This database includes high potential projects and companies in the environment and energy sectors based and working primarily in Switzerland, founded or active since 2000 and still operational. The maturity phase ranges from initial concept (formation or validation) up to those that are trying to capture a larger market space (growth and then established). Discover the companies by using the search filters. Sort the list by clicking on the arrows next to founding year, canton and phase. If your innovation is missing, please add your project here .
| Company Name | Founding year Canton Phase | Areas of Activity [Subareas] | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVTerra |
2010 VS validation |
[ Resource efficiency, Water Management ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| NVterra S.A. is a Swiss-based technology company specialized in water purification with clean technologies, such as electrolysis, which are often combined with other physic-chemical and biological treatments. | |||
| PHYSEOS |
2011 VS growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Energy efficiency ] | Construction : Increase efficiency or renewable energy use., Renewable technologies |
| Physeos focuses its activities on sustainable development and energy efficiency in the built environment and industrial processes. Physeos provides solutions to reduce the need for investment in energy infrastructure, cut fuel costs, increase competitiveness and improve consumer welfare. Main activities: • Energy optimization in buildings and industrial processes, • Building physics, numerical simulation, • Distributed energy production systems, • Education and training for professionals. | |||
| Pickwings (nanio) |
2012 VS established |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction [ Maritime and waterways transport, Resource efficiency, Road vehicles and transport, Transport & logistics of goods ] | e-cargo, e-mobility, Fleet management, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| DIGITAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION FOR COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS IT software and plattform to organize transport. The challenges of new and modern transport solutions have grown steadily in recent years in the area of the shipping industry. With the developed solution from Pickwings, the shipping and transport industry is able to make the transition to digital change. The Pickwings business model is designed to use the unloaded mileage of the transport companies in order to enable a CO2-optimized shipment of goods on the road. | |||
| Planet Horizons Technologies (Aqua4D Water Solutions) |
2004 VS established |
Food, Farming or Forestry,Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Farming & agriculture, Resource sufficiency, Water Management ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Aqua-4D® Water Solutions, based in Switzerland, offers a cutting-edge technology which maximizes irrigation efficiency while solving several common problems. A Swiss Cleantech company present in over 40 countries, Aqua-4D® has developed an innovative system which subtly alters the structure of water. Whatever your specific needs, the Aqua-4D® system adapts to your specific needs to bring solutions to your problems. | |||
| R&D Cycling |
2017 VS growth |
[ Recreation, Sport ] | Communication, e-bike, Low technology |
| In the heart of the Valais Alps, R&D Cycling has developed a unique platform of complementary skills and an exceptional network for the creation of federative events, the development of innovative products and an offer of excellent services. | |||
| Redelec |
2007 VS growth |
Clothes, Textiles, Wearables devices or apps [ Resource efficiency ] | Filters & Membranes, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| RedElec Technologie develops and markets a new technology to perform electrochemical redox transformations at the best economic and environmental costs, directly on the production site. The electrochemical reduction of indigo aqueous suspension in the dying industry is the first industrial application of the process developed by RedElec. | |||
| SEDO ENGINEERING (smartIndigo) |
2014 VS validation |
[ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Healthcare ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| The brand SmartIndigoTM stands for an industrially proven technology, which will make a difference by bringing a rudimentary change to the global denim dyeing industry. It is an indigo dye which needs less water and chemicals for the dyeing process. | |||
| solartechnology.ch |
2011 VS established |
[ Electricity ] | Photovoltaics |
| Solartechnology.ch sàrl is a Swiss company specialized in the installation of solar panels. Founded in 2011, the company remains young and dynamic while having the experience of more than a hundred projects. We work throughout French-speaking Switzerland on both individual and industrial projects. It employs 3 to 8 people depending on the season. The company is also a member of swisssolar, the Swiss solar energy spokesperson, which guarantees the quality of our services. | |||
