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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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Terralayr secures €192 million to further grow its grid-scale battery storage portfolio
Terralayr closed a financing round led Eurazeo – through its Eurazeo Transition Infrastructure Fund (ETIF) – alongside RIVE Private Investment and other existing shareholders. In…
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Sustainable materials company secures CHF 4 million ahead of market launch
The market launch of noriware’s plastic-free packaging solution, norifresh, is anticipated to take place this year — a six-figure pre-order has already been placed. The…
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Aiving powers ahead of Winter Olympics with figure skating champion
Swiss sports technology company Aiving has partnered with figure skating champion Kevin Aymoz as preparations intensify for the European Figure Skating Championships, introducing Swiss-engineered performance…
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Threema transfers ownership the second time
Swiss privacy-focused company Threema has transferred ownership to the Germany-based firm Comitis Capital GmbH. Since 2020, the company had been under the leadership of private…
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Johnson & Johnson invests in DistalMotion
DistalMotion, the Lausanne-based company empowering access to robotic surgery in outpatient sites of care, has secured a strategic investment from Johnson & Johnson, through its…
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CHF 10 million seed funding and new board chair for TECregen
TECregen, a Basel-based biotech company pioneering thymus regeneration, has secured CHF 10 million in a seed financing round led by the Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund…
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TOFWERK joins the Bruker family
Bruker Corporation has secured an additional 60% equity stake in TOFWERK AG, granting it full ownership of the company. TOFWERK, a specialist in ultra-fast time-of-flight…
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Significant Advances in Pharmaceutical Pipelines for Underserved Diseases
Oculis, Legacy Healthcare and Neurosterix are advancing their drug pipelines with major clinical milestones. Oculis’ Privosegtor received breakthrough therapy designation from the U.S. Food and…
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Switzerland Shines as a Deep Tech Hub at CES 2026
The first days at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) have already been exciting for several Swiss startups—Algorized and the KUKA Group unveiled a new robot…
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€13.9 million for glucose-monitoring wearable
Liom, the developer of the world’s first non-invasive glucose-monitoring wearable, has secured additional €13.9 million (CHF 13 million) in its Series A extension round, bringing…
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Enlightra raises USD 15 million to tackle the biggest bottleneck in AI infrastructure
Enlightra, a Swiss-American deeptech startup building chip-scale multiwavelength lasers for next-generation data transmission, announced it has raised a total of $15 million to make data…
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Neural Concept closes $100M funding round to scale AI-Native engineering
Neural Concept, a global AI platform and leader in Engineering Intelligence powering next-generation product development, today announced it raised a $100 million Series C funding…
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Read more: Bridging the tough middle: Key takeaways from the Deep-Tech x Space Summit
ESA 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 Scale
In 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 Future
Thomas 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 Value
The 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 Gathering
On 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 Density
The 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 Moon
On 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 leaders
Today 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 Creation
The 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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Read more: Swiss Deep Tech in 12 Charts: The 2026 Facts & Figures UpdateDeep Tech Nation Switzerland has refreshed its Facts & Figures page with 2026 data covering venture capital flows, startup creation, sector momentum, and founder profiles.…
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Read more: Amazon Acquires RIVR: How an ETH Zurich Lab Built the Robot That Delivers Your PackagesWhen the world’s largest logistics company needs to solve its hardest physical problem, it looks to Zurich. On March 19, 2026, Amazon confirmed the acquisition…
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Read more: Switzerland Is Building a Scale-Up Ecosystem. Here Is What That Looks Like.Switzerland’s early-stage startup infrastructure is among the most effective in Europe. The Swiss Venture Capital Report 2026 confirms a 24% rebound in total venture capital…
