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Bewe, a University of Fribourg spin-off developing a neuroscience-based digital intervention for unhealthy food cravings, has been awarded Biopôle's Pre-Clinical Top-Up, a CHF 250,000 convertible loan supporting start-ups facing high clinical validation costs.

Bewe awarded the Biopôle Pre-Clinical Top-Up for its digital therapy against food cravings

20 August 2026

Researchers at EPFL, with colleagues from the University of Geneva, Geneva University Hospitals and Zurich, have developed VirTues, an AI foundation model for tissue biology that analyzes tumor tissue across many cancer types, with results published in Nature.

EPFL’s VirTues AI model maps tumor tissue across cancer types

17 August 2026

NVIDIA has launched Halos for Robotics, a full-stack safety system for physical AI, with Fribourg-based CertX and Geneva-headquartered SGS among the certification bodies recognizing its accredited inspection lab.

CertX and SGS join NVIDIA’s robotics safety program

12 August 2026

Salesforce has announced plans to invest USD 1 billion in Switzerland over the next five years to accelerate the country's agentic AI transformation, in a commitment unveiled in Geneva ahead of the AI for Good Global Summit.

Salesforce to invest USD 1 billion in Switzerland’s AI transformation

8 July 2026

Neur.on, the Fribourg-based LegalTech behind the AI legal translation platform Corrext, has joined forces with Legal 230, Europe's leading legal translation network, while preserving Swiss data hosting and its Fribourg team.

Fribourg LegalTech Neur.on partners with European leader Legal 230

8 July 2026

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

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Top Stories from Western Switzerland (June 2026)

29 June 2026

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