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Starting a tech company: Crazy or WISe?

Carlos Moreira, co-founder and chairman of Swiss data-encryption firm WISekey, talks to Science|Business editor Richard L. Hudson on the travails of entrepreneurship.

Swiss spin-off looks to develop radiation detector

A spin off from ETH-Zürich has devised a new generation of detection equipment that could help in the fight against terrorism. The company is now seeking investment and possible partnerships to take the technology to a commercial level.