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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