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ExhibitorsFuture ExpoThursday 19th November 2015
www.swiss-innovation.com
Patronage
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“Welcome to the future”Robert Zemeckis’ sci-fi comedy Back to the Future was released 30 years ago. Four years later, part two followed – and with it, a visit to today’s present, with our hero, Marty McFly, travelling to 21 Octo-ber 2015 in his DeLorean time ma-chine.The predictions made in this movie have recently been compared with our current status quo in various media. Drones, flat screen displays,
tablets, 3D effects and holograms, fingerprint recognition, ro-bots and constantly updated newsfeeds are now part of every-day life. However, one thing the film industry could not predict at the end of the 1980s was our obsessive use of smartphones.These once bulky devices are now ultra thin – and rarely even used to make phone calls anymore. Today, we go online and download apps to customise our smartphones according to our needs. Young entrepreneurs have been specialising in this for quite some time. Take the CTI-funded start-up smart-me AG, for instance. This company offers a simple and modern smart meter system – and with it, the opportunity to monitor energy data via the Cloud and to evaluate this data on a smartphone, notebook or tablet. Using the company’s intelligent plugs, even your wall socket can be connected to the system.
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In 2015, well-programmed robots are already performing oper-ations more precisely than the best surgeons. AOT AG – a spin-off of the Basel University Hospital and the University of Basel – has developed a system with which a robot can precisely cut bones contact free with a laser.Even the dog-walking drone we see in Back to the Future: Part II has become a reality. SWISS AEROBOTICS AG is working on a complex project, developing marketable drones for land sur-veying, surveillance flights and long-range parcel delivery. Their drone is already able to deliver a parcel to a location 20 kilo-metres away and return to base – all in 20 minutes.Another future-oriented company is noonee AG. Traditional chairs can be too impractical and obstructive for certain environ-ments, for instance in factories. This is why noonee AG is devel-oping the Chairless Chair, which is far more flexible to use, as it is strapped on and worn by the user directly.
Welcome to the future and to many interesting discoveries at the 2015 Future Expo!
Walter Steinlin, CTI President
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Overview
ENTRANCE
TERRACE
3rd floor 3rd floor
AUDITORIUM
10 SUPSI
22 Altran
23 Atizo 360°
26 On
25 Pearltec
21 WRF
31 Helbling
32 CSEM
27 QUO
1 Hightech Aargau
11 Zühlke
SIP NWCH
9 ZHAW
12 HSR, IWK Thalia
4 Glas Trösch
2 PSI
35 AMAG 36 Swiss Innovation Park
5 ETH Zürich 3 Empa
33 SIB
34 PAVONINE
Die Post28
20 smart-me
19 noonee
18 Swiss Aerobotics
17 AOT
16 SJF
15 Swissmem
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i-net &
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Exhibitors
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01 Hightech Aargau 6
02 Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) 7
03 Empa 8
04 Glas Trösch AG / SWISSSTEP BOND stair system 9
05 ETH Zurich – aquilaviz 10
06 BestMile 11
07 Swisscom (Switzerland) Ltd. 12
08 digitalSTROM AG 13
09 ZHAW School of Engineering 14
10 UAS of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) – EYESENS 15
11 Zühlke. Empowering ideas. 16
12 HSR University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil, IWK 17
14 MCH Group 18
15 Swissmem, Industry 2025 Initiative 19
16 Swiss Youth in Science 20
17 Advanced Osteotomy Tools AG – AOT 21
18 Swiss Aerobotics AG 22
Stand Aussteller Seite
19 noonee AG 23
20 smart-me 24
21 WRF-Wirtschaftsförderung Region Freiburg 25
22 Altran Switzerland AG: VueForge™ 26
23 ATIZO 360° Ltd. 27
24 UBS – innovation through cooperation 28
25 Pearltec AG – Universal Positioning Solutions 29
26 On AG – Run on clouds. 30
27 QUO AG 31
28 Swiss Post – MobilityLab – DynPaper 32
30 Technopark Alliance 33
31 Helbling 34
32 CSEM SA – LASSIE-FP7 35
33 SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics 36
34 PAVONINE 37
35 AMAG Automobil- and Motoren AG 38
36 Foundation Swiss Innovation Park 39
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Sintratec AGSintratec’s Desktop Laser Sintering printers offer professional and affordable additive manufacturing. The 3D prints guarantee almost unlimited formal freedom, high edge sharpness and stability, including for moveable modules. www.sintratec.com
TB-Safety AGTBSafety designs and makes full protection suits, patient isolation units and ventilation systems for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries as well as for rescue services and hospitals. The innovation is the repositioned breathing air filter with nanotechnology. www.tbsafety.ch
Power-Blox AGA complete energy system in a box, fitted with battery, 230V inverter, charger and solar module. PowerBlox offers maximum flexibility in use, on its own, as a “power wall” or, thanks to the swarm principle, in a complete network. www.power-blox.com
Promote innovation – make use of the advantage. The Hightech Zentrum Aargau and Aargau Services Economic Promotion present innovations from the canton of Aargau.
Exhibitor profileName: Sintratec AGFoundation: 2014Direction: Dominik SolenickiEmployees: 7 Products: Laser Sintering 3D printer
in desktop format
Exhibitor profileName: TBSafety AGFoundation: 2010Direction: Niklaus KeelEmployees: 8 Products: Full protection suits,
patient isolation units and ventilation systems
Exhibitor profileName: PowerBlox AGFoundation: 2015Direction: Alessandro MediciEmployees: 2 Products: Solar energy system,
intelligent power cubes
Hightech AargauStand: 01
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Initiatives in the framework of PARK innovAARE (network location of Swiss Innovation Park)
Advanced Accelerator Technologies AG (AAT AG) was incorporated in April 2015 as a joint venture between the Paul Scherrer Institute, Ampegon, Heinz Baumgartner, the German company Axilon and the Dutch group VDL. The aim is to commercialize PSI’s extensive know how in construction and operation of accelerator facilities and to market it worldwide.
leadXpro focuses on the discovery of promising pharma drug candidates (lead compounds), for example on compounds targeting membrane proteins. At the basis of this process are the largescale research facilities at PSI and skills in the field of protein crystallography and structure determination.
