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‘The world needs technologies that can contain disasters’

This content was published on Sep 10, 2021 The September 11 attacks exposed the need for better robotic technologies to prevent and mitigate disasters.

New ‘green status’ launched to help endangered species

This content was published on Sep 9, 2021 Species play an essential role in a balanced ecosystem. A new classification tool aims to give a fuller picture of threats to plant and animals.

Swiss start-ups thrive despite pandemic

This content was published on Sep 8, 2021 Start-ups delivering cutting-edge healthy food, skin tech and engineering solutions dominated the top three places in the 100 Swiss Startup Award ceremony held late Wednesday. Planted Foods – a company making vegan meat alternatives without chemical additives – nabbed first place. CUTISS, a biotech company making customized human skin grafts, came second; engineering startup 9T Labs, which manufactures hardware and software solutions from carbon composites was picked third by jurors. “The last year has not been easy, but the Swiss startup ecosystem has shown that it is resilient and thrives under pressure. Celebrating the TOP 100 is celebrating all entrepreneurs in these turbulent times,” said Jordi Montserrat, managing partner at Venturelab, which organized the 11th edition of the award ceremony along with partners Credit Suisse and Swiss Venture Club. The winning start-ups are on average, three years old, have created over 140 new jobs, and have raised CHF 80 million in investment. They are all based in canton Zurich. Switzerland’s start-up scene has been on the upswing despite the coronavirus pandemic. In 2019 and 2020, just over CHF2 billion ($2.2 billion) were invested in Swiss startups on an annual basis for the first time, Swiss startups raised this amount by July 2021 and are heading for an impressive record high, according to a media statement on Wednesday's event.

Zurich Insurance joins corporate squeeze on air travel to cut emissions

This content was published on Sep 8, 2021 Insurer Zurich pledges to slash emissions from air travel and impose other new working practices to cut its carbon footprint.

How the ‘War on Terror’ exposed compliance gaps in Swiss companies

This content was published on Sep 8, 2021 Swiss firms’ due diligence practices were put to the test after the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Hand setting on the Bovet Thirty Hours model.

How watch house Bovet bowed to new ownership and blossomed

This content was published on Sep 8, 2021 Pascal Raffy bought out the venerable Swiss brand Bovet after being besotted with its watches.

French court reinstates crimes against humanity probe in Lafarge Syria case

This content was published on Sep 7, 2021 Franco-Swiss cement group Lafarge-Holcim could yet be charged with crimes against humanity over its dealings in Syria.

Racism on the rise in Switzerland, says government report

This content was published on Sep 7, 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic has fuelled racism and hate speech, affecting more and more young people.

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Unions demand financial reward for efforts during Covid crisis

This content was published on Sep 7, 2021 The Trade Union Federation has called for a blanket salary rise for all employees as the Swiss economy recovers from the Covid-19 crisis.

Swiss children and teens engage in more sports and exercise

This content was published on Sep 6, 2021 The Swiss Sport 2020 study also found the gender gap has narrowed and that the urban-rural divide widened when it comes to people practicing sport. The findings were presented to reporters on Monday at a press conference attended by Sports Minister Viola Amherd. The study is based on data collected from 3,400 young people aged 10 to 19. Among its…

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