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11/16/2018

New Hospitality Innovation Hub in Lausanne

The City of Lausanne and EHL Group sign a convention for the development and rehabilitation of the Lausanne neighborhood of Chalet-à-Gobet, to create the first Innovation Hub dedicated to hospitality in Europe. This new Innovation Hub will host an incubator and several research projects that combine academic research with the flexibility and audacity of young entrepreneurs. This pivotal meeting place reflects EHL’s position as one of the global centers for technological research, innovation and competitiveness.

11/16/2018

Biopôle life sciences campus continues to expand

The SB-A building will be dedicated to office and laboratory spaces for companies active in the life sciences field, from young start-ups to sector-leading businesses. With a surface area of approximately 10,000 square metres, the new companies hosted in SB-A could generate up to 300 new jobs, adding to the existing 1,200 life sciences professionals on site.

11/16/2018

Swissquote launches its ICO platform

Swissquote now offers its clients a chance to participate in crowdfunding via blockchain technology. Clients will be able to purchase tokens using their account in exactly the same way as they would purchase shares of a publicly listed company. Swissquote is taking care of the technical aspect so its clients only have to focus on their portfolios. Find out more in reading Paolo Buzzi's interview - Swissquote's CTO and Cofounder.

11/15/2018

Incyte : First stone celebration in Morges

Incyte’s redevelopment project for new European headquarters in the canton of Vaud reaches important milestone.

11/9/2018

TESA, Bobst and SOPHiA Genetics are the prize winners of the 5th Vaud International Business Award

The State of Vaud, the Vaud Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CVCI) and the Economic Development Canton of Vaud (DEV) reward these three companies that contribute to the local economy.

Discover the videos of the 2018 prize winners and their partners

10/15/2018

A new center dedicated to cancer research

The freshly inaugurated building (12'000 sqm) in front of the CHUV will welcome about 300 researchers. Agora is the result of a partnership between Universities of Lausanne and Geneva, but also the EPFL and Ludwig Institute as well as the CHUV and HUG. All share the same goal as to enhance translational research in merging clinicians and biologists in the same place.

10/15/2018

A new center dedicated to educational technologies

EPFL opened its brand new LEARN center, which gathers in one place all stakeholders related to educational research as well as tools development and that ultimately contribute to a better training system. It aims to stimulate research and to create new synergies in a field that is vital to the society. It includes several key-entities such as the Swiss EdTech Collider (+70 startups) or the Center for Digital Education (CEDE).

8/7/2018

Genius Sports opens new Lausanne office in prestigious Maison du Sport International

Genius Sports, the global leader in sports data and technology, has opened a new office in Lausanne, Switzerland to enhance its offering to its European sports partners.

7/30/2018

Legacy Healthcare teams up with China Energy Hua Chen Technology

Biopharma company specialized in botanical meds and based in Biopôle - Legacy Healthcare - recently signed up an investment protocole and a joint-venture with China Energy Hua Chen Technology (CEHCT). This chinese fund is growing rapidly in the field of life sciences.