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- New building
Ceremonial groundbreaking marks the start of the first construction phase
Vetter begins construction of the new production site in Saarlouis
– Pharmaceutical service provider celebrates groundbreaking with project partners and representatives from land and region
– Production building with 50,000 m² area marks the start of construction work
– New location is part of global growth and investment initiatives
Vetter, one of the world's leading pha…
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- Science
Fraunhofer FEP opens biosafety level 2 laboratory
The Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP has received regulatory approval to conduct activities at biosafety level 2. The laboratory complex thus opens up new research and testing opportunities for industry and project partners. This approval marks an important milestone…
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- 3D printing
Northern Europe's leading 3D printing provider opens location in Dornbirn
Expansion: Prototal Group launches service for rapid series production in the DACH region
Prototal Group is now also manufacturing series components made of plastic in the DACH region. Northern Europe's largest provider for industrial 3D printing and injection molding has opened a location at the headquarters of its specialized subsidiary 1zu1scale in Dornbirn. With its own sales structu…
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- Automation
Next-gen life science automation
Automation of organs-on-a-chip for drug development
The development of drugs is lengthy, complex and expensive. Approaches from organ-on-a-chip research promise to shorten the time to approval of new active ingredients. Together with experts from TU Darmstadt, Festo has developed an exhibit that demonstrates the automated production of such mini-orga…
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- Company
In Fehring, AT&S invests in key technologies of the future
The Styrian high-tech company is strengthening its plant in Fehring with a comprehensive investment program. More than EUR 30 million will be invested in new technologies, sustainability and additional jobs. 50 new jobs and an apprentice workshop for skilled worker training will be created.
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- Products, devices, systems, plants for applications
Optical wafer-level characterization of MEMS dynamics with automatic wafer map processing, recipe control, and cleanroom integration into fab-controlled workflows.
Fully automated MEMS vibration analysis in cleanroom: Polytec Micro System Analyzer now with ISO-3 certification and script automation
With the Micro System Analyzers (MSA-600, MSA-650 IRIS, MSA-100-3D), Polytec has been addressing contactless characterization of MEMS dynamics and topography for years – from individual dies to wafer-level testing on probe stations. The current expansion combines this optical measurement technolog…
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- Union, Association, Cluster
Strong development with new records in revenues and investments in privately financed companies
Swiss Biotech Report 2026
– Revenue reached a new high of CHF 7.5 billion in 2025 (2024: CHF 7.2 billion), driven by more companies with market-ready products and sustained growing demand for specialized CDMO services.
– Capital inflows increased by 2.1% to CHF 2.6 billion. At the same time, the focus shifted significantly t…
