Ecosystem Actors

Designwerk stands for electromobility from a single source. For developing, driving, charging and storing.

The passion for electric mobility grew in the founders during the 80-day, all-electric world record circumnavigation with the specially developed Zerotracer cabin motorcycle. Since its founding in 2008, Designwerk has been driving electromobility forward with innovative products and projects, aiming to spread sustainable mobility. The company acts both as a think tank for electromobility and as a development and production company. Designwerk combines innovative development work with premium engineering services, intelligent industrial design, pioneer mentality and reliable Swiss quality.

Alexander Thamm GmbH – also known as [at] – is a consulting firm specialized in Data and Artificial Intelligence.

Founded by Alexander Thamm in 2012, the company has grown to over 500 employees and ranks among the top consultancies in Europe. [at] prides itself on being a partner that seamlessly combines expert advice with hands-on implementation. To date, [at] has successfully completed more than 2,500 data and AI projects.

The company supports numerous large enterprises and medium-sized businesses on their data journey, with offices in Germany (Munich, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Essen), Austria (Innsbruck, Vienna), and Switzerland.

We stand for valuable organic products that enable healthy and intelligent nutrition. For greater well-being in every phase of life.

Nutrition plays an essential role in life, especially in today’s world. The right foods ensure better health. They can also have a positive influence on cognitive abilities and the ageing process.

Zellavie® products are based on traditional knowledge and the findings of modern biosciences. They support you with intelligent nutrition in every phase of your life.

ECOPARTS is a 3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM) pioneer from the very beginning. With over 16 years of experience (founded in 2006) in the additive manufacturing of metal, ECOPARTS offers the Swiss industry the basis for new, innovative products as a service provider/contract manufacturer.

Blattmann Schweiz AG, founded in 1856 on the shores of Lake Zurich, is a Swiss company With more than 165 years of experience in the production of ingredients. The company employs about 50-60 people. Blattmann supplies the food industry in Switzerland and Europe with organic and conventional food ingredients and meets the growing demand for modern, high-quality and safe food.

SIX Digital Exchange AG (SDX) is the first fully regulated financial market infrastructure (FMI) for the issuance, trading, settlement, and custody of digital assets. SDX is licensed by Switzerland’s financial market regulator, FINMA, to operate as a stock exchange (via SDX Trading AG) and central security depository (CSD) on distributed ledger technology (DLT). As part of the SIX Group, SDX is subject to the Group’s high quality and security standards covered under Swiss law.

raffiniert media AG is a Swiss boutique agency specializing in business-critical web and e-commerce platforms. We develop scalable solutions—ranging from complex web applications and mobile apps to e-commerce systems—for small and medium-sized businesses, large enterprises, and government agencies. As a long-term technology partner, we combine enterprise expertise with Swiss pragmatism: secure, scalable, and Swiss-made.

Production of prefabricated components for the shell and façade

Givaudan is a globally active Swiss company with around 17,580 employees worldwide (2025), which maintains significant research, development and production sites in the canton of Zurich. The Taste & Wellbeing division develops and distributes ingredients for food and beverages based on the innovative strength and creativity of its employees. With its expanded product portfolio of natural flavours, colors, plant extracts, preservatives and texturising agents, it generates lasting taste experiences and thus contributes to healthy nutrition, well-being and joie de vivre. The Fragrance & Beauty division develops and distributes products for consumer goods, fine fragrances and cosmetic applications.

In line with its corporate purpose, Givaudan is committed to long-term growth that has a positive impact on nature, consumers and their social environment. Givaudan has set itself ambitious targets in the areas of sustainability, equal opportunities and safety.

Faigle3D AG is the Swiss specialist for 3D printing, laser cutting, and laser engraving. As an experienced service provider, we excel in 3D scanning, design, and 3D printing using various technologies. We guarantee high execution quality with regard to mechanics, aesthetics, surface finish, and temperature resistance. Our products stand out for their high-quality standards while adhering to technical specifications. For users, our online shop, 3dstore.ch, offers 3D printers, laser cutters, laser engravers, as well as accessories and 3D printing materials. All 3D printers available in our online shop are also used for our 3D printing services in our workshop.

