Data protection Impressum

R&D

One year after its launch in Buttes, in the canton of Neuchâtel, the world's first removable solar power plant installed between railway tracks, developed by start-up Sun-Ways, reports positive results and is drawing interest from France, Italy and Asia.

Sun-Ways’ railway solar plant in Neuchâtel reports positive first-year results

29 June 2026

The Foundation for Innovation and Technology has awarded a CHF 400,000 Tech Growth loan to EPFL spin-off Isospec Analytics and CHF 20,000 Digital Grants to MYSTONES and Skilder, three start-ups from the canton of Vaud.

FIT supports three Vaud start-ups, led by EPFL spin-off Isospec Analytics

24 June 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

The Foundation for Innovation and Technology has awarded CHF 100,000 Tech Seed loans to Detectra, TUUS Solutions and Anyway Systems, supporting innovations in arthritis monitoring, nutrient delivery and sovereign AI infrastructure.

FIT grants Tech Seed loans to three innovative Vaud start-ups

22 June 2026

The 2026 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking, published by IMD, places Switzerland third among 70 economies, behind Singapore and Hong Kong, while the country retains the global lead in government efficiency and infrastructure.

Switzerland ranks third in the 2026 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking

22 June 2026

The Swiss Deeptech Report 2026 ranks Switzerland first in the world for the share of venture capital flowing to deeptech and first in Europe per capita, with EPFL in Lausanne named among Europe's two leading universities for deeptech spinouts.

Business environment

Switzerland leads the world in deeptech venture funding in 2026

17 June 2026

908 Devices, a US-listed maker of handheld chemical analysis devices, has acquired NIRLAB, a University of Lausanne spin-out developing AI-powered narcotics detection, for an upfront USD 15 million plus up to USD 8 million in performance-based consideration.

US firm 908 Devices acquires Lausanne narcotics-detection start-up NIRLAB

16 June 2026

Edwatec, an EPFL spin-off developing photonic systems for AI infrastructure, won the CHF 150,000 Grand Prize at the venture 2026 awards held at EPFL in Lausanne, where start-ups from across Switzerland, including several from the Lake Geneva region, were honored.

EPFL spin-off Edwatec wins Grand Prize at the venture 2026 awards

16 June 2026

Business environment

The Marly Innovation Center reaches 200 companies and 1,000 jobs in 2026

15 June 2026

Atinary, the Lausanne and Menlo Park-based pioneer in Self-Driving Labs, has been selected as a 2026 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.

Atinary named a 2026 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum

15 June 2026

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