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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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  • Swisscanto leads USD 25 million growth financing for Piomic Medical

    Piomic Medical, an emerging medtech company focused on complex tissue healing, closed a growth financing of USD 25 million. Proceeds fund the timely completion of…

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    • Piomic Medical raised $25M for COMS One portable wound device with FDA Breakthrough Designation and rare Medicare reimbursement pathways.
    • COMS platform has potential applications in infection management, sports medicine, ophthalmology, and aesthetics beyond wound care.
    • MAVERICKS trial enrolled 224 patients across 30 U.S. sites to generate evidence for FDA and Medicare on diabetic foot ulcers.
    startupticker.ch: Swisscanto leads USD 25 million growth financing for Piomic Medical

  • Embodied AI launches with International Consortium backing

    Embodied AI, a Europe-wide start-up based in Lausanne, launches to tackle key automation challenges. Backed by a global group of investors, Embodied AI is developing…

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    • Faber VC-led funding supports Embodied AI's mission to automate repetitive manufacturing tasks in electronics, kitting, and cable handling across Europe.
    startupticker.ch: Embodied AI launches with International Consortium backing

  • Swedish company acquires Planlabs

    Endra, a Stockholm-based company providing AI tools for mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineering, has acquired Switzerand-based Planlabs to further expand into mechanical engineering. The…

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    • Endra acquired Swiss startup Planlabs to expand its AI-powered MEP engineering platform, integrating the team into Stockholm headquarters.
    • Planlabs uses geometry, physics engines, and AI to automate building system design, outputting 3D BIM models and bills of materials.
    • Endra, backed by $50M Series A from Andreessen Horowitz, plans to add a plumbing module by 2027 to complete its MEP software.
    startupticker.ch: Swedish company acquires Planlabs

  • Swiss scale-ups examined

    The first Swiss Scale-up Report paints a detailed, data-based picture of growth companies, ranging from their economic importance and financing to their market success, challenges…

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    • Switzerland's 265 scale-ups reached CHF 26 billion valuation; 60% are deeptech and 93% generate revenue.
    • One-third of Swiss scale-ups considered relocating, mainly for market access and global growth.
    • Swiss investor backing increases domestic exit likelihood: 49% of scale-ups are open to Swiss acquisition.
    startupticker.ch: Swiss scale-ups examined

  • Following a seed extension, AEON acquires consumer blood diagnostics platform

    Aeon, the Zurich-based preventive healthcare company focussed on AI-powered whole-body health check-ups, closed a seed extension round bringing the total money raised in this round…

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    • Aeon acquired Aware Health's blood diagnostics platform, combining MRI imaging with blood tests and AI for continuous health monitoring across Europe.
    • Aeon raised USD 14 million in seed extension funding, acquiring Aware Health and expanding in Europe.
    • AI researcher Pablo Tano joined as AI Lead to build predictive models using imaging, biomarkers, and genetic data for personalized risk prediction.
    startupticker.ch: Following a seed extension, AEON acquires consumer blood diagnostics platform

  • United Airlines Ventures invests in Assaia

    Assaia, a leader in artificial intelligence and computer vision for airport operations, attracted an investment from United Airlines Ventures (UAV), the venture capital arm of…

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    • United Airlines Ventures invested in Assaia to support StandManager, a product optimizing stand and gate allocation.
    • StandManager uses AI and computer vision to help airlines and airports optimize gate decisions with real-time data.
    • The investment shows confidence in Assaia's technology and leverages United's expertise to expand market reach.
    startupticker.ch: United Airlines Ventures invests in Assaia

  • Fusionality raises CHF 3 million to take fusion devices next level

    Fusionality today announced a CHF 3 million pre-seed round co-led by Founderful and Playfair. The company is building technologies that enable fusion companies to operate,…

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    • The startup addresses duplication across 30+ fusion companies rebuilding similar capabilities, aiming to reduce costs and accelerate sector development.
    • Founded by Federico Felici and Jonas Buchli from EPFL and Google DeepMind, Fusionality is hiring engineers and physicists in Lausanne.
    startupticker.ch: Fusionality raises CHF 3 million to take fusion devices next level

  • Synhelion expands into Morocco

    Following the establishment of its Moroccan branch, Synhelion has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Morocco with the aim of developing a…

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    • Synhelion signed an MoU with Morocco to build a 100,000-ton-per-year renewable synthetic fuel plant in Tan-Tan province.
    • Synhelion's renewable fuels replace fossil fuels with zero engine modifications and reduce CO2 emissions by up to 100%.
    • Morocco's Tan-Tan province offers ideal conditions due to abundant renewable energy resources and established infrastructure.
    startupticker.ch: Synhelion expands into Morocco

  • Jaipur Robotics raises EUR 4.3 million

    Ticino-based Jaipur Robotics has developed a SaaS platform powered by AI vision technology for waste-to-energy plants. The cleantech startup today announced the closing of a…

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    • Jaipur Robotics raised EUR 4.3M to expand its AI vision platform for waste-to-energy plants, a EUR 40B market still using manual monitoring.
    • The startup's system analyzes waste composition and hazardous materials with 99% accuracy using 50M+ labeled images.
    • Founded in 2024 with 40 employees in Switzerland and Asia, Jaipur Robotics automates industrial plant operations globally.
    startupticker.ch: Jaipur Robotics raises EUR 4.3 million

  • NovaGo Secures USD 30 Million to Advance Proof-of-Concept Study in Acute Spinal Cord Injury

    NovaGo Therapeutics AG, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, develops anti-Nogo-A biologics with the goal of delivering the first regenerative treatment for patients with acute spinal cord…

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    • NovaGo Therapeutics raised CHF 24 million to advance anti-Nogo-A antibody into proof-of-concept trial for acute spinal cord injury.
    • Lead program NG004 showed promising Phase 1 results and will be tested in randomized study enrolling 120 patients across Germany, Spain, and Switzerland.
    • NovaGo targets Nogo-A protein to enable nerve regeneration and restore neurological function in spinal cord injury patients.
    startupticker.ch: NovaGo Secures USD 30 Million to Advance Proof-of-Concept Study in Acute Spinal Cord Injury

  • Stryker acquires ZuriMED to enhance its shoulder offering

    Medical technology giant Stryker has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ZuriMED, developer of the FiberLocker System, a commercialized technology that provides a novel approach…

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    • Stryker acquired ZuriMED, maker of the FiberLocker System for rotator cuff repair, which gained FDA clearance in February 2025.
    • FiberLocker System is soft tissue augmentation technology designed to reduce rotator cuff repair failures in sports medicine.
    • The acquisition strengthens Stryker's shoulder care portfolio across sports medicine and arthroplasty segments.
    startupticker.ch: Stryker acquires ZuriMED to enhance its shoulder offering

  • xorlab raises EUR 5 Million to build Europe’s sovereign email security platform

    Trusted by some of Europe's most demanding organizations across financial services, critical infrastructure, healthcare, and the public sector, xorlab is scaling rapidly as European enterprises…

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    • xorlab raised EUR 5M in Series A+ funding to expand its email security platform across DACH, Benelux, and Nordic regions.
    • The company uses behavioral AI to detect AI-crafted phishing and business email compromise attacks bypassing traditional filters.
    • European enterprises demand cybersecurity solutions with local data control, driven by regulations like DORA and NIS2.
    startupticker.ch: xorlab raises EUR 5 Million to build Europe’s sovereign email security platform