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Dear reader,
 

In spite of the current threat to business activities, Switzerland is performing well according to recently published reports and rankings. The latest Global Innovation Index, for example, ranks Switzerland as the most innovative economy in the world in 2022 and the IFJ study shows that 37,092 new companies were registered in the Swiss Commercial Register in the first nine months of this year. More on this and on the latest fundraising stories in our "featured news" section.

Speaking of success stories, read our exclusive interview with Emile de Rijk, CEO of EPFL Spin-off SWISSto12, who recently landed a new deal with satellite telecommunications service provider Intelsat.

And don’t forget about our latest licensing opportunities. You may find there the perfect technology for your future venture...

Happy reading,

The TTO Team

“When Switzerland put its mind to it, anything is possible”

EPFL spin-off SWISSto12 has just signed a deal with satellite telecommunications service provider Intelsat. The company, founded in 2011 and located in Renens, will develop, manufacture and supply a groundbreaking telecommunications satellite less than one-third the size and weight of conventional models. In this interview for EPFL’s Technology Transfer Office, CEO Emile de Rijk reflects on this major milestone for SWISSto12 and discusses what lies ahead for the firm.
 

Featured news

Study, ranking & index

• Entrepreneurial activity remains high despite fewer new entrants
  According to the newest IFJ study, 37,092 new companies entered the Swiss Commercial Register in the first nine months of the current year,

• Switzerland gains a position in digital competitiveness ranking
  Switzerland climbs from 6th to 5th place in the latest IMD's world ranking on "Digital Competitiveness".

• Global Innovation Index 2022
  The 2022 edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) tracks the most recent global innovation trends against the background of an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, slowing productivity growth and other evolving challenges.

Fund raising

• CHF 3.4 billion invested in Swiss startups in 2022
  The Swiss Venture Insights Report 2022 – Q3 presents a favorable reflection of investment trends in the Swiss startup sector.

• Additional $2.2 million and seasoned board members for Nanolive
  The leading live cell imaging and analysis company, has obtained an additional $2.2 million, closing its series C round at $22.2 million and appointed Victoria Wang and Deborah Birx to its board of directors.

• €3.2 million to boost ExerGo sustainable energy network deployment
  The investmentt will help the Yverdon based startup to strengthen its intellectual property and accelerate the commercialization of its offering, in Switzerland and Europe.

• flowbone raises CHF 2.1 million to bring nanomedicine-based bone repair to the market
  The EPFL spin-off is active in the field of bone regeneration.

Testimony (FR)

• «La naïveté est indispensable pour lancer une start-up»
  Entretien dans PME Magazine avec Deborah Heintze, cofondatrice de la scale-up Lunaphore, qui s'est lancée dans l'aventure entrepreneuriale à 24 ans.

Latest licensing opportunities

• Adsorbent Material for Sequestrating Toxic Materials in Perovskite Solar Cells
  Equipment of lead-based perovskite solar cells with a metal-organic framework polymer composite that highly selects and efficiently absorbs lead to address potential environmental concerns in the event of device failure.

• Laser Shock Peening in Additive Manufacturing
  Novel hybrid additive manufacturing process.

• System for detecting intentions of voluntary action
  System and method for predicting the intention of volunatry action for applications in brain machine interfaces.

• Ultra-sensitive water permeation sensor
  Ultra-sensitive sensor to quantitatively monitor in real-time water or moisture permeation of ultrathin barrier encapsulations.

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