Three Lifesciences start-ups have welcomed high-calibre members on their board of directors. While Daniel Vasella, the former CEO of Novartis joined Topadur and Martin Haase, the former CEO of Bruker-AXS Eldico, Joanna Horobin, an industry veteran with over 35 years of experience, became a non-executive Chair of iOnctura’sboard.

SecuraXis, VAY and Digipharm are among the 50 startups selected for the DMS Accelerator program focused on data. During six months, the teams will receive training from industry experts, one-on-one mentorship and support to enter new markets and an exclusive invitation to a digital TNW event.

Four Swiss startups are among the 60 agritech startups selected to join the EIT Food Acceleration Network (EIT FAN) program. The startups will benefit from mentorship, programming, and resources to accelerate their growth and impact.

Certifaction, the Zurich-based software company addressing the document and signature forgery issue has today announced the closing of its first financing round of CHF 1.1m led by Wingman Ventures with participation from Seedcamp and Angel Invest Ventures.

MWM Interactive, a video game publisher focused on discovering and empowering visionary game makers from around the world, has revealed its upcoming portfolio. It will include Mundaun from the Lucerne-based studio Hidden Fields. The folklore-inspired horror game is slated for release in 2021.