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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Read more: Into the Web with DTN’s Spider Analysis: Where We’re Strong, Where We’re Slow, and What To Do About ItOur new spider graph maps Switzerland’s position across four pillars of deep tech: Innovation & IP, Academia, Ecosystem, and Capital & Investment. A clear picture…
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Read more: From Momentum to Mission: What the Latest VC-Trends Mean for Deep Tech in SwitzerlandThis mid-year reading of startupticker.ch and SECA’s Swiss VC Report takes the surface rebound—a healthy rise in invested capital—and weighs it against quieter signals: fewer…
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Read more: Globally Unique Focus on Deep TechThe first Swiss Deep Tech Report presents data-driven evidence of the advantages that make Switzerland a global deep tech hotspot. It also provides an in-depth…
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Read more: Deep Tech Nation CEO in Le Temps: “If We Want Economic Giants, We Must Wake Up”Our CEO, Joanne Sieber, recently sat down with the influential Swiss newspaper Le Temps to discuss a critical challenge for the nation’s future: financing the…
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Read more: Microsoft’s USD 400 Million Bet on Swiss AIMicrosoft has confirmed a four-hundred-million-dollar programme to expand its Swiss cloud and AI footprint, launch a national accelerator for startups and SMEs, and equip 100…
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Read more: AI Pioneers in the Life Sciences SectorSwitzerland’s strong life sciences sector is a pace setter in combining traditional approaches from the pharma and medtech industries with AI. Several start-ups have recently…
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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…
