{"id":180,"date":"2024-11-28T15:03:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T13:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissnanoconvention.ch\/2025\/?page_id=180"},"modified":"2025-05-22T09:19:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T07:19:47","slug":"start-up-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swissnanoconvention.ch\/2025\/start-up-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Nanotechnology Start-Up Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Congratulations to the following companies that were selected for the final round. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Each will give a 6 minute pitch during a dedicated Start-up Session at SNC 2025.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/btry.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BTRY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xemperia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xemperia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiralnano.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chiral Nano<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/perovskia.solar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perovskia Solar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yquantum.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YQuantum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unisers.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unisers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Session and prize sponsored by the Swiss MNT Network<\/b><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/swiss-mnt-color-e1512566693959.jpg\" alt=\"Swiss MNT logo\" width=\"200px;\" \/><\/div>\n<hr class=\"hr-blue\" \/><!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc49<span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: #ccffff;\"><a style=\"background-color: #ccffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/swissnanoconvention.ch\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SNC2025_startup_flyer_20241126.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This page is also available as a pdf here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<h4>\u2139\ufe0f <span style=\"background-color: #ffff99;\">The submission deadline for the start-up contest has now passed.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h3><strong>Are you a recent START\u2010UP in Nanotechnology? Join us at SNC 2025!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>At the Swiss Nanoconvention 2025, we are launching a friendly competition between Swiss Start-Ups in Nanotechnology that were founded between 2019-2024. You can present your Start-Up in front of the SNC audience in a dedicated session. The winner will receive the nanotech start\u2010up prize of <strong>SFR. 10&#8217;000.\u2010<\/strong> sponsored by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swissmntnetwork.ch\/content\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiss Nano\u2010 and Microtechnology Network (Swiss MNT)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How to participate<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong>Submit a short description of your Start-Up <strong>of max. two A4 pages <\/strong>directly to<strong> <a href=\"mailto:start-up@swissnanoconvention.ch\">start-up@swissnanoconvention.ch<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It should contain information on your innovative nano product or -process, when and where your idea was born, when the Start-Up was inaugurated, weblink, facts &amp; figures (current size, revenue etc.), what businesses and markets you are targeting and how you see your short to midterm future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Submission Deadline<\/strong>: <span style=\"color: #008000; background-color: #fff3bd;\"><strong><del><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Friday, April 25, 2025<\/span><\/del>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong> (closed)\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Preselection<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>A committee of the Swiss MNT Network will select a maximum of 5 applications, who will be invited to join the Nanotech Start-Up session at the SNC.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Showcase at the SNC<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>The selected Start-Ups will get 8-15 Min. (depending on the number of invited Start-Ups) to present their cases to the audience. To select the winner, we will use an electronic voting system and all persons in the room can rate your Start-Up and the pitch.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Selection Committee Chairs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.empa.ch\/lorenz-herrmann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Lorenz Herrmann<\/a>, Empa<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hightechzentrum.ch\/person\/dr-marcus-morstein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Marcus Morstein<\/a>, Hightech Zentrum Aargau<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1306\" src=\"https:\/\/swissnanoconvention.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Swiss_MNT_logo_NOalpha-1024x537.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"212\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-184\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swissnanoconvention.ch\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/D850_SNC2023_tedbyrne_20230616_366-139.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-184\" src=\"https:\/\/swissnanoconvention.ch\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/D850_SNC2023_tedbyrne_20230616_366-139-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissnanoconvention.ch\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/D850_SNC2023_tedbyrne_20230616_366-139-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swissnanoconvention.ch\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/D850_SNC2023_tedbyrne_20230616_366-139-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swissnanoconvention.ch\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/D850_SNC2023_tedbyrne_20230616_366-139-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swissnanoconvention.ch\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/D850_SNC2023_tedbyrne_20230616_366-139-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/swissnanoconvention.ch\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/D850_SNC2023_tedbyrne_20230616_366-139.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Florian D\u00f6ring, CEO of XRnanotech, accepts the 2023 STARTUP Prize from Contest Chair Lorenz Herrmann of Empa<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to the following companies that were selected for the final round. 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