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The challenge of presenting is to engage and inspire the audience, but that is easier said than done. ETH spin-off Showzone has created an AI-powered presentation app that helps deliver presentations with success.

ETH spin-off Engimmune Therapeutics has developed technologies to engineer T-cell receptors (TCRs) which are part of immune cells. Guided by machine learning, the technologies enable the development of TCR drugs that specifically target solid tumours. This emerging therapeutic approach is scalable and less costly than other modalities such as cell therapies.

ETH spin-off SAEKI’s ground-breaking robot is revolutionising the manufacturing of large components for space shuttles and concrete structures. This all-in-one machine handles everything from 3D printing to milling, saving costs, time, and materials. Welcome to the future of manufacturing.

Fresh sparkling water at the touch of a button, waste-free and always on hand. ETH spin-off bottleplus is making this possible. Co-founder Christian Käser talks about challenges and what comes next.

ETH startup Skaaltec uses real-time motion tracking and non-invasive brain stimulation to enhance the recovery of stroke patients. The SmartVNS system enables rehabilitation at home and helps to activate the neural pathways involved in the exercise movements.

Turning waste into value. ETH Spin-off Gaia Tech transforms agricultural sidestreams to high-value ingredients for the processing industry.

ETH spin-off qCella offers a novel heating technology for products. Heating objects close to people rather than entire rooms, such as car interiors, thus becomes an attractive option. qCella's approach is comfortable, energy-efficient and can be applied to a wide range of products - from shoe soles to aeroplane seats.

Heated up by sunshine, these specially coated glasses do not fog up in humid conditions. ETH Pioneer Fellows Iwan Hächler and Fabrice Bagnoud strive to get the coating process market-ready and make antifogging lenses accessible to a large consumer market.

Lithium-ion solid-state batteries are the batteries of the future. However, their mass production is still too expensive. ETH spin-off Eightinks is developing a manufacturing technology for the mass production of new battery materials and designs. In addition to the scalability of the technology, the goal is also a complete circular economy for batteries.

Companies process dozens of customer orders, order confirmations, delivery notes, and invoices every day. ETH spin-off BLP Digital is revolutionising resource planning with an application that saves costs and reduces the potential for errors. Their collaboration with ETH brought the young company a significant step forward.

ETH spin-off AtlasVR offers virtual reality (VR) training solutions for industry, enabling the workforce to train independently and efficiently. Thanks to virtual training, a significant amount of resources like raw materials can be saved.

New environmental standards and regulations require corporations to monitor their biodiversity risks and offset their impact on nature. ETH Spin-off SimplexDNA has developed a methodology that enables global biodiversity monitoring.

Harsh environments or special industrial use cases require strong and resistant materials in complex shapes. This is what the ETH spin-off NematX specialises in: high-performance polymer 3D printing for applications in space, electronics, or medical applications. 

Even after clinical trials, there is never 100% certainty about the safety and effectiveness of new medicines. The ETH spin-off Methodds offers tailored analytical solutions and expert services for this problem in healthcare.

Agriculture is a very labour-intensive business and finding the workforce is increasingly difficult. Wouldn’t it be great to let a robot do the work? 

Breathing and heart activity reveal something about our stress levels. No smartwatch can measure stress and breathing activity in real-time, but Oxa, the new product from ETH Spin-off Nanoleq does exactly that.

A grand total of 26 spin-​offs were founded at ETH Zurich in 2022. Their businesses range from new cancer drugs and sustainable water bottles to digital mapping of urban traffic flows. The ETH spin-​off family also welcomed three new unicorns and raised 1.2 billion Swiss francs in fresh capital.

Metal foams are used in many applications, including cooling and filtration. Start-up Apheros' novel metal foams offer unprecedented properties.

The carbon used in today’s materials is almost exclusively made from gas, oil, or coal. ETH spin-off and chemical engineering start-up, Biosimo, has developed a sustainable bio-based alternative to produce fossil-free chemicals such as acetic acid.

ETH spin-​off Versantis is dedicated to the fight against liver diseases. Their lead drug candidate gives hope to a rising number of affected patients. Co-​founder Vincent Forster talks about a great opportunity, which will change their business as well as boost the further development of their drug pipeline.

Many patients with chronic diseases benefit from regular blood tests, for example to adjust medication. ETH spin-off Hemetron has developed novel and affordable tests that are simple enough to use at home.

The lightweight and recyclable gold alloys of the ETH spin-off Goold enable a circular economy for gold. In this way, they contribute to mitigating the environmental impact and social problems associated with gold mining.

Alzheimer's disease damages the brain decades before the first symptoms are apparent. Prof. Rafael Polania and Caroline Lustenberger develop comfortable home monitoring solutions to detect Alzheimer's early and to enable timely intervention.

