MassChallenge is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting innovation and entrepreneurship through collaboration and development.
During the MassChallenge Switzerland Awards Ceremony that will take place in October 2021, the selected startups will have a chance to introduce themselves, to communicate with investors, experts and other companies. During the Ceremony best startups will get, among others, a CHF 1 million priez.
Here is the list of selected startups by category:
anavo medical
This is a formulation based on innovative nanotechnology boosts the body’s own capacity of self-healing and keeps bacterial infections in check
Babylat
BABYLAT Enricher device is a first automated, small-scale tabletop device for protein enrichment of human milk.
BioEclosion SL
The aim of BioEclosion is to contribute in the development of the next generation of rapid diagnostic test (RDTs) for low-resource settings to solve societal challenges.
DrSafeHandsDrSafeHands is a leading digital health platform for sexual and reproductive health & wellness and mental health
Epios
Epios is an independent, non-profit, translational neuroscience research center.
Kayothera Inc.
Kayothera is developing first-in-class therapeutics to cure incurable cancers.
Kobara Medical
Kobara Medical is pioneering new cardiac rhythm management and neuromodulation therapies to address heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias by making novel use of the hearts transverse pericardial sinus (TPS).
Leucine Rich Bio
Leucine Rich Bio is India’s first and only Microbiome focused Genomics Based company.
Paragit Solutions
Medtech startup specializing in development of the world’s first fully assisting tool for quantifying neurodegenerative motor symptoms, starting with Parkinsons.
Parithera
Parithera is providing a minimally invasive diagnostic which analyses cancer treatment resistance and allows clinicians to adjust treatment regimen.
React4life
React4life is an innovative start-up, working in the biotech scenario.
Spirecut SA
Spirecut is developing surgical instruments for percutaneous treatment.
TissueLabs
The platform for creating organs and tissues in the lab.
VAY AG
VAY effortlessly digitizes human movements through human motion analysis, to make your products more competitive, immersive and intelligent.
Aeroflux Braking Systems
Their innovative patent-pending brake technology enables completely contactless, wear-free braking of even large passenger jets. Aeroflux brakes never need to be replaced and perform optimally in all weather conditions.
This is an AI powered app, which helps the farmers to detect their pet’s problems earlier and to cure it.
AMPHIBIO
This is a material innovation start-up developing bio-inspired & circular waterproof technology.
B’ZEOS
B’ZEOS is a material science company which develops novel packaging materials which are bio-based and use renewable resources.
Cadel Deinking sl
Cadel Deinking is a technical company created to implement an innovative plastic recycling process that can remove printed ink from plastic surfaces in recycling and converting companies.
DAC sp.z.o.o.
Dynamic Air Cooling (DAC) technology is a new ecological way to generate cold for industrial or residential air cooling and refrigeration.
FlexSea
Flexsea is creating a sustainable seaweed-derived material that replaces plastic film packaging and degrades in a matter of weeks.
Goodbag
Goodbag is a smart reusable shopping bag that connects with the customers phone through near-field-communication (NFC).
GreenJams
GreenJams is creating a beautiful carbon-neutral built environment.
Ittinsect
Ittinsect makes aquaculture sustainable thanks to the production of a specialized feed from agri-food by-products.
Jaxon, Inc.
Jaxon is an AI-powered data labeling and training platform with a focus on the difficulties of unstructured text.
Matter
Their vision is to reshape the narrative around waste.
Mellowvan
Mellowvans are South African developed and manufactured electric delivery vehicles that provide low cost and emission-free last-mile transport.
Mobilized Construction Limited
Their goal is to unlock the hidden value that is being lost in roads everyday to drive more positive outcomes to local communities. Roads are the arteries that connect us all to the world.
NaturLoop
NaturLoop is a cleantech and materials science startup. They engineer biocomposites and develop the required technology to produce them at industrial scale.
nul
Nul is a not-just-for-profit company with the mission to make the personal and household care industry more sustainable by offering eco-friendly alternatives that actually work. No water. No plastic. No toxins. No nonsense.
