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Swiss Deep Tech News & Analysis
Stay informed on the Swiss technology landscape. This is your central resource for Deep Tech News, combining key developments from across the ecosystem with original, data-driven analysis from the Deep Tech Nation Foundation. We track and report on significant technological milestones, funding rounds, and research to provide a comprehensive overview for international investors, partners, and researchers.
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Switzerland leads the way in spin-offs
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A $16M round and key milestones strengthen Sunflower Labs’s position
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$150 million to scale DEXTER the surgical robot across the US
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Read more: Switzerland: A Leading Global Scale-up HubMore money has flowed into all Swiss scale-ups per capita than into scale-ups in the US or Israel. This is backed by a ten-year growth…
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Read more: ACE Ventures: A Matter of ScaleImpatience is Imperative There is a distinct cultural friction when a Swiss founder steps into the US market. In Switzerland, the prevailing operating system is…
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Read more: ACE Ventures: Backed to the FutureThe Art of the Imperfect Bet A venture capitalist is only as good as their conviction when things look messy. For Alessandra Agnello, the “perfect deal”…
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Read more: ACE Ventures: At Face ValueFrom Equations to Exposure It isn’t surprising that Alessandra Agnello, Director at ACE Ventures, describes Venture Capital as picking out gems out of a pile of rocks- after all, her…
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Read more: Small Country, Big Deep Tech Nation: Switzerland as Europe’s Technology HubWhile the world talks about GenAI, Switzerland is quietly building something almost as significant: an industry founded on physics, precision, and patience. Deep tech—the fusion…
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Read more: The Evidence We Needed: Establishing the First Benchmark for Swiss VC ReturnFor years, institutional investors have cited the same obstacle when asked about venture capital allocation: insufficient performance data. Without a credible benchmark, Swiss pension funds…
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Read more: NextIn Business: Switzerland’s AI-Powered Response to the Workplace Mental Health CrisisOne in three sick notes in Switzerland stems from mental health issues, with workplace stress as the primary culprit. As the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Read more: Beyond Early Stage: The Rise of the Swiss Scale Up EngineFor years, the global narrative regarding European innovation has been consistent: excellent research, strong early-stage formation, but a fragmentation that hampers growth. However, new data…
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NextIn Business: Swiss Drones – Flying Robots Transform Industrial Inspection and Emergency Response
Read more: NextIn Business: Swiss Drones – Flying Robots Transform Industrial Inspection and Emergency ResponseWhere humans cannot safely reach, such as in burning buildings, on collapsed structures, or atop windswept industrial towers, Swiss drones are redefining what is possible.…
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DePoly secures $23 million to launch 500-tonne-per-year showcase plant
Today, DePoly – the leading sustainable PET-to-raw-material recycling company – announces the upcoming launch of a 500-tonne-per-year plant in Monthey, this summer. The company is…
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Top deep tech start-ups: report confirms Switzerland's strong performance
The Deep Tech Index 2025 illustrates Switzerland’s strong position in the deep tech sector. Only six significantly larger countries have more deep tech startups than…
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Granite Bio debuts with $100 million to tackle autoimmune diseases
Based in Basel, Granite Bio has emerged from stealth with a focus on developing first-in-class antibodies targeting multiple autoimmune diseases. The company has secured $100…
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Sun-Ways opens world’s first rail-ready track-mounted solar power plant
Despite gloomy weather and a sun that played hide-and-seek, Swiss startup Sun-Ways officially switched on its first solar power plant in the Neuchâtel mountains, in…
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Veraxa plans to go public via SPAC at $1.64 billion valuation
Xlife Sciences’ portfolio company VERAXA Biotech AG, a biopharmaceutical company focused on next-generation cancer therapies, and Voyager Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company listed…
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novoMOF raises CHF 4.4 million to scale CO2-capture materials
GTT Strategic Ventures, the investment fund of the GTT group, has completed a CHF 4.4 million funding round in novoMOF, a specialist in advanced materials for…