The creation of a Swiss Competence Center in Radiopharmacy (SCCR) is currently being assessed via a feasibility study. The production of highquality, established as well as novel radiopharmaceutical for diagnosis and therapy is an important component of medical care. The aim is to establish a national competence center supported by hospitals, research institutions, patient organizations and cantons.
Exhibitor profileName: Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)Foundation: 1988Direction: Prof. Dr. Joël Mesot, Director Employees: 1900 Products: Large research facilities, research projects with
industrial partners, R&D services
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Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)Stand: 02
www.psi.ch
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The Place where Innovation Starts
As a bridge between science and application Empa is developing interdisciplinary solutions to help overcome major challenges faced by industry, and creates the necessary scientific basis to ensure that our society develops in a sustainable manner. Through an efficient technology transfer Empa, together with its partners, is turning research results into marketable innovations. In the international “Year of Light” Empa presents three ‘luminous’ projects:
Light in the DarkWhether on wristwatch dials or for selfilluminated emergency exit signs, luminous substances are an integral part of our world. Empa develops a new generation of such substances which light up whiter, more brightly and longer than ever before.
Light replaces the NeedleThanks to an intelligent membrane that turns permeable through UVlight activation, active ingredients can be applied gently through the patient’s skin. For example caffeine to prevent respiratory arrest in premature babies.
Light in the ChipEmpa, Micos, Politecnico Milano, EPFL and the Swiss Space Agency jointly develop new applications in sensor technology and telecommunication by integrating structured optical waveguides in chips and circuit boards.
Exhibitor profileName: EmpaFoundation: 1880Direction: Prof. Dr. GianLucaBona, Director Employees: 990 Products: Research
Technology Transfer Services, Consulting and Expertise Knowledge Transfer and Training
EmpaStand: 03
www.empa.ch
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Transparent bonding of glass and stainless steel
In terms of visual appearance, glass offers maximum transparency, elegance and modernity. A stair system made from this superior material fits in perfectly in every room situation and is in keeping with any floor covering or wall finish. SWISSSTEP BOND allows light to flood the room and features an impressive visual quality.
This novel bonding enables a structurally strong yet filigree joint between glass and stainless steel without holes in the glass. The strength and durability of SWISSSTEP BOND has been verified by EPF in Lausanne. The materials are resistant to external influences such as humidity and temperature changes.
The stainless steel parts in SWISSSTEP BOND are available in a variety of finishes such as brushed or polished. Moreover, the geometric arrangement of the metal parts is customisable. The design possibilities for the glass itself are almost unlimited. Free geometric design forms open up broad architectural scope for diverse supporting elements with a high loadbearing capacity such as stair systems, balustrades, display cabinet mountings, door fittings and many more besides.
Angaben zum AusstellerName: Glas Trösch AGFoundation: 1905Direction: Erich Trösch, CEO Employees: 5100 Products: Glas Trösch specialises in the manufacture, processing
and finishing of glass. The company develops system solutions inhouse for the architectural, vehicle, rail and aircraft industries as well as for technical glass.
Glas Trösch AG / SWISSSTEP BOND stair systemStand: 04
www.glastroesch.chwww.glastroesch.com
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Smartphone 3D Scanner Technologie
The presented app transforms any standard smartphone into a portable 3D scanner. The user simply moves the phone around the object of interest. The app processes the images and sensor data and after a few moves a 3D model appears on the screen.
This makes 3D scanning as easy as taking photographs today. The realtime ondevice processing enables immediate feedback to the user, who can add missing viewpoints on the fly an important advantage compared to existing solutions that process all the images in the cloud and present the result only after some time.
The technology opens the door for novel applications like 3D printing, personalisation of goods before ordering, taking measurements in 3D, virtually fitting clothing or other objects to the user, visualisations such as virtual avatars with the scanned face of the user.
The app was developed in the Institute for Visual Computing at ETH Zurich and an application for a patent was filed. The research group specializes in visual computing with focus on 3D models, photometric calibration, stereo images, geometric rectification and structurefrommotion detection.
Exhibitor profileName: ETH ZurichFoundation: 1855Direction: Prof. Dr. Lino Guzzella Employees: 10‘000 employees and 18‘500 students Products: Research and education in the fields of eningeering,
architecture, mathematics, natural sciences, system oriented sciences as well as management and social sciences.
ETH Zurich – aquilavizStand: 05
www.ethz.ch
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BestMile – Software ecosystem for autonomous vehicles
BestMile offers an ecosystem to manage autonomous vehicle fleets: a fleet management software, a smartphone application, a system for traveler information and solutions for the control of smart infrastructure.
BestMile software acts as a brain, a remote intelligence for autonomous vehicle fleets that enables them to be operated consistently according to the standards of public transportation. Thanks to BestMile’s web platform, the operator can plan, monitor and control autonomous vehicles remotely; shaping robots into public transport vehicles.
Exhibitor profileName: BestMile SàrlFoundation: 2014Direction: Raphael Gindrat, CEO Employees: 9 Products: BestMile is a spinoff from the Swiss Federal Institute
of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) that offers a solution to manage fleets of autonomous vehicles. The company is based in Switzerland and was incorporated in January 2014.
BestMileStand: 06
www.bestmile.com
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Manhole Antenna
The demand for mobile services is increasing massively. Thus, operators have to offer more capacity. One solution to increase the network capacity is to massively deploy small cells. In such a roll out not only the hardware cost is of importance. The acquisition of sites, backhauling, construction, renting costs, building permits and public acceptance are the main drivers. Installing small cells in manholes would solve a considerable part of these issues. Unfortunately, existing antennas have not been developed for this scenario; most of the radiated energy goes to the sky and the coverage of the cell decreases very rapidly.