Outlander Materials
Outlander Materials is a biotech company tackling waste by making revolutionary new materials.
SecondCircle
SecondCircle is offering a service to industry to reduce their carbon footprint and enables a circular economy.
Transit X
Transit X builds and operates privately-financed public transit podways that can transform cities and metropolitan areas to be green and walkable.
Cyltronic AG
Cyltronic cylinder is the one and only direct replacement for pneumatic cylinder in the whole world.
Element 16 Technologies, Inc.
Element 16 Technologies is a team of experienced engineers focused on powering a brighter future through disruptive energy technology development.
Heatneutral
They produce the worlds most efficient, cost-effective and scalable heating system for homes and industry.
Ovon Home
They create beautiful & easy to install smart home devices, offering superb comfort & energy saving in a stylish way.
Oxyle AG
Oxyle AG provides a novel wastewater treatment that completely eliminates the most persistent and toxic micropollutant (pharmaceuticals, hormones, personal-scare-products, pesticides, industrial chemicals etc.) from our bodies of water.
SmartHelio
SmartHelio is a clean-tech start-up. They provide real-time and automated diagnostic and prescriptive solution to solar companies using our proprietary edge computing based sensor and intelligent software.
Solarflux Energy Technologies, Inc.
Solarflux develops and markets the FOCUS 250, an innovative parabolic dish concentrator design capable of delivering an abundance of clean, inexpensive thermal energy for a wide range of applications.
SolFoil Oy
SolFoil creates ultra-portable and safe solar solutions for outdoor cooking, heating, pasteurizing and sterilizing.
UNISERS Ltd
UNIVERS Ltd is providing services and products to detect sub-10nm particle (defects) on coated and unpatterned wafers and in liquids
WeCo
WeCo create the first ecological, innovative and self-contained flush toilets.
BrightCure
BrightCure’s probiotic products continuously protect, restore and balance your intimate skin for a healthy urinary tract.
Capture
They work with organisations to put sustainability in the pockets of every employee; engaging the workforce (wherever they are) in data-driven, gamified actions to help protect our planet and improve your business.
Plastogaz
At Plastogaz, they understand the chemistry behind plastics, and this expertise leads them to develop processes that bring value to plastic waste while decreasing its environmental burden.
TrashCon Labs Private Limited
They built a technology that can take ANY UNSEGREGATED TRASH and automatically segregate it into bio-waste and non-bio waste to an efficiency of upto 99.6% – Bio-waste is used as manure and Bio-gas, and Non-biowaste is used to make oil, plastic roads, interlocking tiles and much more!
Agrinfo company ltd
Their mission is to engage, support and connect Tanzania’s agribusinesses with other value chain players through data.
Biteback Biotechnology
They are creating sustainable and nutrient-dense alternative for palm oil made of edible insect.
ClearLeaf
ClearLeaf was launched to commercialize GotaBlanca, a non-toxic contact action liquid emulsion that uses nanotechnology for the control and management of agricultural fungal and bacterial pests on living plants and postharvest on fruits, vegetables and flowers.
EDIRIS
EDIRIS is developing software that uses machine learning to optimise nutrition of farm animals. The solution improves milk yield, improves welfare of animals and reduces emissions.
FairFlavor
FairFlavor is making an artisanal dairy-free cheese, ice cream, and desserts.
FermBiotics
Fermbiotics develops natural fermented seaweed and plant products with the aim to support gut health.
Frankles
They developed a technological platform based on Data Science and Biotechnology that allows us to reinvent the flavor, aroma and composition of the ingredients used in this industry through sustainable and transparent processes.
Fybraworks Foods
Fybraworks develops animal-free fermentation-based meat alternatives to help food ingredient companies and pet food companies formulate affordable and tasty meat alternatives by combining natural texture of fungi as well as nutrition from tailored muscle proteins.
