@csem.ch
CSEM is a Swiss technology innovation center developing advanced technologies with a high societal impact, which it then transfers to industry to strengthen the economy. The non-profit orientated, public-private organization is internationally recognized.
๐๏ธCH has ranked #1 in innovation for 15 years. But will it still lead in 10? In this podcast Woody Wade & @csem.ch's CEO note rankings reflect investments made 10โ15 years ago. With slowing public funding and rising tech demands on SMEs, focus and partnerships are survival strategies: bit.ly/4rGJ56h
We recently shared this research on fully compostable smart sensing tags: โก๏ธ: bit.ly/44Ip59N โ now you can take a deeper dive. Listen to more on the topic with Oleksandr, one of @csem.ch's engineers behind the work (๐ฃ๏ธFR only): bit.ly/4aLn9Qh
@empa-materials.bsky.social erials.bsky.social
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CSEM's CEO and several other important figures cut a blue ribbon to signify the opening of CSEM's new Schwyz site.
โจ Big moment for innovation in Central Switzerland! Weโve opened @csem.chโs new site in #Schwyz, bringing Digitalization, AI & Robotics closer to regional SMEs. Strong local collaboration, real-world impact, and innovation made in Switzerland ๐
#AI #Digitalization #Robotics
Dive into how nano-optics is moving from lab to real-world production! ๐ก
Benjamin Gallinet explains how tiny light-controlling structures are changing optics and scaling for industry.
bit.ly/3MgkTbA
#NanoOptics #Photonics #AdvancedManufacturing
Noa Schmid receives the CSEM Inventor Award 2026 for innovations in precision liquid handling, enabling faster and more accurate laboratory diagnostics. His work led to 8 patents and products used worldwide.
Read full PR : bit.ly/3OgNZIh
#CSEMInventorAward #LaboratoryDiagnostics #LifeSciences
On #WorldCancerDay, weโre proud to show how tech + cross-sector collaboration at CSEM is reshaping cancer care โ more precision, better outcomes, real hope. From surgery to prediction, our partners across CH & Europe make the impact possible. Discover more stories: www.csem.ch
#CancerInnovation
An outstretched AI hand to symbolize trust.
If #AI is everywhere, trust has to be everywhere too.
Through the EPoSS & INSIDE Edge AI Working Group,
@csem.ch 's Philippe Dallemagne argues #trust is the real adoption barrier.
Do you agree โ or are performance and cost still bigger blockers? Discover more: bit.ly/45HWPor
๐ Europeโs new MTG-S weather satellite has delivered its first images, boosting early detection of extreme weather. Inside is the Corner Cube Mechanism, developed by @csem.ch, Swiss & European partnersโ35 years of precision at work with @esa.int.
๐ Full story: bit.ly/4brbHv3
#EarthObservation
๐ญ The #AI race isnโt about models. Itโs about production.
AI winners will be those who can industrialize it. Europe is entering Phase 2โscaling AI in the real world, building on strengths like manufacturing and reliability.
Whatโs the biggest barrier between AI pilots and full-scale deployment?
โจ As the year wraps up, weโre celebrating everything we achieved together. Your trust and shared purpose turned ideas into real momentum. Wishing you a joyful break filled with rest, renewal, and inspiration. Weโll be back in 2026, ready to keep collaborating & innovating side by side! ๐
2025 marked a turning point for #TechBio, where technology meets biology, when concepts finally began to take shape in the real world.
๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ข๐จ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?
๐Discover the technologies that matter on our blog lnkd.in/ePQy4kin
๐Watch and listen to our experts right now youtu.be/d69VSutDeVQ ๐
What does Switzerlandโs future in semiconductors look like? Itโs being built now. Alain-Serge Porret shows how @csem.chโs ultra-low-power edge-AI chips and privacy-first design power #SwissChips. Worth a watch ๐: bit.ly/48Maw6B Merci: @ethz.ch
#Semiconductors #EdgeAI #LowPowerElectronics
Christophe Ballif wraps up 13 years leading @csem.ch's Sustainable Energy activities. On RTN, he reflects on Switzerlandโs PV shift after Fukushima and CSEMโs breakthroughs: BIPV, solar modules, 30%+ cells. He now hands the baton to Tonio Buonassisi. ๐๐ฑ
Interview French only: bit.ly/3XD20BE
Big news: CSEMโs Michele De Bastiani is a 2025 @clarivate.com Highly Cited Researcherโข ๐ง . A top-1% citation honorโand a testament to our perovskite team pushing next-gen solar forward. Congrats to Michele and the whole group! bit.ly/4pgrhNX
A 20-unit Swiss building cut heating electricity costs by 11%โwith no comfort loss๐ฅ. @csem.ch-led OPERA project shows how smart predictive control makes heat pumps more efficient using software, not hardware. Scalable and already commercialized: bit.ly/44c9XBw
Smart sensing tag developed by Empa, EPFL and CSEM researchers to protect sensitive goods in transit. The tag is completely biodegradable.
