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We asked Adrian Reto Plattner, Chief Sales Officer at TWINT, what innovation means to him. With TWINT, you can pay conveniently and securely with your smartphone: at the supermarket checkout, in the online store, when shopping in the farm store, among friends, on public transport or when parking. With more than 5 million active users, TWINT is the leading payment app in Switzerland.

We asked Michelle Plüss, Co-CEO & Founder of MPAssist, what innovation means to her. MPAssist gives healthcare professionals more time for patients - through AI-supported documentation solutions.

MPAssist gives medical professionals more time for patients – through AI-supported documentation solutions. In the Innovation Sandbox for AI, the company tests its technology under real-life conditions and works with authorities to clarify key legal issues – from data protection to categorisation as a medical device. Co-CEO & Founder of MPAssist Michelle Plüss, Dr Olaf Büttner and the Sandbox Project Manager from the Canton of Zurich's Division of Business and Economic Development Raphael von Thiessen give an insight into the joint sandbox project in the video.

CEO Markus Eicher presents Alnewa AG, a joint venture between ELEX AG and oxytec AG. Alnewa captures the CO2 in flue gas streams (e.g. cement & waste incineration plants), converts it into a usable fuel gas with a groundbreaking process, which can be reused directly on site. This means that fossil fuels can be eliminated and the CO2 footprint drastically reduced. Alnewa is revolutionizing the way we deal with CO2 and helping to achieve ambitious climate targets.

MUVON Therapeutics is advancing regenerative medicine and breaking taboos in women’s health. CEO and Co-Founder Deana Mohr shares, among other things, how the Zurich-based spin-off turns research into clinical impact – thanks to close collaborations with partners like the University Hospital, ETH, and Wyss Zurich Translational Center.

This Swiss clinical-stage biotechnology company aims to revolutionize the treatment of various diseases based on muscle degeneration and damage by using the body’s own cells. Their first therapeutic focus is the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women (phase II) and men (preclinical).

We asked Deana Mohr, CEO and Co-Founder of MUVON Therapeutics, what innovation means to her.

This Swiss clinical-stage biotechnology company aims to revolutionize the treatment of various diseases based on muscle degeneration and damage by using the body’s own cells. Their first therapeutic focus is the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women (phase II) and men (preclinical).

ANYbotics presents its innovation-sandbox project on EU regulations for industrial robots. Co-Founder Christian Gehring and Senior Product Manager Kateryna Portmann explore key regulatory challenges like the EU AI Act with Raphael von Thiessen, Programme Manager AI Sandbox, Canton of Zurich. By leading in compliance, ANYbotics ensures its robots operate seamlessly in critical infrastructure.

The Swiss robotics company is a pioneer in the development of autonomous mobile robots. Their walking robots called ANYmal move beyond conventional, purpose-built environments and solve customer problems in challenging infrastructures that were previously only accessible to humans.

We asked Christian Gehring, Senior Director & Co-Founder of ANYbotics, what innovation means to him.

The Swiss robotics company is a pioneer in the development of autonomous mobile robots. Their walking robots move beyond conventional, purpose-built environments and solve customer problems in challenging infrastructures that were previously only accessible to humans.

We asked Kateryna Portmann, Senior Product Manager of ANYbotics, what innovation means to her.

The Swiss robotics company is a pioneer in the development of autonomous mobile robots. Their walking robots move beyond conventional, purpose-built environments and solve customer problems in challenging infrastructures that were previously only accessible to humans.

The co-founders of KITRO, Anastasia Hofmann and Naomi MacKenzie, present their startup. The Swiss company uses artificial intelligence to efficiently record and analyse food waste in the catering industry worldwide. KITRO enables foodservice operators to understand exactly what, when and how much food is being thrown away. This data is used for process optimization and allows food waste to be reduced by up to 60% and costs to be optimized.

We asked Anastasia Hofmann, co-founder of KITRO, what innovation means to her.
The Swiss company uses artificial intelligence to efficiently record and analyze food waste in the food service industry worldwide.

Kuori is a Swiss cleantech start-up that develops elastic, biodegradable materials from industrial side streams such as olive pits and walnut shells. These are used in shoe soles and bracelets, among other things, and reduce microplastics.

Driven by the vision of replacing fossil resources, Kuori relies on partnerships with universities such as ETH, EPFL, ZHAW and FHNW as well as companies from the outdoor, sports and automotive industries. The Zurich location offers access to a strong network of research, industry and investors.