Swisscom Innovation developed an adapted antenna located just under the surface of the ground in order to increase the radio performance of small cells.
Our selfdeveloped antenna helps increase customer satisfaction and improve the mobile experience by bringing more capacity to the users.
Exhibitor profileName: Swisscom (Switzerland) Ltd.Foundation: 1997Direction: Urs Schaeppi Employees: 21’486 Products: Swisscom has a presence throughout Switzerland
and offers a full range of products and services for mobile, landline and IPbased voice and data communication.
Swisscom (Switzerland) Ltd.Stand: 07
www.swisscom.ch
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“Smile for a coffee”: Innovative operation concepts for the smart home
Digitization and connectivity at home are poised to permanently change the way we live. A variety of practical smart home applications is already providing greater comfort, security and energy efficiency. The focus in the digitalSTROM smart home is on users’ needs, not the technology behind. Thanks to their extremely small size, the components virtually disappear behind buttons and in appliances, ensuring that the interior design is not compromised. digitalSTROM believes in easy and intuitive operation through the existing buttons within a space to guarantee that the interaction between the smart home and the residents is as natural as possible. Video sensors and voice commands are used in rooms, such as the kitchen, where users do not always have a free hand available. Innovative technology, such as the Intel RealSense 3D depth camera, can visually recognize hand gestures and facial expressions. With digitalSTROM, a smile is all it takes for a coffee maker to read the wish for a cup of coffee right from a person’s lips. Thanks to the integration of the Amazon Echo smart speaker, which understands commands spoken aloud inside a room, a resident’s desire is no sooner said than done.
Exhibitor profileName: digitalSTROM AGFoundation: 2004Direction: Martin Vesper, CEO Employees: ca. 60 Products: digitalSTROM is an innovative smart home technology
for every home with an increasing number of applications for more and more areas of life. The system orchestrates all connected devices and can flexibly be extended.
digitalSTROM AGStand: 08
www.digitalstrom.com
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BICAR The golden mean between bike and car
Increasing urbanisation and the threat of climate change call for new strategies for a more sustainable town traffic. BICAR represents a unique, pioneering project, created under the leadership of the Centre for Product and Process Development of the ZHAW School of Engineering as well as numerous partners and mobility experts. The BICAR mobility concept shows how urban mobility can be realised in an efficient and usercentred way – while also being ecologically friendly and energy efficient.
BICAR is a research platform: all those who are interested can utilize, develop and test their ideas and technologies. We act and make the BICAR mobility concept real. After developing the BICAR prototypes we are now planning the next phase of development. We intend to take the mobility concept to practical deployment in a short production run of BICARS, starting in 2017. This will make the idea tangible and experienceable for the first pilot users.Technology providers, researchers, town planners, investors and mobility enthusiasts are invited to support the BICAR project.
Exhibitor profileName: ZHAW School of EngineeringFoundation: 1874Direction: Prof. Dr. Martina Hirayama Employees: 650 Products: The 13 institutes and centres at ZHAW School of
Engineering guarantee superiorquality education, research and development with an emphasis on the areas of energy, mobility, information and health.
ZHAW School of EngineeringStand: 09
www.zhaw.ch/engineering
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Implantable System for the Continuous Monitoring of Intraocular Pressures
Glaucoma disease is the first cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and today approximately 60 million patients suffer from it. The high intraocular pressure is considered an important biomaker for this disease and it is critical to monitor its continuous evolution during the day and night. In addition, the health of the ocular vasculature is directly correlated to the distortion of the cardiac pulse wave. This analysis is essential for the monitoring of difficult and masked pathological cases. In order to increase the ability of monitoring the intraocular pressure, we developed a system composed by an implantable device powered and read out through a magnetic field generated by an external reader. The implantable device includes a piezoresistive pressure sensor and an ASIC which allows physicians and patients to directly, precisely and continuously perform measurements of intraocular pressures caused by both the circadian period and the cardiac pulse. There is no system in the market today which is able to monitor these small signals and ensuring a continuous and direct control of intraocular pressures with the unprecedented precision of 0.036mbar provided by our system.
Exhibitor profileName: UAS of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) / EYESENSFoundation: 1997Direction: Prof. Dr. Diego Barrettino Employees: 12 Products: The laboratory focuses on the design and develop
ment of SystemsonChip (SoC) and Systemsin Package (SiP) by combining mixedsignal CMOS integrated circuits with MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS)
UAS of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) – EYESENSStand: 10
http://www.supsi.ch/isea/
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Successful product and service launches
You would like to get new ideas for products and services onto the market as rapidly as possible. But where do you start? How do you keep a handle on risks and how can you ensure that you’re not backing the wrong horse?
We support you from idea generation through to launch.
• Creativity – sparks must fly. You use focused creativity techniques to generate large numbers of new ideas.
• Exploration – which ideas are mature? Ideas are firmed up by sketching solutions, listing your advantages and developing variant solutions. Then you compare different approaches.
• The Innovation Arena – only the best ideas win. You examine your ideas at the strategic and operative levels. The best 1–3 ideas go on to the next phase.
• Speed Creation – the key to implementation. For implementation you clarity vision, goals and scope. You create a platform for implementation by defining the requirements and formulating a business case.
• Product management – the roadmap to launch. A lean product management delivers a successful launch and ongoing dynamic adaptation to customer requirements.
Exhibitor profileName: ZühlkeFoundation: 1968Direction: Zühlke is owned by a group of managing partners. Employees: 700 Products: We create new services and products, from vision
and development to deployment and operation.
