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ICT & New Work | 30.10.25 | 3 min

id4 accesses the UK and Benelux through partnership

Horw/San Francisco - Swiss company id4 has secured California-based Azilen as a partner. With its client management solution, id4 will benefit from Azil...

29.10.25 | 3 min

OPES AG remains the best tax expert and fiduciary

Emmen - For the fourth consecutive time, OPES AG, from Emmen in the Swiss canton of Lucerne, has come first in its category in the Top Tax Experts & Fi...

Innovation | 28.10.25 | 2 min

Smart Chip Switzerland launches fingernail-based chip

Sursee - Smart Chip Switzerland AG has made its smart chip available for sale in Switzerland and Germany. The chip, which is applied to the fingernail, can be u...

Innovation | Advanced Manufacturing | 28.10.25 | 2 min

GWF strengthens expertise in the gas sector with acquisition of GMT GmbH

Lucerne/Gross-Gerau - GWF AG has acquired the German firm GMT GmbH. With this takeover, GWF is seeking to secure growth in the area of metering and cont...

24.10.25 | 2 min

Schindler raises the bar

Ebikon - Schindler has posted slight revenue growth in local currencies for the first 9 months of the year. Operating profit and net profit increased...

Building Technology | Sustainability | 23.10.25 | 3 min

Cowa announces trading partnership with Meier Tobler

Root/Schwerzenbach - Cowa Thermal Solutions AG has entered into a partnership with Meier Tobler AG. The wholesaler is adding Cowa’s compact thermal stor...

Innovation | Life Sciences & Health | 17.10.25 | 2min

Collagen membrane from Geistlich extends lifespan of implants

Wolhusen/Schlieren - Geistlich Pharma has developed a collagen membrane by the name of Bio-Gide Forte. The medical product extends the lifespan of implan...

Mobility | Sustainability | 16.10.25 | 3 min

SGV converting MS Saphir to hydrogen passenger boat

Lucerne - The Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (SGV) is converting the motor vessel Saphir to a hydrogen-based propulsion system. From summer 2026, the Sa...

Innovation | ICT & New Work | 16.10.25 | 3 min

LAC successfully hosts first AI Breakfast in the Seetal region

Hochdorf – The Local AI Community Lucerne (LAC) and IDEE SEETAL hosted the first-ever “AI Breakfast – Seetal” on 16 October 2025 in Hochdorf. The event fo...

Professionals | Building Technology | 15.10.25 | 3 min

CKW opens new network training centre in Ebikon

Ebikon/LU - CKW has opened a new training centre for electrical network technicians in Ebikon. The new facility unites former training sites in Reussbühl, S...

Building Technology | 15.10.25 | 3 min

Official commissioning of Pilatus Arena

Kriens/Schlieren - The official commissioning of the Pilatus Arena in Kriens was marked at a pre-opening on 14 October. The inauguration ceremony of th...

14.10.25 | 2 min

Canton of Lucerne plans measures for successful economic development

Lucerne - The canton of Lucerne is seeking to counteract global tax developments with a package of measures aimed at bolstering the local economy. Invest...

Headquarters | 13.10.25 | 3 min

Mobimo streamlines management team

Lucerne - Mobimo Holding AG is restructuring its management team. Instead of six separate business areas, in future the company will operate across just...

Life Sciences & Health | 07.10.25 | 3 min

Amphasys invites to Amphacademy Bioprocessing Symposium

Root/LU - Amphasys is inviting to the second Amphacademy Bioprocessing Symposiums. The event will take place at the Technopark Luzern on 20 November an...

Sustainability | 02.10.25 | 2 min

Canton Lucerne supports decarbonization of process energy

Lucerne - The Canton Lucerne is providing 1.4 million Swiss francs in funding to help process-intensive companies implement efficiency measures, as well...

Innovation | 01.10.25 | 3 min

US delegation discusses stateside business opportunities with Swiss SMEs

Root - SMEs from Central Switzerland had the chance to discuss their business opportunities in the USA with experts at the “Blueprint for Success in th...

Innovation | Sustainability | 01.10.25 | 2 min

Axpo and etaeval to present software for hydroelectric power plants

Horw/Baden/Thessaloniki - The energy group Axpo and engineers from etaeval have developed two software solutions to improve the economic efficiency of h...

Innovation | 29.09.25 | 3 min

*zünder accelerator celebrates start-ups from Central Switzerland

Horw - The conclusion of the *zünder accelerator program 2025 was marked with the *zünder Startup Cruise. In total, six start-ups from Central Switzerland co...

Advanced Manufacturing | 26.09.25 | 2 min

Schindler and Accor cooperate in Asia

Ebikon/Issy-les-Moulineaux/Hong Kong - The global hotel group Accor has commissioned Schindler to supply and maintain elevators and escalators in nine Asi...

Life Sciences & Health | Innovation | Sustainability | 26.09.25 | 2 min

PHENOGY inaugurates the first sodium ion storage facility in Europe

Root/Bremen - PHENOGY has commissioned the first European large-scale sodium-ion storage facility in Bremen. Based on non-hazardous and locally available sa...

25.09.25 | 2 min

Lucerne is named Switzerland's most beautiful old town

Berlin/Lucerne - Readers of the German online travel magazine TRAVELBOOK have voted Lucerne the most beautiful old town in Switzerland. The prize was...

Mobility | 24.09.25 | 3 min

Canton of Lucerne to Increase Investments in Mobility Infrastructure

Lucerne - The Canton of Lucerne plans to invest more in its mobility infrastructure. By adjusting the financing model, roads will be secured, renewed, and exp...

Life Sciences & Health | 22.09.25 | 3 min

Geistlich hands over catheter device to Théradial

Schlieren/Wolhusen/Nantes - Geistlich has sold its TauroSept device to Théradial. The antimicrobial medical product for the prevention and treatment of...

Innovation | 19.09.25 | 2 min

Seven companies and two businesswomen nominated for Central Switzerland Start-Up Prize

Lucerne - The Albert Koechlin Foundation has announced the finalists for the Central Switzerland Start-Up Prize 2025. Nine nominees in the three categories...