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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
Mootral 2018
VD
Validation
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] Biological: Agricultural tech, Environment: Climate tech
Mootral is a British-Swiss company that develops innovative, scalable and sustainable solutions for the agricultural systems of tomorrow. MOOTRAL is an AgriTech company based in Switzerland that develops innovative solutions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the agricultural sector. Mootral Ruminant is a natural feed supplement that significantly reduces methane emissions from ruminants. It is based on a proprietary combination of organosulfur compounds from garlic and bioflavonoids extracted from citrus. By using Mootral Ruminant, customers can benefit from tradable carbon credits issued under Verra's VCS scheme.
Mr. Green Recycling-Service 2010
ZH
Established
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] Other: Low tech
The start-up company Mr. Green spares people in Zurich the walk to the collection point: they pick up glass, aluminum cans, pet and batteries from home and dispose of them
myStromer 2010
BE
Established
[ Bicycles & E-Bikes ] Mobility: E-bike, Mobility: Electric
myStromer AG develops and markets innovative e-bikes. The strength of the company lies in the development of and mechanical components, electric components, software, and the complete system integration.
Novaton 2010
ZH
Established
Mobility & Transport [ Energy Production & Supply ] Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, Environment: Climate tech
NOVATON builds sea worthy NOVA Solar Islands of various sizes - floating solar islands, rotate for optimal sunlight to industrial energy production; In addition they devloped NOVACAT, a solar operated autonomous surface vehicle to navigate autonomously on high seas and other water surfaces
NVTerra 2010
VS
Validation
[ Resource Efficiency ] Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech
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.
Qualysense 2010
ZH
Growth
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] Other: Enabling tech
QualySense develops high-end solutions for a safe and sustainable food supply. By pioneering single-kernel analysis, combining two sensing technologies - QualySense is helping seed breeders, food companies and inspection agencies to achieve excellence in nutrition, health and safety.
CTU Clean Technology Universe 2010
ZH
Sold but still independently active
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards,Energy & Power Systems [ Waste Management & Recycling ] Energy: From Biomass (e.g. biofuels, biogas ..), Energy: Synthetic fuels (e.g. power to liquid)
Waste treatment with Responsibility and Value Recovery
Gastros Switzerland 2022
ZH
Established
[ Engineering & Industrial Design ] Energy: Heat Exchanger, Energy: 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.
Pingen 2010
ZH
Growth
[ Resource Efficiency ] Other: Enabling tech
Pingen is a web based service to automate the process of sending electronic documents as postal letters. By partnering with professional print companies distributed across various markets, Pingen achieves faster deliveries, cheaper prizes while even reducing the carbon footprint.
Renergon International 2010
TG
Growth
[ Energy Production & Supply ] Biological: Bio tech, Energy: From Biomass (e.g. biofuels, biogas ..), Energy: Renewable tech
RENERGON extracts value from organic waste in creating valuable, sustainable products such as biofuel, biogas, renewable energy, compost, fertilizer, & biochar - always combineRenergon International AG with global social and environmental responsibility.
streamwise 2010
ZH
Established
Energy & Power Systems,Mobility & Transport [ Engineering & Industrial Design ] IT: Data usage, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Measuring & monitoring
Fluid sensor: innovation and problem-tailored advice in thermodynamics and fluid dynamics. Data analytics is the logical consequence of our work as engineers. Wireless sensor solutions.
ActLight 2011
VD
Established
Energy & Power Systems,Health, Wellness & Care,Mobility & Transport [ Wearable Devices ] Components: Optic devices, Components: Resource or material optimisation, Energy: LED, Energy: Photovoltaics, IT: Internet of Things IOT, Mobility: Drone & flight, Smart: Sensors, Smart: 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.
Bcomp 2011
FR
Established
[ Resource Efficiency ] Biological: Material based on biomass, Components: New chemical materials
Under the tagline “play naturally smart”, Bcomp has defined what looks like a paradox at first sight as its mission: designing and marketing sustainable intermediate goods with no compromise on performance. Bcomp replace aluminum, carbon- or glass fibre composites and make structures more efficient in terms of weight, resistance, rigidity, shock absorption, and damping. Bcomp serves different industries such as sports & leisure, motorsports and automotive, as well as aerospace.
BEN Energy 2011
ZH
Established
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Energy Efficiency ] IT: Platforms or networking solutions
BEN Energy develops and operates Europe's leading Energy Analytics Platform. The platform combines big data analytics and behavioural science to predict relevant customer behaviour. Also is used to optimize customer portfolio and processes and conduct potential analysis of commodity and products
bNovate Technologies 2011
VD
Established
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Health Solutions ] Biological: Bio tech, Components: Optic devices
Fully automated online detection of bacteria in drinking water in 20 minutes.
