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Bern-based Besso has closed a CHF 4 million seed round, taken entirely by a European family office. The start-up's platform helps multinationals manage the cost and complexity of global trade.

Besso raises a CHF 4 million seed round for its global trade intelligence platform

12 October 2026

WuXi AppTec has opened a new pharmaceutical production line at its site in Couvet, in the canton of Neuchâtel. The USD 100 million investment is part of a broader project to make the site a main production center in Europe for the group.

WuXi AppTec inaugurates a USD 100 million spray-drying line in Couvet

7 October 2026

A new study by BAK Economics shows that the life sciences sector generates CHF 20.6 billion in direct value added in Western Switzerland, and CHF 28.3 billion once its ripple effects across the regional economy are taken into account.

Life sciences generate CHF 28.3 billion in direct value in Western Switzerland

6 October 2026

Specializing in marketing localization, digital agency Wild Solutions helps brands expand between Europe and Asia. Establishing a presence in Geneva marks a new stage in the group’s international growth. Vivian Meriguet, co-founder of the Swiss office, discusses the company’s activities and ambitions.

Wild Solutions makes Geneva a bridge between European and Asian markets

5 October 2026

Top Stories Western Switzerland

Top Stories from Western Switzerland (September 2026)

5 October 2026

Unveiled at the Marly Innovation Center, the 2026 edition of fribourg.swiss, the official magazine of the Fribourg Development Agency, examines the culture that drives start-ups and the ecosystem that supports their growth in the canton.

Business environment

Fribourg’s official magazine devotes its 2026 edition to the start-up mindset

23 September 2026

The Swiss Scale-Up Report 2026, the first benchmark of Switzerland's growth-stage companies, identifies 265 scale-ups with a combined estimated valuation of CHF 26.6 billion. Vaud ranks second among cantons, and EPFL stands alongside ETH Zurich as a leading source of spin-offs.

First Swiss Scale-Up Report maps 265 growth companies, with Western Switzerland among the leading hubs

22 September 2026

Kielder Agro Group has joined Gaia Tech as a strategic investor, providing fresh capital to accelerate the development of the company's platform for ingredients upcycled from agricultural side streams.

Gaia Tech secures fresh funding from strategic investor Kielder Agro Group

14 September 2026

The tenth Swiss Medtech Industry Study reports a sector generating CHF 26 billion in sales and growing at twice the rate of the Swiss economy, while flagging a marked slowdown in job creation and investment. Western Switzerland accounts for a substantial share of the country's medtech base.

Swiss medtech grows twice as fast as the economy

14 September 2026

Italian investment company Vam Investment and Umberto Macchi di Cellere, former chief executive of Bulgari Horlogerie, have created Chaumont Group, a new player in the high-end watch market bringing together four component manufacturers under a structure based in Neuchâtel.

New luxury watch components group Chaumont establishes its base in Neuchâtel

8 September 2026

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