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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.

St.Gallen - Businesses can act as catalysts for the circular economy. In this spirit, Fabian Takacs, Richard Stechow and Karolin Frankenberger from the University of St.Gallen (HSG) have presented the “Circular Economy Navigator”. Their book describes the journey from a linear to a circular economy.

St.Gallen - The start-up Ionic Wind has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed financing round in the amount of 1.7 million Swiss francs with the aim of accelerating the industrialization of its solid-state airflow technology. This is intended to replace mechanical ventilation in electronic devices.

Balgach/Zurich - Rohner AG is expanding the retail space located at its company headquarters in Balgach as part of a project that is expected to be completed by September 2026. The focus here will not only be on showcasing the company’s own socks; the new retail space is intended as a place of emotion, experience and exchange. The shop-in-shop concept incorporates other brands.