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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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Numab raises additional CHF50 million
Numab Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company focusing on multi-specific antibodies in immunology and oncology, closed an oversubscribed CHF 50 million Series C extension, bringing…
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CeQur secures $120 million to scale diabetes management solutions
With more than 6000 patients using the injection-free insulin delivery device, CeQur Simplicity patch, Medtech company CeQur has secured fresh equity funding to further drive…
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Araris enters multi-million contract with Chugai
Araris Biotech AG, a Swiss oncology biotech company developing next-generation antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), has entered a Research Collaboration and Option to License Agreement under…
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Sonar to acquire Tidelift to reduce risk from open source software
Geneva-based Sonar has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tidelift, a provider of software supply chain security solutions that help organizations manage the risk of…
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SkyCell acquires majority stake in Dutch risk assessment and collaboration platform
SkyCell, a global leader in safe, secure, and sustainable pharma supply chain solutions, has made a multimillion investment in Validaide. Based in the Netherlands, Validaide…
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Vandria’s first clinical trial launched
Vandria has entered the clinical stage successfully: first subjects have been dosed in its first-in-human clinical trial of its lead Central Nervous System (CNS) compound…
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Planted lands multi-million media for equity deal
SevenVentures, the investment arm of ProSiebenSat.1, is making a substantial media-for-equity investment in the mid-single-digit millions in Planted Foods, an innovative food tech scale-up from…
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Ten startups to demo at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
The new Swiss National Startup Team for Venture Leaders Mobile will attend the 4YFN at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from 02-06 March 2025. The…
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CHF 8.9 million to scale yeast-based isolates high quality protein and fibers
Yeastup AG, a Brugg-based startup, extracts highly functional ingredients from brewers’ spent yeast at industrial scale. The investment will allow the company to establish a large-scale production…
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Swiss investors shine in Forbes Midas list
Forbes recently unveiled the 2024 Midas List Europe, the definitive ranking of the top 25 venture capital investors in Europe and the Middle East. Florian…
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CertX acquisition to boost SGS Digital Trust revenues
SGS has just acquired CertX, a Fribourg-based certification specialist in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), and functional safety. Founded in 2018 as a spin-off from HEIA-FR,…
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Deskbird strengthens presence in France
Positioned as Europe’s leading workplace management solution, deskbird has acquired Semana, its second company in France, to further redefine workplace management by supporting companies through…
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Read more: Pureos: At Face ValueThe Trained Gut Dominik Escher, Founding Partner at Pureos Bioventures, is in the business of organs. More specifically, he’s in the business of funding the…
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Read more: Pureos: Backed to the FutureEscher’s passion for science and the potential to help patients is as deeply ingrained in his DNA as his entrepreneurial spirit. It is no surprise…
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Read more: Pureos Bioventures: A Matter of ScaleThere is a contradiction at the heart of Swiss biotech that Dominik Escher has spent the better part of two decades trying to resolve. The…
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Read more: Switzerland and the EU Just Signed Bilaterals III. Here Is Where the Ecosystem Stands TodayThe signing ceremony in Brussels on 2 March 2026 was the formal close of a process that began in earnest in March 2024. Swiss President…
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Read more: Switzerland Returns to SusHi Tech with 10 Startups and a Champion’s MandateWhen the Swisstech Pavilion, organized by Swissnex, took home the SusHi Tech Award 2025 for Most Innovative Pavilion, it confirmed what Switzerland’s innovation institutions had…
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Read more: 20 Reforms to Compete Globally: The Swiss Startup Agenda by SSASwitzerland’s startup ecosystem has reached a critical inflection point. While the country continues to lead Europe in per-capita spinout creation and deep tech innovation, structural…
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Read more: Project Switzerland: A Mission to Scale the Next Global Market LeadersToday marks a defining moment for the Swiss innovation ecosystem. Deep Tech Nation Switzerland officially launching Project Switzerland, a national initiative with a singular, critical…
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Read more: How Venture Kick’s Three-Stage Model Attracted $12.3 Billion to Swiss University StartupsFor international investors seeking Switzerland’s most promising early-stage startups, Venture Kick stands as the definitive filter. Since 2007, this philanthropic initiative has converted academic research…
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Read more: Swiss Venture Capital Achieves 24% Growth as Early-Stage Investment Hits Record $1.35 BillionSwitzerland’s venture capital market has delivered a powerful signal to international investors and ecosystem actors. While major European markets experienced flat or declining growth in…
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Read more: A Surprising Record Sparks OptimismOn 3 February, the Venture Capital Report was published, analysing investments in Swiss start-ups in 2025. Despite growth of 24 per cent, the total capital…
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Read more: Swiss Tech IPOs: Industry Leaders Chart Path to Capital Markets at SIX-Swisscom Ventures ForumOn January 29, 2025, SIX Swiss Exchange and Swisscom Ventures convened Switzerland’s tech community for a frank discussion about IPOs. With BioVersys reflecting on its…
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Read more: VI Partners: At Face ValueThe Relay Node Olivier Laplace, Partner at Vi Partners, still views the world through the structural lens of a software engineer. While his days of…
