Switzerland Innovation Tech4Impact supports six start-ups
Switzerland Innovation Tech4Impact supports six start-ups with CHF 85,000 each. This year's winners include Openversum and Aseptuva from the canton of Zurich, rematter from Zug, Gaia Technologies from Bern, TOSA swisstech from the canton of Jura and an EPFL project from western Switzerland.
The Switzerland Innovation Tech4Impact program was carried out for the third time this year. Six sustainability-focused young companies are being supported with funding of CHF 85,000 each and access to a network of industrial partners.
The winners include two start-ups from the canton of Zurich, Openversum and Aseptuva . Openversum from the city of Zurich is developing new types of filters for drinking water. Aseptuva from Winterthur is developing a device that protects the skin from infections thanks to special UV rays. It wants to reduce the risk of hospital infection.
The company Gaia Technologies from Bern has also won. The start-up is developing a novel technology for recycling agricultural waste into biocomponents and other resources. These are to be used, for example, in cosmetics or in the food sector.
Rematter AG from Zug, TOSA swisstech SA from Courroux JU and a project at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne ( EPFL ) also received awards.
Rematter develops recyclable floor tiles for use in apartment buildings. TOSA swisstech is working on a new type of device that converts hydrogen into electricity particularly efficiently. The EPFL project is developing a graphene-based nanoporous membrane for use in the capture of CO2 in combustion processes.
Switzerland Innovation Tech4Impact is a joint initiative of Bern-based Switzerland Innovation , E4S Tech4Impact and collaboratio helvetica .