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LeadXpro and Alipheron search for molecules to develop new drugs

Villigen/Dornach - LeadXpro and Alipheron have entered into a partnership, combining their strengths in structural biology and virtual screening of combinatorial libraries with trillions of molecules. They hope this will accelerate discovery of new therapeutics.
Research & education Life sciences & health

Data Unit expands product portfolio by adding cloud solution

Sursee/Baden - The ICT service provider Data Unit is expanding its range of services in the area of SAP solutions for SMEs with the addition of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition. Through this cloud solution, companies can avoid costly hardware investments.
Digital tech
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Metafuels and PSI receive 4.4 million Swiss francs for e-SAF pilot plant

Adliswil/Villigen - Metafuels and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have received a grant totaling 4.4 million Swiss francs from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy to construct a pilot plant for the conversion of methanol into sustainable aviation fuel known as e-SAF. The pilot plant will function on the basis of aerobrew technology jointly developed by the two partners.
Sustainability Research & education Innovation
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Messer Schweiz AG presents innovative hydrogen filling station

Lenzburg - Messer Schweiz AG presented an innovative hydrogen filling station on July 1 in Lenzburg. In comparison with conventional models, this stands out due to the fact that it can be operated in a noise and vibration-free manner. The compressor is powered by waste heat.
Innovation Energy & Automation
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Mammut shows quantifiable sustainability success

Seon - Mammut decreased its CO2 footprint by 17 percent year on year in 2023. At the same time, more than 13,000 products from the sports article manufacturer based in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland, were repaired worldwide. The new responsibility report also publishes comparable data from the past three years for the very first time.
Sustainability
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CSI and IBI merge standards for biochar

Frick/Canandaigua - Carbon Standards International (CSI) and the International Biochar Initiative (IBI) have entered into a partnership. The aim is to harmonize and simplify standards and certifications in the biochar industry.
Sustainability
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Dectris helps set new fusion record

Baden/Cadarache - Dectris’ PILATUS3 X-ray detector has helped set a new fusion record. In the experiment, conducted by researchers from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), the device sustained a hot plasma at around 50 million degrees Celsius for six minutes.
Research & education Innovation Life sciences & health
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Guy Parmelin eröffnet Park Innovaare

Villigen AG - Der Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare ist offiziell eröffnet worden. Der Innovationspark neben dem Paul Scherrer Institut ist der sechste Standort von Switzerland Innovation. An der Feier nahmen unter anderem Bundesrat Guy Parmelin und der Aargauer Landstatthalter Dieter Egli teil.
Innovation Research & education Economic policy Location quality

Syslogic launches new computer for AI applications

Baden-Dättwil AG – Syslogic has launched a new computer for vehicles and mobile machinery. The new system is intended for applications using artificial intelligence (AI).
Digital tech Innovation
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PSI explores new avenues in qubit research

Villigen - Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in the canton of Aargau have taken another step towards developing qubits with long lifetimes. Their method is to enrich yttrium lithium fluoride with the rare-earth metal terbium.
Research & education Innovation