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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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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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Swiss Biotech Report confirms the sector’s strong performance
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Windward Bio secures USD 165 million to advance clinical trials
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DTN Highlights
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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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Read more: Project Switzerland: 10 Scale-ups selected to join the ranks of Switzerland’s global market leadersToday marks another milestone for Project Switzerland, the national Scale-up initiative initiated by Deep Tech Nation Switzerland. 10 high-growth companies have been selected for the…
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Read more: 2026 European Deep Tech Report: ETH Zurich and EPFL Lead the World in Deep Tech Founder and Spinout CreationThe 2026 European Deep Tech Report, published by Lakestar, Walden Catalyst, and Dealroom, confirms what the data has been building toward for years: Switzerland’s deep…
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Beekeeper acquired by LumApps Group
LumApps, a global leader in intranet platforms for desk-based teams, has entered into a definitive agreement to join forces with Beekeeper, the leading mobile-first platform…
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Distalmotion on a continued growth momentum in the US
Over the past months, Distalmotion has experienced a strong wave of successful customer acquisitions, with most recently achieving the first multi-robot sale in the United…
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RTDT raises USD 4 million to accelerate its growth
RTDT has already attracted large industry players as customers for its sensors and software that help to make wind turbines more efficient and more profitable.…
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b-rayZ attracts large European healthcare provider as partner and investor
In a strategic move to improve patient outcomes in breast cancer, Affidea, a European provider of specialist healthcare services operating over 410 centres across 15…
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Planetary acquires Spanish pioneer in fungi-based food innovation
Planetary SA, a Swiss manufacturing platform specializing in biomass and precision fermentation at industrial scale, has acquired Libre Foods, a Barcelona-based pioneer in fungi-based food…
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Boost inc raises CHF 15 million to accelerate its international growth
Founded in 2020, Boost inc has quickly scaled from an ambitious idea into Europe’s leading provider of unattended retail technology. The Series B financing will…
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Snyk acquires Invariant Labs to accelerate Agentic AI security innovation
ETH Zurich spin-off Invariant Labs has been bought by Snyk, the leader in secure AI software development. Invariant Labs is globally recognized as AI security…
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First Swiss Deep Tech Report paints a bright picture overall
The 50-page Swiss Deep Tech Report was published today. It provides a unique overview of the performance, start-ups and environment of the deep tech sector.…
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2025 WEF Technology Pioneers highlight two Swiss Startups
The World Economic Forum has just announced the names of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers for 2025. These companies are tackling global challenges by…
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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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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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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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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…
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Read more: NextIn Business: Swiss Biotech Battles Superbugs – Deep Tech Solutions to Antibiotic ResistanceModern medicine faces an existential threat: multi-resistant bacteria. As vital antibiotics “no longer work”, infections once easily treated are becoming life-threatening, and routine procedures like…
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Read more: European Spinouts Report 2025: Switzerland Confirmed as Europe’s Deep Tech PowerhouseThe most critical metric in innovation is not volume but efficiency. While larger economies naturally produce higher absolute numbers of companies, the true measure of…
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Read more: NextIn Business: Beyond the Factory – Swiss Robots Integrate Into Daily LifeSwitzerland is a “robotics country,” and its innovators are at the forefront of moving robots from industrial cages into daily life. This transition is driven…
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Read more: Swiss Deep Tech Milestone: Delvitech’s 400% Growth Attracts $40M InvestmentA Swiss AI company just demonstrated the kind of explosive growth that gets international investors’ attention. Delvitech, which develops AI-native solutions for automated optical inspection…
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Read more: NextIn Business: Rethinking Energy Storage – Swiss Battery Innovation Powers the TransitionThe global energy transition cannot happen without batteries. Yet, conventional technology faces fundamental constraints, including a reliance on scarce raw materials, long charging times, and…
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Read more: Redalpine: At Face ValueLab Rat turned Gardener Michael Sidler, Founder and Partner at redalpine, has spent a fair share of his career in a lab. As a trained…
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Read more: Redalpine: Backed to the FutureComing to Play Michael Sidler likes to describe redalpine as a “one-stop shop” for founders. “We don’t only provide money,” he says. “We provide infrastructure,…
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Read more: Redalpine: A Matter of ScaleBigger Cakes and Smaller Slices With a name like redalpine, a powerful symbol of a rising sun amidst the impressive peaks of the Swiss alps,…
