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Syngenta invests 40 million Swiss francs in Münchwilen site expansion

Basel/Münchwilen - Syngenta is investing 40 million Swiss francs in its Münchwilen site in the Swiss canton of Aargau. The planned new buildings and conversions represent determination to maintain a long-term presence in Switzerland, says the agricultural technology company.
Food & Beverage

Feldschlösschen planning high bay warehouse in Rheinfelden

Rheinfelden - Feldschlösschen is planning to expand warehouse capacity at its headquarters in Rheinfelden in the canton of Aargau. Specifically, the brewery and beverage retailer will construct a new high bay warehouse. For Feldschlösschen, this will underpin the environmentally and economically sound operation of its logistics network.
Food & Beverage

ESA arrives at PSI with innovation centre

Villigen - The European Space Agency (ESA) will in future be represented at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) by way of a European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI). In conjunction with the Phi Lab, another new addition, the aim is to enhance its visibility and use Swiss innovations for space research.
Research & education Innovation

NIKIN launches buyback scheme for worn clothes

Lenzburg - The clothing brand NIKIN, known for its tree planting campaign, is launching a Circular Cashback program under which the company will buy back used clothing from its range. Customers receive up to 25 percent of the original purchase value in the form of cash payouts.
Sustainability

Zehnder transforms Gränichen site into centre of excellence

Gränichen/Vaux-Andigny - Zehnder is converting the production site at its headquarters in Gränichen in the Swiss canton of Aargau into a competence centre for its service and maintenance business. The project partially offsets the loss of 50 jobs. Radiator production will be consolidated at Zehnder’s French plant.
Energy & Automation

Mammut plans to reduce carbon dioxide

Seon - The sports article manufacturer Mammut plans to further improve its CO2 balance. To contribute to this, the company based in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland, is supporting a European project that aims to store carbon dioxide from the air in concrete.
Sustainability

Axpo enters the Polish biogas market

Baden/Stare Ślepce - Axpo has acquired a biogas plant in Western Pomerania, Poland. The facility produces 6,640 megawatt hours of green electricity a year from agricultural waste. Poland is the fifth European country in which Axpo has a stake in the biogas market.
Energy & Automation Sustainability

Mammut presents new avalanche transceiver

Seon - Mammut has presented a new device in the form of the Barryvox S2 to facilitate the search for people buried in the snow following an avalanche. The outdoor specialist from the canton of Aargau highlights in particular innovations such as acoustic signals, intelligent fine search guidance and probing indication for burial depth.
Innovation

PSI explains zeolite catalyst function

Villigen - Thanks to researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), located in Villigen in the Swiss canton of Aargau, catalysts in the zeolite family could remove two toxic gases from industrial emissions more effectively in future. The gases are highly damaging to the environment and the climate. Now, PSI has shown exactly where the chemical reaction takes place.
Innovation

Axpo signs five-year power deal with Slovenian Petrol

Baden/Ljubljana - Axpo from Baden in the Swiss canton of Aargau has signed a five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the energy company Petrol in Slovenia. The deal is Axpo's second PPA in the country.
Energy & Automation

Airborn Fuels Switzerland examining the viability of methanol-based kerosene

Zurich - Airborn Fuels Switzerland is carrying out a feasibility study for the production of synthetic kerosene on the basis of methanol. It forms the basis for the establishment of a platform for corresponding research and development activities. The project is being supported by the Canton of Aargau, among other backers.
Sustainability Start-ups Energy & Automation

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

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

Zehnder strengthens its ventilation business in Spain and Portugal

Gränichen/Barcelona/Madrid - Zehnder has acquired Siber, a company specializing in residential ventilation systems. This transaction will enable Zehnder Group, which is focused on indoor climate solutions, to benefit from Siber’s broad market access in Spain and Portugal.
Energy & Automation

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

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

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

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

Guy Parmelin opens Park Innovaare

Villigen - Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare has officially been opened. The innovation park located adjacent to the Paul Scherrer Institute becomes the sixth Switzerland Innovation location. Among others, Guy Parmelin, member of the Swiss federal government, and Dieter Egli, Vice-President of the Aargau cantonal government, were in attendance at the celebratory opening ceremony.
Innovation Economic policy Location quality Research & education

Chopfab and Circular Food launch vegan meat alternatives

Winterthur/Lenzburg - Chopfab Boxer brewery and Circular Food Solutions are now selling their meat alternatives made from spent grains at Migros and Volg. Thanks to a specially developed process, the brewery by-product can be sustainably returned to the lifecycle.
Food & Beverage Innovation

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

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