Galventa
Galventa eliminates wake-up difficulties and adjust your sleep/wake cycle to your lifestyle.
Gelatex
Gelatex is a materials technology startup that is specialized in high-throughput scalable nanofiber production.
Grain4Grain
Grain4Grain uses upcycling technology to efficiently turn byproducts into a consumable flour.
Green and Seed Corporation
Using the weeding and moisturizing features of biodegradable films, they innovate rice farming by growing rice outside of the water.
Greencovery
Greencovery’s innovative technology allows to upgrade natural source of ingredients and create a bridge between the source of side streams and the market for their application.
Michroma
Michroma is a biotech platform producing natural ingredients in a sustainable, scalable, and cost-effective way.
Microbe Plus
Microbe Plus is a biotechnology startup operating in the Agri-Tech sector, created by a team of scientists and practitioners well-experienced in a number of successfully implemented solutions for agriculture.
MycoNourish
MycoNourish harnesses the power of beneficial microbes known as ‘arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi’ to improve crop production.
New Green Technologies
Patented industrial-scale technology to extract essential oils, cannabinoids, fuels and chemicals from botanical feedstocks.
Organifarms
Organifarms is working on taking indoor farming to the next level by developing automation technology for complex processes such as harvest, plant care, and pollination.
OTTAN
We develop, design, and produce sustainable, long-lasting, and visually aesthetic bio-composite materials for architects and product designers by up-cycling bi-products of the food industry.
Paragon Pure strives to understand the science of nature to create genuine ingredients for delivering natural flavors, colors and nutrients into wholesome foods.
Proeon
Proeon innovate and produce high quality plant protein ingredients with superior nutrition profile, functional profile, and sensory profile.
Reazent
Reazent is supercharging the adoption of sustainable agriculture with its high efficacy organic alternatives to agrochemicals
ROHKRAFT green GmbH
ROHKRAFT green is an innovative service company providing customized algae research and development services, with focus on sustainable commercial applications. In addition the company actively develops integrated algae and biogas systems.
Sophie’s BioNutrients
A dedicated team of dads/entrepreneurs, passionate in using science to find solutions to earth’s pressing problems.
The Dairy Dodger Ltd
They make natural and delicious snacks for kids on the run. No dairy, no soya, no refined sugar, no worries.
ULLMANNA
A family-run agrotech company dedicated to development of robotic and AI-driven non-chemical weeding systems.
Umami Meats
Umami Meats enables production of affordable cell-based meat and seafood with 98% cheaper growth serum and novel marine cell lines.
Umiami
They are aure that switching from animal meat to plant-based alternatives can offer health benefits with a positive impact on climate change and animal welfare.
Volatile AI
They are developing a simpler and cheaper method to monitor olfactory markers using gas sensor technology which is ready to be deployed in industrial environments and to withstand temperature, humidity and air pressure fluctuations.
Zowasel
Zowasel is an online marketplace for grains.
Pricepally
PricePally is a sharing economy e-commerce platform that enables people to shop for food and daily needs together in groups to leverage their collective bargaining power and the economies of bulk purchase to buy more and save more at their convenience.
Sparrow Quantum
Sparrow Quantum Aps is a privately held company that develops and commercializes photonic quantum technology components based on research and patents developed in the Niels Bohr Institute Quantum Photonics Lab headed by professor Peter Lodahl.
Swoop
Swoop is here to simplify and speed up the process businesses go through to access grants, debt and equity.
Vectech
Vectech is a social enterprise developing AI-driven precision environmental health tools.
VISENSE
VISENSE is a startup that provides a remote error diagnosis solution that gives industrial manufacturing companies real-time insights into industrial machine errors, allowing them to identify and resolve incidents quickly and precisely.
ZEG
ZEG.ai is working on deep-tech solution that auto-generates 3D assets at massive scale. No hardware, no fuss, straight to web/XR.
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