Zurich – This year’s finalists for the ZKB Pioneer Award Technopark 2025 are Ex Nunc Intelligence, Irmos Technologies and Nanoflex Robotics. This prize is considered the most important award for deep tech start-ups in Switzerland.
(CONNECT) The ZKB Pioneer Award Technopark has been recognizing deep tech projects that are about to enter the market for over 20 years. It is awarded by the Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB) and the Technopark Zurich Foundation. It is endowed with around 100,000 Swiss francs for the winner and around 10,000 Swiss francs each for the runners-up. The award ceremony will take place on May 20, 2025 at Technopark Zurich. The three finalists have now been nominated.
Ex Nunc Intelligence is a LegalTech start-up from Lausanne. Founded in 2023 as a spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), the company is developing artificial intelligence (AI)-based software that is set to grow into a transformative, network-based legal ecosystem. According to jury member Lothar Thiele, it "combines different classes of algorithms, methods for data curation and multilingual generative AI in an outstanding way". The start-up is thus setting "new standards in the provision of actionable legal knowledge for both lawyers and the general public".
Irmos Technologies translates vibrations recorded by sensors on bridges and other structures into damage indicators and axle loads. The spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH), which is based in Technopark Zurich, thus provides usable insights into the structural condition of infrastructures and the actual traffic load in real time. "I find their intelligent combination of cost-efficient sensors and powerful algorithms that enable precise and predictive maintenance particularly impressive," says jury member Michelle Tschumi.
Nanoflex Robotics from Opfikon ZH uses magnetic fields to guide the tips of endovascular instruments. Using a control console, medical professionals can change the shape of the device tip and move it in any direction. The ETH spin-off's technology also enables a secure remote connection for remote thrombectomies. This means that life-saving measures can be carried out more quickly, for example in smaller or rural hospitals. "I was immediately fascinated by the innovative potential of this project," jury member Emanuela Keller is quoted as saying. ce/mm
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