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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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InSphero acquires PhenoVista to expand US presence
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DePoly's new plant sparks high demand
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Neurosoft Bioelectronics Closes $7.5M Oversubscribed Seed Round
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Fruitful AI closes strategic investment round
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Market momentum for thriving Kitro
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New MiFID license opens European Market to Taurus
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DTN Highlights
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Read more: Swiss Deep Tech Report 2026: Switzerland Leads the Technologies Reshaping the Global EconomyThe technologies now driving the global economy, advanced computing, artificial intelligence, and robotics, are built patiently, over decades of investment and scientific groundwork. So are…
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Read more: Swiss Venture Capital Matures: Returns, Exits, and a Sharper Investor LayerSwiss venture capital recorded its first annual rebound since 2022 last year, with CHF 2.95 billion invested and a record CHF 1.116 billion flowing into…
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Read more: Bridging the tough middle: Key takeaways from the Deep-Tech x Space SummitESA chose ESDI at Park Innovaare for its first dedicated Deep-Tech × Space Summit on 13 May 2026. Deep Tech Nation Switzerland CEO Joanne Sieber…
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Read more: SICTIC: A Matter of ScaleIn Parts 1 and 2 of our series, we followed Thomas Dübendorfer from a student fund at ETH Zurich to SICTIC, Switzerland’s largest angel investor…
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Read more: SICTIC: Backed to the FutureThomas Dübendorfer doesn’t invest like a portfolio manager optimizing for returns. He invests like a scout who found someone worth running alongside – and then…
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Read more: SICTIC: At Face ValueThe Very First Cheque When you ask investors at what point in their careers they wrote their first cheque, most will probably tell you a…
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Read more: “Kick Ass Globally”: Inside Project Switzerland’s First Community GatheringOn April 30, 2026, the country’s most accomplished tech founders and the ten Scale-ups selected for the inaugural Project Switzerland cohort sat down together for…
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Read more: AI in Switzerland: Stanford Data Confirms World Leading Talent DensityThe Stanford AI Index Report 2026, released in April 2026, ranks Switzerland first in the world for AI researchers and inventors per capita, with 110.5…
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Read more: Swiss-Built Precision Powers NASA’s Return to the MoonOn April 1, 2026, NASA’s Artemis II mission launched four astronauts toward the Moon, marking the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since 1972.…
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Medtech startups achieving milestones with their surgical solutions
CustomSurg, ORamaVR and Compremium have reached significant milestones in the clinical development of their innovations, from receiving Breakthrough Device Designation from the US FDA and…
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startupticker.ch: Medtech startups achieving milestones with their surgical solutions- CustomSurg received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its patient-specific computational modeling platform for bone fracture reconstruction surgery.
- ORamaVR's AI-powered VR platform showed faster skill acquisition and reduced surgical time versus traditional thyroid surgery training methods.
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TotalEnergies partners with exnaton for dynamic electricity tariffs
TotalEnergies Belgium has launched a dynamic electricity tariff offering with the help of exnaton's platform. By entering the Belgian market, exnaton is paving the way…
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startupticker.ch: TotalEnergies partners with exnaton for dynamic electricity tariffs- TotalEnergies Belgium launched dynamic electricity tariffs using exnaton's AI platform for hourly price updates based on real-time meter data.
- Dynamic tariffs require processing 35,000 annual data points per customer, making AI solutions essential for managing this complexity.
- The partnership marks exnaton's entry into Belgium as its fourth country and enables automatic consumption shifts to cheaper times.
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Switzerland tops IMD’s World Competitiveness Ranking 2025
Switzerland has been named the world’s most competitive economy in the latest IMD World Competitiveness Ranking (WCR), a result of the country’s resilient and stable…
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startupticker.ch: Switzerland tops IMD’s World Competitiveness Ranking 2025- Switzerland leads 2024 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking in Government Efficiency and Infrastructure despite Economic Performance declines.
- Government efficiency—agility, inclusiveness, forward-looking policies—is essential for long-term economic resilience globally.
- Switzerland faces protectionism, foreign market dependence, and sustainability challenges in public finances and pensions.
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Positrigo raises CHF 7 million to commercialise its brain imaging device
Positrigo, a Swiss based company developing nuclear medical devices to advance functional brain imaging, closed a new financing round of CHF 7 million. The funds…
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startupticker.ch: Positrigo raises CHF 7 million to commercialise its brain imaging device- Positrigo raised CHF 7 million to scale NeuroLF, an ultra-compact brain PET scanner with US and EU market clearance.
- NeuroLF addresses major opportunity in Alzheimer's diagnosis, which accounts for 70% of dementias in people over 60.
- Positrigo appointed three board members from GE Healthcare, Siemens, Boston Scientific, and Roche with medical imaging expertise.
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Unit8 and OpenAI join forces to Accelerate DACH Enterprise AI Adoption
Unit8, a leading Swiss data and AI services scale-up, today announced a collaboration with OpenAI. As a Services Partner, Lausanne-based Unit8 joins a highly selective…
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startupticker.ch: Unit8 and OpenAI join forces to Accelerate DACH Enterprise AI Adoption- Unit8, a Swiss AI firm, became an official OpenAI Services Partner in DACH after proving expertise in enterprise AI deployments in regulated industries.
