Diaxxo AG is a spin-off start-up from the Functional Materials Lab at ETH Zurich founded in 2020 by two young entrepreneurs, Dr Michele Gregorini and Philippe Bechtold, aspiring to revolutionize point-of-care diagnostics. They developed an innovative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) device, named peakPCR, based on years of research that is fast, portable yet efficient inaaa

Swoxid is a Swiss pre-launch start-up led by Endre Horváth, developing filters to sterilize water. Their innovative material based on titanium oxide is activated using sunlight, and requires no electrical power. The filters can be used in remote places, and require little maintenance. The Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) spin-off is aiming to haveaaa

  LakeDiamond, a Swiss start-up led by Pascal Gallo, is leading the way for lab-grown ultra-pure diamonds. Their synthetic diamonds have numerous potential technological applications, beyond jewellery. Their custom-developed Micro-Wave Chemical Vapor Deposition reactors grow the highest quality diamond on earth, mono-crystals up to the centimetre in scale. The Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) spin-off is currently undergoingaaa

Innovator of the Month Interview by Eleonora Borda and Ece Yıldız   Swiss Motion Technologies (formerly Nextep) is a Swiss start-up based in Lausanne, which develops innovative mobility solutions for amputees. Their tailored liners combine revolutionary manufacturing techniques including scanning the residual limb and implementing digital manufacturing methods to reduce cost and enhance comfort. Moreover,aaa