CEEX 2021
ZH
Validation
[ Electricity Grids & Flexibility ] IT: Artificial intelligence AI, IT: Platforms or networking solutions
CEEX is an exchange platform for renewable Energy like an eBay for power. A new business model with peer-to-peer exchange has been developed together with the ETH Zurich in a scientific project. In 2015 a fellowship of the ImpactHUB Zurich was won for the innovative idea. It is realtime, peer-to-peer, machine 2 machine
CleanFIZZ 2011
GE
Growth
Buildings & Construction,Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Energy Efficiency ] Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Energy: Hydro (small scale), Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech
CleanFizz is a Swiss based company developing innovations to promote the solar industry. CleanFizz S.A. has developed an innovative solution “Integrated ElectroDynamic Cleaning” to revolutionize the solar panel industry with an entirely new self-cleaning method based on electrostatic waves.
CleanGreens 2013
VD
Growth
[ Smart Farming & Agritech ] Biological: Agricultural tech
CleanGreens (previously CombaGroup) is an award-winning Swiss agro-tech company that provides innovative farming solutions in mobile aeroponics. Our patented technology greatly reduces water consumption and contamination risks while offering maximum productivity per square meter.
ecoRobotix 2011
VD
Growth
[ Smart Farming & Agritech ] Biological: Agricultural tech, Energy: Photovoltaics, Mobility: Automated or self driving, Smart: Measuring & monitoring
ecorobotix develops, produces and sells innovative farming machines that require low energy and that reduce the negative ecological impact of modern agriculture, while keeping costs competitive.
enersis suisse 2011
BE
Established
[ Energy Efficiency ] Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Grid
Enersis focuses on Visual Energy Analytics, with special competences in the areas of energy / utilities, Big Data, Data Science and Analytics. They offer a cloud-based software platform and applications along the complete energy value chain to utilities, smart cities and energy-intense companies. The solution turns data into assets by connecting and visualizing existing customer and additional external data leading to the information platform vision of the Digital Energy Boardroom.
esave 2011
GR
Growth
[ Energy Efficiency ] Energy: LED, Energy: Lighting
Street lamps can be dimmed automatically via esave's slControl as long as little or no light is needed. If the sensors detect pedestrians, cyclists or cars, the intensity of the lighting is adjusted specifically for a certain section of road.
Fluid Solids 2011
ZH
Growth
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Resource Efficiency ] Biological: Bio tech, Biological: Material based on biomass, Energy: From Biomass (e.g. biofuels, biogas ..)
FluidSolids Ltd. is a leader in developing custom-made biocomposites that do not compete with the production of food since the material is made from organic waste and by-products.
Freshape 2011
FR
Growth
Buildings & Construction,Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Building Technologies ] Components: Construction - Advanced materials & energy optimization, Components: Resource or material optimisation, Energy: Renewable tech
Freshape is an established tech company based in Switzerland and China offering a new generation of sustainable and patented technologies developed in-house to enable a convenient lifestyle, while reducing the footprint on our planet. The rise of advanced green technologies, combined with distributed approaches, enables a more balanced living. These two ingredients are both necessary to overcome the massive challenges in the fight against global warming. Let’s work together to protect natural resources and foster social developments.
Geoazimut 2011
FR
Established
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Environmental Monitoring ] Components: Geophysical, Smart: Measuring & monitoring
GeoAzimut Sàrl is a company active in the fields of geosciences, geographical information systems and electronics.
Koord 2016
FR
Validation
[ Engineering & Industrial Design ] Energy: Motor & actuator, Mobility: Drone & flight
KOORD provides customized mechatronic solutions optimized for the needs of companies as well as research and development offices. Our multidisciplinary know-how in the fields of mechanics, electronics and software offers you a complete support for the development of your products, from the feasibility study to the production of series.
La Petite Epicerie 2018
VD
Growth
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] IT: Platforms or networking solutions
La Petite Epicerie is a new way of getting local supplies. It is a room filled with products from local producers with free access 24-7 using our mobile application. It's not only the tool that lets you do your shopping anytime, but it's also a source of information on how and who produces what you eat.
MyStrom 2011
BE
Established
[ Energy Efficiency ] Energy: LED, Energy: Lighting, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Device, Smart: Wearable devices or apps
myStrom AG provides Smart Home products like WiFi smart plugs, WiFi Buttons to create digitalized house (via App) and to save energy, in houses. Customers are mostly private households but they also sell to other companies.
Novaccess 2011
VD
Growth
Buildings & Construction,Mobility & Transport [ Energy Efficiency ] Energy: Lighting, IT: Internet of Things IOT, Smart: City, Smart: Device, Smart: Sensors
Novaccess is a start-up company developing innovative products for to the Web of Things. We make physical objects smarter, by interconnecting them through a ubiquitous software fabric. Our deep expertise in hardware, networking and software technologies allows us to craft end-to-end solutions with unprecedented levels of customization, efficiency and manageability. We create value across diverse application domains.
PHYSEOS 2011
VS
Growth
[ Energy Efficiency ] Components: Construction - Advanced materials & energy optimization, Energy: Renewable tech
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.
Polarmond Outdoor 2017
ZH
Established
[ Leisure & Entertainment ] Other: Enabling tech
The company develops, produces and markets the world’s first self-warming and temperature controllable sleep shells, bivouacs and tents with dehumidification management.
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