- Unit8 gains early access to OpenAI's latest models and direct technical collaboration to accelerate client AI adoption and deployment.
- The partnership enables Unit8 to deliver secure, tailored AI solutions for enterprises in life sciences, financial services, and manufacturing.
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Kanaan Sellers Group Prepares for Nasdaq Nordic Listing
Basel-based Kanaan Sellers Group, a leading European eCommerce aggregator focused on kitchen, home, and outdoor living brands, has announced its intention to go public on…
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startupticker.ch: Kanaan Sellers Group Prepares for Nasdaq Nordic Listing- Kanaan Sellers Group plans Nasdaq First North Premier listing in early Q4 at €40 million valuation.
- The company manages 12 brands across 9 European markets with seven-figure EBITDA, using equity-focused acquisition strategy.
- Kanaan plans UK and US expansion to lead consolidation in the fragmented eCommerce sector.
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Mosanna Therapeutics raises USD 80 million to advance sleep apnea nasal spray
Obstructive sleep apnea affects nearly 1 billion people globally, with the majority undiagnosed and underserved with current treatment options. Mosanna’s Series A Funding will be…
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startupticker.ch: Mosanna Therapeutics raises USD 80 million to advance sleep apnea nasal spray- Mosanna's MOS118 nasal spray restores airway reflex by activating pressure-sensing nerves, offering a non-invasive sleep apnea alternative.
- EQT Life Sciences-led Series A funding will advance MOS118 through Phase 2 trials; David Weber named new CEO.
- Obstructive sleep apnea affects nearly 1 billion people globally, with most undiagnosed and underserved by current treatments.
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ORYL F1 makes first strong impression
ORYL Photonics just launched in Hamburg its ORYL F1, a novel automated laser-based platform for the measurement of solubility and aggregation of drug molecules in…
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startupticker.ch: ORYL F1 makes first strong impression- ORYL Photonics' F1 platform measures drug solubility and aggregation 100x faster than HPLC while using 100x less sample.
- The F1 uses second harmonic scattering to measure 384-well plates in 15 minutes, accelerating drug development.
- Major Basel pharmaceutical companies use ORYL's services and are interested in purchasing the F1 instrument.
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Jua closes $11M Series A to champion AI-based earth simulation
The funding will be used to accelerate the commercial rollout of Jua’s Earth Intelligence Platform, a decision engine that helps energy traders make faster, more…
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startupticker.ch: Jua closes $11M Series A to champion AI-based earth simulation- Jua raised $11M Series A for its Earth Intelligence Platform, using physics-based AI to improve weather forecasting for energy trading.
- The platform consolidates weather models into a decision engine for energy traders to simulate markets and automate workflows.
- EPT-2.0 co-founder Marvin Gabler became CEO to scale the platform in energy and expand globally.
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Switzerland Innovation Parks play a key role in Microsoft’s strategic investment initiative
The Switzerland Innovation Parks and Microsoft have announced a new collaboration to accelerate the development and deployment of AI-powered solutions. This initiative – one element…
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startupticker.ch: Switzerland Innovation Parks play a key role in Microsoft’s strategic investment initiative- Microsoft is investing $400M in Swiss cloud and AI infrastructure, upgrading four datacenters near Zurich and Geneva.
- Microsoft partnered with 16 Switzerland Innovation Parks nationwide to support startups and SMEs developing AI solutions.
- Since 2019, Microsoft's Swiss startup program provided CHF 30M+ in resources to 1,500+ startups, creating 11,000+ jobs.
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MassChallenge Switzerland presents 2025 cohort
103 early-stage start-ups have been selected out of more than 1500 applications. 21 companies are from Switzerland.
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startupticker.ch: MassChallenge Switzerland presents 2025 cohort- MassChallenge Switzerland selected 103 startups from 1,527 applications for its 2025 program, with 21 Swiss companies in the top 8% globally.
- The cohort spans 34 countries across 5 continents, covering healthtech, sustainable industry, food systems, and general technology.
- Swiss selections include Apersys, extending organ viability to 7 days, and Virtuosis AI, detecting 20+ diseases from voice recordings.
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Aseptuva, Bloom and Hafnova secure grants in multi-year European projects
Three startups—each offering pioneering solutions to tackle hospital-acquired infections, biomass deconstruction, and cybersecurity—have been selected to participate in leading European projects. The inclusion of Swiss…
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startupticker.ch: Aseptuva, Bloom and Hafnova secure grants in multi-year European projects- Aseptuva's UVC device reduces hospital-acquired infections affecting 9M European patients by automating contamination-prone catheter management procedures.
- Bloom Biorenewables joins €9M Wood2Wood project to transform contaminated wood waste into sustainable chemicals, addressing Europe's 2030 wood shortage.
- Hafnova accesses EuroHPC supercomputers to scale AI models for detecting DNS-level cyber threats, emphasizing Swiss digital sovereignty and data protection.
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Read more: Switzerland, Big Pharma’s Shopping CentreThe top pharmaceutical companies are very active in Switzerland, participating in large financing rounds and acquiring companies or drug candidates. In 2024, the global number…
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Read more: Robots and the Swiss Tradition of Customer FocusFor Swiss robotics startups, customer success and investor success go hand in hand. In addition to outstanding technology, this requires a high degree of customer…
