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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDUN Technologies |
2017 ZH validation |
[ Healthcare, Information technology ] | IT data usage, Sensors |
| IDUN Technologies Ltd. is a biosensor company based in Zurich, Switzerland. Coming from a stretchable electronics research group from ETH Zurich, IDUN is developing and producing soft and dry conductive electrodes for biopotential monitoring (ECG, EEG, EMG). With a unique and patented surface structure these electrodes provide high quality signals with skin-friendly materials without electrolyte gel. | |||
| Crick (Insekterei GmbH) |
2017 ZH validation |
[ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| Crick produces insect-based foods like snacks or crispbread | |||
| KnowS IT |
2017 ZH validation |
IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals | |
| Job portal & community. The safe way to find people with the right skills. | |||
| Mastercoldbrewer (re-coffee) |
2017 SG growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| Coffee - Drinks that are manufactured without the effects of heat. This lead to preserved aromas and vitamines. The products are fair and mostly organic. | |||
| Taschengrill |
2017 FL growth |
[ Recreation ] | Low technology |
| Schweizer Tachengrill offers an ecological alternative to disposable grills. Their product can be used several times and is as practical as its counterpart. | |||
| Nectariss |
2017 VD growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Cleaning ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Consumers increasingly expect foods with clean labels (sustainable, healthy, authentic, with natural ingredients and of known origin). The drivers of these expectations include consumer health awareness, the demand for environmental and economic sustainability, but also the excitement and pleasure of discovering novel and exotic foods. Nectariss has developed the Nectariss Method, a patent-backed fermentation technology that enables the generation of food with new natural flavors. Nectariss offers a natural truffle aroma in bulk to B2B customers. | |||
| Neology Hydrogen |
2017 VD formation |
[ Airplanes & transport, Electricity, Maritime and waterways transport, Road vehicles and transport ] | Hydrogen technology and fuel cells, Storage other than batteries, Synthetic fuels (e.g. power to liquid) |
| Neology aims to bring an affordable and clean solution to the commercial transportation, by utilizing ammonia as the carbon-free energy vector. | |||
| neverain |
2017 ZH growth |
Transport & Mobility | e-bike, e-mobility |
| Thanks to a multifunctional overall, cycling should in future be a pleasure regardless of the weather. | |||
| novatlantis |
2017 ZH stagnant |
[ Resource efficiency ] | Communication, Low technology |
| Novatlantis aims for energy system transformation, resource efficiency, renewable energies and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. It analyses data, developments of information, knowledge and strategies, empowers customers to take concrete action, and provides scientific services. | |||
| RB2 Robotics |
2017 VD formation |
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| We are a spin-off from the HEIG-VD Intelligent Data Analysis Laboratory based at the EPFL innovation park. We are developing state of the art deep learning models that enable robots to make smart and secure decisions only based on what they see just like humans do. | |||
| Regli Energy Systems |
2017 ZH growth |
Construction & buildings [ Heating and cooling energy ] | Construction : Increase efficiency or renewable energy use., Smarthome & building |
| Regli Energy Systems makes the traditional heating market more sustainable by ensuring that heat pumps deliver top values in terms of sustainability. The first product, "NovaAir", was tested at the heat pump test center at the University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland and it achieved top values in terms of performance and efficiency. They use natural refrigerants, which are 700 times more environmentally friendly than conventional refrigerants. Participation: Regli manfucatures & sells high-efficiency heat pumps powered with propane. Optimized for retrofits, they save CO2 and heating costs, whilst convincing with unique aesthetics. | |||
| Remretech |
2017 AG formation |
[ Waste & recycling ] | Enabling technologies |
| Recycling technology for strategically & technologically important rare earths from magnet e-wastes. The founder Ajay Patil aims to develop a portable recycling unit for e-waste and resource management. | |||
| Ronovatec |
2017 SZ growth |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Gardening, Landscape conservation and management ] | Automated or self driving, Robotic |
| Our patent pending robot technology has been specifically designed to assist green keepers and others who tend large grass areas. Each robot is multifunctional, meaning that it can replace several machines and can be used for mowing, brushing of synthetic turf, soil analysis, line drawing, and due to electric power not an internal combustion engine, mowing can often be moved into new time windows for mowing i.e. late evenings, lunchtimes or even overnight. | |||
| Seefeld Style (YARN-TO-YARN) |
2017 ZH validation |
