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Top Stories from Western Switzerland (January 2026)

30 January 2026

The first stone of the JD7 building has been laid in Neuchâtel, marking a new milestone for the canton’s innovation district and its future microtechnology research infrastructure.

First stone laid for the JD7 building in Neuchâtel

28 January 2026

TOFWERK acquired by Bruker to strengthening applied mass spectrometry capabilities

20 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

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

Seven medtech start-ups have been selected for the inaugural sitem-insel Innovation Voucher program, further strengthening the canton of Bern’s growing position as a hub for translational medicine and applied life sciences innovation.

sitem-insel launches Innovation Voucher to support emerging medtech companies

10 December 2025

EPFL spin-off Swisspod achieved a global hyperloop speed record in Colorado, marking a major step toward scalable, low-emission high-speed transport.

Swisspod achieves world hyperloop speed record at its Colorado test facility

1 December 2025

Takeda has opened a new CHF 200 million biotechnology facility in Neuchâtel to expand aseptic filling capacity for rare disease therapies.

Takeda inaugurates CHF 200 million biotechnology facility in Neuchâtel

1 December 2025

CHUV has opened a new ambulatory radiology facility in Lausanne to centralize imaging services and modernize its diagnostic infrastructure.

CHUV opens new ambulatory radiology facility to improve patient access and diagnostic capacity

25 November 2025

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