Data protection Impressum

Watchmaking

With a CHF 13 million investment, Mestel has opened a cutting-edge facility in Rossens to boost production of high-end rubber watch straps and smart wearable components for the luxury industry.

Mestel inaugurates CHF 13 million high-tech facility in the canton of Fribourg

26 May 2025

Top Stories Western Switzerland

Top Stories from Western Switzerland (January 2025)

28 January 2025

The FONGIT Innovation Fund has awarded funding to four innovative Geneva-based start-ups focused on transformative solutions in healthcare, cleantech, and luxury product technology.

FONGIT Innovation Fund supports four groundbreaking Geneva start-ups

16 December 2024

VÊPRES, the French cleanroom specialist, is setting up in Thônex in the canton of Geneva under the name Vêpres Suisse, marking a new stage in its international development to meet the growing demand for controlled atmosphere environments.

Cleanroom specialist VÊPRES establishes a subsidiary in Thônex

9 December 2024

The University of Neuchâtel (UNINE) has developed an ultra-miniaturized atomic clock to establish a coordinated lunar time (LTC) for future lunar missions.

University of Neuchâtel develops a miniature atomic clock for lunar timekeeping

1 July 2024

Top Stories Western Switzerland

Business environment

Top Stories from Western Switzerland (May 2024)

28 May 2024

MTTA, a new watchmaking hub, will open in Le Locle by 2028 to foster innovation and collaboration in the industry.

Le Locle will be home to the new MTTA watchmaking center of excellence by 2028

6 May 2024

Rolex to establish a new production site in Bulle with 2,000 jobs

14 December 2022

STISS integrates a digital passport into a glass watch crystal

14 December 2022

CSEM awards its Digital Journey prize of CHF 100’000 to DIXI Polytool

16 November 2022

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