From a pool of 15 excellent startups, machineMD made it to the top five finalists of the DayOne Health 4.0 Accelerator. The medtech startup will receive support for another three months, including 1:1 mentoring, expert-input and introductions to relevant stakeholders in healthcare.

The sixth edition of the i4Challenge program  has revealed 10 winning ventures in the categories Innovative Solution and New Ideas. They are developing solutions spanning from underwater operations, wire processing, to the fusion of physical and digital domains.

Eleven Dynamics AG schließt seine neueste Finanzierungsrunde erfolgreich ab und ebnet damit den Weg für beschleunigtes Wachstum und Markterweiterung. Nachdem das Startup namhafte Kunden wie Audi oder Magna überzeugen konnte, hat es nun auch renommierte Investoren angezogen.

Almer Technologies AG, a Swiss developer of Augmented Reality (AR) glasses for industrial applications, closed its Seed 2 funding round, raising CHF 4.5 million. This funding is poised to advance the development and production of their second generation AR glasses, the Almer Arc 2, and foster expansion into new markets.

DuraMon AG, the Zurich-based startup developing the world’s first precise and reliable structural health corrosion monitoring solutions for the construction industry, has completed its seed round, raising CHF 1 million. This funding will enable the startup to accelerate its market entry and streamline processes to support the scale-up phase.

Scale-up company Akselos SA is a pioneer of an engineering simulation technology used by some of the largest operators in the energy industry. The company has received an investment from global equity firm GRO Capital, which boasts approximately EUR 1bn in assets under management. The funds and GRO’s operational and B2B software know-how will accelerate expansion, global commercial scaling, and product leadership.

A new competence and transfer center for collaborative robotics opens its doors at the location of the Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne (SIPBB). With the Swiss Cobotics Competence Center (S3C), the industry gains access to know-how and a demonstration platform for innovative cobotic solutions.

French construction materials giant Saint-Gobain has acquired a minority stake in the Swiss manufacturing hardware and software scale-up Plantformance via its corporate venturing arm Nova. The funds will flow into growing the team and rolling out its products and solutions on a larger global scale with new and large clients.

The Zurich-based startup a-metal developed a small-scale, affordable, and easy-to-use solution for metal 3D printing that expands the accessibility of the technology in various industries. The startup’s solution convinced the Venture Kick jury, which awarded it CHF 150,000 to develop and market its game-changing solution.

Mit der Akquisition der 2019 gegründeten Müller Wüst AG erweitert die Debrunner Koenig Gruppe ihr Angebot an digitalen Lösungen. Das Aarauer Startup hat sich auf digitale, modellbasierte Projektarbeiten im Bereich Gebäudetechnik-Installationen spezialisiert. Das Team wird komplett übernommen und agiert unter dem bestehenden Namen weiter.

The capital increase enables EthonAI to bring its no-code quality management platform to a broader market to help clients boost performance by detecting, monitoring, and preventing quality losses at scale. The ETH Zurich spinoff already serves some of Switzerland’s leading companies, including Siemens, Roche, Lindt & Sprüngli.

Ob Kaviar-Ersatzprodukt, Uhren-Gehäuse aus dem 3D-Drucker oder Verkauf von Luxus-Herrenschuhen im Onlineshop: Die Startups microcaps, ShoeSize.Me sowie 9T Labs liefern innovative Komponenten für alle drei Branchen.

Prodlane hat eine SaaS-Plattform für datengetriebenes Produktmanagement in Industrieunternehmen entwickelt. In einer Pre-Seed-Runde hat das Uni St. Gallen-Spin-off über 750'000 Franken eingesammelt. Lead-Investor ist ein Schweizer Family Office mit industriellem Hintergrund. Prodlane will das frische Kapital für den Ausbau des Vertriebs- und Entwicklungsteams sowie für den Markteintritt verwenden.

The 5th edition of the i4 Challenge has awarded six startups in the category ‘Innovative Solutions’ and five ‘New Ideas’. The companies are developing diverse solutions aimed at, for instance, improving energy efficiency, creating reusable packaging and enabling people to take maintenance into their own hands.

Le premier accélérateur DayOne Tech dans le Jura vient d’annoncer ses lauréats lors d’une cérémonie de remise des prix qui s’est tenue au Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area à Courroux. Trois startups orientées medtech débutent un programme de 12 mois d’accélération avec un accompagnement proposé par des experts. Le but: les propulser au niveau supérieur.

