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

Viva Technology 2025
Watches, chocolate… and swisstech! This year, swisstech highlights start-ups tackling healthtech challenges. Don’t miss Watchibia’s pitches on several start-up stages!...
11 June 2025 — 14 June 2025

IoT AI Visions 2025
Meet CSEM at Switzerland’s premier IOT event, to learn more about our sustainable solutions for IOT, as well as how we are harnessing AI at ...
12 June 2025

CSEM and Ifremer collaborate to advance deep-sea exploration with underwater lidar technology
In partnership with Ifremer, the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea, CSEM is developing an underwater lidar system to map...
Published on 5 June 2025

Laser World of Photonics 2025
Explore the latest trends and innovations in the photonics industry. Come and visit CSEM and its spin-off CCRAFT – booth A2/132...
24 June 2025 — 27 June 2025

Lung Cancer Metastases: Swiss collaboration aims to predict disease progression earlier
The BMCC-funded CLAMP project explores AI, organ-on-chip, and genomics to better understand and anticipate lung cancer metastasis for more t...
Published on 27 May 2025