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Flawil/Zurich/Schlieren - Thanks to new funding from Venture Kick, the startup company SCALE Lasers can begin scaling up its latest class of semiconductor lasers. The work aims to push forward gas analysis – as well as, ultimately, the widespread use of laser-based sensor technology.

Rapperswil-Jona/Zurich/Dornbirn - The OST – Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences has developed an innovative cellular measurement laser in a close collaboration with the University of Zurich (UZH) and Prospective Instruments. This device makes it possible to visualize biological activity in living cells at a previously unattainable speed.

Rapperswil-Jona - Undergraduate students taking the Digital Design course at OST - Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences will have the opportunity to take the AI Augmentation immersion course to learn about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used to support design processes. The students will discover which AI models are appropriate to use in addressing specific questions.

St.Gallen/Vienna – Akris has designed the costumes for the dancers performing at Austria’s Vienna New Year’s Concert 2026. This marks the 20th anniversary of the collaboration between Akris Creative Director Albert Kriemler and choreographer John Neumeier.