https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/greenspack
#greenelectronics #sensortechnology #empamaterialsscience
๐งโ๐๐คฐ Next breakthrough in prenatal monitoring didnโt come from a hospital. It came from #space research. Thrilled to see @csem.ch's ELAINE project featured on p.5 of @esa.intโs Space Benefits for Earth 2025 report: bit.ly/4ivJjJE.
Wearable, textile sensors for at-home fetal monitoring: bit.ly/3KkVNHx
๐ฅ Swiss SME BUSS wins @csem.ch's Digital Journey Award 2025 for its Predictive Quality project, which aims to bring industrial #AI to compounding. Up to CHF 100k in tech support. Full story & more about the award: bit.ly/4pMS8RP.
Next yearโฆ could it be you on that stage? โจ
Researchers from @empa-materials.bsky.social, EPFL & @csem.ch have created a fully compostable smart sensing tag that protects temperature-sensitive shipments like medicines, vaccines, and food. Now featured in @natcomms.nature.com โก๏ธ Read more on our website: bit.ly/44Ip59N โก๏ธ Nature: bit.ly/4rvZfzC
โฑ๏ธ A clock that drifts less than 0.5s in a million years? At CSEM, weโre building optical atomic clocks that set the pace for GPS, networks, finance โ and future space and autonomous systems.
Read Blog article by Steve Lecomte: bit.ly/4ptJWFZ
#AtomicClocks #DeepTech
CSEM joins RECHARGE & BEPA in the #BatteryDealforEU, driving the INNOVATE pillar with cutting-edge battery research, advanced infrastructure and strong industry collaboration. Join the pledge ๐ bit.ly/49y2yzX
#CSEM #CSEMBatteryInnovationHub
โIn SpaceChip weโre not building flight hardware yet; weโre mapping whatโs possible. By exploring these concepts for space, we also advance life-science technologies on Earth.โ โ Samantha Paoletti, CSEM
๐ค What do you think โ are we alone in the universe?
๐ Could life exist elsewhere in our solar system? @csem.ch and @ethz.ch | Space have been selected by @esa.int for SpaceChip, a 1-year pilot to explore lab-on-a-chip tech that could support future missions that search for potential biosignatures beyond Earth.
#SpaceTech #DeepTech
Four deep-tech ventures join CSEMโs ACCELERATE Program 2025 โ transforming Swiss research into real-world impact. From medtech to photonics, discover how innovation moves from lab to market. ๐
๐ Read more: bit.ly/49xeVfm
#CSEM #DeepTech #SwissInnovation
Strong enough for space. Gentle enough for the human body.
Polyimide is transforming how we design medical and wearable devices.
CSEMโs Patrick Surbled reveals how this material is powering the future of healthcare.
๐ Read more: bit.ly/4qt1mnr
How do we know if electronics are really sustainable? โป๏ธ
LCA (Lifecycle Analysis) tracks impacts across a productโs life.
What would you look for in a truly sustainable device ๐ bit.ly/3KhL00p
#CircularElectronics
What if the future of AI, quantum tech, and ultra-fast internet fit on a chip thinner than a hair? ๐ก
Discover how TFLN is transforming photonics and shaping our digital world.
Read Blog article here๐
bit.ly/3W3qkvM
And a reminder: we donโt yet have a universal definition of sustainable electronics. Standards are still fragmented.
What counts as โgreenโ depends on context: biodegradable, compostable, recycled, recyclableโฆ itโs not one label but many shades.
