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 What phase are you currently in? | Areas of Activity [Subareas] | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volumina Medical |
2018 VD Validation |
[ Health Solutions ] | Components: New chemical materials, Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| Reconstructive surgery after breast cancer is currently costly, risky, highly invasive and results are temporary or don't look natural. EPFL spinoff Volumina Medical created AdiPearl, an injectable implant with the capacity to regenerate damaged tissues for breast reconstruction in a single minimally invasive procedure. AdiPearl will improve the quality of life by bringing to breast cancer survivors a safe, effective, quality, and cost efficient breast reconstruction solution. | |||
| Circulago (WWZ) |
2016 ZG Validation |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Cooling tech, Energy: Heat Exchanger, Energy: Heating in buildings |
| Circulago is a WWZ AG project for the supply of Zug and Baar-Süd with environmentally friendly heating and cooling energy. It is obtained from the water of the Zugersee. | |||
| AICA |
2019 VD Formation |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Software |
| am develops custom software and intuitive user interfaces for industrial and consumer applications. We help make robotic applications more accessible to you. | |||
| Bionomous |
2019 VD Validation |
[ Health Solutions ] | IT: Data usage |
| Bionomous combines innovative micro-engineering design and machine learning methods to automatically inspect and sort miniature biological entities, in particular the egg of zebrafish Danio rerio, which is a common model for studies in genetics, development and behavioral biology, toxicology. | |||
| blueyellow |
2019 ZH Stagnant |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Blueyellow provides a platform facilitating Renewable Energy (RE) financial transactions and contributes to making the industry more efficient. Efficiently buy or sell renewable energy assets. We connect renewable energy projects with capital through digital platform and sophisticated fintech solutions. | |||
| Clean Motion |
2019 VD Validation |
[ Health Solutions ] | None |
| CleanMotion has developed a door handle that automatically disinfects itself after each use, to improve hygiene in high-traffic areas. | |||
| CompPair |
2020 VD Validation |
[ Cleaning Services ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| CompPair is a forthcoming university spin-off solving damage issues for the composite materials industry. They develop the next generation of smart and sustainable material products to overcome damages.The new materials enable repeated damage healing after a moderate heat trigger. Their technology is the first competitive one with extremely high commercial potential in terms of multiple repair ability and recycling, while preserving mechanical properties, cost and processing methods as in many industrial systems. By extending their product portfolio to other fibres and resins, they have the ability to disrupt the industry; bringing repair and recycling functionalities to composites while matching current requirements. | |||
| Cowa Thermal Solutions |
2019 LU Validation |
[ Energy Storage ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Energy: Storage other than batteries |
| We develop compact thermal energy storage systems based on phase change materials for building services engineering and industrial plants. Our technology can be ideally combined with renewable energy sources and increases their own consumption by linking supply and demand of energy through our storage systems. COWA-Caps increase the storage capacity of water-based thermal energy storage systems by exploiting the melting and solidification processes of the filling material (phase change material PCM). COWA-Caps filled with PCM can be easily inserted into existing or new hot water, buffer or cold storage tanks. By selecting the PCM, the storage tank temperature can be ideally adapted to the application. | |||
| DePoly |
2020 VS Formation |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| DePoly has developed a novel solution allowing the chemical recycling of PET plastic. They won the venture competition in 2019 and are in the process of founding. | |||
| dimpora AG |
2019 ZH Validation |
[ Engineering & Industrial Design ] | Biological: Material based on biomass, Components: Filters & membranes, Components: New chemical materials, Components: Resource or material optimisation, Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use, Other: Enabling tech |
| We produce eco-friendly functional membranes for the outdoor textile industry. Our 2D products involve a conventional lamination of the dimpora membrane onto a textile. The waterproof fluorine-free membrane is mainly based on polyurethane and undergoes our template removal approach to create the necessary porosity, thus achieving an excellent breathability. We are also currently scaling up our first biodegradable membrane. | |||
| enviBee |
2019 ZH Validation |
[ Environmental Monitoring ] | IT: Data usage |
| The company develops software solutions for data analysis for mass spectrometric long-term monitoring of organic micropollutants in aquatic systems. | |||
| exnaton |
2020 ZH Growth |
[ Electricity Grids & Flexibility, Energy Management & Use, Information Technology ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Smart: Grid |
| Exnaton offers an AI-powered SaaS platform that enables energy utilities to launch smart energy products — such as dynamic tariffs, energy sharing communities, EV smart charging, and prosumer billing — without large IT migrations. With over 50 utility clients across five countries, Exnaton accelerates the digital transformation of the energy sector. | |||
| FenX |
2019 ZH Formation |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Energy: Insulation |
| FenX is designing and developing foam products and foam formulations made from available waste or natural materials and addressed to real estate developers, construction companies and architects. The product: Non-flammable, non-toxic insulation foam causing zero CO2 emission. | |||
| Fidectus |
2019 ZH Validation |
Financials & Information Technology [ Electricity Grids & Flexibility ] | IT: Communication, IT: Data usage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Optimising working capital in OTC energy trading. | |||
| Flybotix |
2019 VD Validation |
[ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | Mobility: Drone & flight |
