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Top Stories from Western Switzerland (December 2025)

24 December 2025

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

DigeHealth has raised CHF 1.25 million to accelerate the development of a wearable device that continuously monitors gastrointestinal activity using acoustics and artificial intelligence.

DigeHealth raises CHF 1.25 million to advance continuous gastrointestinal monitoring

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

Vaud has launched Vaud Talent Hub, a new platform designed to attract, integrate and retain skilled professionals as the canton addresses growing labor shortages.

Vaud launches new Talent Hub to strengthen its workforce attraction and retention

10 December 2025

Geneva has inaugurated its first AI health hub at Campus Biotech to advance AI-driven care, research and neurotechnology in Western Switzerland.

Geneva inaugurates its first AI health hub at Campus Biotech

8 December 2025

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