EPFL Investor Day, together with UBS as main partner, has become a must-attend event for deep tech founders and leading investors, showcasing the most promising startups from Western Switzerland.
Each edition offers a glimpse into the evolution of our ecosystem: new technologies, new founders, and new investment opportunities, while forging a lasting link between research, entrepreneurship, and international capital.
Innovation at full speed: a milestone third edition
The 2025 edition of EPFL Investor Day marked a new milestone, confirming the event’s rapid rise as one of Switzerland’s leading platforms for deeptech investment. The third edition brought together an exceptional concentration of founders, investors, and technology leaders.
- 1,000+ participants on site
- 250+ investment organizations including VC, CVC, family offices, and institutional investors
- 201 startups represented across pitches, booths, and networking
- 50 pitches and 30 booths in the Startup & Accelerator Village
- 260 scheduled 1:1 meetings, plus countless spontaneous connections throughout the day
Afternoon program
14:45 – Opening doors
- EPFL welcomed entrepreneurs, investors, students, and tech enthusiasts to explore the future of innovation.
15:15 – European Spinout Report – Swiss Premiere
- Premiere presentation of the European Spinout & University Innovation Report, spotlighting Switzerland’s leadership in deep tech. Presentation led by Andrea Basso, Managing Director at MITO Tech Ventures (Milan), Quentin Calleja, Principal at Atlantic Labs (Berlin), and Alexandre Meldem, Head of International Promotion at Deep Tech Nation (Switzerland)
16:00 – Conference
- Opening and welcome words
- Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, President of EPFL
- Yves Felder, Regional Director Romandie, Head Corporate & Real Estate Romandie (UBS Switzerland AG)
- Raphaël Conz, Managing Director, Office for Economic Affairs & Innovation (SPEI), Canton of Vaud
- Keynotes
- “The world is changing – Are your venture investments and fundraising strategies ready?”
Dr. Burkhard P. Varnholt, Senior Financial Markets Advisor UBS Global Wealth Management based in Zurich, Switzerland
- “The world is changing – Are your venture investments and fundraising strategies ready?”
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- “Nexthink: From Zero to One… to 3 Billion”
Patrick Hertzog, Co-Founder & User Experience Officer, Nexthink
- “Nexthink: From Zero to One… to 3 Billion”
- Panel : “Deeptech in the global arena: What it takes to win“
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- A roundtable that explores how Switzerland and Europe can strengthen their high-tech ecosystems to stay globally competitive. Topics include cross-sector collaboration, growth funding, strategic exits, and industrial policy for emerging technologies.
- Panelists:
- Dr. Burkhard P. Varnholt and Patrick Hertzog
- Simone de Montmollin, National Councillor; President, Science, Education & Culture Commission
- Nicolas Autret, Partner, Walden Catalyst
- Alexis Houssou, Founder & Managing Partner, HCVC
- Moderation: Jordi Montserrat, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Venturelab
- Closing
- Edouard Bugnion, Vice President for Innovation & Impact, EPFL
17:30 – Startup pitch session
- Discover bold ideas and early-stage ventures across diverse tech verticals. Each startup will deliver a 2-minute pitch showcasing their innovation and potential impact.
18:00 – Aperitif & networking
15:30 – 19:30 – Startup & Accelerator Village
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- Throughout the afternoon, explore a vibrant exhibition space featuring startups, accelerators, and innovation hubs. Engage in cross-sector networking and discover the technologies shaping tomorrow.
| Life Sciences | |
| Bioneris | Build a fast and easy-to-use pathogen detection platform using Raman spectroscopy and microfluidics |
| TwinEdge Bioscience | Development of digital twins for oncology drug discovery and development. |
| AzureCell Therapies | Developing scalable, safe, and effective therapies that address the root cause of neurodegeneration. |
| Lemna Bio | Physics-inspired AI for biomolecule discovery and design. |
| Inkocell Therapeutics | Developing next-generation CAR-NK therapies that overcome tumor resistance and unlock new treatment options for cancer patients. |
| Precise Health | AI-driven phage therapy company enabling personalized treatments against drug-resistant infections through matching and engineering platform. |
| Bionomous | Zero-emission hydrofoil boats. |
| Novochizol | Empowering energy autonomy with smart wind turbines. |
| SwitchKine | Unleashing the power of graphene for solar cells. |
| Medtech & Healthcare | |
| Dexterous Endoscopes | Developing endoscopes with variable stiffness, providing high control and advanced tissue dissection capabilities, enabling new types of minimally invasive procedures. |
| OptiZone | To empower athletes to push beyond their boundaries and thrive safely through proactive and personalised care. |
| Performance Mouthguard | Offering unique mouthguard to mitigate the concussion risk. |
| Flowbone | Restoring hip strength to resist breaking. |
| autonomyo | Game changer in neurological rehabilitation. |
| Actival | Dental aligner with microchannels for antibacterial delivery. |
