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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Da Vinci Olivenöl |
2013 TG established |
[ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| Da Vinci offers impeccable, high quality olive oil from selected producers for everyone. Especially for those who care about health aspects in the diet. | |||
| Daxtro Swiss International Engineering Company |
2000 TI established |
[ Electricity, Engineering, Waste & recycling ] | Enabling technologies, Hydro energy, Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies, Wind energy |
| Daxtro Swiss International Engineering Company S.A.R.L.® is a Cleantech Swiss company dedicated to developing, manufacturing, distributing and installing products relating to the environmental sector. They have three divisions: DAXTRO WATERS: Specialized in the field of water purification at any level (waste water treatment for municipalities and industries; also have desalination plants, filtration and drinking water systems). DAXTRO ENERGY: Leader in the field of renewable energy generation (Photovoltaic plants & Eolic systems). DAXTRO TECHNOLOGY: Promotes and commercialize high-tech products for Industrial Applications. | |||
| de Cavis |
2009 established |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| De Cavis supports customers in the development and marketing of patented foaming technology for the production of highly porous mineral materials with air contents between 50 and 95vol%, on the development of ceramic buoyancy bodies for underwater vehicles as well as on the production of high-purity and ultra-high-purity magnesium. | |||
| EcoWaste |
2003 VD established |
[ Waste & recycling ] | Smartcity |
| EcoWaste SA offers a complete range of ecological products and services for optimizing the management of all types of waste. | |||
| Energie 360° AG |
2013 ZH established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption | e-mobility, e-vehicle charging, Renewable technologies |
| Energie 360° is a Swiss energy service provider that offers the entire spectrum of environmentally friendly energy solutions. | |||
| enersuisse |
2018 ZH established |
[ Energy management solutions, Energy Production, Information technology ] | IT data usage |
| enersuisse relies on the comprehensive know-how and many years of experience of its owners (EKZ, Primeo Energie and Romande Energie) in the billing process (meter-to-customer process). The company focuses on competencies in metering technology, in the billing of energy services and in customer service. Technically, enersuisse relies on high-quality systems and infrastructures. | |||
| Equippo |
2014 ZG established |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Equippo is the biggest online sales platform for construction machinery. By buying their construction equipment second-hand, customers can reduce their environmental footprint and the life cycle of the machine is extended. | |||
| Evatec |
2004 SG established |
[ Energy efficiency, Resource efficiency ] | Enabling technologies |
| Evatec offers a range of platform architectures equipped with evaporation, sputter , etch and PECVD source technologies according to application, substrate format and throughput requirements, due to thin film deposition systems enable manufacture of the worlds highest performance optical, optoelectronic and semiconductor devices. Our Advanced Process Control ( APC) technologies enables new level of thin film performance and production yield. | |||
| Fiaxell |
2018 VD established |
[ Unknown ] | Enabling technologies |
| A global solution for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC), electrolyser (SOEC) & high temperature electrochemical devices Over the past nine years, Fiaxell has developed processes for cell fabrication, specialty screen printing inks, flexible testing devices for high temperature measurements and has now provided customers worldwide. To complement our core competences, we identified highly skilled manufacturers of electronics (power supply & EIS), kilns, gas control, liquid management, gas detection, hydrogen generators and are working closely with them. | |||
| foodward |
2013 ZH established |
[ Food production & retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| The expert network of the food industry, Academy for industry & company representatives from the agro-food environment. foodward - the food business academy - serves as a platform and interface. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Ganser CRS |
2003 ZH established |
[ Energy efficiency ] | Enabling technologies |
| The Common Rail injection technology has contributed significantly to the new era of the modern diesel engine. The diesel engine became more powerful, runs quietly and produces far less emissions than in the past. | |||
| Gastros Switzerland |
2022 ZH established |
[ Engineering ] | Heat Exchanger, Heat industrial usage |
| Gastros Switzerland redefines the way of how food can be kept warm. We offer a genuine alternative for professionals from the catering industry who like to feed their guests at modern, multi-functional and individually designed buffets. | |||
| Geo2X |
2012 VD established |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Natural hazards & catastrophe prevention & protection ] | Geophysical & technical |
| Geo2X is a Swiss Company based near Geneva. It was founded 12 years ago by experienced geologists and geophysicists who have complementary areas of expertise in the petroleum, geotechnical, geophysical and geological domain. This allows Geo2X offer a wide range of services that meet all the demands of its customers.Our global experience is key to find specific solutions for varied issues (hydrogeology, natural resources, landslides, pollution, etc.) in many environments. A particular effort is put into research and development of new hardware and software, allowing us to have innovative answers to complex situations. | |||
| Geopraevent |
2012 ZH established |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Natural hazards & catastrophe prevention & protection ] | Geophysical & technical, IT data usage |
| Geopraevent develops, installs and operates premium alarm and monitoring systems for natural hazards. We focus on customer-specific and highly reliable solutions. | |||
| Good Soaps |
2011 LU established |
[ Cleaning ] | Low technology |
