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The most innovative start-ups and products in Switzerland

Every year inventors, hopeful start-ups and established companies compete for the Swiss technology award for innovation. This year’s winners included the makers of a light-harvesting powder, a drug that switches off antibiotic resistance and a reloadable drug-delivery fabric. Internet entrepreneur Randy Zuckerberg, sister of the famous Marc, and Skype co-founder Morten Lund gave pep talks to the Swiss entrepreneurs. (Raffaella Rossello, swissinfo.ch)

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Swiss firms also face price pressures at home

This content was published on Many Swiss firms that export goods to the eurozone also supply parts domestically. The mechanical and electrical engineering sector is bracing itself for a flood of cheaper imports as foreign competitors take advantage of exchange rates. While the expected round of price cutting would benefit buyers of such products – and perhaps also consumers –…

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Geneva plans futuristic brain and arts complex

This content was published on On Thursday the government presented a multi-million-franc project to regenerate the 11-hectare Jonction area, which will incorporate a new neuroscience-arts research complex, teaching facilities, accommodation and park. Geneva is keen to expand its extensive neuroscience hub by forming 20 research teams to study the influence of the arts and creative processes on the human brain.…

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