| OrthoSens | Making implants talk. It offers battery-free sensors that transform standard implants into devices for objective data capture, delivering real-time recovery insights. |
| Annaida Technologies | Non invasive chemical analysis at embryo scale. |
| Aspivix | Modern Gynecological Products for Women’s Health. Developing an innovative, soft-suction cervical devicedesigned as a modern and gentler alternative to the tenaculum. |
| HeroSupport | Personalized breast immobilization shells for radiotherapy. |
| Testmate Health | Low-cost accurate molecular tests from point-of-care to home. |
| Artiria Medical | A new standard of care to fight stroke and save lives. |
| Engineering & Cleantech | |
| Verretex | Single-photon processing detectors for computational imaging. |
| Brightank | Ammonia catalyst for cleaner energy. |
| CCRAFT | Open-access TFLN PIC solutions. |
| EM Path | Radio frequency test solution for wireless systems. |
| Lumetrix Networks | Replace complex, power-hungry network layers with a fully optical, massively scalable architecture. |
| AeroSpec | Automated aerosol film creation and chemical analysis. |
| Enlightra | Lasers for ultra-fast food and low power date transmission. |
| AMP IT | Smart EV charging for buildings and commercial sites. |
| Swisspod Technologies | Changing the way people travel by connecting every major city using sustainable, carbon-neutral, energy-efficient and high-speed transportation solutions. |
| ElectroFueled | Developing electrolysis technology to convert CO2 into sustainable fuels and chemicals. |
| Deasyl | Providing at the forefront of green chemical innovation, offering eco-friendly alternatives to traditional polluting processes. |
| Enerdrape | Turning underground environments into renewable heat sources. |
| ICT / Security / AI | |
| Synature | Monitoring animals with audio and AI in nature and farming. |
| Anyway | Making true AI privacy possible. |
| Scholé AI | Personalized and job context-driven learning for the modern workforce. |
| MobiLysis | Mobility solutions as all-in-one service based on drone data. |
| B-12 | Offering a platform that uses automation and artificial intelligence to streamline chemical experiments and improve accuracy in the lab. |
| Nexco Analytics | Tailored solutions for Bioinformatics, Biostatistics and AI. |
| MATIS | Integrating software and hardware solution that leverages AI-powered multispectral imaging and machine learning to uncover what lies beneath the surface of artworks. |
| Andromede AI | Using quality data to deliver aligned RL environments and special agent tooling needed for the next generation of Agentic capability. |
| Virtuosis | Developing AI-based voice biomarkers for mental, cognitive, respiratory, and cardio-metabolic health. |
| Largo.ai | Providing data-driven intelligence to the movie and advertisement industry with the unique technologies that show the recipes to success. |
A Growing Momentum for Innovation
The 2024 edition of EPFL Investor Day built on the success of its inaugural year, bringing together over 1,000 participants at the SwissTech Convention Center on the EPFL campus in Lausanne.
Once again, the event welcomed a dynamic mix of venture capitalists, corporate innovators, family offices, accelerators, and ambitious startup founders—confirming its role as a key gathering for the deeptech investment community in Switzerland and beyond.
Throughout the day, participants explored investment opportunities, exchanged insights, and engaged with some of the most innovative tech startups emerging from Western Switzerland.
The enthusiasm and energy of this year’s edition further reinforce the growing momentum behind EPFL’s innovation ecosystem.
They pitched in 2024
| Healthtech | |
| Limula | Cell and gene therapy made easy. |
| DigeHealth | 24/7 non-invasive solution for bowel obstruction prevention. |
| Emovo Care | Brings movement home for people with motor impairments. |
| Bewe (Ex Neuria) | Offers a scientifically validated, scalable digital intervention that targets food cravings at their root, improving outcomes for millions at risk of living with overweight, obesity or T2D. |
| Perivision | Helping eye doctors save vision with AI, VR and the cloud. |
| Therame! | Provides personalized cancer therapy recommendation before treatment starts. |
| Juvion Life Sciences | Improving health span in the elderly: Nurturing motion |
| Novostia | A new generation of artificial heart valves. |
| Xemperia | Novel blood based test for breast cancer detection. |
| Bioscibex | Developing a single-use bioreactor. |
| Xsensio | Lab-on-Skin(TM) sensing platform. |
| Industrials | |
| NovoViz | Single-photon processing detectors for computational imaging |
| Reshape Systems | AI-powered software solutions to automate the risk analysis process for complex systems. |
| Isochronic | Software-driven Industrial Pick&Place Robotics. |
| TofuPilot | The collaborative workspace for hardware product teams. |
| JJ Cooling | Pushing the boundaries of thermal efficiency. |
| Elythor | Sustainable solutions for inspecting linear infrastructure. |
| MIROS Technology | Smart, adaptive workplaces with connected, bookable spaces. |
| PAVE Space | Comprehensive autonomous systems for space exploration. |
| Komp-Act | Electric actuators for a carbon neutral industry. |