MESH hat die weltweit erste roboter-gestützte Technologie zur effizienten und kostengünstigen Herstellung von komplexen Stahlbetonteilen ohne Schalung entwickelt. Jetzt beteiligen sich mit Sika und PERI gleich zwei grosse Baukonzerne am ETH-Spinoff. Die Höhe des Investments wurde nicht kommuniziert.

Das Zürcher Startup Side Effects schliesst eine Finanzierungsrunde in der Höhe von einer Million Franken ab. Das Kapital wird für die weitere Geschäftsentwicklung eingesetzt. Mit den neuen Investoren entstehen zudem strategische und operative Synergien.

On 30 June, startups, investors, corporate companies and support organisations in the Swiss startup ecosystem will meet in Basel for the Venture Day. The matchmaking event offers startups the chance too pitch their solutions to the audience.

During the past year, Swiss manufacturing solution OEM saw a growing interest in its hybrid system for structural carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites. Doubling the team and entering new market segments contributed to the company’s strong growth – the current year remains promising with more hires, a base in the United States and sales growth over the horizon.

Side Effects hat sich auf die interaktive Nutzung von 3D-CAD-Daten spezialisiert. Nun hat sich die bbv Software Services AG, ein Schweizer Software- und Beratungsunternehmen mit rund 300 Expertinnen und Experten, am Startup beteiligt. Insbesondere Kunden aus dem Industriebereich und der Medizintechnik will man gemeinsame Lösungen bieten.

US-Swiss software start-up holo|one closed a $8 Million Series A financing round led by Micron Ventures, the venture arm of one of the largest semiconductor companies. Additional investors in the round include Lenovo and Verve Ventures. holo|one will use the investment to fund further development of their XR solution Sphere, a metaverse productivity and collaboration platform for enterprise.

Companies, including Fortune 500 aerospace companies, medical corporations and leisure and luxury, rely on 9T Labs' advanced carbon composite manufacturing technology. The Zurich-based startup has now secured fresh capital for its growth planned phase. The funds will flow into commercialising its Red Series software tools, 3D printer and moulding equipment.

EthonAI’s no-code applications that detect and prevent quality defects have been deployed at world-leading manufacturers. The ETH Zurich spin-off has raised a pre-seed financing round to fuel their growth and ramp up their Zurich-based development team.

Amplo secured its first investment from high-profile business angels. Its smart maintenance platform enables service engineers without machine learning knowledge to use sensor data for AI-based industry 4.0 applications. The funds will facilitate the company’s growth in European markets.

Embotech, a pioneer in software for autonomous systems for commercial and passenger vehicles and smart factories, has closed CHF 10 million in Series A funding, raising its total capital to CHF 17 million. The capital will accelerate the deployment of automation systems and solutions in factory grounds, logistics and mining.

The i4Challenge shines a light on companies and innovators who help to facilitate the industrial transformation. The winners show that technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning are being used for innovation in all industries.

Gestern wurde in Biel/Bienne der Neubau des dortigen Switzerland Innovation Park eingeweiht. Er fokussiert sich auf die Themen Advanced Manufacturing, Digitalisierung & Industrie 4.0, Healthtech und Energiespeicherung. Rund 20 Startups sind mit dem Park verbunden. Platz für weitere ist vorhanden.

Drei Beiträge für den Klimaschutz: Das Startup Coating AI spart Material und Energie bei der Pulverbeschichtung ein, Olanga will den «Food Loss» in der lokalen Landwirtschaft verringern und Cyltronic ermöglicht eine Energieersparnis durch den Ersatz von Pneumatik- durch Elektrozylinder. Sie werden nun vom Klimafonds Stadtwerk Winterthur gefördert.

Erst 2018 gegründet, beschäftigt die Basler Karakun bereits 50 Mitarbeiter. Nun hat das Unternehmen ein Spin-off des Daimler-Innovationslabors übernommen.

This time, the i4Challenge organised by Basel Area Business & Innovation included a New Ideas category which attracted projects from 40 students, intrapreneurs, entrepreneurs and technology teams. The jury nominated six most outstanding projects with different levels of maturity. In another news, Scientific Visual, providing quality control workstations for crystals, won the Swiss-Russian award.

Venture Kick’s latest winner is Miraex, provider of photonic and quantum solutions for sensing, networking, and computing. The EPFL spinoff secured CHF 150’000 to deliver sensors to its first customers and scale up production.

