The precision industry is an important economic sector for the canton of St. Gallen, particularly in the Rhine Valley. Companies in this sector rely on a state-of-the-art research environment that meets the highest quality standards. Cleanrooms are essential in order to minimise microscopic particles in the air and thus produce high-precision components without errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
The existing cleanroom in Buchs at the OST is already being used intensively – particularly by RhySearch, which conducts research there using its own equipment. The partners now want to modernise and expand the infrastructure and make it more widely accessible in order to further strengthen the region’s innovative power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
22 million francs for the “Sensor Innovation Hub<\/strong>“ The Cantonal Council’s preliminary advisory committee has examined the proposal and recommends that it be approved. A tour of the existing plant in Buchs has emphasised the relevance of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Next steps and political decision With the expansion of the cleanroom in Buchs, the region would take an important step towards technological leadership in high-precision manufacturing and secure its international competitiveness in the long term.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The high-precision manufacturing industry in the Rhine Valley needs state-of-the-art research infrastructure in order to remain competitive. OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule, RhySearch and Switzerland Innovation Park Ost are therefore planning to expand the clean room in Buchs in order to tap into new innovation potential. The St. Gallen government is supporting the project with two special loans totalling CHF 22 million. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22697,22358,12476,12487],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-company","category-construction","category-immonews","category-regions-en","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":{"bild_mit_ki_erstellt_worden":[],"lead":"Die Hochpr\u00e4zisionsfertigungsindustrie im Rheintal ben\u00f6tigt modernste Forschungsinfrastruktur, um wettbewerbsf\u00e4hig zu bleiben. Die OST \u2013 Ostschweizer Fachhochschule, RhySearch und der Switzerland Innovation Park Ost planen deshalb den Ausbau des Reinraums in Buchs, um neue Innovationspotenziale zu erschliessen. Die St. Galler Regierung unterst\u00fctzt das Projekt mit zwei Sonderkrediten von insgesamt 22 Millionen Franken. ","autor":"Quelle: SG","ort":"","bildunterschrift":"","zusammenfassung":"","bild_im_grid":false,"gallerie":"","newsim":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
Research in the fields of sensor technology, semiconductor technology and high-precision manufacturing is to be further developed under the name “Sensor Innovation Hub”. The St. Gallen government is planning to support the project with CHF 22 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>The Cantonal Council will discuss the proposal at first reading in the 2025 spring session and at second reading in the 2025 summer session. If the Council supports the project, the referendum could follow in autumn 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n