[ clothes ] | New chemical materials, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Seefeld Style produces trousers from the fabric made out of recycled yarn. YARN-TO-YARN® developed the extraction method to produce recycled yarn and lifts the fashion industry into the Circular Economy with "the infinite yarn". | |||
| Ambrosus |
2017 ZG growth |
Health & House & Body Care,Transport & Mobility [ Food production & retail, Healthcare ] | IT blockchain or algorithms |
| Ambrosus, which is a member of the CVA, is a project to build a blockchain-based ecosystem for supply chains for life-essential products like food and medicine. | |||
| SNAQ |
2017 ZH growth |
[ Healthcare ] | Wearable devices or apps |
| SNAQ helps estimate the carbohydrate, protein and fat content of meals and shows the impact on blood glucose progression. SNAQ connects to popular blood glucose sensors. First, take a picture of your meal to record the nutritional values. second, learn how different meals affect your blood sugar. third, recognize patterns from past meals to improve your blood sugar. | |||
| Sonnenpool |
2017 ZH validation |
[ Energy Production ] | Battery, Photovoltaics |
| We finance and build solar systems, smart meters, and everything else to get clean power from your roof and the grid. | |||
| Stadtpilze |
2017 BS stagnant |
[ Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail ] | agricultural technologies |
| Stadtpilze GmbH cultivates mushrooms on coffee grounds to sell for culinary uses regionally in Basel. | |||
| Zum guten Heinrich |
2020 ZH stagnant |
[ Catering, Food production & retail, Restaurants ] | Low technology |
| Sustainable catering delivered by Food-Bike fight Food-Wast; uses high quality and shapeless fruit and vegetables that cannot be sold - because they are not of the standard size. This reduces the amount of fruit and vegetables that remain in the fields with the farmers or end up in the biogas plant. | |||
| 1H2O3 |
2018 LU growth |
[ Water Management ] | Water pollution abatement |
| Water Treatment Package - All in one package that makes wastewater treatment affordable and easy. | |||
| 9T Labs |
2018 ZH validation |
Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Building technology ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| 9T Labs advances lightweight design by simplifying the use of high-performance materials with 3D Printing using industry grade carbon fiber composites | |||
| 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. | |||
| agrarpiloten |
2018 BE growth |
[ Farming & agriculture ] | Drone & flight |
| Agrarpiloten GmbH has set itself the goal of revolutionising work in agriculture in a targeted manner. We have a large pool of different pilots from all over Switzerland. Our multicopters can be used in a variety of ways and are fast and efficient in their execution. Through a mobile charging system, we are able to recharge the mobile batteries and thus do our work quickly and efficiently. | |||
| 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. | |||
| AIPHA |
2018 ZH validation |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Electricity grids & flexibility, Forestry, Information technology, Natural hazards & catastrophe prevention & protection ] | IT data usage, IT Software |
| AIPHA GmbH provides Deep Learning based tools to automatically identify vegetation based threats to power lines. The main focus are grow-in, fall-in and forest fire threats. For this purpose, Geodata like Satellite images or Point Clouds from Drones or Airborne Laserscanning are evaluated. | |||
| AirBie (Smart Bike Lock) |
2018 ZH validation |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Information technology, Mobility & Fleet management ] | e-bike, Internet of Things, IT blockchain or algorithms |
| AirBie proposes smart bike locks for bikes, through the installation of the AirBie App. This allows companies to monitor their fleet with smary city analytics software. | |||
| aliunid |
2018 ZG validation |
Internet of Things, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals | |
| Aliunid's mission is to provide real-time data from the energy grid and to develop smart solutions for a secure energy future and a successful energy transition. | |||
| apilio |
2019 ZH validation |
[ Building technology ] | Internet of Things, IT Software |
| Apilio connects devices and services to create smarter, low-maintenance, reliable logic for your home. | |||
| Assaia International |
2018 ZH growth |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Airplanes & transport, Information technology ] | IT data usage |
| We provide an Artificial Intelligence solution that watches turnarounds in real time to understand what is happening and offers predictive analysis to better manage operations. | |||
| autoSense |
2018 ZH validation |
[ Mobility & Fleet management ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Sensors |
| autoSense is a Swiss start-up with headquarters in Zurich. Its vision is to create an open, Swiss ecosystem that totally disrupts the connection between driver and vehicle. To this end, the company develops and offers services for private individuals and fleet managers in the field of intelligent networking of cars. At the heart of the system is an app and an adapter that provides users with a digital assistant for their cars and access to the growing ecosystem. This already includes new models for car insurance, a digital payment function when refuelling, a tax-compliant logbook, active warning messages in the event of vehicle malfunctions and much more. | |||