Zühlke. Empowering ideas.Stand: 11
www.zuehlke.com
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Composite Annulus Filler for Rolls-Royce Jet Engines
Within the framework of the EUFP7 research programme “Clean Sky” IWK has developed together with FACC (A) and RollsRoyce (UK) a novel “annulus filler” for jet engines. This component is mounted between the fan blades, ensuring optimal aerodynamic performance. To save weight and to minimise damage in case of accident the part is made of a composite material instead of the aluminium alloy used hitherto. Its lower mass reduces the load on the fan disc to which the filler is fastened, leading to savings in material, energy and cost. Should a filler become detached during flight – by birdstrike for example – there should be less damage than with an aluminium filler. The engine housing, which collects the debris in such a case, can also be of lighter construction. Thus the use of composite material not only reduces weight but also improves the safety of the engine and hence that of the entire system; and last of all, the component costs less to manufacture.
Exhibitor profileName: HSR University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil, IWKFoundation: 2005Direction: Prof. Dr.Ing. Frank Ehrig Employees: 25 Products: The IWK Institute for Materials Technology and Plastics
Processing of HSR is a competent partner in materials and plastics engineering for applicationoriented research and development.
HSR University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil, IWKStand: 12
http://www.iwk.hsr.ch
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High tech in the operating theatre: i-net and the Swiss Innovation Park Northwestern Switzerland present “Surgery 2.0”
For the first time, the newly formed Innovation Ecosystem of Northwest Switzerland shared a stand at the Swiss Innovation Forum. They were joined by inet innovation networks switzerland and the Swiss Innovation Park Northwestern Switzerland (SIP NWCH) in collaboration with the Office for Industry and Employment of Canton BaselStadt, Creapole and MCH Group.
On their shared stand, inet and the SIP NWCH present seven companies and institutions from the medtech sector on the topic of “Surgery 2.0”. Each exhibitor will present a demonstrator. The stand shows the latest innovations in the medtech sector, from planning software for the creation of personalized implants through systems for surgical navigation to the display bench.
The projects displayed are provided by Mimedis, the Institute for Medical and Analytical Technologies (IMA) of the University of Applied Sciences (FHNW), Neomedz, MiniNaviDent, the HighTech Research Centre (HFZ) at the University Hospital Basel and the new Department of Biomedical Engineering of the University of Basel.
Exhibitor profileName: Swiss Innovation Park Northwestern SwitzerlandFoundation: 2011Direction: André Moeri Employees: 3 Products: The Swiss Innovation Park Northwestern Switzerland
enables R&D in lifesciences in the Basel area for selected projects and companies in close cooperation with inet.
Exhibitor profileName: inet innovation networks switzerlandFoundation: 2012Direction: Dr. Christof Klöpper Employees: 10Products: Promoting innovation in Northwestern Switzerland,
inet offers companies and entrepreneurs advisory services as well as a wide range of opportunities to network and foster knowledge and technology transfer.
MCH GroupStand: 14
www.sip-nw.ch
www.i-net.chschweizer innovationspark region nordwestschweizparc d’innovationsuisse du nord-ouest swiss innovation park northwestern switzerland
MCH Group presents you “i-net” and the “Swiss Innovation Park Northwestern Switzerland”
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Industry 2025 – A national initiative for the implementation of Industry 4.0
To maintain their competitive advantage, the Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEM industries) are facing numerous challenges. Swissmem as the representative of these industries is convinced that industry 4.0 contributes to the solution. The subject matter is multifaceted and elusive. Furthermore it is in danger to be degraded by being hyped. This lead the associations asut, Electrosuisse, SwissT.net and Swissmem to join forces and to launch the initiative “Industry 2025”. The objective is to implement the vision and paradigm of industry 4.0 in Switzerland. Providing information, coordinating the numerous national activities and building up the competencies on industry 4.0 are necessary to transform the industry. To offer a first impression of the basic idea of industry 4.0 Swissmem and its member Festo didactic present a demonstration unit. The use of different information and communication technologies, smart workpieces and the supported involvement of workers result in a flexible production system which is able to manufacture individualized products – the smart factory.
Exhibitor profileName: Swissmem, Industry 2025 InitiativeFoundation: 1883Direction: Hans Hess Employees: 85 Products: Swissmem represents the interests of more than
1’000 companies in the Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEM industries) as well as those in related technologyoriented sectors.
Swissmem, Industry 2025 InitiativeStand: 15
www.swissmem.ch
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Development of a cocktail robot
During my Matura thesis, I developed a cocktail mixing robot, which uses up to eight different ingredients to prepare drinks automatically. The robot needs little maintenance and is ready to mix a drink around the clock. The aim of the project is to pass on fascination and knowledge about technology, which is why the ingredients and electronics are stored inside a glazed refrigerator.
The software runs on a demounted laptop, is programmed with Python and controlled via an intuitive touchscreen user interface. The dosing components and all sensors are operated by Tinkerforge microcontrollers. The robot is monitoring his environment and reacts to events like movement, temperature changes and recognizes regular customers using their fingerprints. This allows the robot to display regular customers their favorite drinks.
The ingredients are stored in overhead hanging bottles and are constantly cooled. The dosing works with magnetic valves, which are opened for a variable time, depending on the fillinglevel in the bottles. The opening time is predicted by a selfdeveloped algorithm, the dosing error is under 6%. The dosed liquid is caught by a cone and flows into the cup.
Exhibitor profileName: Swiss Youth in ScienceFoundation: 1970Direction: Oliver Berger, Director Employees: 11 Products: Study weeks at Universities for children and young
adults, National Competition as a wellknown stage for young scientists, Swiss Talent Forum as an international think tank for young adults from all over Europe.
Swiss Youth in ScienceStand: 16
www.sjf.ch
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Re-inventing Bone Surgery
The CARLO® (Computer Assisted Robotguided Laser Osteotome) device is the first device to perform contactfree cuts in bone tissue using laser photoablation rather than mechanical methods. Functional cuts of unprecedented precision will radically change current osteotomy procedures for the benefit of patients and surgeons.
