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Simulatory is a developer of a virtual simulator aimed at training surgeons in ultra-minimally invasive endoscopic techniques for spinal surgery. The simulator offers an intuitive workspace and a simulation guide that leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence, allowing surgeons to practice in a safe, data-driven environment. This innovative approach enhances surgical training by providing realistic scenarios that prepare surgeons for complex procedures, ultimately improving patient outcomes in spinal surgery.

Sympheny is a provider of software-as-a-service solutions and energy planning services aimed at assisting planners and managers in optimizing energy systems across various scales, from individual buildings to entire neighborhoods and cities. The company leverages digital twin technology combined with advanced optimization algorithms to transform energy performance objectives that once seemed unattainable into feasible design solutions. This innovative approach significantly reduces the time required for energy analyses, allowing complex evaluations that previously took days to be completed in just hours. As a result, local energy planners benefit from enhanced energy performance, more informed investment decisions, increased stakeholder support, and a reduction in wasted time and resources, all contributing to the broader goal of advancing sustainability initiatives.

SurgeonsLab, founded in 2020 and based in Bern, Switzerland, specializes in developing patient-specific training models for surgical procedures and the validation of new medical devices. The company focuses on microsurgical treatment planning and strategy, providing tools that enhance the training experience for medical professionals. By utilizing advanced technology, SurgeonsLab's products facilitate testing and planning for surgical interventions, significantly improving patient safety and outcomes. The company's innovative approach offers an alternative to traditional human and animal models, thereby enhancing the learning curve for medical trainees.

Sympheny is a provider of software-as-a-service solutions and energy planning services aimed at assisting planners and managers in optimizing energy systems across various scales, from individual buildings to entire neighborhoods and cities. The company leverages digital twin technology combined with advanced optimization algorithms to transform energy performance objectives that once seemed unattainable into feasible design solutions. This innovative approach significantly reduces the time required for energy analyses, allowing complex evaluations that previously took days to be completed in just hours. As a result, local energy planners benefit from enhanced energy performance, more informed investment decisions, increased stakeholder support, and a reduction in wasted time and resources, all contributing to the broader goal of advancing sustainability initiatives.

Sympheny is a provider of software-as-a-service solutions and energy planning services aimed at assisting planners and managers in optimizing energy systems across various scales, from individual buildings to entire neighborhoods and cities. The company leverages digital twin technology combined with advanced optimization algorithms to transform energy performance objectives that once seemed unattainable into feasible design solutions. This innovative approach significantly reduces the time required for energy analyses, allowing complex evaluations that previously took days to be completed in just hours. As a result, local energy planners benefit from enhanced energy performance, more informed investment decisions, increased stakeholder support, and a reduction in wasted time and resources, all contributing to the broader goal of advancing sustainability initiatives.

PN Solutions SA specializes in the design and development of electronic design automation (EDA) software focused on simulating parasitic signals in integrated circuits (ICs). Founded in 2017 and based in Lausanne, Switzerland, the company utilizes advanced 3D substrate models to enhance the optimization and design of automotive electronic systems. PN Solutions provides innovative tools for foundries and design houses, enabling them to detect post-layout latch-up risks, which can arise from parasitic bipolar transistors. In addition to software development, the company offers services in custom integrated circuits layout and design, contributing to safer and more robust electronic solutions.

PN Solutions SA specializes in the design and development of electronic design automation (EDA) software focused on simulating parasitic signals in integrated circuits (ICs). Founded in 2017 and based in Lausanne, Switzerland, the company utilizes advanced 3D substrate models to enhance the optimization and design of automotive electronic systems. PN Solutions provides innovative tools for foundries and design houses, enabling them to detect post-layout latch-up risks, which can arise from parasitic bipolar transistors. In addition to software development, the company offers services in custom integrated circuits layout and design, contributing to safer and more robust electronic solutions.

SThAR develops theoretical concept tools for designing electoral campaigns based on socio thermodynamic principles. The company predicts and simulates collective human behavior; and simulates the spread of information in social networks, and generates a ranking of geographical places and areas according to their potential to generate propagation of a particular information/message and to generate feedback. It also designs an optimal roadmap for a candidate, party, or initiative maximizing the probability of diffusion and virality using friend-to-friend natural forces; and offers a tool to select hotspots and forecast the potential effect of a sequence of organized events in a campaign. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

SThAR develops theoretical concept tools for designing electoral campaigns based on socio thermodynamic principles. The company predicts and simulates collective human behavior; and simulates the spread of information in social networks, and generates a ranking of geographical places and areas according to their potential to generate propagation of a particular information/message and to generate feedback. It also designs an optimal roadmap for a candidate, party, or initiative maximizing the probability of diffusion and virality using friend-to-friend natural forces; and offers a tool to select hotspots and forecast the potential effect of a sequence of organized events in a campaign. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Adaptricity AG specializes in developing simulation and optimization software tools for electric distribution grids, aimed at facilitating the transition to renewable energy sources. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, the company offers its primary product, DPG.sim, which provides comprehensive capabilities for smart grid analysis, including the simulation of active prosumers, integration of energy storage, and demand response features. This software allows grid operators to conduct large-scale, data-driven simulations, enhancing their planning and operational strategies. In addition to its software solutions, Adaptricity offers consulting services focused on distribution grid calculations and simulations, supporting initiatives in distributed generation and other SmartGrid strategies. Founded in 2014, Adaptricity is a spin-off from the Power Systems Laboratory at ETH Zurich and operates as a subsidiary of LEONI AG.

