Facing the challenges of our time
CSEM is a public-private, non-profit Swiss technology innovation center. CSEM enables competitiveness through innovation by developing and transferring world-class technologies for the industrial sector.
Our Vision
We believe in a future that is imagined, shared, and created TOGETHER.
At CSEM, we don’t just innovate, we envision technologies that shape tomorrow.
Since 1984, our purpose has remained constant: to harness science and technology for the benefit of society. Today, with over 650 people across Switzerland, we remain committed to our mission: to develop and transfer world-class solutions in digital technologies, precision manufacturing, and sustainable energy systems. In doing so, we empower Swiss industry to innovate and remain competitive.
Research programs
Digital technologies: We help convert digital dreams into real products by providing state-of-the-art IoT, wearables, edge computing, artificial intelligence, and industry 4.0 solutions.
News and Events

Life Sciences: Café+Croissant
This event brings together the FONGIT team and leading entrepreneurs from the life sciences innovation community. CSEM will present technological bricks and real-world uses cases to accelerate the journey from idea to market-ready innovation....
31 March 2026

BIND - Bio Innovation Day
Bringing life science innovators and investors together. Don’t miss the opportunity to discover the deep-tech life sciences projects develop...
1 April 2026

CSEM Battery Innovation Hub: Powering Safe, High-Energy-Density Batteries
Join CSEM’s Battery Innovation Hub to explore how safer, high-energy-density battery innovations are powering solutions from mobility to aer...
29 April 2026

Swiss precision at the heart of next-generation weather forecasting
How Swiss precision engineering at CSEM helps Europe see extreme weather forming, by scanning the atmosphere with extraordinary accuracy, be...
Published on 30 January 2026

A biodegradable smart sensor to monitor sensitive goods
GREENsPACK is a sustainable smart sensing tag that can be used to signal when shipments of medicines or food have exceeded a safe threshold ...
Published on 1 December 2025