Hirslanden stands for high-quality, responsible, integrated healthcare that is self-determined by the individual and efficient. From birth to old age and from prevention to healing – at all times, physically and digitally – the Hirslanden Group, together with private and public cooperation partners, is focusing on the further development of the “Continuum of Care”.

AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally including our new Region in Zurich (opened in 2022). Millions of customers — including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies — are using AWS to lower costs, become more agile, and innovate faster.

VirtaMed enables efficient medical training in a risk-free environment to support the training of physicians in hospitals or training centers by means of Virtual Reality simulators. Thanks to VirtaMed it is possible to create an own highly realistic Virtual Reality Simulator especially for individual medical devices.

Today, there are over 100 VirtaMedians worldwide, with innovation headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, and a global network of expert partners. VirtaMed’s simulation and advanced data analytics are embedded into medical education in collaboration with hospitals, medical societies, and medical device companies.

Aequitec is developing a legal operating system that helps in-house counsel, CFOs and compensation specialists avoid costly errors through a legal workflow engine.

Aequitec’s software supports the management of share registers, the administration of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), the holding of general meetings and board meetings as well as the processing of legal transactions such as capital increases, share transfers, share splits and share class changes.

In addition, the Aequitec team provides support for national and international IPOs.

SIX operates the infrastructure for the financial centres in Switzerland and Spain, thus ensuring the flow of information and money between financial market players. SIX offers exchange services, financial information, and banking services with the aim of increasing efficiency, quality and innovative capacity along the entire value chain. SIX is also building a digital infrastructure for the new millennium.

SIX connects financial market participants in Switzerland, Spain and throughout the world. The company is owned by around 120 national and international financial institutions. They are the main users of our services and our most important customers. Our close relationship with them guarantees stability of the financial infrastructure and processes, proximity to clients’ evolving business needs and competitive prices.

The IBM Research lab in Zurich is one of IBM’s 12 global research labs. IBM has maintained a research laboratory in Switzerland since 1956. As the first European branch of IBM Research, the mission of the Zurich Lab, in addition to pursuing cutting-edge research for tomorrow’s information technology, is to cultivate close relationships with academic and industrial partners, be one of the premier places to work for world-class researchers, to promote women in IT and science, and to help drive Europe’s innovation agenda.

Elma Electronic is a leading provider of embedded computing solutions, including integrated chassis systems, printed circuit board products, modular enclosures, equipment cabinets and precision hardware components in standard and customized configurations. As a global company with sales, design and production facilities on three continents, we remain close to our customers and partners all over the world.

Reliability and long-term support with a history of in-depth technical expertise and precision engineering – that’s what Elma Electronic stands for.

For more than 50 years, we at Wiegand AG have been dealing with the work processes in hospitals and retirement and care centers and have been able to develop an offer tailored to medication and ward logistics. We develop individual solutions directly with users in the healthcare sector and help to optimize processes.

Triboni has been developing business software and input/output, workflow and ECM solutions for customers in a wide range of business sectors for over 20 years. Our products are developed in Switzerland and are available in the cloud and on-premise for companies of all sizes.

Novita Engineering supports companies in the development and industrialization of innovative products, machines and processes. With interdisciplinary teams, we realize projects in the fields of space, medtech, foodtech and smart systems.

Securosys SA is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, and is a market leader in the areas of cyber security, encryption, cloud security and digital identity security. Founded in 2014, the company ensures security on the Swiss financial markets on behalf of the Swiss National Bank and protects transactions worth more than 100 billion euros every day. The company supplies more than half of the world’s Tier 1 banks with hardware security modules developed and built in Switzerland.

the i-engineers is a market-leading, independent software company with headquarters in Zurich and German offices in Munich and Münster. It has been developing innovative solutions for the healthcare sector since 2002. The core product, health-engine®, is a proven and versatile interoperability platform for the digitalization of processes in hospitals, clinics and other healthcare organizations. More than 400 organizations of different sizes rely on the platform solution with flexibly combinable patient, referring physician, clinic and employee portals, as well as other modules.

