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Carewell, a Lausanne-based start-up whose platform helps Swiss healthcare institutions manage staff shortages, has raised CHF 1.5 million in a seed round to accelerate its expansion across Switzerland.

Carewell raises CHF 1.5 million to manage healthcare staff shortages

6 July 2026

CCRAFT, a Neuchâtel-based CSEM spin-off operating the world's first independent foundry for thin-film lithium niobate photonic chips, has closed a USD 7.8 million funding round to build industrial-scale manufacturing capacity.

CCRAFT raises USD 7.8 million to scale up its photonic chip foundry

6 July 2026

LOXO, a Bern-based start-up developing a Level 4 autonomous driving solution for commercial vehicles, has entered a strategic partnership with US technology group DXC Technology, which includes an investment, to industrialize autonomous logistics.

LOXO secures DXC investment to scale its autonomous logistics technology

6 July 2026

Geneva has been named European Capital of Brain Health 2026 by the European Academy of Neurology, in recognition of its research and innovation ecosystem.

Geneva named European Capital of Brain Health 2026

6 July 2026

AC Immune will receive a USD 4 million research grant from The Vijay and Marie Goradia Charitable Foundation to extend Part 1 of the Phase 2 VacSYn trial of ACI-7104, its immunotherapy for early Parkinson's disease.

AC Immune secures USD 4 million grant to advance its Parkinson’s immunotherapy

6 July 2026

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Top Stories from Western Switzerland (June 2026)

29 June 2026

An EPFL team has created MiCRo, a new large language model structured like the human brain, with four specialized modules that give users more control and move away from “black box” AI.

EPFL researchers build a brain-inspired AI model that is more transparent and controllable

29 June 2026

Geneva-based medtech company ABCDx has reached several milestones with LVOCheck, its point-of-care platform for diagnosing large vessel occlusion stroke, including a peer-reviewed publication, the completion of a Eurostars project and the start of its industrialization.

Geneva’s ABCDx reaches several milestones with its acute stroke diagnostics platform

29 June 2026

Following the success of its first scratch map, Neuchâtel start-up Swisstastic has launched the Swiss Travel Map, a large-format scratch map inviting users to explore Switzerland's 26 cantons, funded through a WeMakeIt crowdfunding campaign.

Neuchâtel start-up Swisstastic launches a scratch map of Switzerland’s 26 cantons

29 June 2026

The Banque Cantonale Neuchâteloise has named Cassio-P, NovoViz and Solar Loop as the three finalists for the 17th Prix BCN Innovation, the CHF 150,000 award supporting innovative projects in the canton of Neuchâtel.

Cassio-P, NovoViz and Solar Loop reach the final of the 2026 Prix BCN Innovation

29 June 2026

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