| Since 2011, we have been developing and producing ecological, sustainable cleaning agents based on european plants. | |||
| foifi |
2017 ZH established |
[ Restaurants ] | Low technology |
| Zurich's first “Zero Waste” store cafés: the FOIFI in the lively Kreis 4 and the ZOLLFREI in the idyllic Kreis 9. Our store cafés are hosts, idea exchangers, meeting spaces and meeting points for enjoyment, togetherness and collaboration. | |||
| Groupe Curie |
2020 ZH established |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production),Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ climate carbon removal, Energy efficiency, Energy Production, Engineering ] | Climate technologies, Hydro energy, Hydrogen technology and fuel cells, Photovoltaics, Physical & chemical & nano technologies, Wind energy |
| Consulting, developing and operating of green infrastructures for chemical products using CleanTech processes and developing of Cleantech Innovations. Developing alternative sustainable materials for the industry. | |||
| Grüniger PLUS |
2011 AG established |
Communication, Media, Education or Games [ Electricity efficiency ] | Communication |
| Grüniger Plus GmbH is an expert in the field of energy and process optimisation of industrial processes as well as thermal systems and plants. The focus is on holistic considerations of systems and processes as well as their energetic and economic optimization. | |||
| Codecheck |
2012 ZH established |
[ Food production & retail ] | IT data usage, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Codecheck is an online product guide that helps critical consumers and consumers in their purchasing decisions. Through Codecheck.info, consumers receive 65 million free-of-charge independent expert information and evaluations on currently 95,000 products (mainly food and cosmetics). | |||
| HeiQ Materials |
2005 ZH established |
New chemical materials | |
| HeiQ is three-in-one company: scientific research, specialty materials manufacturing and consumer ingredient branding, all for improving the lives of billions of people by perfecting the every day product of textile. HeiQ is a leader in textile innovation creating some of the most effective, durable and high-performance textile effects in the market today. | |||
| Impact Acoustic |
2019 LU established |
Health & House & Body Care [ Engineering, Waste & recycling ] | Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| We are firmly convinced that we humans can only be successful if we also care for the environment. That's why we develop not only beautiful and functional, but also environmentally compatible acoustic solutions in the heart of Switzerland. Always with an eye on global trends and a focus on the requirements of the ever-changing architecture and design industry. | |||
| fundraiso ( InternetTime) |
2014 ZH established |
IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals | |
| The fundraiso.ch project massively simplifies the search for funding. Fundraiso.ch is the first online platform in Switzerland that makes it possible to systematically search for funding. As a user of our platform, you benefit from the experiences of previous fundraisers who have already been in contact with individual funders. | |||
| Inventsys |
2017 AG established |
[ Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Software solution, designed to enable the digitalization of governments, authorities, and municipal utilities to create smart processes. It helps digitalize the business of other verticals including facility management, utility management, security, trade marketing, and outdoor media, and any other operation that requires the geolocated real-time management of assets or field workers. | |||
| Keller Technologies |
2000 ZG established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Construction of buildings, Resource efficiency ] | Smarthome & building |
| Plan, design and build to level, environmentally friendly buildings, neighbourhoods with interessting architecture in China | |||
| Lantal Textiles |
2016 ZH established |
None | |
| Conventional airplane carpets are dyed using a yarn dyeing process. This process is slow, energy-intensive, and the carpets are often heavy. Lantal Textiles' carpet technology digitizes the manufacturing process while simultaneously reducing water and CO2 consumption as well as waste. Additionally, the use of ultra-light materials reduces the weight of the airplanes. | |||
| megasol |
2004 SO established |
[ Electricity ] | Photovoltaics |
| Solar modules are produced with robots and on fully automated production plants. | |||
| Miromico |
2002 ZH established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Information technology ] | Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, Internet of Things |
| Miromico is an innovative high-tech company that focuses on development services in the areas of integrated circuits, electronic systems and software. Our clients include international corporations such as IBM, Infineon, Roche and Credit Suisse, but also SMEs | |||
| Nemis Technologies |
2018 ZH established |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Farming & agriculture, Healthcare ] | Sensors |
| NEMIS Technologies specializes in the development of simple, safe, and on-site pathogen detection solutions across a wide range of applications in the food industry. The N-Light environmental monitoring series can be used anywhere by anyone, empowering food producers to take back control over their quality management processes. The availability of this precise and affordable method allows for more extensive and frequent screening, providing critical information to detect and eliminate potential contamination hotspots after only 24 hours. | |||
| Neo Technologies |
2004 VD established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption,Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Electricity, Information technology ] | IT data usage |
| Market leader in consulting and solutions for Energy and Public Sectors in Switzerland, neo technologies carries out information technology development and integration projects. From consultancy to completion, operation to maintenance, neo takes on all aspects of a project according to the needs of its clients. Our approach: build bridges between technology and business. Each project is unique and must incorporate technological and functional factors whilst maintaining the greatest possible pragmatism. | |||