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04.03.24 | 2 min

Volaris Group agrees takeover of Zeit AG

Sursee/Toronto - The Volaris Group, a software firm based in Canada, has announced that it has agreed a deal to acquire Zeit AG. Upon completion of the...

Headquarters | 01.03.24 | 2 min

Lucerne International School opens new campus in Root

Root - The Lucerne International School is opening a new campus in the D4 Business Village Conference Centre in Root in the canton of Lucerne. An event to...

Innovation | 29.02.24 | 3 min

Carrier plans new regional innovation & technology center in Lucerne, Switzerland

Lucerne - Carrier Global Corporation is planning a new innovation and technology centre in Lucerne. This strategic investment consolidates its position as a...

29.02.24 | 2 min

Canton of Lucerne expands location promotion

Lucerne - The canton of Lucerne wants to make the location more attractive for companies. With this goal in mind, it has increased its budget for location...

Headquarters | 27.02.24 | 5 min

Growth at Pistor leads to requirement for larger buildings

Rothenburg - As the first of a series of new construction projects, Pistor, a wholesaler and service provider in the gastronomy sector, has built and...

Sustainability | 22.02.24 | 2 min

HSLU to launch Master’s in collaborative spatial development

Lucerne - Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) is launching a new Master’s degree program in collaborative spatial development starting i...

Sustainability | 21.02.24 | 2 min

Canton of Lucerne seeks to accelerate the expansion of renewables

Lucerne - The canton of Lucerne wants to better exploit the potential of solar installations on buildings by amending the cantonal energy law. The draft...

Innovation | Sustainability | 19.02.24 | 2 min

Lucerne entrepreneur named CEO Champion for the World Bank's Youth Innovation Challenge

Lucerne/Washington - Florian Strasser, CEO and Chairman of the Board of GWF AG, is supporting the Youth Innovation Challenge of the World Bank as a CEO...

Innovation | 15.02.24 | 3 min

University of Lucerne joins forces with IHEID in Geneva

Lucerne/Geneva - The University of Lucerne has signed a partnership agreement with the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID...

15.02.24 | 3 min

Lucerne is Switzerland’s most popular city

Zurich - Lucerne is the Swiss population’s favourite city. It is followed by Bern and Zurich in second and third place, although Lucerne slips to third be...

Innovation | 15.02.24 | 3 min

RUAG optimizes processes with extended reality

Emmen/San Jose - RUAG is making great progress with the introduction of extended reality, according to the latest report from the company. It is working to...

Advanced Manufacturing | 14.02.24 | 3 min

Schindler increases profitability

Ebikon - Schindler increased its revenue by 1.3 per cent in 2023 to just under 11.5 billion Swiss francs. The operating profit (EBIT) recorded disproportiona...

Sustainability | 13.02.24 | 2 min

University of Lucerne adopts interdisciplinary approach to climate protection

Lucerne - The University of Lucerne is introducing a new master’s degree program in Climate Politics, Economics, and Law with effect from the start of t...

Advanced Manufacturing | 07.02.24 | 2 min

Titlis Bergbahnen relies on Schindler

Ebikon/Engelberg - Titlis Bergbahnen is building a new railway line, viewing tower and mountain station on Mount Titlis. Schindler will provide eight...

Innovation | 31.01.24 | 3 min

SAT.1 Switzerland follows three startups

Horw/Rotkreuz/Erstfeld - The six-part television program “Startup Zünder – Abenteuer Selbstständigkeit” (Startup Zünder – the self-employment adventure) on th...

Headquarters | Sustainability | Innovation | 30.01.24 | 2 min

Emmi and Coop selling dairy products in PET bottles

Lucerne - Some milk and cream products under Coop’s own brands and the Lucerne-based dairy processing firm Emmi are now available in white PET bottles. At pr...

Sustainability | 30.01.24 | 3 min

Hug grows sustainable wheat in Aargau

Malters/Leibstadt - Hug AG has collaborated with Knecht Mühle in Leibstadt in the canton of Aargau to test the cultivation of sustainable wheat. Following...

Headquarters | Life Sciences & Health | 26.01.24 | 3 min

CPH Chemie gains presence in Indian market through acquisition

Perlen LU/Rüti ZH/Vadodara - Zeochem, the chemistry subsidiary of CPH Chemie + Papier Holding AG, has acquired Sorbead India and Swambe Chemicals in Va...

Building Technology | Sustainability | 26.01.24 | 3 min

Verium acquires stake in Impact Acoustic

Zurich/Lucerne - A group of investors represented by the multifamily office Verium has acquired a significant minority stake in Impact Acoustic. The ai...

Advanced Manufacturing | 25.01.24 | 2 min

Schurter wins Design Award 2023

Lucerne - The electronics company Schurter has won the "Product of the Year 2023" award from the test portal Electronic Product Design & Test. It won...

Headquarters | 25.01.24 | 3 min

Emmi grows in strategically key markets

Lucerne - Emmi generated slightly higher sales in 2023 than in the previous year, with a total of 4.242 billion Swiss francs. Organic growth amounted...

Life Sciences & Health | 22.01.24 | 2 min

Novocure making progress with approval for cancer therapy

Root - The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Novocure’s application for the market authorization of its lung cancer therapy on t...

Headquarters | 18.01.24 | 1 min

Government extend funding for Technopark Luzern

Lucerne/Root - The canton of Lucerne is renewing its service agreement with Technopark Luzern. Thanks to the agreement, the Technopark, which was founded...

Life Sciences & Health | Innovation | 11.01.24 | 3 min

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts improves hearing aids with Sonova

Lucerne/Stäfa - Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and the company Sonova from the canton of Zurich are measuring mobile robots to see how...