Deep Tech Nation Switzerland

Switzerland has just confirmed its position as the 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱'𝘀 #𝟭 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻🇨🇭 Today we launched the Swiss Deep Tech Report 2026, and the numbers are unambiguous: 🔹 #1 in the world for share of VC going to deep tech: 63% - ahead of China (56%) and the US (54%) 🔹 ETH Zurich & EPFL rank as Europe's top two universities for new deep tech spinouts 🔹 $2.6B raised in 2025 - a new record, up 5x since 2015 The sectors leading the charge: 🧠 AI/ML now accounts for 1 in 4 newly founded Swiss deep tech companies - more than double its previous share - with the highest density of AI researchers globally 🤖 Robotics is growing even faster: 3.5x more VC-backed robotics startups per capita since 2020 than the US 💻 Future of Compute is already at a record funding year in 2026, with 7x more patents per capita than the European average What used to be a pipeline story is now a capital story. Foreign investors supply 88% of late-stage Swiss deep tech funding - because the world's best funds no longer need persuading. They're arriving on their own. And we are seeing a fundamental shift: the companies spinning out of our world-class labs are no longer leaving. They're staying, scaling, and attracting the world's best capital - right here in Switzerland. Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/eU3xYjbB The Swiss Deep Tech Report 2026 is a collaborative initiative by Deep Tech Nation Switzerland, Founderful, Kickfund, Startupticker.ch, and Dealroom.co.

💊🔬 Deep Tech battling superbugs: Swiss biotech innovation takes on antibiotic resistance 🇨🇭 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞-𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚. In our final episode of the NextIn Business series, we explore how Swiss startups are developing new diagnostic methods and a new generation of antibiotics to solve one of the most pressing global health problems. You'll hear from Danuta Cichocka, CEO of Resistell whose goal is to accelerate the diagnostic process to 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁. Also featured is Marc Gitzinger, CEO of BioVersys AG who is 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀. Moderator Lynn Grütter visits the hospital and discusses new applications of AI in research with Dr. Peter Keller, an infectiologist at the Universitätsspital Basel (USB) and Universitätsklinik Balgrist physician and SRF - Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen comedian Fabian Unteregger, MD. 👇 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐲𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐕 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭! 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. #FutureThroughInnovation The Gebert Rüf Stiftung and Deep Tech Nation Switzerland support NextIn Business because the entrepreneurial implementation of new ideas secures an economically, ecologically, and socially sustainable future. 🚀

🔋🔌 Deep Tech is reinventing power: Swiss startups power the energy transition 🇨🇭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬. This NextIn Business episode showcases Swiss startups pioneering new solutions that rethink efficiency, recycling, and availability. The episode features Moritz H. Futscher, CEO of ETH Zürich spin-off BTRY whose ultra-thin solid-state batteries need far fewer raw materials, charge in minutes, and can be used in high-tech industries. You'll also meet Philipp Strüby of Modual AG who is dedicated to giving old electric vehicle batteries a second life, preventing valuable resources from being wasted. Moderator Lynn Grütter discusses the future of mobility with motor racing driver Neel Jani and Martin Bütikofer, Director of the Verkehrshaus der Schweiz and board Rhätische Bahn AG, Schweizerische Südostbahn AG, BLS AG and SIGNAL AG 👇 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐲𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐕 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭! 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. #FutureThroughInnovation The Gebert Rüf Stiftung and Deep Tech Nation Switzerland support NextIn Business because the entrepreneurial implementation of new ideas secures an economically, ecologically, and socially sustainable future. UBS, Swisscom, ROLEX, SIX, Swiss Re, Vaudoise Assurances, Julius Baer, die Mobiliar, Gebert Rüf Stiftung, University of St. Gallen - HSG, University of Zurich, Wenger Vieli, Axpo Group, ZHAW School of Management and Law, Ypsomed AG, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), European Space Agency - ESA, Microsoft

🚁 Flying robots: Swiss Deep Tech revolutionises maintenance and rescue missions 🇨🇭 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞! This NextIn Business episode highlights the cutting-edge work of Swiss startups and researchers. You'll see how Voliro is successfully inspecting critical industrial facilities worldwide (featuring CEO Florian Gutzwiller), and how FireDrone, co-founded by Fabian Wiesemüller, is developing specialised technology to handle intense heat, enabling them to fly where no other drone can. Moderator Lynn Grütter also speaks with drone pioneer and ETH Zürich professor Roland Siegwart, CEO Sascha Hardegger of Dufour Aerospace and former NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Science Director Thomas H. Zurbuchen about the future of this technology. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐲𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐕 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭! 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. #FutureThroughInnovation The Gebert Rüf Stiftung and Deep Tech Nation Switzerland support NextIn Business because the entrepreneurial implementation of new ideas secures an economically, ecologically, and socially sustainable future. UBS, Swisscom, ROLEX, SIX, Swiss Re, Vaudoise Assurances, Julius Baer, die Mobiliar, Gebert Rüf Stiftung, University of St. Gallen - HSG, University of Zurich, Wenger Vieli, Axpo Group, ZHAW School of Management and Law, Ypsomed AG, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), European Space Agency - ESA, Microsoft

🤖 Beyond the factory: Swiss robots integrate into daily life 🇨🇭 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲! Today, robots are moving out of the lab and into hospitals 🏥 and streets🏙️ , helping to ease the burden on nursing staff and even delivering meals right to your door. Meet Michael Früh, CEO of F&P Robotics who explains how their vision is to support people and employees in repetitive tasks, freeing up time for human interaction. You'll also see Marko Bjelonic, CEO of RIVR Robotics, who is working to reinvent goods transport, including home delivery, which requires overcoming complex tasks like climbing stairs. 🚀 NextIn Business Moderator Lynn Grütter also talks to Michele Bongetta and Gjuljabije Amiti-Gafuri of Rehaklinik Zihlschlacht about using robots in healthcare, and former SRF - Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen TV presenter Kurt Aeschbacher discusses the opportunities and limitations of robotics. 👇 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐲𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐕 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭! 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. #FutureThroughInnovation The Gebert Rüf Stiftung and Deep Tech Nation Switzerland support NextIn Business because the entrepreneurial implementation of new ideas secures an economically, ecologically, and socially sustainable future. 📣

Swiss taxpayers fund innovation… but the payoff leaves the country ✈️ Switzerland 🇨🇭 invests heavily in early-stage research and innovation. But when promising startups hit growth stage ↗️ , many have to seek capital abroad - and so are attractive investment opportunities lost. Finance professor Laurent Frésard (USI Università della Svizzera italiana & SFI Swiss Finance Institute) argues that Swiss pension funds could capitalize on attractive return opportunities and help close this critical funding gap. 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝. 🎧 Listen to the full podcast episode of the Swisspreneur podcast with Laurent. And learn more about the AWI Deep Tech Fund. Links in comment👇