| Swisspod Technologies |
2019 VS formation |
[ Rail transport, Road vehicles and transport ] | Battery, Renewable technologies |
| Building the next mode of transportation: Hyperloop With a virtually non-existent environmental footprint, our vision of the Hyperloop has limitless potential to enrich our lives as well as our planet. | |||
| Urbio |
2020 VS validation |
[ Energy management solutions ] | IT Software |
| Urbio is a software for planning sustainable cities that combines the strengths of humans and artificial intelligence. | |||
| WattAnyWhere |
2021 VS validation |
[ Energy Production ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Hydrogen technology and fuel cells |
| WattAnyWhere supplies BioEnergy to ultra fast charger operators, anywhere, within a month. | |||
| Aleph-Insight |
2021 VS validation |
[ air quality ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Aleph Insight uses photochemistry to clean the air in livestock buildings, with a patented cutting-edge technology, that is very energy efficient. | |||
| Aquanetto Group |
2007 VS established |
[ Cleaning, Waste & recycling ] | Filters & Membranes, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| AquaNetto solutions rely on ultraviolet irradiation in combination with complementary technologies to disinfect and treat fluids (water and air) and surfaces. AquaNetto promotes and supports socially and ecologically sustainable projects according to well defined criteria with the goal of achieving the highest possible value on site. To this end, AquaNetto provides open-architecture, efficient, and environmentally friendly solutions for the treatment of water, air, and surfaces in the private, public, industrial and commercial sectors. | |||
| Skwoll |
2018 VS established |
[ Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Wearable devices or apps |
| We encourage moments of conviviality around a drink. We optimize the experience in bars and restaurants, and we have created an ecosystem of applications that unites a community who enjoy going out. Therefore, they have created a community app. | |||
| Cormo |
2013 VS growth |
[ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Waste & recycling ] | Bio technologies, Material & Products based on biomass |
| Cormo AG offers new sustainable solutions from Corn. The company developed and patented the process for turning corn-field waste into a 100% sustainable peat moss substitute (TEFA) for the agricultural industry and foam products (BABS) for material science use such as air filters. | |||
| Gaiasens Technologies |
2010 VS established |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Engineering, Natural hazards & catastrophe prevention & protection ] | IT data usage, Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data, Smart device |
| GAIASENS Technologies is an innovative company at the service of the environment. It offers real-time measurement solutions, environmental studies and modelling services as well as the implementation of operational solutions for the management of natural hazards. | |||
| Graphene filter carbon capture |
2021 VS formation |
Climate technologies | |
| Chemical engineers at EPFL have developed a graphene filter for carbon capture that surpasses the efficiency of commercial capture technologies, and can reduce the cost carbon capture substantially. | |||
| MobyFly |
2020 VS validation |
[ Maritime and waterways transport ] | Shipping |
| MobyFly produces zero-emission hydrofoil boats which make use of computer controlled flight systems. These boat are made for passenger transports at speeds of up to over 70 km/h while using 70% less energy than existing diesel ferries. | |||
| ActLight |
2011 VD established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption,Health & House & Body Care,Transport & Mobility [ Electricity efficiency, Energy sufficiency, Resource efficiency, Road vehicles and transport ] | Construction: Resource or material optimisation, Drone & flight, Internet of Things, LED, Optic devices, Photovoltaics, Sensors, Wearable devices or apps |
| ActLight focuses on the field of CMOS photonics by developing a new type of photodetector, the Dynamic PhotoDiode (DPD). Being a fabless company, ActLight specializes in the Intellectual Property (IP) of this area and operates primarily in the IP licensing business model. The mission is: Invent innovative semiconductor solutions. The patented CMOS-based photonics technology allows the substantial improvement of the efficiency and accuracy of various light sensing applications, such as Time-Of-Flight (TOF) based range meters, vital signs monitoring, 3D/2D cameras and much more. ActLight operates in the Internet of Things (IoT) market, with a focus on mobile and wearable devices, healthcare/medtech, autonomous driving, drones and robotics. | |||
| Aeler Technologies |
2018 VD validation |
Internet of Things | |
| AELER is an AI-powered, logistics technology company. We make next-gen shipping containers which bring full in-transit visibility. | |||
| Aero41 |
2018 VD validation |
[ Mobility & Fleet management ] | Drone & flight |