| Stiss | Non-planar integration of an NFC module directly into objects such as watch glass, eyewear, jewelry and bottles. |
| Cleantech | |
| Divea | Selling filters that capture CO2 from industrial emissions. |
| SolidWatts | High-efficiency electric heating solutions for industry. |
| Seprify | Sustainable cellulose white pigment, from food to furniture! |
| Planeto | The cleantech SaaS for engineering next-gen heating networks. |
| WattAnyWhere | Renewable energy. Anywhere. Anytime. |
| Composite Recycling | Closing the loop on composite materials. |
| MobyFly | Zero-emission hydrofoil boats. |
| Windworks | Empowering energy autonomy with smart wind turbines. |
| GraphEnergytech | Unleashing the power of graphene for solar cells. |
| Seabubbles | Pioneer in sustainable water mobility. |
| Bloom Biorenewables | Making biomass a true alternative to petroleum. |
| AI | |
| 6022 Protocol | a DeFi protocol designed to enhance trust and transparency between policyholders and insurance companies. |
| biped | All-in-one navigation device for blind people. |
| Evidone | Streamline surgery, optimize costs. |
| GradeSens | Digital solutions for predictive maintenance and after-sales services tailored to manufacturing, energy, and logistics companies. |
| Neur.on AI Solutions | AI-Powered Translation Software For Legal, Tax and Finance. |
| Resilient.ai | Scalable AI wellbeing & burnout prevention for organizations |
| Fume | On-chain Fund Administration |
| Luxtelligence | Electro-optic Interconnects for AI datacentres. |
| BoundaryAI | Advanced experience feedback platform. |
| Bearmind | Wearable technology to prevent brain injuries in sports. |
A thriving start
In its inaugural year, Investor Day attracted over 700 participants, including venture capitalists, corporate innovators, family offices, startup founders, and accelerators.
The exclusive event took place at SwissTech Convention Center on the EPFL campus in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Wednesday 8 November 2023. It brought together the broader investment community to connect with their peers and engage with the most innovative tech startups from Western Switzerland.
Over the course of the day, investors and entrepreneurs had the opportunity to connect, explore investment opportunities, and discover future disruptive technological trends.
They pitched in 2023
| Healthtech | |
| Resistell | Revolutionary alternative for antibiotic susceptibility test. |
| Neurosoft Bioelectronics | Soft implantable electrodes for the nervous system. |
| Volumina Medical | Dynamic biomaterials for reconstructive and plastic surgery. |
| EarlySight | Better diagnosis and monitoring of eye diseases. |
| Xsensio | Develops next-generation wearable devices that track biochemical information at the surface of the skin. |
| Artiria Medical | Neurovascular healthcare with cutting-edge minimally invasive medical technologies. |
| BEYOND GENOMiX | Diagnosis of idiopathic (unknown cause) infertility. |
| Regenosca | Implants to avoid a second surgical site in tissue repair. |
| Parithera | A medical device to detect cancer treatment resistance. |
| Industrials | ||
| CompPair Technologies | Healable and sustainable composites to improve circularity. | |
| Twiice | Powered exoskeletons for walking assistance. | |
| Oryl Photonics | Solving the insoluble for better and effective medicine. | |
| DeepLight | Photonic integrated circuits with ultra-low loss. | |
| MATIS | The MATIS camera and software are designed for forgery detection. We focus on the art authentication market. | |
| Elythor | Drones for inspecting and monitoring linear infrastructure. | |
| 3D2Cut | Become a Master pruner – without training. | |
| Swistor | Fast charging, long lasting, sustainable power sources | |
| Corintis | Enabling the computing of tomorrow with in-chip cooling | |
| Cleantech | ||
| Voltiris | Green Energy-as-a-Service for greenhouse growers. | |
| Urbio | Accelerating the decarbonization of buildings with AI. | |
| Bloom Biorenewables | Making biomass a true alternative to petroleum. | |
| Qaptis | Builds a retrofit device to decarbonize the trucks. | |
| Agrosustain | A one-stop-shop solution for biological plant. | |
| Daphne Technology | Climate tech comp reducing toxic pollutants & GHG emissions | |
| Emissium | Tracking the environmental impact of electricity | |
| Insolight | Solar modules designed for agrivoltaics | |
| AeroSpec | Chemical composition & source analysis of aerosol pollution | |
| SoHHytec | Solar fuel the smarter way. | |
| ICT | ||
| Largo.ai | Next generation storytelling | |
| Sonix | Ultra-low latency SaaS platform for musicians and gamers | |
| Altkimya | Modern security & observability-managed services | |
| Precisia Care | Artificial Intelligence predictive platform | |
| Strong Network | Secure Workspaces for Global Development Teams | |
| Csky.ai | Personalized A.I. assistant | |
| Xelidoni | a blockchain protocol that aims to revolutionize the rental guarantee system in Europe. | |
| Ondefy | Cryptocurrencies | |
| Embley | Embley is a Marketplace Automation Platform | |
| Imverse | 3D Holograms: live volumetric video for remote collaboration | |
Contact
The event is organized by the Vice Presidency for Innovation and Impact at EPFL, in partnership with UBS.