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Neuchâtel’s CSEM is launching Start-up Elevate, a program giving five incorporated deep-tech start-ups each CHF 50,000 worth of targeted technology development support to move from prototype to industrial deployment.

CSEM launches Start-up Elevate to help deep-tech start-ups overcome technical barriers

5 October 2026

Lausanne-based Neural Concept, an EPFL spin-off specializing in AI-driven engineering, has opened its first dedicated commercial presence in India to support manufacturers already using its platform, including MAHLE.

Neural Concept establishes its first direct presence in India

5 October 2026

Fusionality, founded in 2026 by two researchers with backgrounds at EPFL's Swiss Plasma Center and Google DeepMind, has raised a CHF 3 million pre-seed round to build its founding team in Lausanne and equip fusion companies with operations infrastructure.

Fusionality raises CHF 3 million to build operations technology for fusion devices

14 September 2026

The Empa campus in Thun has split its Advanced Materials Processing laboratory into two independent units dedicated to surfaces and interfaces on one side and to metallic materials and manufacturing on the other, as researchers on the site make computational tools for alloy design accessible through a conversational AI agent.

Empa in Thun splits into two labs for materials and metals

7 September 2026

SWISSto12, the Renens-based space technology company and EPFL spin-off, has closed a USD 70 million Series C round to meet growing demand for its payloads and satellites across multiple orbits.

SWISSto12 raises USD 70 million to meet growing multi-orbit satellite demand

16 July 2026

Hydromea, the Renens-based pioneer in subsea optical communication, has won a USD 1 million award through the AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge, together with Florida Atlantic University, to develop a next-generation underwater communication and networking system.

Hydromea wins USD 1 million grant through AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge

24 June 2026

Neural Concept, the Lausanne-based leader in AI-driven engineering, has opened its first office in the Asia-Pacific region in Seoul, deepening its work with Korean manufacturers.

Neural Concept opens its first Asia-Pacific office in Seoul

15 June 2026

Omega has launched the Laboratoire de Précision, an accredited independent precision testing facility open to the entire Swiss watchmaking industry.

Omega establishes the Laboratoire de Précision in Biel

1 June 2026

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27 May 2026

Belgian engineering group DECUBE has established DECUBE SWISS at Microcity in Neuchâtel, covering electricity transmission, generation, and storage.

Why DECUBE established its Swiss operations in Neuchâtel

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