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Top Stories from Western Switzerland (June 2026)

29 June 2026

One year after its launch in Buttes, in the canton of Neuchâtel, the world's first removable solar power plant installed between railway tracks, developed by start-up Sun-Ways, reports positive results and is drawing interest from France, Italy and Asia.

Sun-Ways’ railway solar plant in Neuchâtel reports positive first-year results

29 June 2026

At a recent BioAlps INSIDE event in Fribourg, the Biofactory Competence Center showcased how its bioprocess expertise helps partners across Western Switzerland move from research to production, with collaborations spanning Lausanne start-up Regenosca and the CHUV.

Fribourg’s Biofactory Competence Center turns biotech research into scalable production

23 June 2026

The 2026 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking, published by IMD, places Switzerland third among 70 economies, behind Singapore and Hong Kong, while the country retains the global lead in government efficiency and infrastructure.

Switzerland ranks third in the 2026 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking

22 June 2026

Business environment

The Marly Innovation Center reaches 200 companies and 1,000 jobs in 2026

15 June 2026

EPFL has partnered with Quantinuum to integrate cloud access to state-of-the-art quantum computers into its existing high-performance computing platform, making it the first Swiss academic institution to offer such capabilities to its research community.

EPFL offers cloud access to quantum computers for the first time in Switzerland

2 June 2026

Omega has launched the Laboratoire de Précision, an accredited independent precision testing facility open to the entire Swiss watchmaking industry.

Omega establishes the Laboratoire de Précision in Biel

1 June 2026

Switzerland has topped the 2026 U.S. News Best Countries rankings, leading in Economic Development and Governance under a new data-driven methodology.

Switzerland ranked the world’s best country by U.S. News

As quantum technologies move from laboratory research to industrial application, Switzerland's national metrology institute is building the measurement infrastructure that will underpin the next generation of precision industries, with Western Switzerland among the primary beneficiaries.

Switzerland’s guardian of measurement steps into the quantum era

Murten-based precision weighing and smart cabinet manufacturer Digi Sens is investing CHF 5.5 million in a third expansion of its Fribourg headquarters.

Digi Sens invests CHF 5.5 million to expand Murten facility

27 April 2026

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