CARLO enables surgeons to perform bone cuts with improved healing resulting from the “cold” photoablation process leading to debrisfree bone surfaces. Furthermore, threedimensional cuts of almost any desired shape enable completely new surgical techniques. All these benefits ultimately lead to reduced hospital costs.
The first indications treated with CARLO – starting mid next year – are children with severely deformed skulls (craniosynostosis) and patients requiring lower jaw surgeries.
AOT AG is a spinoff company of the University Basel and University Hospital Basel. The technology originates in the NCCR COME Project of the Swiss National Science Foundation and has been supported by the CTI Project No. 15824.1 PFLSLS.
Exhibitor profileName: Advanced Osteotomy Tools AG – AOTFoundation: 2011Direction: Dr. Alfredo Bruno Employees: 10 Products: AOT AG is a privately owned robotic surgery
company which spun out of the University Basel and the University Hospital Basel. The company aims to develop and commercialize contactfree bone surgery tools using laser.
Advanced Osteotomy Tools AG – AOTStand: 17
http://www.aot-swiss.com/
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Modular Long-Range Vertical-Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Electrical Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
Our „Hummel“ UAV is specifically designed to fill the gap between where multicopters can’t go and where normal fixedwing aircrafts are unpractical.The Hummel takes off and lands vertically like a helicopter and flies horizontally like an airplane. This gives it helicopter flexibility, not requiring any runway or infrastructure, and the efficiency, range and speed of a fixedwing aircraft.
It delivers a 3 kg parcel to a 20 km destination within 10 minutes and returns back to base, or flies up to 100 km with a 1.5 kg payload at 140 km/h on a single battery charge.
Other missions include: Survey, infrastructure inspection, precisionfarming, early awareness, offshore parcels, lawenforcement or intelligence.
Two powerful electrical engines provide lift when the UAV is hovering, and thrust in fixedwing flight mode. On the ground it „sits“ on its tail, and is thus referred to as a „tailsitter“. Aerodynamically it’s a tandem wing design. This configuration has the advantages of:
• low mechanical complexity (no tilting mechanisms)• high flexibility to carry different weight and shapes of payloads
All of above makes it reliable, performant, very versatile and cost efficient to operate.
Exhibitor profileName: Swiss Aerorobotics AGFoundation: 2014Direction: Dr. Jonas Weiss Employees: 9 (parttime)Products: Develop, manufacture and market the „Hummel“,
a longrange vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAV for delivery, survey and inspection tasks.Provide furthermore maintenance and other related services.
Swiss Aerobotics AGStand: 18
www.swissaerobotics.com
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Wearable Ergonomic Mechatronic Devices
Chairless Chair® is noonee’s first development, a wearable ergonomic sitting support. The main application is for the production lines, where traditional sitting methods are not suitable and are obstacles in the work area. With the Chairless Chair® the users walk together with the support while wearing it, without obstructing the work space and sit anywhere when needed.
Exhibitor profileName: noonee AGFoundation: 2014Direction: Keith Gunura, CEO Employees: 3.5 Products: noonee AG is building an epicenter of Wearable
Ergonomic Mechatronic (WEM) devices. The focus is on bringing ergonomic solutions to places where it is not yet possible.
noonee AGStand: 19
www.noonee.com
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Cloud-based smart-metering
Smartme make smartmetering simple, cheap and suitable for the mass. This with a completely new concept. The smartme devices, like Electricity meters, are directly connected to the Cloud. So you can control and monitor them from anywhere with your smartphone, your tablet or your computer. In Real Time! Smartme also support more then 1000 different meters from other manufacturers (Electricity, Heat, Water, Gas).
In the Cloud smartme offers a huge range of services like Energy Data Analysis, Alarms, Automations and a complete Solution for automated Utility Cost Bills.
This makes smartme to an incredible cheap solution for Energy Analysis and Utility Cost Billing. Ideal for Real Estate and Electricity Supply Companies.
Exhibitor profileName: smartme AGFoundation: 2014Direction: David Eberli Employees: 4 Products: Cloudbased smartmetering Service and innovative
Hardware Products like Electricity Meters, Gateway Devices and Smart Plugs.
smart-meStand: 20
www.smart-me.com
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Copier for Biomolecules and wireless fast charging systems from Southwest Germany
The Freiburg im Breisgau region’s main location advantage in comparison to the global competition is the combination of education, science, research and development with an outstanding environment and quality of life. The University of Freiburg regularly earns top positions in every German higher education and research ranking. With five Fraunhofer Institutes, Freiburg is a “hotspot” for applicationoriented, industryrelated research and development.
The following innovative projects are presented:
BioCopy developed a copier for biomolecules, which enables the generation of a novel kind of microarrays. As origin DNA is used, as copy DNA, RNA or protein could be selected. After a copy all generated molecules are tested for binding with (medical) relevant targets – labelfree and in realtime. This paves new ways for Pharma, Biotechnology, Therapeutics and Diagnostics.
Blue Inductive aims to develop, produce and offer a new generation of wireless fast charging systems for mobile robots and emobility. The technology stands out due to its high performance, power density and efficiency. The efficiency is even higher than for most available wired chargers on the market.
Exhibitor profileName: Wirtschafsförderung Region FreiburgFoundation: 1994Direction: Dr. Bernd DallmannEmployees: 4 Products: Site development, entrepreneur consultation, site
evaluation, new location, relocation, and expansion support, Site marketing/commercial space management, Promotion of innovation and technology
WRF-Wirtschaftsförderung Region FreiburgStand: 21
www.wrf-freiburg.de
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VueForge™, Creating Value from Machine Driven Big Data
„VueForge™“: Big Data, Internet of Things, Connectivity and Industry 4.0 provide individuals and companies a new range of opportunities. Automobiles, planes, trains, medical devices, robots, etc. are now interconnected and produce an enormous data output. Industrial firms now face new challenges for optimization, safety, data storage and data analysis. For enterprises it has become essential to gather and process data and capture the information that will allow them to develop the products and services that meet the needs that can be extracted from patterns in this Big Data volume.
