Public methodology

Every signal starts with an original record.

This registry documents Zuriq’s implemented, registered, planned, and manual source coverage. Published briefs retain a link to the provider record used to generate them.

44
Catalogued
11
Implemented
9
Configured
Fast lane
Every 30 minutes

6 configured connectors use this cadence.

Daily lane
Once every 24 hours

3 configured connectors use this cadence.

Editorial lane
Manual review

6 sources are handled case by case rather than fetched automatically.

Cadence describes configured collection intervals. It does not assert that a production job has run successfully or that a provider publishes new material each cycle.

Source register

Collection directory

Validated public catalog with implementation status.

business

3 sources

FINMA Authorised Institutions Lists

finma.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
Bulk data
Cadence
weekly
Priority
P2

Official regularly updated PDF/XLSX lists, including fintech authorisations and company UIDs. FINMA warns that recent grants or withdrawals may lag the lists; treat changes as leads requiring confirmation.

Provider site or documentation

opendata.swiss Catalog

opendata.swiss

Implemented

Connector implementation exists in the codebase. Runtime configuration is shown separately.

Current runtimeConfigured

Connector is enabled and collectable in the current runtime configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
daily
Priority
P2

The CKAN API exposes catalog metadata, not uniform rights to every underlying dataset. Read and retain each dataset's publisher, licence, and resource terms.

Provider site or documentation

SIX Exchange Regulation Official Notices

ser-ag.com

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
Web
Cadence
daily
Priority
P2

Official notices cover mergers, acquisitions, capital changes, dividends, and other reporting events. No public data API is documented; poll lightly and link to the notice or issuer's required ad-hoc directory.

Provider site or documentation

clinical

2 sources

ClinicalTrials.gov API v2

clinicaltrials.gov

Implemented

Connector implementation exists in the codebase. Runtime configuration is shown separately.

Current runtimeConfigured

Connector is enabled and collectable in the current runtime configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
daily
Priority
P2

Official NLM REST API. Data refreshes on weekdays; check the API dataTimestamp and retain the NCT identifier and study link.

Provider site or documentation

Human Research Switzerland Trial Search

humanforschung-schweiz.ch

Manual

Reviewed by an editor rather than fetched automatically.

Current runtimeEditorial

Handled editorially rather than by an automatic connector.

Access
Manual
Cadence
monthly manual
Priority
P3

Official Swiss study-search interface. No public API or bulk export is documented on the search page; use for periodic gap checks against ClinicalTrials.gov, not automated scraping.

Provider site or documentation

company-registry

3 sources

Zefix Linked Data Snapshot

opendata.swiss

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
Bulk data
Cadence
daily
Priority
P1

Official daily core-data snapshot for active legal entities, with SPARQL examples. Coverage is a subset of Zefix; preserve provenance and do not treat it as a certified registry extract.

Provider site or documentation

Zefix Public REST API

zefix.admin.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
daily
Priority
P1

Official API is for bounded individual queries, not acquisition of all or part of the database. Use UID/canonical identifiers, cache responsibly, and do not present results as legally binding extracts.

Provider site or documentation

Swiss UID Register Public Web Service

bfs.admin.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
daily
Priority
P2

Public SOAP search is limited to 30 results and can return request-limit errors. Use it for identifier resolution, not bulk discovery; protected/person fields are unavailable anonymously.

Provider site or documentation

events

5 sources

ETH AI Center Events

ai.ethz.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
Web
Cadence
daily
Priority
P1

Official event calendar exposes public event details and calendar import. Prefer the calendar link where stable; keep recurrence, registration, and cancellation state.

Provider site or documentation

SICTIC Investor Days

sictic.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
Web
Cadence
weekly
Priority
P2

Official event listings provide investor-day dates and participating themes. A pitch or event appearance is not evidence of funding; keep it as an event/deal-flow signal.

Provider site or documentation

University of Zurich Events RSS

uzh.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
daily
Priority
P2

UZH documents configurable RSS feeds for public events. Restrict queries to AI-related organizational units/keywords and preserve the event page as source of truth.

Provider site or documentation

Eventbrite Organizer API

eventbrite.com

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
daily
Priority
P3

The documented API reliably returns events managed by an authenticated user/organization; it is not a general Swiss event-search feed. Use only for organizers who authorize access.

Provider site or documentation

Meetup GraphQL API

meetup.com

Manual

Reviewed by an editor rather than fetched automatically.

Current runtimeEditorial

Handled editorially rather than by an automatic connector.

Access
Manual
Cadence
monthly manual
Priority
P3

New OAuth consumers require an active Pro subscription and approval, which is not guaranteed. Until licensed, manually review a small allowlist of Swiss AI groups; do not scrape Meetup pages.

Provider site or documentation

funding

6 sources

Startupticker

startupticker.ch

Implemented

Connector implementation exists in the codebase. Runtime configuration is shown separately.

Current runtimeConfigured

Connector is enabled and collectable in the current runtime configuration.

Access
Web
Cadence
30 minutes
Priority
P1

No public data API is documented. Discover new URLs from the listing, store only necessary metadata/excerpts, link to the original, and review site terms before expanding crawl depth.

