Deep tech makes life easier

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Qumea’s solution, which consists of a 3D radar sensor and intelligent software, monitors the activity and mobility of hospital patients. The system simplifies the work of nursing staff and is already being tested at home and abroad. The digital health company completed a seed round this week.

Piomic’s system for treating wounds that are difficult to heal has been used in more than 1,000 therapies. The device is so easy to use that it can also be used at home. Piomic has now been awarded the Innosuisse certificate, indicating the start-up’s readiness for sustainable growth.

SwissDecode also recently received the Innosuisse certificate: the company is developing an automated testing platform for the food industry.

And another example from the IT industry: Futurae’s authentication platform is so secure and easy to use that the start-up’s customers ­– mainly banks – have reduced their support costs significantly. With CHF 5 million from a just-completed financing round, the company intends to continue to grow internationally.

Today it is common knowledge that start-ups should not develop products behind closed doors, but rather test them with users at an early stage in order to be able to take their needs into account. It is impressive to see how this is implemented and how products are created backed by the full scientific power of Switzerland, but which are also easy to use and fit into established processes.

Alpian’s range is also conceived in terms of the market: the fintech start-up address a group of wealthy customers to whom retail banks cannot offer an adequate service, but whose assets are still too small for traditional private banks. Alpian has now received a further USD 18 million from investors.

Alpian emerged from an existing company – Geneva-based Reyl & Cie – but two existing companies acquired Swiss start-ups this week: German medtech group Dräger took over Stimit and Flatfox went to Mobiliar.

Finally, a note on deadlines: BaseLaunch’s programme is open to therapeutic ventures until 23 April. Venture Leaders’ business development trip to China for biotech start-ups has a deadline of 25 April, and a trip for medtech start-ups to Boston is open until 2 May. In addition, Venturelab is looking for start-ups with solutions to make life on Mars possible for the Mars Habitat Challenge – deadline: 2 May. Members of universities of applied sciences with start-up projects can apply to First Ventures’ support programme until 31 May. 

The second edition of the Tech4Trust Challenge is now history: our article tells you all about the winners and highlights of the programme.

Have a good weekend.
Stefan Kyora

Editor in Chief, Startupticker.ch