On our stand, Altran will demonstrate:
• Interconnected Airport of the Future
• Telematics demonstrator that allows the user to set up an insurance model
• A vibration sensor in the Cloud that allows for predictive maintenance of incidents
• A tracking solution based on mobile phones, which allows the City of Barcelona to optimise its planning (Smart City)
• An eHealth demo used to monitor patients
• A simulation environment to test Industry 4.0 applications
Exhibitor profileName: Altran Switzerland AGFoundation: 1993Direction: Nicolas Mayer Employees: 200 Products: As global leader in innovation and hightech
engineering consulting, Altran accompanies its clients in the creation and development of their new products and services.
Altran Switzerland AG: VueForge™Stand: 22
www.altran.ch
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Finding the next trend sport
How can you get new and existing customers excited about a holiday destination? You ask them about their desires and interests! ‘Destination Davos Klosters’ has chosen this collaborative approach with ATIZO 360° which resulted in several new and thrilling preliminary concepts. In an interactive approach, customers and experts worked together to create the concept for a new trend sport – ‘Davosen’.
The applied innovation process was developed by ATIZO 360° in a collaboration with the University of St. Gallen and is situationally adapted to every client. Customer needs, market trends and market opportunities are some of the key elements of the process. Together with the Atizo Community (atizo.com) and the DavosKlosters customer platform the final concepts were developed and then submitted to target groups for evaluation and qualitative enrichment.
Exhibitor profileName: ATIZO 360° – Innovation PartnersFoundation: 2007Direction: Adrian Gerber Employees: 11 Products: ATIZO 360° is the Swiss expert for open innovation.
Our experts support international clients with innovation and crowdsourcing projects, innovation culture, processes, systems and tools.
ATIZO 360° Ltd.Stand: 23
www.atizo360.comwww.atizo.com
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Working with partners to create added value – new solutions for payment services
SumUp PIN+The handy card terminal makes it easier for small firms to do business.The card terminal is manufactured by SumUp.
E-Commerce EASYThe simple payment solution for companies with their own online store. Activation and technical support are handled by Six Payment Services.
Daily Cash DepositThe intelligent safe for deposits in your own business. Loomis Schweiz AG and SecurePost provide automatic secure transport. PaymitThe sendingandrequestingmoney app for everyone. Even without a UBS account. SIX Payment Services takes charge of cash clearing.
UBS – innovation through cooperationStand: 24
ubs.com
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Neonatology – Holistic Patient Positioning System used in Neonatology
Neonatal brain MRI is increasingly performed for both clinical care and research. Until recently, many studies were being performed using adult coils which do not yield optimal image quality, due to signal to noise ratio (SNR). Furthermore, excessive noise, particularly with fast sequences may harm the auditory system of the infants.
Today special coils and incubators are being developed to address these challenges and Pearltec is working together with leading children’s hospitals to develop compatible positioning solutions to fixate even the most fragile infants.
For King’s College London, Pearltec customized a solution consisting of immobilisation cushions made of polystyrene pearl filled pads with inflatable air chambers that conform to the shape of the infant’s head. To position the head, these cushions are placed over the ear acoustic protection, under the base of the head and over the forehead. The solution was found to optimize SNR ratio, reduce motion artefacts and received positive reviews from medical staff.
Exhibitor profileName: Pearltec AG – Universal Positioning SolutionsFoundation: 2008Direction: David Hofer, CEO Employees: 11 Products: The patented Pearltec technology uses a combination
of soft, movable polystyrene pearls and inflatable air chambers to provide optimum fixation for the patient during radiology assessments.
Pearltec AG – Universal Positioning SolutionsStand: 25
www.pearltec.ch
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On Cloudflyer – I cushion more with less.
The allnew Cloudflyer brings extra cushioning and stability to your run. Its patented CloudTec® system is engineered with ZeroGravity foam, so it weighs in at less than 300 grams. It’s ultra light, yet incredibly stable and supremely cushioned. Welcome to our frequent flyer program.
Instead of controlling your running motion with a heavy, rigid sole, the Cloudflyer enables your foot to read the road while supporting your individual running style. Its 12”Clouds” cushion intelligently – precisely where and when you need it – while activating the inherent stability of your body and gait. The Cloudflyer lets you run the way you are meant to run, and that means a short and sweet touchdown, a natural transition, and a stable platform.
Get ready for incredibly soft landings and explosive takeoffs. With the Cloudflyer, On is taking on gravity and setting you free. Don’t run – fly. Doesn’t that sound like more fun?
Exhibitor profileName: On AGFoundation: 2010Direction: Olivier Bernhard Employees: 100 (worldwide) Products: Dear runner, you were born to run – just not on hard
surfaces. That’s why we have reinvented the running shoe to put you one step ahead of evolution. Try On and experience a new running sensation.
On AG – Run on clouds.Stand: 26
www.on-running.com
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KeX® – a product of Keller AG Ziegeleien to withstand cyclic shear loads in earthquakes
The earthquake stability standard for buildings introduced in 2003 represented a major challenge for brick manufacturers. As opposed to moulded concrete, conventional walls built of brick are unable to comply with the new earthquake resistance requirements.
Therefore, together with various partners, Keller AG Ziegeleien developed the innovative KeX® system for walls subjected to cyclic shear loads. The central element of the wall system is an innovative concrete shear transmission element, with bricks not laid in the usual horizontal fashion but in a vertical formation instead.
It is not possible to have the innovative system patented. The industrial designers at QUO created a distinctive shape with an embossed trademark to protect the sliding element from being copied cheaply. A thermoforming mould made of plastic was also produced for the prototypes. This type of casing is totally new for concrete casts and is now being used for series production as well. The thermoforming moulds are much cheaper than the wooden ones used to date, have an extremely long service life, and the cast bricks can be demoulded far more easily and quickly.
