Virtual pitching competition with 20 Swiss startups puts innovation center stage
SHANGHAI,May 14,2020 -- Following Switzerland's record-performance at CES ASIA 2019 winning 6 CES Innovation Awards,SwissTech will be taking the stage again in Asia this 10 June – virtually! SwissTech Pitchinar 2020 is to be joined by 20 leading Swiss startups in the fields of HealthTech,IoT,Robotics,Artificial Intelligence,AR/VR,Vehicle Technology and beyond. This first-ever online pitching competition with 20 SwissTech startups is certainly poised to take the recognition of Swiss excellence in tech and innovation to the next level.
The pitching competition will feature 90-second pitches from each of the startups,providing them with a platform to spotlight their products and services with prospective investors,partners and industry experts,to form game-changing partnerships and facilitate their market entry ambitions in the world's fastest-growing innovation ecosystem.
Swiss Ambassador to China Bernardino Regazzoni expressed his pleasure at the enthusiasm shown by these talented Swiss entrepreneurs to explore the Chinese market. "Backed by strong institutional partners,the SwissTech Pitchinar showcases 20 outstanding startups,demonstrating Switzerland's leading position as a hotbed for technology and innovation. For Swiss startups,China is a key market to explore. The 70th Anniversary of Sino-Swiss Diplomatic Relations well illustrates the strong bond between the two countries."
Ambassador Nicolas Bideau,Head of Presence Switzerland,the unit of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in charge of promoting Switzerland's image abroad,and Gary Shapiro,President and CEO of Consumer Technology Association and the organizer of CES ASIA,will deliver the opening speeches to the event. "Under the label SwissTech,Switzerland puts the spotlight on the exceptional performance of the Swiss innovation ecosystem," said Ambassador Bideau. "We are proud to support CES ASIA,the leading tech event for startups,entrepreneurs and global tech firms,and to showcase the best technology in innovation Switzerland has to offer. Technologies and innovations are making a difference in improving and enhancing our lives,and countries like Switzerland are leading the way",said Gary Shapiro. "Switzerland was recognized by the Consumer Technology Association as an Innovation Champion,which is our highest honor."
The virtual event will be opened by Dr. Felix Moesner,Science Consul and CEO of swissnex China - the Science Consulate of Switzerland in China - and moderated by Jordi Montserrat,Co-founder and Managing Director of Venturelab,an organization that supports top Swiss startups in their global expansion.
SwissTech Pitchinar 2020 is organized by swissnex China in collaboration with SwissTech,CES ASIA and Venture Leaders,and in partnership with EPFL,ETH Zurich,Greater Zurich Area,Innovaud,Swisscom and Venturelab. The SwissTech Campaign partners are Presence Switzerland,Switzerland Global Enterprise,Innosuisse,digitalswitzerland and swissnex Network.
Further information on SwissTech Pitchinar 2020:
www.cesasia.swissnexchina.org
SwissTech Pitchinar 2020 Startups (part):
ariadne.ai
Adrian Wanner
www.ariadne.ai
Biotech
High-throughput biomedical image analysis
Battronics
Michael Hess
www.battronics.com
Vehicle Tech
Battery tech knowledge superpositioning to accelerate research on Li-ion batteries
Code Lane
Simon Heinzle
www.codelane.ch
AR/VR
Emotion-powered human-like 3D avatar rendered in real-time using artificial intelligence
Eyeware
Serban Mogos
www.eyeware.tech
Artificial Intelligence
Remote eye tracking software for laptops,smartphones,cars and more
GLOBAL ID
Sonna Lambert
www.globalid.swiss
Cybersecurity
Leading B2B digital authentification solutions provider
Holo-one
Jeffrey Li
www.holo-one.com
AR/VR
The Mixed Reality Standard for Enterprises
!important
Bastien Beauchamp
www.important.com
Vehicle Tech
The Safety Belt for Pedestrians
KUDO
Parham Akhavan
www.kudoway.com
Software
Multilingual Video Conferencing and Live Events for Businesses
Mithras Technology
Franco Membrini
www.mithras.tech
IoT
Wearable technology turning human body heat into usable electricity
Risklick
Poorya Amini
www.risklick.ch
HealthTech
AI solutions enabling analysis and mitigation of clinical trial risks in protocol design phase
Scientific Visual
Frederic Falise
www.scientificvisual.ch
Advanced Instrument
Quality control instrument for semiconductor
Sevensense Robotics
Gianluca Cesari
www.sevensense.ch
Robotics
Empowering mobile robots to move into crowded and fast-changing spaces
STOR-H Technologies
Michael Levy
www.aaqius.com
Energy
The global energy standard for zero-carbon mobility
Swiss Terahertz
Mostafa Shalaby
www.swissterahertz.com
Advanced Instrument
High tech terahertz laser technologies for security and quality control
Tinamu Labs
Tobias Nägeli
www.tinamu-labs.com
Robotics
Using drones for automated data acquisition in all environments
TRUSTLESS.AI
Rufo Guerreschi
www.trustless.ai
Fintech
Radically-unprecedented security and privacy for your private digital life,e-health and e-banking
Typewise
David Eberle
www.typewise.app
Artificial Intelligence
Secure and intelligent human-machine interface
Voliro
Loris Niederberger
www.voliro.com
Robotics
Revolutionizing work at height
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