We are a biotech company, that has developed and patented a fully biological bio-stimulant that has been tested to improve resilience against drought while fostering growth; 12+ years of development. By naturally stimulating the plant’s immune system, the plant health is improved by increasing nutrient absorption increased immunity reduces the need for fertilizers and pesticides.

KYBURZ Switzerland AG was founded in 1991 by Martin Kyburz and is located in Freienstein near Zurich.

As an SME with over 170 employees, it develops and produces high-quality electric vehicles for delivery and industrial companies as well as for private individuals.

More than 25,000 KYBURZ vehicles are in use worldwide. The best-known model, the KYBURZ DXP, dominates the Swiss street scene as a delivery vehicle for Swiss Post nowadays.

Ensuring the service and maintenance of its products is a top priority for the company, and at the same time represents an important line of business.

Joy in development, sustainability and climate friendliness in focus: KYBURZ Switzerland AG is looking forward to the future and can build on solid craftsmanship and many years of experience.

Reichle & De-Massari AG (R&M), Wetzikon (ZH), is an independent Swiss family business with 60 years of experience in the information and communications technology market. R&M offers all-in-one solutions for communications and data networks and is active all over the world.

With a vision of unlimited communication for people and companies, R&M integrates all product levels, from copper and fiber-based connectivity to software for infrastructure management. Areas of application for infrastructure solutions include LAN and smart buildings, telecommunications, Fiber to the Home, Fiber to the Antenna/5G, data centers, transport and green energy.

R&M consistently pursues the goal of decarbonizing its operating activities and makes a substantial contribution to the 17 UN fields of action for sustainable development. For R&M, a sustainable corporate strategy means incorporating the entire ecosystem and harmonizing economic activity with social responsibility.

Kendox AG – Swiss Pioneer in Secure AI-Based Document Processing

Kendox AG offers solutions for document management and AI-powered process automation. With its portfolio at kendox.ki, Kendox automatically transforms unstructured information—from invoices and contracts to incoming mail—into structured, usable data.

The benefits at a glance:

• Swiss data sovereignty: Operations run on proprietary, dedicated AI hardware in Swiss data centers (no CLOUD Act, no transfer of sensitive data).
• Proven security: Implemented ISDS concept (information security and data protection), designed for government agencies and regulated sectors.
• API-First Architecture: AI microservices can be seamlessly integrated into existing line-of-business applications, portals, and ERP systems via REST APIs.
• Field-proven solutions: From layout-independent extraction of data from complex invoices to automated text analysis and internal agency chatbots.

Pexapark is an award-winning renewable energy software company. Mission is to optimise renewable energy investments by facilitating power sales through PPAs, and providing turnkey solutions to assess and manage the financial risks of RE assets. We have supported our clients in 20+ GW of PPA transactions and 3+ GW of risk management reports in 18 markets.

TENTE ist ein Hersteller von Rollen und Rädern mit vielen Niederlassungen auf der ganzen Welt und Hauptsitz in Köln, Deutschland. Wir produzieren und liefern Rollen und Räder in verschiedenen Segmenten: Medizinisch, Institutionell, Industriell und Schwerlast. Mit innovativen Ideen, ausgereiften Produkten, hoher Qualität und individuellen Lösungen hat sich TENTE eine führende Position auf den Weltmärkten erarbeitet. Hinter diesem Erfolg steht ein über Jahrzehnte gewachsenes Know-how, das TENTE zur Problemlösung einsetzt. Erfahrene Designer und Ingenieure entwerfen innovative Produkte, die im eigenen Haus mit selbst entwickelten Produktionstechniken hergestellt werden. Diese Philosophie garantiert die Qualität, für die der Handel steht und die TENTE-Rollen zur ersten Wahl macht. Kunden in über 100 Ländern schätzen ihre Robustheit, Zuverlässigkeit, Langlebigkeit und ihr funktionales Design. TENTE hat nur ein Ziel: Bessere Mobilität. Besseres Leben.

