November

ETH startup Procavea won the Swiss Technology Award 2021 in the category  'Invention'. Their cube-like protein cage acts as a delivery system to carry drug molecules directly into the cells where they have their effect. It has the potential to make existing drugs more effective and to reduce their side effects.

Variety is what makes food enjoyable. ETH Spin-off Planted joined forces with the ETH Product Development Group to customise the extrusion process of plant-based meat by using additive manufacturing.

ETH spin-off EthonAI has developed powerful AI software applications that combine quality inspection and root cause analysis in manufacturing. The software is piloted at Siemens Smart Infrastructure.

Modulators are the backbone of telecommunication. They convert electric signals into light pulses. The research team led by Rachel Grange has developed a manufacturing process based on lithium niobate. The modulators are fast, energy-efficient and so small that they even fit on a chip.

ETH spin-off VU Engineering has developed a visual machine learning solution that learns from manufacturing operators how to detect defects. Consequently, manufacturers don't need to hire expensive machine learning experts.