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Swiss Startup Aesyra Raised $3 Million in Seed Financing from Global Investors to Advance Innovations to Tackle Bruxism and Sleep Apnea

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Health Technology, Manufacturing, Other Health, Finance, Business, General Health, Professional Services, Biometrics, Medical Devices, Neurology, Fitness & Nutrition, Dental, Other Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Data Analytics, Health, Sleep, Basler Kantonalbank, Bruxism, Sleep disorder, Sleep apnea, Patient, Algorithm, Growth, EPFL, AI, Quality of life, Pharmaceutical industry

Aesyra , a medical device company pioneering oral appliance technologies to improve sleep, today announced it has raised $3 million in seed financing.

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  • Aesyra , a medical device company pioneering oral appliance technologies to improve sleep, today announced it has raised $3 million in seed financing.
  • The new financing will support the development and commercialization of Aesyra’s AesyBite® line of products for accurate monitoring and treatment of sleep bruxism and sleep apnea.
  • Sleep bruxism is a sleep disorder often linked to sleep apnea, which affects nearly a billion people worldwide.
  • "This significant investment marks a pivotal moment for Aesyra,” said Marco Letizia, founder and CEO of Aesyra.

Swiss Cantons Basel-City and Zurich pioneer the settlement of digital bonds transactions in SNB's Swiss-Franc wCBDC on SIX Digital Exchange

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Monday, December 4, 2023
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ZURICH, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On 1 December 2023, digital bond issuances by the Cantons of Basel-City and Zurich were successfully settled using real CHF wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) issued by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) on SIX Digital Exchange (SDX).

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  • ZURICH, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On 1 December 2023, digital bond issuances by the Cantons of Basel-City and Zurich were successfully settled using real CHF wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) issued by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) on SIX Digital Exchange (SDX).
  • It is the first time the SNB has issued real wCBDC in Swiss francs on a financial market infrastructure based on distributed ledger technology (DLT).
  • As part of the project, Basler Kantonalbank and Zürcher Kantonalbank, acted as issuer agents of the cantons of Basel -City and Zurich .
  • In addition, as dual-listed bonds, they will be listed and tradeable at SDX (exchange) and SIX Swiss Exchange.

SIX collaborates with the Swiss National Bank to pilot wholesale CBDC issuance in Switzerland

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
Central securities depository, SNB, Basler Kantonalbank, ICSD, CSD, Distributed ledger, Banque cantonale vaudoise, CBDC, DLT, UBS, SDX, Commerzbank, SIX, Interbank, Swiss National Bank, Cryptocurrency

SIX , the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and six commercial banks, will collaborate on a ground-breaking pilot focused on tokenized central bank money for financial institutions (wholesale CBDC).

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  • SIX , the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and six commercial banks, will collaborate on a ground-breaking pilot focused on tokenized central bank money for financial institutions (wholesale CBDC).
  • This pilot, Helvetia Phase III, will, for the first time, see the orchestration of a real Swiss Franc wCBDC settling digital securities transactions.
  • The pilot builds on the findings of earlier Helvetia Phases I and II by the BIS Innovation Hub, the SNB and SIX.
  • Participating banks will be able to issue digital Swiss Franc bonds, which will be settled against wCBDC on a delivery-versus-payment basis.

Basler Kantonalbank becomes new issuer on BX Swiss in the trading segment deriBX

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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From 13 October 2023 investors will be able to trade structured products from Basler Kantonalbank in the BX Swiss trading segment deriBX.

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  • From 13 October 2023 investors will be able to trade structured products from Basler Kantonalbank in the BX Swiss trading segment deriBX.
  • With the addition of Basler Kantonalbank as a new issuer on BX Swiss, the Swiss Exchange is expanding its steadily growing range of exchange-traded structured products.
  • "We are delighted to welcome Basler Kantonalbank, another prestigious issuer, to deriBX trading segment.
  • "We are delighted to be connected to the BX Swiss trading segment deriBX and to offer active investors another way to trade our world-class products quickly and easily.

Hypothekarbank Lenzburg AG Joins SIX Digital Exchange, Strengthening the Digital Asset Ecosystem in Switzerland

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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With its fully integrated blockchain-based platform, SDX offers a secure and reliable ecosystem for the issuance, trading, settling, and custody of digital securities.

