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Developed at Empa and EPFL, the new FireDrone is designed to operate in extreme heat, supporting firefighting operations and industrial inspections in hazardous environments.

EPFL and Empa unveil FireDrone for high-risk firefighting and industrial inspections

9 February 2026

SWISSto12 has secured EUR 73 million in funding from ESA member states to accelerate the development and industrialization of HummingSat, its next-generation compact geostationary satellite platform.

SWISSto12 secures EUR 73 million ESA backing for HummingSat satellite platform

29 January 2026

Ex Nunc Intelligence has secured USD 2.15 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate the development of its legal intelligence infrastructure, supporting reliable, traceable and confidential AI tools for legal professionals.

Ex Nunc Intelligence raises USD 2.15 million to develop trusted legal AI infrastructure

20 January 2026

The FIT has awarded three Tech Seed loans of CHF 100,000 each to early-stage start-ups CCRAFT, Databaum and Lemna Bio.

FIT backs three start-ups to advance photonics, agritech and AI-driven drug discovery

23 December 2025

Enlightra has secured USD 15 million to develop chip-scale, multiwavelength laser technology designed to improve the speed and energy efficiency of data transmission in AI clusters and data centers.

Enlightra raises USD 15 million to build energy-efficient laser links for AI infrastructure

23 December 2025

Lausanne-based Neural Concept has closed a USD 100 million Series C funding round to accelerate the global deployment of its AI-native engineering platform.

Neural Concept raises USD 100 million to scale AI-native engineering

22 December 2025

French industrial robotics specialist Siléane has opened its first international subsidiary in Western Switzerland, strengthening its European expansion strategy and deepening its proximity to key industrial and innovation ecosystems.

Siléane opens first international subsidiary in Western Switzerland

22 December 2025

EPFL researchers have developed a new distributed AI software that enables powerful language models to run locally, challenging the dominance of cloud-based data centers while strengthening data privacy, sovereignty and sustainability.

EPFL spin-off Anyway Systems challenges the need for large data centers in AI

15 December 2025

Lausanne-based Corintis has closed a USD 24 million Series A funding round to ramp up production of its microfluidic cooling technology, positioning itself to tackle one of the most pressing challenges in the AI era.

Corintis secures additional USD 25 million to scale advanced chip cooling technology

15 December 2025

Lausanne-based Saporo has raised EUR 7 million to scale its graph-native identity security platform and accelerate European and US expansion.

Saporo raises EUR 7 million to expand its graph-native identity security platform

3 December 2025

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