Drug design is time-consuming and expensive. Identifying a promising starting molecule – a ligand – is key in the design process. A new characterisation method based on NMR spectroscopy probes the interaction of the ligand with its intended target quickly and reliably.

Treatment resistance accounts for 90% of cancer deaths and was hard to diagnose up to now. ETH spin-off Parithera enables early diagnosis.

Touchdown, park, hook up, unload, clean, refuel, load, and depart – every minute counts when it comes to aeroplane turnarounds. ETH Spin-off Assaia’s technology revolutionises the workflow on the tarmac to make it more efficient, safer, and sustainable.

Bottle jams on the conveyor belt or overheated machines – such interruptions to production cost a lot of time and money. ETH spin-off Cerrion detects and analyses problems in the process automatically and in real time.

Insects enrich the diet of laying hens and bring fun to the chicken farm. ETH spin-off SmartBreed has developed a technology that enables insect breeding on the farm and provides far more than just protein snacks.

About 20% of all babies worldwide suffer from infant colic and cry excessively during the first five months of their lives. The soon-to-be ETH spin-off SURI BioTech is developing a solution for infant colic using beneficial bacteria to bring relief.

Traffic jams and long waiting times at junctions in city centres are part of our everyday lives - be it as pedestrians, public transport users or motorists. ETH spin-off Lumisera promises a significantly improved traffic flow with self-regulated traffic light systems.

Weeds are traditionally killed either by using herbicides or by a combination of mechanical hoeing and manual weeding. The ETH weeding robot with integrated laser promises to save countless hours of manual labour as well as scalable organic farming without chemicals.

ETH LegalTech spin-off DeepJudge assists law firms, corporations, and courts by making data-sensitive administrative work more efficient.

There is no longer any reason to leave our dental health to chance. A new device allows us to self-monitor our oral hygiene and alerts us when it is time to visit the dentist or dental hygienist.

Patients with chronic respiratory diseases can heave a sigh of relief. Thanks to ETH spin-off Resmonics, there is now a certified monitoring system that keeps track of their illness during their sleep and raises the alarm if necessary.

ETH start-up Groam intends to replace conventional plastic foams with sustainable, biodegradable variants. Groam’s foam technologies are based on biomass from agricultural waste streams and are currently being tested in vertical farming.

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.

How about having your personal coach and physical therapist with you at all times? ETH Spin-off VAY trains computers to measure and analyze human motion by using a regular camera and artificial intelligence.

Clean water is very valuable and – in many parts of the world – an increasingly rare commodity. The ETH spin-off Oxyle AG provides a novel wastewater-treatment-system that eliminates persistent and toxic organic micro pollutants.

Sniffing your alcoholic beverage and immediately detecting whether it contains toxic methanol? A portable device from ETH spin-off Alivion could prevent many cases of illness and death.

See glaciers, dams, mountains, buildings, art, and railway stations in a fascinating new light: ETH spin-off Scanvision combines laser scanning and photogrammetry technologies to visualise large-scale landscapes and constructions in 3D documentations.

Membranes for filtration and purification of liquids and gases are an important technology in various industries, ranging from drinking water supply to medical technology, and from semi-conductors to sports utility wear and petrochemistry. The graphene membranes developed at ETH Zurich promise more energy-efficient separation.

Photovoltaic systems enable the generation of own-source electricity. ETH spin-off Exnaton developed a software to create local energy communities to realise neighbourhood-based trading of renewable energy.

ETH spin-off Rimon Technologies has developed a framework to enhance the capabilities of teams and companies to build their own augmented reality (AR) applications such as manuals for complex machines or inspections.

It is the middle of the night. Your baby is hungry, but you have run out of formula milk. What now? This is not exactly the time to call on your friendly neighbour. But where can you buy anything at this time?

The current Coronavirus pandemic has shown that better, more reliable, and faster testing is crucial to ensure optimal and timely treatment and to contain the spread. ETH start-up diaxxo has created an ultra-fast, real-time PCR testing device for various indications.

Memo Therapeutics has found a way to isolate and store ultra-rare but highly effective antibody producing cells (B cells). The ETH spin-off has generated best-in-class antibodies against two viruses including SARS-CoV-2 and is aiming to use the technology on a wide range of indications.

Affecting almost 50 million people every year and causing high costs as well as too many deaths, sepsis – also known as “blood poisoning” – is one of the greatest medical challenges in the world. ETH spin-off hemotune AG has invented an award-winning technology to overcome this problem.

How does your company recruit its best talents, and how much effort do you put into it? Numerous companies have recently started using a platform developed at ETH Zurich, which has already provided them with 5,000 young talents with minimal effort.