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Cellestia Biotech spins-off Anciata Therapeutics
The newly formed U.S.-based Anciata Therapeutics aims to develop to clinical proof of concept for a first-in-class therapeutic candidate with the potential to treat certain…
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Following a CHF 4 million seed round, Rekord AG closes two strategic deals
Through its platform, Zug-based Rekord AG, enables any system, sensor, or software to anchor data on-chain for later verification, ensuring a single source of truth.…
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Swisspod’s expands US presence with a manufacturing and assembly facility
With the expansion into Colorado Springs, Swisspod, a manufacturer of high-speed vehicles and subsystems for transportation assets, will create over 100 new jobs while advancing…
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CelsiusPro acquires London-based Disaster Risk Finance team
With the hiring of a world-class Disaster Risk Finance team from the WTW Climate and Resilience Hub, CelsiusPro has strengthened its Climate Resilience Solutions. The…
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Avoiding tariffs with a U.S. production partner
For INVOLI outsourcing manufacturing has always been part of the strategy. As a result, the Swiss leading provider of hardware and software solutions for the detection…
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Loft Dynamics secures funding to develop Boeing 737 VR simulators
Alaska Airlines, through its corporate venture capital arm, has invested in Loft Dynamics — an industry leader in virtual flight training and the developer of…
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Read more: Switzerland: A Leading Global Scale-up Hub
More money has flowed into all Swiss scale-ups per capita than into scale-ups in the US or Israel. This is backed by a ten-year growth…
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Read more: ACE Ventures: A Matter of Scale
Impatience is Imperative There is a distinct cultural friction when a Swiss founder steps into the US market. In Switzerland, the prevailing operating system is…
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Read more: ACE Ventures: Backed to the Future
The Art of the Imperfect Bet A venture capitalist is only as good as their conviction when things look messy. For Alessandra Agnello, the “perfect deal”…
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Read more: ACE Ventures: At Face Value
From Equations to Exposure It isn’t surprising that Alessandra Agnello, Director at ACE Ventures, describes Venture Capital as picking out gems out of a pile of rocks- after all, her…
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Read more: Small Country, Big Deep Tech Nation: Switzerland as Europe’s Technology Hub
While the world talks about GenAI, Switzerland is quietly building something almost as significant: an industry founded on physics, precision, and patience. Deep tech—the fusion…
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Read more: The Evidence We Needed: Establishing the First Benchmark for Swiss VC Return
For years, institutional investors have cited the same obstacle when asked about venture capital allocation: insufficient performance data. Without a credible benchmark, Swiss pension funds…
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Read more: NextIn Business: Switzerland’s AI-Powered Response to the Workplace Mental Health Crisis
One in three sick notes in Switzerland stems from mental health issues, with workplace stress as the primary culprit. As the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Read more: Beyond Early Stage: The Rise of the Swiss Scale Up Engine
For years, the global narrative regarding European innovation has been consistent: excellent research, strong early-stage formation, but a fragmentation that hampers growth. However, new data…
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NextIn Business: Swiss Drones – Flying Robots Transform Industrial Inspection and Emergency Response
Read more: NextIn Business: Swiss Drones – Flying Robots Transform Industrial Inspection and Emergency ResponseWhere humans cannot safely reach, such as in burning buildings, on collapsed structures, or atop windswept industrial towers, Swiss drones are redefining what is possible.…
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Read more: So Far, We Feed the Roots, but Others Reap the HarvestSwitzerland reigns as the world’s innovation champion. Yet Joanne Sieber, CEO of the Deep Tech Nation Switzerland Foundation, warns against complacency. In this interview, she…
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Read more: Project Switzerland: 20 outstanding entrepreneurs for next-gen market leadersSwitzerland is consistently hailed as the world champion of innovation. Yet, the critical challenge remains: scaling these innovations into enduring, global companies. Many promising Swiss…
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Read more: Spacetek Technology Secures CHF 9.6M to Bring Swiss Space Tech to Global SemiconductorsIn the global race for semiconductor dominance, yield and efficiency are the ultimate currency. As manufacturers push for nanometer precision, the margin for error effectively…