II-VI Laser Enterprise GmbH is an internationally active and innovative company which belongs to the II-VI Incorporated group. We develop, produce and sell laser technology and hold a leading position on the world market. The products are highly complex and the production is carried out with the most modern equipment and processes.

greenTEG develops and manufactures advanced thermal energy sensing solutions based on patented technology. These solutions are available for both research and industry purposes, including applications in the fields of R&D, building, and wearables. greenTEG’s latest solution is the first sensor for non-invasive and continuous core body temperature monitoring, ready to be embedded in wearables in sports, healthcare, and general wellbeing. greenTEG is headquartered in Zürich-Rümlang, Switzerland.

TIE International trains IT apprentices for different companies and thus enables every company in the Greater Zurich Area to benefit from this system. Creating and finding talent in IT is difficult for most companies, we help here.

Thanks to the training of talents, taxes can also be saved in Zurich, for example, which many companies are not aware of. We are happy to advise you.

IMT has its roots in the microstructuring of metallic layers on flat optical substrates. Over the years, we have continuously supplemented this core competence with complementary technologies.

Today, our solutions can be found in the semiconductor industry, medical technology, biophotonics, sports optics and optical measurement technology.

In addition to applications with a focus on optical functions, the IMT product range also includes components with electronic and/or mechanical functions.

Optotune entwickelt und fertigt branchenprägende aktive optische Komponenten, die es Kunden auf der ganzen Welt ermöglichen, innovativ zu sein. Gegründet im Jahr 2008, begannen wir mit unserer Kerntechnologie der fokussierbaren Linsen, die durch das Funktionsprinzip des menschlichen Auges inspiriert wurde. Laser-Speckle-Reduzierer, 2D-Spiegel, abstimmbare Prismen und Strahlverschieber sind weitere Ergänzungen unserer Produktlinien. Dank unseres tiefen Verständnisses von Optik und Mechanik und unserer Leidenschaft für Technologie ist Optotune Ihr idealer Partner, wenn es darum geht, Herausforderungen zu lösen, bei denen herkömmliche Optiken versagen.

Quality, miniaturization and maximum reliability of printed circuit boards – this is what DYCONEX AG stands for. We are a leading global manufacturer of highly complex PCBs, LCP and chip packaging substrates and a provider of related engineering services. For more than 50 years, the success of our company has been based on the expertise and motivation of its employees.

Fröhlich Info AG is a family-run media and service company in Zollikon. We offer our customers comprehensive services and multimedia solutions in the field of digital and printed media: Programming & web design, design work, printing & publishing. The publication of the weekly newspapers “Zolliker Zumiker Bote” and “Küsnachter Bote” as well as the specialist magazine “Unterhaltplus” are also part of the product range.

We strive for long-term customer relationships, promote equality and facilitate both career entry and further training. Active environmental protection is very important to us. That is why we are investing in the future – and not just in ours. We actively protect the environment on a daily basis, for example by producing our own solar power.

LeihBOX rents out sustainable, reusable transport crates throughout Switzerland for logistics, moving, temporary storage, and transportation—as an alternative to single-use cardboard boxes—to individuals, businesses, and government agencies. A dense network of more than 1,100 pickup and drop-off locations throughout Switzerland brings the LeihBOX system right to your doorstep. Smart sensors can record the location and temperature history of the LeihBOXes, making them traceable.

We are the main public transport company in the greater Zurich area. Our goal is long-term sustainable improvement to the quality of life in Zürich through new and improved public transportation solutions. The landscapeof urban mobility is changing faster than ever before. New trends, services and technology such as the sharing economy, increased individualization, multimodality, digital booking platforms, electromobility and automated driving offer a range of new choices.Which of these are best suited to the VBZ mission and how can they be integrated into our existing services and products? Our Innovation Team evaluate and tests potential new services and technologies in order to improve and expand public transportation inZurich.

Trifork is a global NextGen IT company that develops innovative software solutions in collaboration with its customers. The company has more than 950 employees, across 58 business units, with offices in 12 countries in Europe and the USA, and works in six business areas: Digital Health, FinTech, Smart Building, Cloud Operations, Cyber Protection and Smart Enterprise. Trifork’s research and development takes place in Trifork Labs, where Trifork continuously co-invests and develops technology start-up companies. Trifork is behind the brand, GOTO, which runs a global tech community with over 275,000 subscribers and more than 30 million views on YouTube.

