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.
CSEM at a glance
Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Neuchâtel, CSEM is an internationally recognized innovation specialist with over 600 employees across six locations in Switzerland and more than 200 registered patents. We develop disruptive technologies with a high societal impact in the fields of precision manufacturing, digitalization, ultra-low-power electronics, optical elements, AI, and sustainable energy. We then transfer these innovations to industry partners in a variety of sectors, including renewable energy, healthcare, watchmaking, and aerospace, or encourage start-up creations.
As a public-private, non-profit organization, our mission is to support innovation in Swiss companies and strengthen the economy through ongoing collaboration with leading universities, research institutes, and industrial partners.
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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

Challenge Digital Journey 2025: Registration is open!
Boost your business! Apply for the CSEM Digital Journey Award by September 15, 2025, and win up to CHF 100,000 in digital technology development and transfer hours. ...
Published on 21 May 2025

The Battery Show
Discover the Future of Battery, H/EV, and Energy Storage! Come to CSEM's booth and discover NEMO – the next generation models for advanced b...
3 June 2025 — 5 June 2025

StartPeak - Navigating the AI era
(German only) Die Veranstaltung "StartPeak – Navigating the AI Era" zeigt praxisnahe Use Cases von AI in Laboren, Automation und Industrie z...
5 June 2025

Reducing postoperative delirium with brain activity monitoring
Explore how the BMCC-funded QUESTIONED project leverages advanced EEG monitoring to mitigate postoperative delirium and intraoperative aware...
Published on 6 May 2025

MPS World Summit
Join CSEM at MPS World Summit from June 9th–13th 2025 in Brussels. We’ll show our standardized solutions to narrow the gap between applied s...
9 June 2025 — 13 June 2025