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  • With its fully integrated blockchain-based platform, SDX offers a secure and reliable ecosystem for the issuance, trading, settling, and custody of digital securities.
  • Joining SDX's CSD marks a milestone for Hypothekarbank Lenzburg on its path to becoming a major player in the Swiss market for tokenized digital assets and bringing native digital securities onto the platform.
  • With SDX's comprehensive infrastructure for various digital securities types, including Digital Bonds and Digital Equities, Hypothekarbank Lenzburg gains access to a single, reliable, and trusted DLT-based platform that fulfils the regulatory requirements.
  • SDX's ecosystem aligns seamlessly with our goals, and we eagerly anticipate this cooperation," says Marianne Wildi, CEO of Hypothekarbank Lenzburg.

Ferring Pharmaceuticals successfully increases its second Swiss Franc Bond offering by CHF 80 million

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Friday, June 16, 2023
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    Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced the successful increase of its second Swiss Franc Bond offering by CHF 80 million.
  • This senior unsecured bond transaction is issued by Ferring Holding SA with 8-year maturity to 21st April 2031 at a fixed coupon rate of 3.25% per annum.
  • This increase takes the second bond offering to CHF 240 million with 8-year maturity to 21st April 2031 at a fixed coupon rate of 3.25% per annum, plus CHF 250 million with 4-year maturity to 21st April 2027 at a fixed coupon rate of 2.70% per annum.
  • Dominic Moorhead, Chief Financial Officer of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, said: “Following the successful outcome of our second bond offering in March 2023 in a volatile market, we are pleased to be able to increase the amount by CHF 80 million in the longer tranche, in order to now total CHF 490 million balanced between 4-year and 8-year maturity.

World Leaders Announce US$826 Million in Pledges to Education Cannot Wait at High-Level Financing Conference

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Friday, February 17, 2023
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GENEVA, Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- World leaders announced US$826 million to Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and the global challenge to support the education of 222 million crisis-affected girls and boys.

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  • GENEVA, Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- World leaders announced US$826 million to Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and the global challenge to support the education of 222 million crisis-affected girls and boys.
  • These ground-breaking announcements were made at the ECW High-Level Financing Conference on 16-17 February in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Worldwide, 222 million children impacted by conflict, climate change, forced displacement and other protracted crises urgently need quality education.
  • Switzerland is co-convening the High-Level Financing Conference with ECW and the Governments of Colombia, Germany, Niger, Norway and South Sudan.

World Leaders Announce US$826 Million in Pledges to Education Cannot Wait at High-Level Financing Conference

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Friday, February 17, 2023
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GENEVA, Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- World leaders announced US$826 million to Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and the global challenge to support the education of 222 million crisis-affected girls and boys.

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  • GENEVA, Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- World leaders announced US$826 million to Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and the global challenge to support the education of 222 million crisis-affected girls and boys.
  • These ground-breaking announcements were made at the ECW High-Level Financing Conference on 16-17 February in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Worldwide, 222 million children impacted by conflict, climate change, forced displacement and other protracted crises urgently need quality education.
  • Switzerland is co-convening the High-Level Financing Conference with ECW and the Governments of Colombia, Germany, Niger, Norway and South Sudan.

Baloise starts the year with the successful issuance of a third green bond

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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Yesterday, Bâloise Holding Ltd successfully placed a CHF 175 million senior green bond due in January 2032, in alignment with its existing Green Bond Framework.

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  • Yesterday, Bâloise Holding Ltd successfully placed a CHF 175 million senior green bond due in January 2032, in alignment with its existing Green Bond Framework.
  • Yesterday, Baloise successfully issued a 9-year senior green bond with a coupon of 2.20% for a total size of CHF 175 million.
  • Since the inaugural green bond in 2021 , Baloise was able to issue the third bond in that format.
  • The proceeds from the green bond issuance will be used to finance Green Buildings in line with the existing Baloise Green Bond Framework.

Baloise successfully issues its second Swiss Franc senior green bond

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022
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Baloise Group has successfully placed a CHF 110million senior green bond due in July 2028 in alignment with its existing Green Bond Framework.

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  • Baloise Group has successfully placed a CHF 110million senior green bond due in July 2028 in alignment with its existing Green Bond Framework.
  • Yesterday, Baloise Group successfully issued a 6-year senior green bond with a coupon of 1.90% for a total size of CHF 110million in a demanding market environment.
  • The proceeds from the green bond issuance will be used to finance Green Buildings in line with the existing Baloise Green Bond Framework.
  • The Green Bond Framework and the related Second Party Opinion can be downloaded at www.baloise.com/bonds .