Since 2010, mühlemann+popp has been working with entrepreneurial minds to develop, finance and technically implement innovative digital business models. Headquartered in Zurich, the company employs around 50 people in Switzerland and Eastern Europe. As a technology partner, mühlemann+popp helps to shape the innovation process and in many cases participates as a co-founder and investor in the newly emerging start-up companies. In doing so, mühlemann+popp draws on its many years of experience in the areas of business model development, processing large data sets, AI in cloud environments, technology consulting and the implementation of applications for mobile and desktop.

Since the company was founded, mühlemann+popp has helped shape and technically implement over a dozen digital business models and established them on the market as a founding partner, including the insurance broker platform Sobrado, the event management and photography solution evenito, the employee appreciation platform bontique and the employee communication app StaffApp.

Kistler is the global market leader for dynamic pressure, force, torque and acceleration measurement technology. Space travel, competitive sports, vehicle safety – just three areas of application that depend on high-tech measurement solutions from Kistler. Customers benefit from Kistler’s experience as a development partner and its unique sensor technology, enabling them to optimise their products and processes so as to secure sustainable competitive edge. With some 2,000 employees at more than 60 facilities across the globe, the Kistler Group posted sales of mCHF 411 in 2021.

With Akrodyn as a reliable partner, you and your dynamic team bring innovative products to the market in a plannable way that inspire customers and employees. You build your company’s reputation as modern and future-proof. Regular top results make joy and freedom part of your everyday life.

We are a well-coordinated and interdisciplinary team, everyone is intrinsically highly motivated and engineers with heart and soul. We stand for speed, big picture, expertise and quality. As we are small, we focus on your project. Know your Engineer!

We offer

Complete product development package, i.e. creative, innovative solutions implemented from the idea to the finished product.

In addition to product developments, we are known as a specialist for your custom-made servo motor control up to 120,000 rpm, from 100 W to 10 kW, from 12 VDC to 400 VAC for robotics and industry. Incidentally, sensorless down to 0 Hz is possible.

We are looking for

Does your company or employer lack innovation? Do you have product ideas, but not all the skills needed to develop them? Is special know-how required in the areas of mechanics, electronics and software? Is your private life suffering because of the company’s slow turnover?

Have you been looking for the perfect drive technology for a long time?

Together we can overcome your challenges. One by one. Strong partnership to achieve your goals.

At ERNI, we are convinced that Swiss Software Engineering can create added value for customers. That is why we are building a global platform with a Swiss mindset to meet the needs of customers worldwide. Our customers benefit from method-based consulting services, partner-oriented technology services and cost-conscious delivery services. Since its foundation in 1994, the exchange of know-how and the focus on economically viable engineering solutions have played a key role in successful software projects.

Today, the ERNI Group has more than 800 employees at 18 locations in 8 countries.

CHROMOS Group AG is a leading provider of solutions for the graphic arts industry; the packaging industry; the food and beverage industry; the photography, film, and broadcast industries; the medical and pharmaceutical industries; and the manufacturing industries.

Our wide-ranging portfolio of products and services is based on long-standing partnerships with renowned suppliers from around the world.

The five business units Printing, Packaging, Industrial, FUJIFILM Photo and Kelva Web Cleaning are complemented by a strong service department. The owner-managed Swiss family business is based in Dielsdorf.

As a strategic partner of ETH Zurich, inspire AG is the leading Swiss competence center for technology transfer to the MEM industries. It conducts research for industry, develops state-of-the-art technologies, methods and processes and solves problems in all areas of product innovation and production technology. inspire brings together the best partners from industry, universities and universities of applied sciences for joint projects and has the brains, knowledge and experience to successfully turn ideas into innovations. Where new ground is to be broken, where there is a lack of technical or project management expertise and where unbiased judgment is required, inspire can deliver new solutions.

inspire is a technology competence center funded by the Swiss Confederation and is the result of a joint initiative by Swissmem and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.

From electronics and full-stack software to efficient algorithms and AI: Supercomputing Systems (SCS) develops software and hardware for its customers. Founded in 1993 as an ETH spin-off, SCS now has 140 employees at Technopark Zurich and enjoys tackling challenging projects.