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Aus über 120 erstklassigen Bewerbungen hat eine Fachjury die neun Nominierten für den Swiss Technology Award ausgewählt – darunter sechs Startups. Die Finalisten präsentieren sich Ende Oktober vor der Hauptjury in Zürich, und die Gewinner werden am 26. November 2026 bei der Swiss Technology Award Night im Rahmen des Innovationsanlasses Open-i in Zürich bekannt gegeben. Die sechs Startups sind BTRY, Skaaltec, UNOMR, apheros, EDWATEC und Voltiris, die jeweils innovative Lösungen in Bereichen wie ultradünne Batterien, Neurorehabilitation, Einzelmolekülanalyse, Flüssigkühlung von KI-Chips, optisc…

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Last year Swiss-UK Medtech startup Aseptuva raised CHF 2.4 million from prominent healthcare entrepreneurs and investors, enabling the company to move from early prototyping to preclinical validation in Europe. The funding supported interviews with clinical staff, iterative product development with partners such as Philips Innovation Services and Fraunhofer FEP, and successful preclinical efficacy testing in the UK. Aseptuva’s Far‑UVC disinfection technology targets bloodstream infections associated with intravenous catheters, aiming to reduce infection risk and reliance on antibiotics.

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Piomic Medical, a Swiss medtech start‑up focused on complex tissue healing, closed a USD 25 million growth financing led by Swisscanto. The proceeds will fund the completion of its current clinical development program, including the MAVERICKS IDE pivotal trial and the NAZARÉ trial, U.S. market approval filing, and market entry for the COMS One Therapy System. The financing also supports expansion of the COMS platform into future applications.

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Following a beta with around 50 businesses, Swiss fintech Helvo is now available to SMEs across Switzerland. Built on a Swiss business account with CHF and EUR IBANs, Helvo brings accounts, payments, invoicing, accounting, payroll and financial insight into one system, with accounts opening in 48–72 hours and the first month free for new customers. Helvo aims to reach 500 Swiss businesses by the end of 2026 as it scales across the SME market.

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Sechs Startups haben sich für das Finale des zünder Accelerator-Programms am 25. September 2026 im Verkehrshaus in Luzern qualifiziert. Sie präsentieren ihre Geschäftsideen live vor einer sechsköpfigen Jury und einem Publikum, wobei insgesamt 25 000 CHF Hauptpreise und ein 5 000 CHF Publikumspreis vergeben werden.

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Swiss-based Odne, an innovator in endodontic treatments, has entered a capital and business alliance with Japanese manufacturer MANI, Inc. MANI will invest in Odne and obtain exclusive distribution rights for its products in Japan, while both companies plan to collaborate on expanding Odne’s root canal treatment technologies globally and exploring further cooperation in Asian markets.

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Swiss-Italian startup Ferm Labs AG announced the closing of a €3M funding round to expand its bioprocessing platform that produces saltless, clean‑label flavour enhancers for industrial food manufacturers. The capital will be used to increase bioprocessing capacity in South Tyrol, grow the European B2B sales force, and scale R&D headcount for new product categories. The round was led by CDP Venture Capital’s Green Transition Fund with participation from Fund F, Redstone, and the Loacker Group.

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Flottando, a Geneva‑based software startup, announced the closing of a pre‑seed funding round led by HFGA Investment Holding, marking its first institutional capital after three years of bootstrapping. The company, which has built and deployed its AI‑powered fleet intelligence platform with hundreds of Italian and European firms, is now exiting stealth and adding HFGA’s Luca Ziche to its board as a strategic advisor. The funding and board addition signal confidence in Flottando’s AI‑driven approach to reducing the “Fragmentation Tax” in corporate fleet management.

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Swiss deep‑tech startup SurfAce Cleantech has closed a CHF 250,000 pre‑seed financing round, backed by Swiss business angels and Stiftung HSG START Accelerator. The funding will support industrial development, expand the team from three to five, and focus on optimizing printing, refining mechanical reinforcement, conducting industrial‑scale trials, and advancing compostability certification with a target market readiness in Q1 2027.

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Assaia, a Swiss leader in artificial intelligence and computer vision for airport operations, received an investment from United Airlines Ventures (UAV). The funding will support the development of StandManager, a new stand and gate management product that integrates operational data, business rules, and real‑time conditions to aid airlines and airports in decision‑making. The investment reflects confidence in Assaia’s approach to addressing complex airport operations and its potential to serve the broader aviation industry.

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