The fall Einblick is here! In this issue of the Technopark Zürich magazine, we have once again profiled four innovative companies with their products and services that are based at Technoparkstrasse 1: Irmos Technologies uses self-developed sensors and software to determine the renovation needs of buildings and bridges. Univerbal is a language learning app that can be used to conduct dialogs.READ MORE
On Tuesday, October 22, the 11th Swiss Cyber Storm took place in the Kursaal Bern. The theme of this year’s Swiss cybersecurity conference was “The AI Revolution”. Of the 22 talks by national and international speakers, 16 were dedicated to the core topic of artificial intelligence. On the one hand, they highlighted the dangers of AI-supported attacks and, on the other, how artificial intelligence can be used to defend against previously unknown attacks. READ MORE
Max Leske is not a security expert, but as a software developer he plays an important role in the CRS core team. Max is perhaps the most global member of the team: After a brief stint on the other side of the world, the Berlin native grew up in the Swiss Alps. READ MORE
The next issue of the Technopark Zürich magazine Einblick will be published this month. So, it’s high time to report about the last issue. The May issue (02/24) features three start-ups from the Technopark: READ MORE
Decentriq won this year’s Pionierpreis with its “Data Clean Room” concept. Decentriq develops and operates a software platform in the software-as-a-service model. This enables companies and organizations to release sensitive data for external processing while ensuring compliance-compliant use (“sharing without sharing”). We briefly introduced the company in the latest Technopark Magazine Einblick and wanted to go into more detail about its applications and vision.READ MORE
Every breath counts for Avelo. With AveloCollect, the start-up has developed a user-friendly, non-invasive breath collector to improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis and lower respiratory tract infections – the latter being a major cause of pneumonia, the fourth most common cause of death worldwide. The company was founded in 2020 during the pandemic by HSG graduate Melanie Aregger (CEO) and biochemist and engineer Tobias Broger (CTO) and is based in Schlieren. We have written a brief overview of the company in the current Technopark magazine Einblick.READ MORE
Eberhard Zangger, founder and managing director of science communications GmbH, received his master’s degree and two awards at Harvard University’s annual graduation ceremony yesterday. READ MORE
Medicalholodeck gives doctors a detailed and fully three-dimensional view of the patient’s body with the help of VR glasses. To do this, patient data from devices such as computer tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is imported into the Medicalholodeck platform. This allows surgeons and medical students to virtually immerse themselves in the human anatomy and prepare for and follow up on personalized interventions. The platform is shaping medical imaging and collaboration worldwide.READ MORE
As part of the introduction of the developers of the OWASP Core Rule Set (CRS), we met programmer and entrepreneur Jozef Sudolsky from Slovakia at the last Core Team retreat. At this meeting we talked not only about IT security, his specialty, but also about starting his web hosting company and his other passions. READ MORE
Decentriq was awarded the ZKB Pioneer Prize Technopark 2024 at Technopark Zurich on May 7. The start-up uses data protection technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to create new opportunities for collaboration between companies. Specifically, it enables companies to work together on confidential data and create meaningful statistics or AI models without ever sharing the raw data. To do this, Decentriq uses Confidential Computing, a new, highly secure chip and cloud technology that can be used to process encrypted raw data. They impressed the jury with their technology and can look forward to the prize money of CHF 100,000.READ MORE
cellvie AG is working on a method to help patients with severe circulatory disorders through the mass injection of stabilized mitochondria. In an article for the Technopark magazine Einblick, we had the honor to introduce this promising start-up company.READ MORE
The six national research institutions of the ETH Domain have jointly launched a new website on Open Research Data (ORD) to promote the open exchange of research data. See: https://open-research-data-portal.ch.READ MORE
On April 27, 2024, we attended the Leica Summit Switzerland at the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern. The main reason for this was that we are currently making the visual language of the Branco Weiss Fellowship more direct and authentic. The event gave us the unique opportunity to discuss the new reportage photos from the Fellows’ research with professional photographer Xiomara Bender from Berlin. Many thanks to Xiomara for her valuable tips! READ MORE
If neurological and neurodegenerative diseases could be detected before the onset of severe symptoms and treated with medication at an early stage, many people could be helped. The most common neurodegenerative dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. It develops as a result of the formation of beta-amyloid oligomers and other misfolded proteins (tau) in the brain and leads to progressive memory loss. Neuroimaging scanners and, in particular, positron emission tomography (PET) systems are important for diagnosing this disease, as they can visualize the misfolded proteins. READ MORE
In the magazine Einblick and on the website of the ZKB Pioneer Prize Technopark, we have featured MUVON Therapeutics. MUVON Therapeutics is a spin-off from the University of Zurich with the goal of establishing personalized regenerative therapies as the primary standard of care. Millions of patients suffering from debilitating diseases can regain control of their lives through skeletal muscle regeneration treatments.READ MORE
Over two generations, the Swiss Braunschweiler family has made running shoes more comfortable with innovative developments, thereby redividing a saturated market. The company GNL brings more comfort to the shoe industry with the “Glide’n Lock” principle. In Insight Magazine 2023, we told the story of the family business. You can read how the origins of GNL go back to the Zurich running shoe brand On here (Technopark Magazine Insight / October 2023).READ MORE
Under the motto “The AI Revolution”, the Swiss Cyber Storm Conference 2024, which will take place on October 22, 2024 in the Kursaal Bern, will shed light on artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity. Artificial intelligence has been emerging into into various areas, including cybersecurity. READ MORE
On October 24, the tenth edition of Swiss Cyber Storm took place in the Kursaal Bern. This year, the Swiss conference for cybersecurity focused on the human factor. READ MORE
The new “Einblick”, the magazine of Technopark Zurich, was published on October 20. This time, everything in the magazine revolves around the topic of health. READ MORE
Since the end of May, the insurance company EGK-Gesundheitskasse has been checking and processing all invoices and receipts digitallyREAD MORE
Promoting deep-tech innovations is the declared goal of the ZKB Pionierpreis Technopark, which has been awarded since 2001 and is endowed with CHF 100,000. Of the 46 start-ups READ MORE
Stefan Schena is taking over as chairman of the board of directors of Swiss IT service provider Centris AG. The change follows the resignation of
Michael Rindlisbacher, who will end his 35-year term this year. Schena, who has already been a member of the board of directors since 2014, will consistently continue the company’s strategy shaped by his predecessor.
Read more in the media release we wrote and distributed for Centris.
Not only companies today are faced with the question: How do I find suitable and skilled IT employees? Open source projects that rely on the work of volunteers have the same problem. One example is the Core Rule Set (CRS) project, which is working on a comprehensive rule set for the ModSecurity web application firewall under the umbrella of the open source organization OWASP.READ MORE
The October issue of Technopark Zurich’s “Einblick” magazine is out. The topics of the issue range from music lessons in the digital age to the transplantation of mitochondria, quantum computing and a strategy check for the companies in the Technopark. This variety of topics makes researching and writing the articles a real pleasure.
Click here for the digital magazine (in German)
For the “NZZ Format” program about data protection and privacy on the Internet, NZZ author Reto Caduff also stopped by our client Bug Bounty Switzerland. He spoke with CEO Sandro Nafzger about bug bounty programs and how ethical hackers can help make IT systems more secure.
The jury of the ZKB Pionierpreis Technopark has made an initial selection and nominated seven companies for the prestigious award. The candidates come from READ MORE
Since it was founded in 2008, Zurich Instruments has been manufacturing lock-in amplifiers in Technopark READ MORE
In the main edition of Tagesschau on May 23, Swiss television SRF reported on the federal government’s joint pilot project with our customer READ MORE