Adaptricity AG specializes in developing simulation and optimization software tools for electric distribution grids, aimed at facilitating the transition to renewable energy sources. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, the company offers its primary product, DPG.sim, which provides comprehensive capabilities for smart grid analysis, including the simulation of active prosumers, integration of energy storage, and demand response features. This software allows grid operators to conduct large-scale, data-driven simulations, enhancing their planning and operational strategies. In addition to its software solutions, Adaptricity offers consulting services focused on distribution grid calculations and simulations, supporting initiatives in distributed generation and other SmartGrid strategies. Founded in 2014, Adaptricity is a spin-off from the Power Systems Laboratory at ETH Zurich and operates as a subsidiary of LEONI AG.

Frontier Lattices is an ETH-Spinoff providing simulations of fluid flows for various engineering applications. With advanced algorithms based on the Entropic Lattice Boltzmann Method, and high-performance computing enabled software, H-Solve, they offer fast and accurate high resolution simulations for a range of engineering applications.

THELKIN develops a new generation of test systems for the mechanical characterization of products, components, and materials. The company also manufactures and sells high-level simulators and other testing equipment for the mechanical characterization of products and materials, such as orthopedic implants, plastics, microelectronics. The mechanical device testing is further provided as a service. High quality and technically advanced systems allow for a significant reduction of testing times and expenses while improving data accuracy.

THELKIN develops a new generation of test systems for the mechanical characterization of products, components, and materials. The company also manufactures and sells high-level simulators and other testing equipment for the mechanical characterization of products and materials, such as orthopedic implants, plastics, microelectronics. The mechanical device testing is further provided as a service. High quality and technically advanced systems allow for a significant reduction of testing times and expenses while improving data accuracy.

StrokeLab provides medical doctors with relevant decision-supporting information about the specific intracranial aneurysms of patients. StrokeLab's Aneurysm Hemodynamic Simulation Report provides structured information and imagery such as wall shear stress contours, velocity iso-surfaces, oscillatory shear patterns, with and without an endovascular device, supporting the selection and the planning for adequate treatment.

StrokeLab provides medical doctors with relevant decision-supporting information about the specific intracranial aneurysms of patients. StrokeLab's Aneurysm Hemodynamic Simulation Report provides structured information and imagery such as wall shear stress contours, velocity iso-surfaces, oscillatory shear patterns, with and without an endovascular device, supporting the selection and the planning for adequate treatment.

Humanikin GmbH, founded in 2008 as a spin-off of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, specializes in the development of physical human simulators. The company focuses on creating thermal manikins and body parts, as well as body monitoring solutions that utilize MSR dataloggers. Additionally, Humanikin provides simulation solutions for coupled physical processes, including thermal and moisture transport in building structures, and offers industrial protective clothing. Since its inception, the company has been recognized as a viable small and medium-sized enterprise by the European Union, allowing it to participate in various EU FP7 framework projects. Humanikin has established itself as a registered trademark for simulating the human body since 2010. The company is based in Appenzell, Switzerland.

VirtaMed AG, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Schlieren, Switzerland, specializes in developing high-fidelity surgical simulators for medical training. The company offers a range of simulators focused on fields such as orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, laparoscopy, and urology, as well as custom-made solutions. By integrating advanced simulation technology and data analytics into medical education, VirtaMed aims to enhance the proficiency of surgeons and improve surgical training programs. Their products provide a realistic training experience with progressively complex scenarios, guided by competency-based curricula endorsed by medical societies. This approach not only helps prepare trainees for real-world surgical procedures but also reduces reliance on disposable materials during training, ultimately accelerating the path to surgical competency. With a global network of partnerships, VirtaMed is committed to advancing surgical excellence for all patients.

VirtaMed AG, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Schlieren, Switzerland, specializes in developing high-fidelity surgical simulators for medical training. The company offers a range of simulators focused on fields such as orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, laparoscopy, and urology, as well as custom-made solutions. By integrating advanced simulation technology and data analytics into medical education, VirtaMed aims to enhance the proficiency of surgeons and improve surgical training programs. Their products provide a realistic training experience with progressively complex scenarios, guided by competency-based curricula endorsed by medical societies. This approach not only helps prepare trainees for real-world surgical procedures but also reduces reliance on disposable materials during training, ultimately accelerating the path to surgical competency. With a global network of partnerships, VirtaMed is committed to advancing surgical excellence for all patients.

VirtaMed AG, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Schlieren, Switzerland, specializes in developing high-fidelity surgical simulators for medical training. The company offers a range of simulators focused on fields such as orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, laparoscopy, and urology, as well as custom-made solutions. By integrating advanced simulation technology and data analytics into medical education, VirtaMed aims to enhance the proficiency of surgeons and improve surgical training programs. Their products provide a realistic training experience with progressively complex scenarios, guided by competency-based curricula endorsed by medical societies. This approach not only helps prepare trainees for real-world surgical procedures but also reduces reliance on disposable materials during training, ultimately accelerating the path to surgical competency. With a global network of partnerships, VirtaMed is committed to advancing surgical excellence for all patients.