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Swissnex, in partnership with Innosuisse, runs Startup Camps that provide on‑the‑ground support for Swiss AI startups to secure client contracts and expand internationally. The program has helped companies such as IRMOS Technologies, RTDT Laboratories, Hi‑D Imaging, and others deploy AI solutions in infrastructure, healthcare, and environmental sectors across North America, India, the UK, Japan, South Korea, China, Brazil, and more. These initiatives demonstrate how Swiss AI innovations are being commercialized and integrated into global markets.

Source: Startupticker

LTY SA, a Swiss insurance brokerage and technology company based in Sion, has added Akiden Ventures SA as a minority shareholder. The investment will allow LTY to expand its operations across French‑ and German‑speaking Switzerland while maintaining its local advisory model. LTY also continues to develop an AI module in partnership with Idiap and The Ark to proactively manage risk on its digital platform.

Source: Startupticker

Lugano‑based xFarm Technologies has acquired 100 % of Brazilian sugarcane technology provider Sibium Analytics. The deal was partly financed through a bridge round that included BlackRock as a direct investor. Sibium will continue operating while integrating xFarm’s software and hardware solutions into its portfolio.

Source: Startupticker

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is used to probe chemical states in battery materials, but complex microstructures hinder quantitative interpretation. The study introduces a computational framework that combines machine‑learning prediction of core‑level binding energies with grand‑canonical Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations to systematically sample lithiation states and local atomic environments in silicon anodes. The resulting stoichiometry maps reproduce key spectroscopic trends observed in operando and ex situ XPS, including Si 2p signatures of crystal‑to‑amorphous diso…

Source: OpenAlex

During President Guy Parmelin’s visit to Hanoi on 17 October 2026, Switzerland and Vietnam signed several bilateral agreements, including the launch of two economic development cooperation projects and letters of intent on labour, employment and innovation. The free trade agreement between the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member states and Vietnam will be signed on 18 October, alongside a Swiss–Vietnamese economic forum. The discussions also covered a modernised investment protection agreement, climate‑change cooperation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, and the commitment of …

Source: Swiss Federal Government

On 16 October 2026, ETH Zurich inaugurated the ETH Swiss GeoLab in Root near Lucerne, a centre focused on early detection of natural hazards and optimisation of agriculture and forestry through satellite and drone data. The lab will develop an AI‑based geoinformation platform that integrates satellite imagery, drone footage, monitoring station data, and other spatial information, and will collaborate with the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre to train AI models on large Earth observation datasets. Initial tests include drone‑mounted radar systems in the Lötschental valley to detect surface…

Source: ETH Zurich News