A universal bio-ink with superior printing characteristics facilitates the printing of many different types of tissue to replicate injured tissue. In the video, Mark Tibbitt and Elia Guzzi introduce  the patent-pending technology, which paves the way for personalised implants.  

It's all about the curves. Take a look at how the ETH technology Aegis Rider makes motorcycling safer and more fun.

Easy and contact-free sleep monitoring at home? ETH spin-off Sleepiz revolutionises the way sleep disorders are diagnosed.

ETH Zurich looks back on a very successful year for spin-offs: In 2020, 34 spin-offs were founded, with a striking proportion in the areas of AI and sustainability. Financing rounds totalling more than CHF 400 million and HeiQ's public listing bear witness to the market success of existing ETH spin-offs.

Surgeries of complex bone fractures are challenging and often fail. ETH Pioneer Fellow Thomas Zumbrunn uses sophisticated 3D simulations and augmented reality to assist the doctors.

Car or aeroplane components made of carbon fibre composites are much lighter than metal parts. If such components were digitally and cost-effectively mass-produced, the CO₂ emissions of an aircraft could be reduced by several tons. To this end, ETH spin-off 9T Labs provides solutions.

The purification of gases consumes a lot of energy, both for the production of plastics and for bottled oxygen. ETH spin-off Unisieve pursues a new approach to filtering.

Reinforced concrete is the most widely used building material in the world, particularly for large infrastructures. Over 50% of these structures in Europe and the US are past their 50-year service life span. They suffer from corrosion in the steel-reinforcement and bear an unknown repair urgency. The DuraMon solution sheds light on this dark area.

ETH spin-off Indoor Astronaut specialises in the development of computer games. Unrailed! is their first game and is designed to entice all existing and future railway fans. The team has collected several prizes for their game worldwide.

Up to 30 spin-offs each year at ETH Zurich – that is impressive. But what is behind this figure? How efficient are these spin-offs and what are the factors for success? A new study reveals surprising facts.

Every year, millions of patients worldwide receive skin grafts because of severe burns, sports injuries or diabetic wounds, often accompanied by detrimental complications. Such treatments are painful for patients and expensive for the healthcare system. A nanoparticle paste is now promising relief.

Founded in 2019, ETH spin-off, Animatico, has developed software for interactive, talking avatars. The animated characters can provide support in various areas of everyday life, such as buying tickets, checking into hotels, or advising on products. The systems work without any contact – certainly needed in Covid-19 times.

ETH spin-off dimpora produces sustainable membranes for outdoor clothing that do not pollute nature. Studies have revealed that toxic membrane residues are not just found in remote lakes or mountains, but also in the blood of wild animals such as polar bears.

Many companies have replaced manual labour with machines and robots. However, there are still many jobs where full automation is not possible or simply not desired. Auxivo, an ETH spin-off from the Rehabilitation Engineering Lab, develops exoskeletons for industrial applications to support workers who frequently lift and carry heavy objects.

In times of crises, such as the current Corona pandemic, sourcing poses major challenges for companies. ETH start-up Archlet offers a cloud-based optimisation tool. Companies can use it free of charge to adjust their sourcing strategy during and after crises.

ETH spin-off Gilytics offers a software as a service solution using spatial data and Geographic Information System (GIS) technology that creates routes for power lines, pipelines, roads, or railways instantly. The automated 3D software saves energy and engineering companies considerable time and money when planning complex projects anywhere in the world.  

Have you ever heard of direct cash assistance via smart phone in connection with money donations? This form of supporting crisis-affected people in war zones is very effective and increasingly popular. ETH students from the Analytics Club at ETH worked with the NGO “IMPACT Initiatives” to develop an algorithm to determine how much money a person needs.

Global agriculture today consumes 40% of the total land area and 70% of the fresh water reserves to feed the earth’s 8 billion people.  This is neither sustainable nor efficient – especially given the steady growth of the earth’s population. ETH spin-off Yasai invented Integrated Vertical Farming to provide food for everyone without destroying the earth’s precious resources.

Big players with online businesses discover how to use Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) devices to run machine-learning applications. FPGAs can lower the cost of machine-learning IT infrastructure and reduce its energy footprint.

Today, it is difficult to get secure information about the origin and the history of luxury watches. In cooperation with watch manufacturers and retailers, ETH juniors developed a blockchain solution. Now the spin-off company Adresta brings this technology to market.  

Public sewers worldwide are aging and are thus more prone to defects such as cracks or corrosion. ETH spin-off Pallon (previously Hades) uses AI to detect these defects in sewer inspection videos automatically.

The gripping of small and fragile objects is a big challenge across various industries. ETH Pioneer Fellow Marcel Schuck presents No-Touch Robotics – a magic solution.