28.09.2021
The 8th HackZurich competition was held at Technopark Zurich from Friday to Sunday. From a large number of international applications, more than 1,500 programmers and developers were selected, who developed more than 150 innovative and technical models in teams within 40 hours. In addition to the 420 site participants, more than 600 participants from nearly all over the world took part.
22.09.2021
As part of the Venture Leaders program, ten start-ups will showcase Switzerland’s deeptech expertise and lay the foundation for their global growth. Pitching in front of international investors, networking with experts and industry leaders, and learning from each other’s entrepreneurial experience will ensure the startups get ready for internationalization and fundraising success.
09.09.2021
At the 11th edition of the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award Planted Foods (1st), a resident of Technopark Zurich, CUTISS (2nd), and 9T Labs (3rd) were the top picks of the expert jury. A selected audience of startups, investors, and key partners of the TOP 100 were present at the event, held at the newly renovated startup space in Schlieren.
08.09.2021
Versantis AG, a clinical-stage company developing novel therapies for rare liver diseases and rare pediatric diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation (ODD) to its lead product candidate VS-01 for the treatment of hyperammonemia (HA) in inborn errors of metabolism (IEM).
03.08.2021
With a further EUR 1.5 million from the European Innovation Council EIC Fund, Technopark Zurich based Medtech Positrigo is one of the first companies to receive equity funding under the EIC Accelerator programme. The funds will contribute to the second tranche of Positrigo’s series A and support the start-up’s breakthrough brain PET scanner technology.