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ZAAN, the Geneva- and Shenzhen-based contract-intelligence platform, has raised USD 5 million from Tencent Investment to develop its AI engines, broaden language and jurisdiction coverage, and grow its teams.

Geneva legaltech start-up ZAAN raises USD 5 million from Tencent

17 June 2026

908 Devices, a US-listed maker of handheld chemical analysis devices, has acquired NIRLAB, a University of Lausanne spin-out developing AI-powered narcotics detection, for an upfront USD 15 million plus up to USD 8 million in performance-based consideration.

US firm 908 Devices acquires Lausanne narcotics-detection start-up NIRLAB

16 June 2026

Edwatec, an EPFL spin-off developing photonic systems for AI infrastructure, won the CHF 150,000 Grand Prize at the venture 2026 awards held at EPFL in Lausanne, where start-ups from across Switzerland, including several from the Lake Geneva region, were honored.

EPFL spin-off Edwatec wins Grand Prize at the venture 2026 awards

16 June 2026

Atinary, the Lausanne and Menlo Park-based pioneer in Self-Driving Labs, has been selected as a 2026 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.

Atinary named a 2026 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum

15 June 2026

Neural Concept, the Lausanne-based leader in AI-driven engineering, has opened its first office in the Asia-Pacific region in Seoul, deepening its work with Korean manufacturers.

Neural Concept opens its first Asia-Pacific office in Seoul

15 June 2026

Lausanne-based preemptive identity security start-up Saporo is partnering with Columbus-based venture OH.io to lead its expansion into North America, becoming the first international company in OH.io's portfolio.

Saporo partners with OH.io to expand into the North American market

15 June 2026

Following the strong scientific performance of the CHEOPS space telescope, the European Space Agency has extended its mission until the end of 2029, keeping its science operations center at the University of Geneva at the heart of European exoplanet research.

ESA extends the CHEOPS space telescope mission until 2029

15 June 2026

EPFL has partnered with Quantinuum to integrate cloud access to state-of-the-art quantum computers into its existing high-performance computing platform, making it the first Swiss academic institution to offer such capabilities to its research community.

EPFL offers cloud access to quantum computers for the first time in Switzerland

2 June 2026

Prilly’s Visium has raised its first institutional round, backed by Columbus Venture Partners, Concentric, and prominent AI unicorn founders.

Visium lands first institutional round to scale AI in regulated industries

27 May 2026

Two Vaud start-ups receive SDSC backing for AI projects, as Neurosoft gains access to the Alps supercomputer for neural AI training.

Western Switzerland steps up support for AI-driven innovation

18 May 2026

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