MOBBOT and Matériaux Sabag team up to produce 3D printed elements using sprayed concrete. Matériaux Sabag thus steps into industry 4.0 production methods and becomes the first partner to deploy MOBBOT’s system in Switzerland.

Basel ist mehr als nur Pharma: Die Standortagentur Basel Area fördert Startups aus dem Bereich «Produktionstechnologien und Industrie 4.0»

Initially, the Bota Systems team came to Switzerland from Greece to participate in the Kickstart Accelerator program. The startup, which is now offering high performance and cost-effective sensors for robots that interact with humans, is rooted in Zurich with clients across the globe.

Lausanne-based Datapred developing direct material procurement software has raised an undisclosed amount in its series A round from Berlin-based Join Capital. The funds will flow into software enhancement with decision augmentation capabilities, and expanding the client base in manufacturing.

Cogito Instruments vient de remporter le Prix INNO4GOOD 2020. Créée en 2016 par Philippe Lambinet et Eric Jumelet, la startup genevoise développe des solutions innovantes basées sur des systèmes d’intelligence artificielle décentralisée pour l'industrie, une vision qui a séduit le jury du prix lancé par HiFlow.  

Trois personnalités du monde romand des startups font partie des lauréats du Prix « Industrie 4.0 » décerné pour la troisième année consécutive par le Think Tank ManufactureThinking.ch. Il s’agit d'Agnès Petit de Mobbot, de Christophe Taramarcaz de HoroSys et de Steve Tanner d’ecorobotix.

ABB has acquired a Swiss start-up active in the Industry 4.0 sector. Cassantec provides condition-based Prognostic Solutions for industrial asset management, using a unique, protected technology. Based on this technology, ABB augments its Asset Performance Management solution with prognostic capabilities.

The Venture capital company btov has closed its Industrial Tech Fund at its target size of €100m. This becomes the largest European early-stage VC fund dedicated to industrial deep-tech investments. Btov has already invested in five companies out of this fund including RetinAI.

The US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded Akselos SA and a consortium of partners led by Principle Power Inc. $3.6 million in funding. The funding will be used to develop, validate, and operate the world’s first digital twin software on the WindFloat Atlantic (WFA) Project, which will be one of the world’s only existing floating offshore wind farms.

Die diesjährigen Gewinner der i4Challenge stehen fest. Unter den sechs prämierten Unternehmen befinden sich drei Schweizer Startups.

Der Industriedienstleister Bilfinger und das Waadtländer Deep Tech-Startup Akselos haben ein Memorandum of Understanding unterzeichnet. Ziel ist die Implementierung der Akselos-Technologie in der Offshore- und Prozessindustrie.

OtpOne de NextDay.Vision est désormais disponible au Canada. Avec sa solution en cybersécurité, la startup jurassienne entre dans une phase de conquête active de parts de marché. La nouvelle entreprise innovante prévoit de développer sa présence aux Etats-Unis dès janvier 2020. 

Two support programs of BaselArea.Swiss are open for applications; the DayOne Accelerator program and the i4Challenge. The DayOne program is offering teams with digital health solutions for children and young people a six-month acceleration program and non-dilutive funding of up to CHF 50,000. The i4Challenge for companies active in the field of Industry 4.0 is also open for application.

Seit zwei Jahren ist der der Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne mit dem Fokus auf Industrie 4.0 erfolgreich unterwegs. Der Neubau, der rund 45 Mio. Franken kostet und Ende 2020 eröffnet wird, ist ein Zentrum für Technologietransfer, in dem neben Büros, Labors und Werkstätten auch eine Demofabrik untergebracht ist.

27 projects have been approved for Innosuisse’s “Manufacturing technologies” impulse programme. The Swiss Innovation Agency has now launched a second call for projects. The closing date for applications is 20 May 2019.

Sulzer & Schmid Laboratories launched a new inspection platform as a cost-effective solution to cope with large volumes of high definition rotor blade inspections. The Zurich-based start-up has been established by serial entrepreneurs Tom Sulzer and Christof Schmid.

Venture capital company btov announces the second closing of its new btov Industrial Technologies Fund, one of the largest early stage funds with a full focus on European Deep-Tech start-ups with industrial use cases.

La start-up jurassienne de cybersécurité NextDay.Vision est dans une dynamique favorable. La nouvelle entreprise innovante lauréate de l’«Industry 4.0 Challenge 2018 » organisé par BaselArea.swiss, va démarrer en 2019 deux projets pilotes avec Tornos et Stemys, une bonne nouvelle pour son développement futur.