investors.

You are a Startup or a Scale-up? More than anyone, you should understand the impact of a board on your company’s performance and how they can help you.

Venture case is the second stage of Venture Kick carried out three months after the first stage. The winning teams will receive CHF 40.000 each.  

Lerne in diesem Fachreferat mit Stefan Huber, wie du in 90 Sekunden überzeugst und wie du deine Story selbst auf ein A4-Blatt schreibst. Erfahre mehr über die Methode der Heldenreise.

Eine redaktionelle Denkweise und vor allem Tempo sind gefragt. Stefan Huber zeigt in diesem Startimpuls, wie Corporates, KMUs oder Startups agile Methoden anwenden können, um Zielgruppen besser mit relevanten Videos zu erreichen.

In this panel discussion, panelists dig in deep with women in tech, exploring shared concerns, common uncertainties, and how to thrive as a woman at a tech start-up.

Learn more about "data privacy and residency in the cloud - why does it matter for startups? in the webinar with Microsoft.

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