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Icotec co-favourite for Swiss Medtech Award 2021

Our member icotec ag has made it to the final six companies: four start-ups and two established companies (including icotec) are on the shortlist for

23. April 2021

Announcement of the M-ERA.NET CALL 2021

The M-ERA.NET Call 2021 was launched on 15 March 2021. 45 funding agencies from 32 countries participate with a total budget of approximately 60

22. April 2021

Research.swiss: Overview of Swiss research funding

Would you like to collaborate with international partners on your research project? For a long time, scientific and technological cooperation opportunities between Switzerland and the

31. March 2021

The digital LEICHTBAUATLAS connects the lightweight design community

Lightweight design is essential for many industries to secure their future competitiveness. Thanks to greater material and resource efficiency, this key technology not only holds

26. March 2021

FHNW/RUAG Space: Jointly developed inserts in OneWeb satellites

Together with RUAG Space, the School of Engineering of the FHNW developed the “GreDom insert”. This type of insert, which can be inserted and glued

26. March 2021

FHNW: Sustainable recycling of glass fibre reinforced plastics

Thermosets such as glass-fibre reinforced plastic (GRP) have excellent properties, and their production has therefore been increasing continuously for several years. Today, more than 200,000

24. March 2021

New date for LightCon in fall 2021

More than a year ago, the coronavirus was detected in Germany for the first time. Since then, nothing has been the same. The event industry

18. March 2021

Launch of the new European Innovation Council

With a budget of €10 billion for the period 2021-2027 the European Innovation Council (EIC) has a mission to identify, develop and scale-up breakthrough technologies

9. March 2021

CU Member OCSiAl – Expanding the freedom of design: powder coating on FRP thanks to conductive gelcoats with graphene nanotubes

New conductive gelcoats with graphene nanotubes as a protecting layer on top of fiber-reinforced plastics (FRPs) grant engineers and designers the ability to produce special

9. March 2021

Nägeli Swiss AG: aCC process expands application possibilities in lightweight construction

Thread impressions, precisely fitting precision bores or integrated connecting elements – the aCC process (Automated Composite Compression Process) developed by Nägeli offers an alternative manufacturing

26. February 2021