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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mycrobez |
2019 BS formation |
Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Farming & agriculture, Waste & recycling ] | New chemical materials, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| MYCROBEZ is based on the insight that it is more efficient to change material instead of changing behavior patterns. In the face of increasing consumption and globalization, Mycrobez does not seek to stop throwaway culture culture, but works to make packaging products disposed of in nature packaging products disposed of in nature are fully degradable and sustainable. The vision, then, is to replace the status quo of petroleum-based packaging products such as Styrofoam in the marketplace and establish a new, circular material standard in the packaging and construction industries. | |||
| nematx |
2020 ZH formation |
[ Building technology ] | 3D Printing |
| At NematX, we develop an industrial 3DP platform based on our proprietary «Nematic 3DP Technology». We are the pioneering company to make liquid crystal polymers available for AM. In combination with proprietary part design algorithms and high-precision 3DP hardware, we can offer the combination of part performance & manufacturing precision required for industrial production. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Nutrai |
2016 ZH formation |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Healthcare ] | Smart device |
| We discover the how, when, & why of food consumption patterns that are affecting patients health | |||
| Oxyle |
2020 ZH formation |
[ Waste & recycling, Water Management ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Oxyle uses clean energy to degrade hazardous micropollutants from wastewater, such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides, chemicals etc. | |||
| qCella |
2023 ZH formation |
[ Electricity efficiency ] | Material & Products based on biomass |
| By impregnating natural fibers with copper qCella developped a more energy-efficient heating mats compared to commercially available heating wires. By having a proper electical resistance across the entire structure the heating mats heat homogenously and can be cut into any desired form. By eliminating the need for a heat-losing upholstering layer energy consumption can be reduced. | |||
| QuerDenkFabrik |
2014 BE formation |
[ Energy Production ] | Motor & actuator |
| Development and improvement of high-pole electric motors. The first prototyps are promising. Using the new Soft Magnetic Composite Material | |||
| 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. | |||
| Retreeva |
2021 VD formation |
New chemical materials | |
| Retreeva's patented high-tech sponge selectively captures precious metals from industrial waste streams in trace concentrations and record time. Recycling these valuable resources in a green manner ultimately helps reducing carbon emissions, energy loss and dependence of industry on virgin mines, thus contributing towards a more responsible future. Ultimately, with its adsorbents, Retreeva aims to aid access to drinkable water in underdeveloped regions. | |||
| Solaxer |
2021 VD formation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption,Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Energy efficiency, Energy Production, Heating and cooling energy ] | Renewable technologies, Solarthermal energy |
| Solaxer helps industries cut reliance on fossil fuels by delivering a new method of heat harvesting. This next generation technology delivers solar receivers with high performance but with significantly reduced environmental impact and at lower cost. | |||
| somebodyelse |
2021 ZH formation |
Communication, Media, Education or Games [ Games ] | Gamification |
| Somebodyelse creates embodied experiences in VR to help people to understand an issue in an immersive, educational and playful way to raise awareness and enable positive behavioural change. In 2015, the United Nations all agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which are part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. But social, cultural, and environmental problems still seem to be accumulating worldwide; sustainable cities and communities, access to health and therapy, or social wellbeing are still huge problems to tackle. People are still not sufficiently aware of the underlying problems, cannot understand, imagine, or relate to them, and therefore, will not change them either. Digital technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR) allow a wide range of people to experience abstract content appealingly. And, today we know that people can better understand and emphasize through a self-made bodily experience. | |||
| Airfix |
2022 ZH formation |
[ climate carbon removal ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Building a Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage market. Airfix, a new subsidiary of South Pole, combines decades of climate finance and carbon project development expertise with a vision for a scalable Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage market in Switzerland and beyond. | |||
| SUIND |
2020 ZH formation |
[ Information technology, Mobility & Fleet management ] | Drone & flight, Internet of Things |
| Enabling drone companies to unlock the full potential of drones by providing them with state of the art safety solution. | |||
| Swistor |
2022 VD formation |
[ Energy storage ] | Battery |
| Swistor develops the next generation of energy storage device for a clean, sustainable future. The Lithium and Cobalt free solution enables charging our devices ultra fast, extends the lifetime 30 times and is environmentally friendly and safe. | |||
| TaoTree |
2022 ZH formation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction,Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Resource sufficiency ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| TaoTree has the goal to build an online community focused on more environmentally conscious behavior. Ecological behavior earns you points and allows you to compete with others. The platform is also about the exchange with other environmentally conscious users. It is also intended that Taotree can be used in companies to encourage employees to behave positively with regard to the environment. | |||
| Urstamm |
2021 AR formation |
[ Forestry ] | |
| We enable and promote sustainable timber, forest management and regionality through transparency and efficient processes with digital proof of origin on the wood. | |||
| Va-loo.ch |
2021 ZH formation |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Engineering, Waste & recycling, Water Management ] | Construction : Increase efficiency or renewable energy use., Construction: Resource or material optimisation, Waste recovery, recycling and re-use, Water conservation |
| The VaLoo association was founded on World Toilet Day 2021 with the aim "to create value from what ends up in the Loo". Our 44 founding members from 18 different organisations are a heterogeneous group of start-up entrepreneurs, associations, researchers, students and other interested parties. | |||
| Voltiris |
2022 VD formation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production),Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Energy efficiency, Energy Production, Farming & agriculture ] | Construction : Increase efficiency or renewable energy use., Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies |
| Agricultural greenhouses are key toward a sustainable food supply, however they have significant energetic needs due to heating and artificial lightening. There is a push from governments, retailers and consumers to reduce carbon footprint of greenhouses. Voltiris enables double-use of large greenhouses surfaces to produce electricity without impacting their high agricultural yield. Voltiris introduces a solar panel design to generate electricity from the part of sunlight's spectrum that is unused for crop growth. | |||
| Zurich Soft Robotics |
2022 ZH formation |
[ Building technology, Energy Production ] | Photovoltaics |
| Zurich Soft Robotics produces a novel adaptive solar façade named Solskin. It increases photovoltaic energy production compared to conventional methods. Furthermore, the façade offers additional solar protection through AI-controlled shading. | |||