Provider site or documentation

Venture Kick Newsroom

venturekick.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
Web
Cadence
daily
Priority
P1

First-party announcements for grants, supported start-ups, and funding rounds. No public API is documented; link to the source and avoid reproducing full releases.

Provider site or documentation

Dealroom Swiss Company and Funding Export

dealroom.co

Manual

Reviewed by an editor rather than fetched automatically.

Current runtimeEditorial

Handled editorially rather than by an automatic connector.

Access
Manual
Cadence
monthly manual
Priority
P2

Premium REST and bulk feeds are contract-gated. Until licensed automation and redistribution rights are confirmed, import a reviewed monthly Swiss AI export only under the applicable agreement.

Provider site or documentation

SICTIC News and Investment Signals

sictic.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
Web
Cadence
weekly
Priority
P2

SICTIC publishes news and aggregate investment reporting, but does not publish underlying deal-level survey data. Treat pitches as leads, not completed investments.

Provider site or documentation

Crunchbase Swiss Company and Funding Export

crunchbase.com

Manual

Reviewed by an editor rather than fetched automatically.

Current runtimeEditorial

Handled editorially rather than by an automatic connector.

Access
Manual
Cadence
monthly manual
Priority
P3

Full API/bulk access is licensed. Default terms restrict redistribution and require attribution; do not automate or display exported data beyond the purchased licence.

Provider site or documentation

TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award

top100startups.swiss

Manual

Reviewed by an editor rather than fetched automatically.

Current runtimeEditorial

Handled editorially rather than by an automatic connector.

Access
Manual
Cadence
annual manual
Priority
P3

Annual expert ranking and ecosystem list, not a continuous data feed. Review the published ranking/magazine manually, attribute it, and verify each AI company against primary company sources.

Provider site or documentation

grants

2 sources

Innosuisse Approved Start-up Innovation Projects

innosuisse.admin.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
Web
Cadence
weekly
Priority
P1

Official list/dashboard of approved start-up projects. No public data API is documented; poll lightly and capture only newly listed projects with official links.

Provider site or documentation

SNSF Data Portal Datasets

data.snf.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
Bulk data
Cadence
weekly
Priority
P1

SNSF publishes open datasets for grants and outputs. Download published datasets rather than crawling result pages; preserve grant numbers and dataset release metadata.

Provider site or documentation

jobs

3 sources

EPFL Jobs

epfl.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
Web
Cadence
daily
Priority
P2

First-party vacancies only. No public read API is documented; capture listing metadata and expiry, and link users to EPFL for the authoritative application details.

Provider site or documentation

ETH Zurich Job Platform

jobs.ethz.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
Web
Cadence
daily
Priority
P2

First-party vacancies only. No public read API is documented; confirm robots/terms and use light listing-page discovery with canonical job links and expiry handling.

Provider site or documentation

Job-Room Jobs API

job-room.ch

Manual

Reviewed by an editor rather than fetched automatically.

Current runtimeEditorial

Handled editorially rather than by an automatic connector.

Access
Manual
Cadence
monthly manual review
Priority
P3

The official API is an employer channel for publishing and managing that employer's advertisements, not a public vacancy-discovery API. Do not treat it as an aggregation source without written SECO approval.

Provider site or documentation

macroeconomic

3 sources

Swiss Federal Statistical Office PxWeb API

pxweb.bfs.admin.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
weekly
Priority
P1

Official STAT-TAB PxWeb API. Pin exact cube paths and dimensions; FSO is moving some cubes to Swiss Stats Explorer, so monitor deprecations and metadata revisions.

Provider site or documentation

SECO Economic Situation Data

seco.admin.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
Bulk data
Cadence
quarterly
Priority
P2

Official pages publish forecasts plus machine-readable CSV/JSON for selected time series and scenarios. Consume the machine-readable files and preserve release/effective dates and revision metadata.

Provider site or documentation

Swiss National Bank Data Portal API

data.snb.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
weekly
Priority
P2

Official table/chart API links are exposed from each download panel. SNB expressly permits non-commercial reuse with source attribution; obtain permission or legal review before commercial product reuse.

Provider site or documentation

models-code

3 sources

Hugging Face Hub

huggingface.co

Registered

Connector is registered in the catalog; its current runtime state is shown separately.

Current runtimeConfigured

Connector is enabled and collectable in the current runtime configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
daily
Priority
P1

Authentication: none for public metadata; token recommended. Connector-specific usage terms remain available from the provider documentation.

Provider site or documentation

Swiss AI Initiative

swiss-ai.org

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
Web
Cadence
weekly
Priority
P1

First-party initiative and release pages are authoritative for Apertus and related national infrastructure. No general public content API is documented; follow release links to model/code repositories.

Provider site or documentation

GitHub Releases and Activity

api.github.com

Registered

Connector is registered in the catalog; its current runtime state is shown separately.

Current runtimeConfigured

Connector is enabled and collectable in the current runtime configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
30 minutes
Priority
P2

Authentication: GitHub token recommended. Connector-specific usage terms remain available from the provider documentation.

