Data protection Impressum

Micro/Nano Technology

SolidWatts has closed a CHF 1.8 million seed round to accelerate the development and market entry of its solid-state Radio Frequency heating platform, targeting the electrification of energy-intensive industrial processes.

SolidWatts raises CHF 1.8 million to scale its RF industrial heating platform

30 March 2026

Kandou AI has closed an oversubscribed USD 225 million Series A financing round to accelerate the development of its next-generation high-speed interconnect technology for AI infrastructure.

Kandou AI raises USD 225 million to solve AI’s data movement bottleneck

24 March 2026

Lausanne-based Xsensio has closed an oversubscribed USD 7 million Series A financing round to accelerate clinical deployment of its Lab-on-Skin wearable biosensing platform, with new backing from WI Harper and a collaboration with Texas Instruments.

Xsensio raises USD 7 million to advance its wearable biosensing platform

3 March 2026

Renens-based L.E.S.S. SA has raised CHF 17 million to accelerate the industrial-scale deployment of its proprietary LuxiBright nano-fiber lighting technology across automotive, machine vision, and medical markets.

L.E.S.S. SA raises CHF 17 million to scale its nano-fiber lighting technology

3 March 2026

Lausanne-based CompPair has raised new funding to scale its HealTech self-healing composites and strengthen industrial deployment.

CompPair secures new funding to accelerate market deployment of healable composites

18 February 2026

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Top Stories from Western Switzerland (January 2026)

30 January 2026

TOFWERK acquired by Bruker to strengthening applied mass spectrometry capabilities

20 January 2026

Top Stories Western Switzerland

Top Stories from Western Switzerland (December 2025)

24 December 2025

The canton of Fribourg is building a distinctive growth model at the crossroads of industry, luxury and innovation, combining precision manufacturing, advanced technologies and long-term value creation.

Fribourg: where discreet excellence powers high-value industries

17 December 2025

Researchers from Western Switzerland have unveiled the first fully compostable smart sensor to monitor temperature-sensitive goods, offering a sustainable alternative to conventional tags.

EPFL, Empa and CSEM develop the first fully compostable smart sensor

2 December 2025

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