Forty-six start-ups have applied for the ZKB Pionierpreis Technopark 2023, more than twice as many as last year. Twelve companies have now been nominated for the CHF 100,000 prize. Since 2022, the prize has had an English-language website, which attracts applications from all over Switzerland. You can find out who the nominated companies are in our press release.
For the open-source project OWASP CRS, we portrayed Andrea Menin, a member of the core team. The Italian, who joined the team in 2018, loves finding workarounds for CRS rules. In his spare time, he plays board games and guitar. For him, the most important thing about working on the project is that it’s fun. Read more about Andrea in our article on the CRS blog.
Under the motto “Digital Identities and how to secure them,” this year’s Swiss Cyber Storm brought together 350 participants and international experts in the Kursaal Bern. For the second time, we were in charge of communications and media relations for the event.
The October issue of the Technopark magazine Einblick has been published. It was an exciting challenge to research and write about a wide range of topics such as digital music education planning, mitochondrial transplants, quantum computing and a strategy check for Technopark tenants.
The full Swiss Cyber Storm conference program is now available on the official website. This year’s main topic is “Digital Identities and How to Secure Them.” Twenty-four national and international experts will be sharing their knowledge. Further information can be found in the press release we wrote for the Swiss Cyber Storm association.
The new Technopark Zurich corporate brochure presents the institution as a center for innovation, knowledge and technology transfer. It displays the Technopark as a unique space for ideas and networking as well as a conference center. The brochure is available in German and English as an e-paper or PDF.
Centris AG, Solothurn, achieved a record result in 2021 thanks to new services and customers. Important outsourcing contracts with major customers such as SWICA and ÖKK were extended until 2030, providing a stable basis for further growth and technological progress.
The first issue 2022 of the Technopark magazine Einblick was published just in time for the ZKB Pionierpreis 2022 ceremony. Topics of the issue include an interview with Loopia about their innovative app, DEXGame’s entry into the Metaverse, Alivion’s electronic smelling technology and insights into technology transfer at Technopark Zurich.
On May 10, the ZKB Pionierpreis Technopark 2022 was presented to the start-up Lumiphase. With the award ceremony, the Pionierpreis was relaunched with a fresh design, new website and English-language communication to increase its reach and strengthen the international reputation of Switzerland as a location for innovation. science communications played a key role in the redesign of the visual identity.
AXA Healthcare has extended the outsourcing contract for the operation of its supplementary insurance business with Centris AG in order to further automate its product range and utilize the innovation potential of the Swiss Health Platform. We wrote the media release for the specialist media.