Provider site or documentation

patents

3 sources

Swiss IPI Patent Raw Data

ige.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
Bulk data
Cadence
semiannual
Priority
P1

Official free CSV snapshots cover Swiss patents and published national applications, with stated historical gaps; the collection is updated every six months. Accept and follow the published reuse terms and identify IPI as source.

Provider site or documentation

European Patent Office Open Patent Services

epo.org

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
weekly
Priority
P2

Official REST/XML service with registration, fair-use rules, and a 4 GB weekly free tier. Filter by Swiss applicants/inventors and AI CPC/keyword signals; retain EPO provenance.

Provider site or documentation

Swiss IPI IP Data Delivery API

ige.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
weekly
Priority
P2

Patent and trademark records are available free after signing the IPI Terms of Use and completing access setup. Do not build against undocumented Swissreg browser calls.

Provider site or documentation

policy

4 sources

Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner News

edoeb.admin.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
Web
Cadence
daily
Priority
P1

Official public news page with high-value AI privacy and enforcement signals. No public machine API is documented; use light conditional polling and retain the official release URL.

Provider site or documentation

Fedlex Linked Data

fedlex.data.admin.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
daily
Priority
P1

Official SPARQL endpoint for federal legislation, the Federal Gazette, consultations, treaties, and related metadata. Query narrowly and preserve legal-resource URIs and language/version metadata.

Provider site or documentation

Swiss Federal Government News Service

news.admin.ch

Implemented

Connector implementation exists in the codebase. Runtime configuration is shown separately.

Current runtimeConfigured

Connector is enabled and collectable in the current runtime configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
30 minutes
Priority
P1

Official federal news feed. Attribute the responsible federal office and preserve the canonical release URL.

Provider site or documentation

Swiss Parliament Open Data Web Services

ws-old.parlament.ch

Registered

Connector is registered in the catalog; its current runtime state is shown separately.

Current runtimeDisabled

Connector exists but is disabled in the current runtime configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
daily
Priority
P1

Connector exists but is disabled by default. Parliament requires source attribution, an access timestamp, unaltered data, and a clear statement that reuse is not an official publication; the legacy API is promised only until further notice.

Provider site or documentation

procurement

1 source

simap.ch Public Procurement API

simap.ch

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
hourly
Priority
P1

Public publication search is available without authentication. API terms require content to remain unmodified, a non-official-publication notice, quality/correction notices, and no redistribution before 08:00 on publication day.

Provider site or documentation

research

6 sources

EPFL News

actu.epfl.ch

Implemented

Connector implementation exists in the codebase. Runtime configuration is shown separately.

Current runtimeConfigured

Connector is enabled and collectable in the current runtime configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
30 minutes
Priority
P1

Official EPFL Mediacom RSS feed. Retain the original URL and avoid republishing full article text.

Provider site or documentation

ETH AI Center News

ai.ethz.ch

Implemented

Connector implementation exists in the codebase. Runtime configuration is shown separately.

Current runtimeConfigured

Connector is enabled and collectable in the current runtime configuration.

Access
Web
Cadence
30 minutes
Priority
P1

Official public listing without a documented content API. Use conservative polling, cache validators, and selector monitoring; do not mirror full pages.

Provider site or documentation

ETH Zurich News

ethz.ch

Implemented

Connector implementation exists in the codebase. Runtime configuration is shown separately.

Current runtimeConfigured

Connector is enabled and collectable in the current runtime configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
30 minutes
Priority
P1

Official English RSS feed. Store metadata and a short source-grounded summary; link and attribute to ETH Zurich.

Provider site or documentation

OpenAlex Works

api.openalex.org

Registered

Connector is registered in the catalog; its current runtime state is shown separately.

Current runtimeNeeds setup

OPENALEX_API_KEY is not configured

Access
API
Cadence
daily
Priority
P1

OpenAlex data is CC0. All API requests require a key since 13 February 2026. The Zuriq adapter sends OPENALEX_API_KEY and is registered, but remains uncollectable and excluded from aggregate scheduling until that server-only key is configured.

Provider site or documentation

Research Organization Registry

api.ror.org

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
monthly
Priority
P2

Use API v2/schema 2.1 to maintain the Swiss institution allowlist and resolve affiliations. Client-ID registration is currently paused; monitor the announced lower unidentified rate limit before activation.

Provider site or documentation

arXiv API

export.arxiv.org

Planned

Approved for future integration; not collected yet.

Current runtimeNo connector

No connector is present in the current ingestion configuration.

Access
API
Cadence
daily
Priority
P3

arXiv offers machine-readable access, but affiliation metadata is inconsistent. Use only as a secondary discovery source after matching authors/institutions and follow arXiv API rate guidance.

Provider site or documentation
How grounding works
01

Collect

Configured connectors fetch provider records on assigned cadence lanes and retain canonical source URLs.

02

Classify

Extract Swiss and AI relevance, generate concise copy, and keep source text as the evidence layer.

03

Publish & monitor

Confidence thresholds publish qualifying briefs automatically; editors handle exceptions and corrections.