On this page, you’ll find a selection of early-stage startups currently in the pre-seed phase, receiving support from or incubating at EPFL. Founded by researchers, students, and entrepreneurs, these ventures are developing cutting-edge technologies across fields such as deeptech, medtech, biotech, IT, and cleantech.
As they progress from concept to company, they benefit from EPFL’s startup programs, funding opportunities, and innovation ecosystem. Explore these startups-in-creation and discover the future of innovation emerging from EPFL.
For additionnal details and contact information, click on their executive summaries 📝.
| Startup Project | Description | Project Leader(s) | Executive Summary |
| BCellOne | High throughput intracellular delivery enabling gene and cell therapy. | Miguel Solsona and Blandine Vergier | 📝 |
| BioLNP Innovation | Development of a platform for antiviral therapies based on the targeted delivery of siRNAs, which inhibit the synthesis of key viral proteins to stop replication. | Rémi La Polla | 📝 |
| Germion Therapeutics | A novel series of antibiotics that demonstrate high antibacterial activity with low toxicity and haemolysis, offering a breakthrough solution against drug-resistant bacterial infections. | Jan Romano-deGea | 📝 |
| Eleum | Remodelling bile acids into a powerful new therapy to treat chronic disease. | Antoine Jalil | 📝 |
| Inkocell Therapeutics | First curative treatment for cardiac fibrosis – via CAR-NK engineered cells. | Angela Madurga Alonso and Mathieu Girardin | 📝 |
| IRIS | Instrument for imaging and molecular profiling of single cells. | Joern Pezoldt and Johannes Bues | 📝 |
| MedPEP | A platform for the development and specific cellular delivery of protease inhibitors for cancer treatment. | Aaron Petruzzella | 📝 |
| Startup Project | Description | Project Leader(s) | Executive Summary |
| Circelec | Eco-friendly printed circuit boards for recyclable smart tag. | Nicolas Fumeaux and James Bourely | 📝 |
| DeltaSpark | A process to store carbon dioxide by turning it into a solid mineral. | Luc Bondaz and Suhas Nuggehalli Sampathkumar | 📝 |
| InSituMetrix | Providing accurate and reliable in-situ stress data required for safe carbon capture and storage. | Angelica Tuttolomondo and Alex Horvath | 📝 |
| Phorest | Unlcoking biomass-derived lignin as a widespread, sustainable alternative to petroleum-derived raw materials. | Serhii Shyshkanov | 📝 |
| SafeShore | Managing sea-level rise with innovative adoptable coastal defence infrastructure. | Tara Habibi, Thomas Keller and Shanin Maghsoudizand | 📝 |
| Startup Project | Description | Project Leader(s) | Executive Summary |
| Startup Project | Description | Project Leader(s) | Executive Summary |
| Automate | Facilitates laboratory automation by providing access to modular robot. | Vincenzo Scamarcio | 📝 |
| BamX | Development of modular, lightweight structural systems with lattice geometries to enhance urban microclimates by supporting plant growth and providing shading. | Seiichi Suzuki, Filip Goc and Mark Pauly | 📝 |
| Déploya | A groundbreaking self-deployable scaffolding system that assembles, reconfigures, and disassembles automatically with minimal manual labor. | Jan Petrš and Thomas Estier | 📝 |
| Firedrone | Revolutionize safety and efficiency in extreme temperature environment operations. | Fabian Wiesemüller and David Häusermann | 📝 |
| Focus: Adaptive Loupes | Auto-focusing glasses – manufacture an improved version of the current prototype, deployable on the market. | Nathan Decurnex and Amin Debabeche | 📝 |
| Hikane | Intuitive haptic feedback system integrated into the white cane, designed to help visually impaired individuals navigate safely. | Antoine Perrin and Tristan Tarasi | 📝 |
| Open Parametric Hand | Bespoke automation solutions with a customizable, dexterous robotic hand. | Kieran Gilday | 📝 |
| Protonica | Making proton therapy accessible. | Veronica Leccese and Benoît Truc | 📝 |
| Qanova Tech | State-of-the-art parametric amplifier fulfilling researchers’ amplification needs while minimizing noise. | Simone Frasca | 📝 |
| Raven Robotics | Distributed aerial inspection solution for Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) applications. | İzzet Kağan Erünsal | 📝 |
| Rhonexum | Rhonexum drives the development of cryogenic electronics to meet the rising demand for always-improving computation, sensing and emerging quantum technologies. | Hung-Chi Han and Vicente Carbon | 📝 |
| SIMORGH | Automatic and high precision Acoustic Emission–MicroSeismic monitoring. | Maalek Momeni | 📝 |
| Startup Project | Description | Project Leader(s) | Executive Summary |
| Startup Project | Description | Project Leader(s) | Executive Summary |
| Actualia | LLM-powered personalized news assistant delivering summaries of the day’s most important events, catered precisely to your interests. | Paul Madelénat, Jacopo Moretti, Ludovic Mermo, Florian Déjean | 📝 |
| Alblooms | Next generation photo sharing app. | Patrick Schönmann | 📝 |
| Experience buddy | Smart itinerary builder for multi-day rural tours. | Alisa Glauser, Olga Stowell and Fabian Torres | 📝 |
| Ranova | Feedback. is SaaS solution that coaches hotel and restaurant managers on what truly matters to their customers while reducing daily operational tasks. | Valentin Garnier | 📝 |
| StegaMatter | Embedding digital intelligence directly into product surfaces through a steganographic approach. | Dan Cai | 📝 |
| Syre.ai | Accelerating scientific discovery through data sharing, collaboration, and accessibility. | Brian Carlsen | 📝 |
| Timely | Enabling anyone to experience the joy of speaking new languages without the struggle of learning them. | Valentin Hartmann and Lars Klein | 📝 |
| ZigZag | A groundbreaking technological innovation designed to enhance data transfer in backbone networks and data centers, a critical need accelerated by the rise of Artificial Intelligence, including systems like ChatGPT. | Niyazi Dinc and Mustafa Yildirim | 📝 |
| Startup Project | Description | Project Leader(s) | Executive Summary |
| Dexterous Endoscopes | Enabling minimally invasive surgeries in difficult-to-reach sinus and larynx areas with innovative smart endoscopes – reducing surgery time and complication risks. | Yegor Piskarev | 📝 |
| Helix Screen | Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) to understand how the active genes (mRNA) in a patient’s cell changes and thus identify the right treatment. | Yueyun Zhang | 📝 |
| Mechagel | Ground breaking adhesive hydrogel for the treatment of knee cartilage lesions. | Peyman Karami | 📝 |
| MoleSense | Wearable devices with molecurly insights, in particular hormone levels. | Gian Luca Barbruni and Ata Golparvar | 📝 |
| MyJoint | New sensor-based system to estimate knee abduction to prevent ACL injury. | Mina Baniasad and Hadrien Morand | 📝 |
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EPFL Startup Launchpad
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EPFL Innovation Park J
CH-1015 Lausanne