| Aero41 Ltd brings together a team of experts in the fields of flying robotics, aviation and advanced applications in the commercial civil drone sector. European pioneers in the development of drones dedicated to crop protection as well as frames with high carrying capacity, | |||
| Aginova |
2005 VD established |
[ Electricity efficiency, Information technology ] | Smart device |
| Aginova Inc. provides affordable, low power Wi-Fi sensor network solutions that make a ubiquitous sensing world come alive by providing customers actionable feedback. Aginova’s products bring the sensor world to the internet using web services. The company has 3 lines of product including (i) Temperature and Humidity monitoring in the health care and cold chain applications, (ii) Energy monitoring in a myriad of application and (iii) Infrastructure monitoring with emphasis on condition based maintenance applications in industrial and the defense markets. | |||
| AgroSustain |
2018 VD validation |
[ Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail, Waste & recycling ] | agricultural technologies, Bio technologies, Waste management technologies |
| AgroSustain develops plant-based antifungal solutions to stop the development of molds on fruits and vegetables, extending food shelf-life and reducing wastage for food distributors & retailers, leading to significant reduction in CO2 emissions. Participation: AgroSustain replaces chemicals on biological fungicides, providing crop protection without negative impact on the environment. | |||
| AICA |
2019 VD formation |
IT Software | |
| am develops custom software and intuitive user interfaces for industrial and consumer applications. We help make robotic applications more accessible to you. | |||
| Alaya (Share A Dream Solutions ) |
2016 VD established |
[ Service pooling ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Alaya is a leader in employee volunteering and corporate giving, enabling employees to choose their way of contributing and providing a powerful tool to analyse the impact created by an entire company. Global brands as well as small and medium enterprises rely on Alaya’s platform to drive their social responsibility and engagement programs. Alaya was founded in January 2018 from the merger of two major employee volunteering and corporate giving actors, Share a Dream and Hope it up. Our team believes that companies and their employees have a remarkable potential to create change. So we are committed to helping non-profit organisations around the world have access to funds, volunteers, knowledge and skills | |||
| Alver (Golden Chlorella) |
2015 VD growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | Bio technologies |
| Alver is a new food company producing everyday foods that are based on Golden ChlorellaTM. This nutrient-dense micro-algae is a truly sustainable source of protein, something which the planet needs if we are to be able to feed the ever-increasing world population. We have launched with our 100% natural EASY PROTEIN powder and three different Golden Chlorella packed biscuits. We are developing soups and sauces. | |||
| aquama |
2013 VD established |
[ Cleaning, Resource efficiency ] | Bio technologies, New chemical materials |
| aquama® offers a comprehensive approach to cater for cleaning & disinfection needs of any surface in any business sector. Our best of breed water electrolysis technology allows us to offer you smart solutions that are efficient, economical and ecological. Our business model is tailor-made to adapt to the most demanding needs, in cleaning & sanitizing, and across all industries and business areas, while proposing a profitable yet affordable solution. | |||
| e-covoiturage.ch |
2005 VD established |
[ Mobility & Fleet management, Road vehicles and transport ] | e-mobility |
| The e-covoiturage.ch association aims to put users in contact with each other, in order to develop carpooling as an alternative way of transport. The association is non-profit and exists thanks to subsidies and support of its partners. Personalized carpooling solutions are offered to companies and administrations at the best rates. Contact us for further information about our made-to-measure service. | |||
| Aurora's Grid |
2016 VD growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity grids & flexibility, Energy storage ] | Smartgrid |
| Aurora's Grid develops an ageing-aware and eco-friendly energy management software for electrochemical batteries in smart building and/or electric vehicle reducing the ageing of the battery up to 45% compared to non ageing aware management batteries. | |||
| Avalgo |
2016 VD validation |
[ Waste & recycling ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Fertilizers from wastewater, waste or other sources |
| Its main activity is to clean the algae of the ports and beaches by means of a system of aspiration and mowing. These algae are then transported by small big-bags submerged to the port. From there, they are discharged in a special machine that separates the water from the seaweed (wringer). The algae thus reduced in volume and mass, are recovered for drying and processed into animal feed, or organic fertilizer. | |||