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On 2 March 2026, Switzerland and the European Union signed a broad package of bilateral agreements in Brussels, establishing a modern framework designed to deepen and expand cooperation across trade, health, energy, research, and market access.

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Switzerland and the EU sign a comprehensive bilateral agreement package

3 March 2026

Lausanne-based Xsensio has closed an oversubscribed USD 7 million Series A financing round to accelerate clinical deployment of its Lab-on-Skin wearable biosensing platform, with new backing from WI Harper and a collaboration with Texas Instruments.

Xsensio raises USD 7 million to advance its wearable biosensing platform

3 March 2026

Renens-based L.E.S.S. SA has raised CHF 17 million to accelerate the industrial-scale deployment of its proprietary LuxiBright nano-fiber lighting technology across automotive, machine vision, and medical markets.

L.E.S.S. SA raises CHF 17 million to scale its nano-fiber lighting technology

3 March 2026

Bracco Imaging, Limula, and the University of Fribourg have launched an Innosuisse-funded research partnership to automate and reduce the cost of CAR-T cell therapy production.

Bracco, Limula and the University of Fribourg join forces to lower the cost of cell therapies

3 March 2026

Geneva-based Clee Medical has raised Seed funding to accelerate clinical validation of its Neuro Access imaging technology for minimally invasive neurosurgery.

Clee Medical secures financing to advance real-time brain imaging platform

25 February 2026

Top Stories Western Switzerland

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Top Stories from Western Switzerland (February 2026)

25 February 2026

The Fonds pour l’Innovation et le Futur de Genève (FIF) has awarded Seed funding to four early-stage projects in Geneva, reinforcing the canton’s digital and impact-driven innovation ecosystem.

FIF supports four start-ups to reinforce Geneva’s impact-driven innovation ecosystem

24 February 2026

Three Western Switzerland cleantech and medtech start-ups have received FIT support to scale geothermal panels, rapid bacteria detection and carbon capture filters.

FIT backs Enerdrape, Bioneris and Divea with growth and seed loans

24 February 2026

In this episode of Getting Serious with Woody Wade, Woody sits down with Alexandre Pauchard, CEO of CSEM (Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology), to explore what truly keeps Switzerland at the top of global innovation rankings, and what could threaten that position in the years ahead.

Switzerland Is #1 in Innovation, But for How Long? (A Conversation with Alexandre Pauchard)

24 February 2026

ENGIE New Ventures takes a strategic stake in Yverdon-based ExerGo to scale its CO₂-based district heating and cooling technology.

ENGIE invests in cleantech ExerGo to accelerate low-carbon district networks

23 February 2026

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