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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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Neurimmune closes licensing deal of up to USD425 million
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Hilo closes Series B extension round to fuel US expansion
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AELER eyes oncoming large-scale roll-out
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CDDS secures seed capital for further development steps
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Switzerland tops the European Innovation Scoreboard once again
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DTN Highlights
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Read more: swisscanto: A Matter of ScaleThe Flywheel Switzerland Hasn’t Built Roughly seventy percent of the Swiss Growth Fund’s money is invested in Switzerland, and Nils Granath is clear that this…
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Read more: swisscanto: Backed to the FutureThree Companies That Almost Stopped Running Nils Granath invests in the growth stage of the Swiss market, and it is the part where the money…
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Read more: swisscanto: At Face ValueThe Marathon Runner In the mid-1990s, the European mobile telecoms industry was hiring at a pace that was breaking its own buildings. Ericsson, the Swedish…
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Read more: Swiss Venture Capital Steadies at $1.58 Billion in H1 2026 as Hardware Sets a RecordSwiss venture capital returned to a familiar level in the first half of 2026. Startups raised $1.58 billion (CHF 1.245 billion) across 123 financing rounds,…
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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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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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GlycoEra AG raises $130 Million to advance therapies for autoimmune diseases
GlycoEra AG, a biotechnology company pioneering best-in-class extracellular protein degraders for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, closed an oversubscribed $130 million Series B financing. The…
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startupticker.ch: GlycoEra AG raises $130 Million to advance therapies for autoimmune diseases- GlycoEra raised $130M Series B led by Novo Holdings to advance its IgG4 protein degrader into clinical trials this year.
- GlycoEra's lead program GE8820 selectively degrades pathogenic IgG4 autoantibodies in pemphigus, myasthenia gravis, and other autoimmune diseases.
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Hedera Dx raises €15M to bring modern cancer care to patients worldwide
Hedera Dx, the European techbio company headquartered in Switzerland, just announced the closing of a €15 million Series A financing round to drive advanced cancer…
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startupticker.ch: Hedera Dx raises €15M to bring modern cancer care to patients worldwide- Hedera Dx raised €15M Series A to expand blood-based cancer testing across European hospital labs outside U.S.
- The company's liquid biopsy platform enables cost-efficient, in-house cancer diagnostics across 11 European countries.
- Hedera Dx combines molecular profiling with AI analytics to support precision oncology and drug development decisions.
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Promising Swiss innovations unveiled at VivaTech 2025
The 9th edition of Viva Technology, Europe’s largest startup conference, takes place on June 11-14, 2025, with a strong Swiss delegation comprising 31 technology startups…
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startupticker.ch: Promising Swiss innovations unveiled at VivaTech 2025- VivaTech 2025 in Paris hosts 31 Swiss startups at the Swiss Pavilion, with two selected for the Top 100 most promising European startups.
- Swiss startups at VivaTech span healthtech, AI, renewable energy, and autonomous vehicles, including organ-on-chip and Level 4 delivery tech.
- The Swiss Pavilion is organized by Presence Switzerland, Switzerland's Embassy in France, and supported by Switzerland Global Enterprise.
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Read more: Swiss AI Enters a New Era: inait SA and the Rise of Digital BrainsSwiss AI startup inait is redefining artificial intelligence by building digital brains—software systems that simulate human reasoning. Backed by Microsoft and rooted in neuroscience from…
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Read more: CUTISS: A Swiss Techbio Champion Ready to Lead the Global Health RevolutionCUTISS is reshaping the future of skin surgery with denovoSkin™, a groundbreaking techbio innovation born in Switzerland. As it nears global commercialization, CUTISS highlights both…
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Read more: Success Story: Péter FankhauserANYbotics’ Péter Fankhauser takes on Boston Dynamics with robot dogs built for dangerous inspections—backed by $60M and global clients.
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Read more: Millions for Research but no Money for Growth: Swiss Startups are Looking Abroad for InvestorsTranslated from NZZ, this article explores why Swiss startups often seek growth capital abroad despite strong local innovation roots.
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Read more: How Swiss Startups are Making Their Mark on Agentic AIDiscover how Swiss startups are leading the crowded agentic AI space with cutting-edge, goal-driven AI agents tailored for finance, law, gaming, and software—powered by scientific…
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Read more: Swiss Deep Tech Venture Capital: The 2025 EU Deep Tech ReportEurope’s deep tech ecosystem has become a potent driver of innovation, standing strong despite broader venture capital market fluctuations. Switzerland is gaining recognition as a…
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Read more: Deep Tech: The Engine of Disruptive InnovationDeep tech is at the forefront of technological evolution, driving breakthroughs that redefine industries and address complex global challenges. Unlike traditional tech startups that often…
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Read more: What Can We Learn From W.A. De Vigier Awards 2025 FinalistsDiscover insights about the Swiss Innovation ecosystem through an analysis of the W.A. De Vigier Startup Funding Competition Finalists
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Read more: Unlocking Swiss Deep Tech for Institutional InvestorsThe AWI Deep Tech Fund is bridging the gap between Swiss tech and institutional investors. Discover how it’s unlocking new opportunities.
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Read more: Swiss AI and the New Autonomous Driving RegulationAs unsurprising as it will sound to people familiar with Switzerland and its priorities, the country spends a lot of time debating, planning, and maintaining…
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Read more: AWI and DTN Launch AWI DTF Fund Manager Request for ProposalsThe Anlagestiftung Winterthur für Personalvorsorge (AWI), in collaboration with Deep Tech Nation Switzerland (DTN), has launched a Request for Proposals (RfP) for the AWI Deep…
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Read more: Switzerland: The Global Deep Tech LeaderSwitzerland was recently named a deep tech beacon by Forbes. Through data backed facts, discover why it’s even more than that; a global deep tech…