Exhibitor profileName: QUO AGFoundation: 2000Direction: Walter Weiler Employees: 22 Products: QUO develops game changing products and processes
for a wide range of industries. Solutions with unique competitive advantages are created by combining technology with entrepreneurial skills and employing lateral thinking.
QUO AGStand: 27
www.quo.ch
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Swiss Post develops mobility solutions for the future
Swiss Post is one of the world’s most innovative postal companies. At the MobilityLab in Sion, PostBus has teamed up with the EPFL, the HESSO ValaisWallis, the city of Sion and the canton of Valais to research the future of mobility. The partners are testing new mobility solutions such as eticketing using CheckInBeOut (CiBo) and shared mobility solutions for remote areas, as well as analysing mobility usage to offer public transport solutions according to passengers’ needs.
With DynPaper, PostBus is currently testing display technology which always shows the current timetable. The technology is based on eink and, thanks to a radio connection (DAB+ or GPRS) and a selfcontained solar power supply, can be used throughout Switzerland. This means that lastminute timetable changes can be pushed to the bus stops from a central location. This could save PostBus up to 100,000 vehicle kilometres every year, as the timetables would no longer need to be changed on site.
Individual landing pages for each of the 11,000 or so bus stops can be viewed via a QR code on the signs at the stops. As well as the timetable, the landing pages show useful information on the region, news and weather.
Exhibitor profileName: Swiss PostFoundation: 1849Direction: Susanne Ruoff, CEO Employees: 62’983 Products: Swiss Post is active in four markets: communication,
logistics, retail finance and passenger transport. Subsidiary PostBus Switzerland Ltd is the leading provider of public passenger transport on the road in Switzerland.
Swiss Post – MobilityLab – DynPaperStand: 28
www.post.ch
Test the QR Code “bus stop Basel Messeplatz”
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Connecting Pioneers
The Technopark Alliance is the leading institution that unites and promotes passionate, young entrepreneurs with technology and knowledge transfer with the goal to successfully create sustainable jobs. Based on our experience, our network and our links to academia, we intent to create economic growth and lead young entrepreneurs to create their own sustainable business. The developed strategies are economical, efficient and durable, as well as flexible and allow startups to adapt swiftly and securely to the needs of their market and customers. The members of the Technopark Alliance the the Technoparks Argovia, Lugano, Lucerne, Schlieren, Winterthur and Zurich.
Exhibitor profileName: Technopark AllianceFoundation: 2002Direction: Prof. Dr. GianLuca Bona, President Employees: – Products: Coaching and promotion of startups combined with
high quality office and work space
Jung unternehmen
Aargau
FHNW & PSI
USI & Supsi
HSLUZHAW
ETH, ZHAW& Empa
UNI, ETH & USZ
Schlieren
Zürich Lugano
Winterthur Luzern
Technopark AllianceStand: 30
www.technopark-allianz.ch
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MODULE LINE fully automated, integrated assembling line for high efficiency solar modules
The realization of a great vision! With the new MODULE LINE, all process steps are consolidated in a single, very compact system and perfectly harmonized to produce innovative HJTSWCT solar modules. This inline design was developed in close collaboration with Meyer Burger and is unique in the solar industry. It enables the fully automated production of 329 watt high power glass/glass solar modules that reach efficiencies of 20% and more.
Our scope included a concept study, process analysis / integration, development of automation solutions, industrial design as well as detailed construction and implementation support. With the MODULE LINE solution, the solar module production is more reliable, lower in cost and needs markedly less floor space than standalone systems. The integrated look of the system also clearly differentiates Meyer Burger as a unique integrated system supplier and sets it apart from other partialprocess offerings.
HJT: Heterojunction Cell Technology SWCT: SmartWire Connection Technology
Exhibitor profileName: HelblingFoundation: 1963Direction: Dr. Christian Péclat, CEOEmployees: 490 Products: Helbling is a leader in technological innovation and
business consulting and supports its international customers from different branches in all phases of product development an in their business processes.
HelblingStand: 31
www.helbling.ch
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Large Area Solid State Intelligent Efficient luminaires
LASSIEFP7 (www.lassiefp7.eu) is a European project funded by the 7th Framework Programme. Objective of the consortium is to implement largearea and lowcost intelligent solidstate lighting (SSL) modules with high efficiency and high lighting quality, while assessing their environmental footprint. The project targets in particular the professional and architectural lighting sectors.
The LASSIEFP7 project aims to achieve progress beyond the stateoftheart in terms of size, flexibility, efficiency, lighting quality and beamshaping, lifetime, added intelligence for light output control, and production costs. It will do so by integrating lightmanagement structures and new colorchanging coatings with heatmanagement solutions by means of an innovative rolltoroll production technology compatible with flexible substrates.
Outcome of the project will be a unique integrated SSL module that will represent a breakthrough in the professional and architectural lighting sectors and an alternative to the OLED technology.
The project builds on the competencies of the following partners: CSEM (CH), REGENT (CH), BASF Schweiz (CH), VTT (FI), Fraunhofer (DE), LFoundry (I), GAIKER (ES), AMIRES (CZ).
Exhibitor profileName: CSEM SAFoundation: 1984Direction: Mario ElKhoury, CEO Employees: 450 Products: CSEM is a private, non profit Swiss Research and
Technology Organisation (RTO) active in the field of microtechnologies and photovoltaic energy, and focused on generating value for a sustainable world.
CSEM SA – LASSIE-FP7Stand: 32
www.csem.chwww.lassie-fp7.eu
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Innovative data science for biological research and medicine
The SIB group VitalIT developed the algorithm behind the noninvasive prenatal test Prendia, which detects chromosomal anomalies in fetal DNA present in maternal blood. The high sensitivity and specificity of the test were achieved because the group looked at the data under a novel angle and developed the algorithm accordingly. This was possible thanks to the joint experience of the experts SIB unites to provide excellence in data analysis for academia and industry.