| FlybotiX technology aims to double the flight time of compact drones. We use our technology as a building block to create a 350mm, dual rotor, collision tolerant drone. The system is suitable for in-structure and indoor inspection. The technology is usable in virtually any drone application. | |||
| Freesuns |
2019 VD Growth |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Freesuns designs, engineers and installs beautifully integrated solar roof tiles for residential, architecturally significant and heritage buildings. Our tiles are designed to look like traditional roofing material and can be adapted to any roof with variations in shape, colour, and size. | |||
| Infrascreen |
2019 NE Formation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech, Components: New chemical materials |
| We used nano-technologies to design the next generation of greenhouse screens. Our screens are game changer in terms of performance and impact. Participation: We used nano-technologies to design the next generation of greenhouse screens. Our screens are game changer in terms of performance and impact. | |||
| iWin |
2019 TI Validation |
Buildings & Construction,Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| We patented an innovative window solution to integrate flexible thin film photovoltaic cells into windows blinds without compromising the design and the operation of the system. With iWin you can first protect your house from overheating in summer, reducing the energy bill and second it produces renewable electricity. iWin has reached the Proof of Concept (PoC) stage and now we are building the large size prototype. Participation: iWin turns high-rise and fully glazed buildings into power plants through an innovative window solution that integrate flexible thin film photovoltaic cells into windows blinds without compromising the design and the operation of the system. | |||
| Cook Eat |
2021 ZH Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Communication, Other: Low tech |
| Cook Eat mediates home-cooked food from private to private on the online community marketplace. It closes the gap between expensive restaurants and time-consuming self-catering. Wherever our members register, culinary diversity is created around the clock. | |||
| Match my Bike |
2019 VS Growth |
[ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Smart: Device |
| Match my Bike is a platform for sharing bikes between individuals. Thanks to a smartphone application and a connected padlock, cyclists can book two-wheelers in different cities within the community. In exchange, they make their bikes available when they are parked at the station. | |||
| MEMBRASENZ |
2019 VD Validation |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | None |
| MEMBRASENZ is engaged into development, production and commercialization of gas-separating membranes to be used in alkaline electrolysers and other energy conversion systems. | |||
| Dispatcher (meonet) |
2019 SG Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Data Platforms & Solutions, Electricity Grids & Flexibility, Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software |
| meonet is a software company based in St. Gallen – specializing in digital transformation in the Swiss energy market. We support energy providers in complex IT projects, streamline processes, and develop software solutions for a sustainable future. | |||
| Mirai Foods |
2019 ZH Validation |
[ Alternative Proteins ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| We are developing real meat - cultivated directly from animal cells | |||
| Mia & Noa |
2019 GE Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| mia&noa proposes the world’s first zero-waste, zero-contact coffee bar that is controlled exclusively through the customer’s smartphone. | |||
| Nagi Bioscience |
2019 VD Growth |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Environmental Monitoring ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| Nagi Bioscience is an innovative high-tech startup operating in the BioTech field, located in the heart of the Swiss "Health Valley". Nagi Bioscience revolutionizes the way toxic and beneficial effects of substances are tested today, with the first “Organism-on-Chip” technology: ethical alternative to animal testing and key to boost innovation and efficiency in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and chemical industries. | |||
| NeoCarbons |
2019 VD Formation |
[ Carbon Removal & Storage ] | Energy: From Biomass (e.g. biofuels, biogas ..), Environment: Air pollution abatement, Environment: Carbon capture and storage |
| We fight against global warming by removing excess CO2 from the atmosphere. We do this in a clever way so that carbon chains built from CO2 are competitive with fossil-based substitutes (oil, gas, coal ). NeoCarbons™ provides industrial solutions for the effective remediation of effluent CO2 and/or for the economic production of high value added chemicals via the generation of micro-algae biomass. Targeted industries that will benefit from NeoCarbons™ technology include pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, energy and transportation. | |||
| Neustark |
2019 BE Growth |
Buildings & Construction [ Building Technologies, Carbon Removal & Storage ] | Components: Resource or material optimisation, Energy: From Biomass (e.g. biofuels, biogas ..), Environment: Climate tech |
| neustark removes CO2 from the atmosphere permanently stores it in recycled concrete and cuts new emissions by reducing the use of cement. | |||
| Novalytica |
2019 BE Growth |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Data usage |
| At Novalytica, we support organizations with data tools and services on their journey from data to insight. We have developed an efficient data infrastructure to automate the manual and time-consuming process of managing and reporting ESG data from different sources for different frameworks and standards. | |||
| oxara |
2019 ZH Formation |
[ Building Technologies ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Components: Resource or material optimisation, Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| Oraxa produces sustainable, cement-free concrete. The ETH-Spin-off is developing healthy and affordable floors for the more than 75% of the local Rwandan families living in dirty homes due to lack of good floors. | |||
| Pallon (Hades Technologies) |
2019 ZH Growth |
Buildings & Construction [ Urban Infrastructure, Wastewater Management, Water Management ] | IT: AI Artificial intelligence, IT: Data usage, IT: Digital Twin, Smart: Computer Vision, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| Automatically detecting defects in sewer inspection videos - not only much faster, but also objective and less error-prone. | |||