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The downside: The surge in inflation, higher interest rates and problems in supply chains pose significant challenges for Swiss companies.

In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, a diverse ecosystem has developed in recent years around investments in crypto assets.

Everyone talks about Artificial Intelligence but its current adoption rates are low in the Swiss tech industry, especially in manufacturing-related applications.

Public transport ticket included: HSLU study examines the effects of free outward and return journeys in tourism Anyone who books three or more overnight stays in Appenzell Innerrhoden receives a free public transport ticket for the outward and return journey.

Competitiveness, destination development, sustainability, stakeholder management The management of tourist destinations is constantly changing.

How can the forestry and timber industry be encouraged to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere by using local wood? Two projects from Central Switzerland demonstrate this.

Despite several global crises, Central Switzerland's economy is robust and companies are optimistic about the future.

The impoverishment of our ecosystems due to unregulated land development and pollution is a critical issue that has gained significant importance.

Students at ETH Zurich are working together with engineers from the technology firm Bühler to accelerate innovation and minimise the attendant risks. It's a fruitful collaboration that other companies are also poised to benefit from. Innovation is critical for companies to remain successful over the long term.

For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, the Swiss population is using cash significantly less often.

Industrial waste heat is an untapped goldmine: It is produced in large quantities, but is hardly used efficiently.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provides medical supplies to people in need. A planning tool developed by researchers at ETH Zurich will make this complex task more efficient in future and save the ICRC millions.

In an era where algorithms operate at the core of many products, a new study involving the University of Lucerne has investigated consumer preferences in relation to AI-driven technologies. The study shows how adaptive and pre-programmed algorithms can influence product preferences and purchasing decisions.

ETH is offering a new continuing education programme in the serviceability and repairability of buildings and products.

As society increasingly expects the responsible use of digital technologies, firms with better practices will have a distinct advantage, says .

How strongly are the ideas of Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk influencing today's digital economy? An economic sociologist at the University of Basel has analyzed speeches, book contributions and articles from Silicon Valley, demonstrating the emergence of a new spirit of digital capitalism. What justification is there for earning a lot of money? Nineteenth-century Calvinists interpreted economic prosperity as a sign that one was counted among God's chosen.

The Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering receives ISO 13485 Certification by TÜV SÜD for its Quality Management System Geneva, Switzerland, October 19 - The Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineeri

Influencers with a large following are expensive and usually not interested in promoting unknown brands.

In an international study, the Gallup AG Switzerland polling institute and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts examined the legitimacy of 25 primary care organizations in Switzerland, Germany and Austria.

After a 1.5-year postdoc in the Liberali lab — where he co-developed and tested a new microscope to track the development of organoids in real time — Andrea Boni co-founded a company that provides live-imaging systems based on a revolutionary microscopy technology.

ABB Motion acquires a minority stake in WindESCo, a leading provider of analytics software to improve wind turbine performance and reliability.

ETH spin-off Gaia Tech transforms waste from olive oil production into high-quality antioxidants for use in cosmetics or food.