CSEM operates from its headquarters in Neuchâtel and also has centers in Zurich, Muttenz, and Landquart, and in Alpnach near Lucerne.
Managing and fostering innovation to convert groundbreaking basic research into advanced processes, leading to innovative products and helping industry and society prepare for the future.
CSEM provides state-of-the-art technological solutions for the IoT, wearables, edge computing, artificial intelligence, and data science in general, covering a very wide range of potential applications and industries undergoing their own digital transformation.
CSEM is an active contributor to the activities of the European Association of Research and Technology Organizations (EARTO). CSEM is also a member of the Association of European Research Establishments in Aeronautics (EREA)—other members include DLR in Germany and Onera in France.
Key figures
- 82 million turnover (CHF)
- 470 employees
- 44 ventures
- 206 industrial clients
- CSEM is recognized worldwide as a specialist in miniaturization, precision and energy efficiency.
- CSEM has taken an active part in the observation and exploration of space, and then observation of the Earth.
- Latest achievements & awards:
- 2019 Prix OMEGA scientific award
- Swiss NanoConvention 2019 Best Poster Award ü2017 Vision System Design Innovators Award
- CSEM and EPFL were awarded first place in the Science in Video competition organized in Boston in 2017