Innosuisse funded 45 Start-up innovation projects

With the Start-up innovation project, Innosuisse directly funds high potential science-based projects initiated by Swiss start-ups, giving them a financial boost to propel their market entry. The innovation projects must be based on application-oriented research and prepare the start-ups for entering the market for the first time. In the case of these projects, only the start-up is supported. A research partner is not necessary. Furthermore, eligible companies must be headquartered in Switzerland, were established not more than 5 years ago and have less than 50 full-time equivalent employees.

Since the start in 2023, 45 companies received direct funding for their science-based projects. The supported start-ups in their respective categories are:

Energy & Environment

AdAstra Sustainability | 2022 | Geneva - Data and expertise to reveal the true environmental impacts of agricultural supply chains.

DePoly | 2020 | Sion - develops a universal chemical recycling process that converts plastics into raw materials without affecting their quality 

FenX | 2019 | Baden (AG) - turns industrial waste into handy and high-performance insulation panels.

Jua.ai | 2022 | Schwyz – AI-based weather forecasting models for energy companies.

Oxyle | 2020 | Schlieren - empowers companies and municipalities to fight PFAS contamination by permanently removing them from water

SmartHelio | 2019 | Lausanne – developed algorithms to enhance the sustainability and profitability of solar assets.

TOSA Swisstech | 2020 | Courroux (Jura) – developed conductive composites for energy storage batteries and fuel cells.

UniSieve | 2018 | Zurich – provides sieving membrane solutions for heavy emitting industries.

Engineering

condenZero | 2019 | Zurich – advanced cryogenic sample holders for cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM), leveraging liquid helium for ultra-low temperatures.

Deeplight | 2021 | Lausanne – produces Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs)-based lasers that can achieve with outstanding coherence properties and frequency agility.

Glucoloop | 2019 | Zurich – Nanosecond mid-infrared lasers enabling modification of materials with high water content at high precision and speed, and with minimum collateral damage.

irmos technologies | 2023 | Zurich – provides solutions to monitor the structural health of real structures such as buildings and bridges.

Lightium | 2023 | Zurich – platform for the next generation of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) with ultra-high speeds, low power consumption, and a range of new functionalities.

MeduSoil | 2018 | Lausanne – provides the construction industry with cement-free, low-carbon binders based on mineralization.

Seprify | 2022 | Marly (FR) – provides cellulose based functional material solutions such as its sustainable white pigment.

ICT

Aegis Rider | 2020 | Schlieren – Augmented Reality systems for motorcyclists.

AICA | 2019 | Prilly (Vaud) – uses Artificial Intelligence to simplify the integration of robot arms.

Alter Ego | 2023 | Zurich – provides a virtual fitting tool for fashion brands to help shoppers to choose the right sizes, convert more, and diminish returns.

Ascento | 2023 | Zurich – provides robotic guards and AI software to patrol large, outdoor, private properties.

Decentralized Intelligence | 2023 | Zug – helps traders, builders, and auditors to analyze smart contracts.

Egonym | 2021| Zurich – provides AI-based technology to protect visual identities of individuals.

Gapfruit | 2018 | Baar (ZG) - modern capability-based microkernel operating system enabling solution providers and product manufacturers to build inherently secure products

Floating Robotics |2023 | Zurich – builds assistant robots to assist with hand manipulation tasks such as harvesting and de-leafing in greenhouses.

Legal-i | 2019 | Bern – offers products that transforms medical records (PDFs) into interactive patient histories.

Miraex | 2019 | Ecublens (VD) – develops quantum interconnects for distributed quantum computing and quantum networks

Neur.on | 2022 | Fribourg - relies on artificial intelligence to translate legal documents from financial institutions

Neutrality | 2018 | Geneva – offers neutral technology to counter cyber surveillance, espionage, and criminality for organisations.

onocoy | 2022 | Zug– is a community-powered GNSS reference station network that provides high-quality RTK reference station data to enable ultra-precise positioning.

Rapidata | – developed a fast and reliable data labeling platform that allows for processing huge amounts of data with human intelligence and sentiment from specific regions within minutes.

Life Sciences

AI Medical | 2021 | Zurich – provides products for intelligence automation in neuroradiology.

Akina | 2021 | Zurich – AI and gamification powered medical software for physiotherapy.

Annaida Technologies | 2018 | Ecublens (VD) – developed EmbryoSpin, a non-invasive technology to investigate the chemistry inside microscopic life while maintaining its full integrity.

Artiria Medical | 2019 | Borex (Vaud) – real-time deflectable guidewire for minimally invasive surgical interventions.

ASTRA Therapeutics | 2019 | Villigen (AG) – develops therapies against Eukaryotic pathogens, which cause a range of infections in humans, animals and plants.

Avelo | 2020 | Zurich – develoeps a breath collector to detect multiple respiratory tract infections causing pneumonia.

Cellestia Biotech | 2015 | Basel | is developing novel therapeutics with new modes of action in autoimmune and multi-drug resistant cancers.

LifeMatrix Technologies | 2019 | Zurich – developed a bio-engineering technology platform to grow human replacement tissues in the laboratory.

Navignostics | 2022 | Zurich – characterizes tumors using spatial single-cell proteomics in oder to find a cancer treatment that will optimally fight each patient’s tumor.

NovaGo Therapeutics | 2015 | Schlieren – develops human antibody therapeutics targeting nerve growth and regeneration to enhance functional recovery following spinal cord injury

Sanetics | 2022 | Winterthur (Zurich) – relies on computer vision and IoT technologies to enable safe, efficient and transparent drug distribution in healthcare.

Terapet | 2019 | Geneva – developed Qualyscan, an all-in-one solution for mastering quality control in Proton Therapy.

TOLREMO Therapeutics | 2017 | Basel – aims to prevent non-genetic cancer drug resistance by dismantling the earliest defense to targeted therapies.

Topadur Pharma | 2015 | Schlieren – designs drugs targeting the cGMP-Enzyme Regulation System to treat aging-related diseases.

Vandria | 2021 | Ecublens (VD) – develops best-in-class mitophagy inducers that rejuvenate cells to treat age-related and chronic diseases.

Zaamigo | 2021 | Zurich – Disrupting digital dentistry with AI.

(RAN / SK)