SWISSMODEL and SwissDock provide 3Dmodels of protein structures and proteindrug interactions for studying protein function and supporting drug development. SWISSMODEL is one of the most widely used webbased 3D proteinmodelling servers worldwide; SwissDock allows in silico structurebased drug development. The fullyautomated services combine accurate algorithms with a highly performant implementation and a userfriendly interface especially designed for nonexperts.
These two innovations are examples of what SIB’s computational solutions can contribute to precision medicine and drug development.
Exhibitor profileName: SIB Swiss Institute of BioinformaticsFoundation: 1998Direction: Ron Appel Employees: 195 Products: SIB and its some 60 groups provide excellence in data
science amongst others for research and medicine by developing innovative services and databases.
SIB Swiss Institute of BioinformaticsStand: 33
www.isb-sib.ch
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PAVONINE Pure. Positive. Energy.
PAVONINE is a sleek reinvention of the bicycle which boasts the unique combination of increased usability and a simple, easytouse design. The cuttingedge frame blends elegance with sportiveness, and is completely customisable in terms of colour and visual design.
PAVONINE is an everyday bike suited for everyone. It is userfriendly, requires little maintenance, and can always be perfectly personalised to the needs of its owner. The bicycle can be fitted with a variety of accessories, making it suitable for many different tasks. Trailers, child seats, luggage racks etc. – everything which is needed for cycling can be mounted and unmounted in seconds. The mechanical and functional parts are all encapsulated in the frame, protecting them from dirt and damage.
PAVONINE also comes as an ebike. Both versions use the same standardised connections enabling the driver to use the same accessories while switching between bikes.
All bicycleparts and accessories are available in the PAVONINE onlinestore, which also offers a marketplace for used items as well as other additional services for cyclists.
Exhibitor profileName: PAVONINEFoundation: 2014Management: Dr.Ing. Edgar Fleissner Employees: 2 Products: PAVONINE is an innovative startup company based
in Switzerland. We are the developers of the PAVONINE Bike and also the exclusive providers of all components, accessories and services including the onlinestore.
PAVONINEStand: 34
www.pavonine.ch
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AMAG Automobil- and Motoren AG, importers of Audi’s in SwitzerlandStand: 35
We step on the gas for the environment
The ETH Spinoff Climeworks and Audi are revolutionising the market for synthetic fuels. The vision for both partners: extensive CO2 neutral mobility, whilst using existing infrastructures.
Climeworks developed the socalled “CO2 collectors” in Zurich. They filter pure CO2 from the air using very little energy. This “renewable” CO2 is an ideal raw material for amongst other things, vehicle fuel use. Audi has recognised the benefit: In Werlte (GER) in a world first, a CO2 collector will be integrated into a unit to produce synthetic fuel in 2015.
The AMAG presents the vehicle here: The Audi A3 Sportback gtron is the first Audi vehicle with reduced CO2 emissions in production. Tanks of compressed natural gas (CNG) mean less CO2 is created. It is possible to do up to 400 km of the full range of 1,300 km only with the use of pure natural gas. This creates CO2 emissions of only 92 – 88 g/km (CNG). The gtron is driven by a new 1.4 TFSI engine. With 81 kW/110 PS and 200 Nm torque the Audi A3 Sportback gtron reaches a top speed of more than 190 km/h, the kick from zero to100 km/h takes eleven seconds. For 100 km the fivedoor consumes on average less than 3.5 kilograms of natural gas, which corresponds to CO2 emissions of only 88 g/km.
Exhibitor profileName AMAG Automobil and Motoren AG,
importers of Audi’s in SwitzerlandFoundation 1945Direction Morten HannesboEmployees approximately 5’400 (700 of whom are apprentices)
Products automobiles
www.audi.ch/g-tronwww.amag.ch
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Swiss Innovation Park – connects ideas with visionary entrepreneurs
The Swiss Innovation Park (SIP) consists of the national foundation and the five hubs in Zurich, Westschweiz, Nordwestschweiz, Biel and Villigen (AG).
Foundation SIP: Raymond Cron, [email protected], +41 31 382 52 17, www.swissinnovationpark.ch SIP Zurich: René Kalt, [email protected], +41 43 259 49 10, www.innovationsparkzuerich.ch
Dr. Nanja Strecker, [email protected], +41 44 633 8904, www.ethz.ch
SIP West EPFL: Philippe Leyvraz, [email protected], +41 21 69 33543, www.sipwest.ch
Carlos D. Ochoa, [email protected], +41 79 94 00243, www.sipwest.ch
SIP NorthwestAndré Moeri, andre.moeri@sipnw.ch, +41 79 356 63 64, www.sipnw.ch
SIP Biel-BienneFelix Kunz, [email protected], +41 32 530 88 88, www.innocampus.ch
SIP AG: PARK innovAARE Prof. Daniel Kündig, [email protected], +41 56 461 70 70, www.parkinnovaare.ch
Nils Gebhardt, [email protected], +41 56 461 70 70, www.parkinnovaare.ch
Dr. Ingo A. Schneider, [email protected], +41 56 461 70 70, www.parkinnovaare.ch
Exhibitor profileName: Foundation Swiss Innovation ParkFoundation: 2015Direction: Raymond Cron, CEO Employees: 2 Products: The Swiss Innovation Park strengthens our country
as a center of creative thought and activity, attracts private research funds to Switzerland and creates numerous jobs in the regions.
Foundation Swiss Innovation ParkStand: 36
www.swissinnovationpark.ch
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Knowledge partnes / Award partners
Canton of ZurichDepartment for Economic Affairs Offi ce for Economy and Labour
Main partners
Swiss Innovation ForumC.F.L. Lohnerstrasse 24CH-3645 Gwatt (Thun)
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