https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed From zero to 100 km/h in less than a second: a racing car built by students has broken the world record for electric vehicle acceleration, a Swiss university said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20230913/swiss-students-break-world-record-for-electric-car-acceleration Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:49:33 +0200 swiss-students-break-world-record-for-electric-car-acceleration Thinking of creating a startup? Here’s what it’s like. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170315/the-pros-and-cons-of-starting-your-own-business-in-switzerland Wed, 15 Mar 2017 12:29:42 +0100 the-pros-and-cons-of-starting-your-own-business-in-switzerland Business is booming for Switzerland’s startups, if the latest figures from federal technology institute EPFL are anything to go by. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161214/epfl-startups-raise-record-funds-in-2016 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 13:09:02 +0100 epfl-startups-raise-record-funds-in-2016 With startups in the Swiss news on an almost daily basis, launching your own business has never been trendier. But exactly how easy does Switzerland make it? The Local’s Caroline Bishop finds out. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160128/swiss-rush-to-support-sexy-startup-trend Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:55:42 +0100 swiss-rush-to-support-sexy-startup-trend Switzerland's top-ranked universities, the federal institutes of technology in Zurich (ETH) and Lausanne (EPFL) created a total of 43 startup companies in 2015. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160106/zurich-and-lausanne-unis-create-43-startups Wed, 06 Jan 2016 10:09:53 +0100 zurich-and-lausanne-unis-create-43-startups A unique Zurich startup is producing bee homes that allow purchasers to boost the bee population and help farmers pollinate their fruit trees and crops. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151216/zurich-startup-sells-homes-for-raising-bees Wed, 16 Dec 2015 10:25:18 +0100 zurich-startup-sells-homes-for-raising-bees