May 21, 2025

Challenge Digital Journey 2025: Registration is open!

Take your business to the next level! Apply for the CSEM Digital Journey Award until September 15, 2025, and you could win up to CHF 100,000 in digital tech development and transfer time.

The race for digital development is on
Apply to our digital transformation challenge by September 15, 2025 

Why should you join the Digital Journey Award?  

Bahaa Roustom, VP Marketing & Business Development at CSEM (left), presents the main prize of the 'CSEM Digital Journey 2024' competition to the Varioprint AG team, which was awarded a grant of 100,000 Swiss francs for its innovative PCB inspection solution.
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Bahaa Roustom, VP Marketing & Business Development at CSEM (left), presents the main prize of the CSEM Digital Journey 2024 to Varioprint AG, which was awarded a grant of 100,000 Swiss francs for its innovative PCB inspection solution.

Empower your SME's digital transformation

Submit your most innovative idea for digitalizing your operations by September 15, 2025. By participating in the Digital Journey Award, you could win up to CHF100,000 worth of cutting-edge digital technology development and transfer time. Our experts will craft a tailor-made solution that is perfect for your business needs. Don’t miss this opportunity to fast-track your company’s digital future!  

Applications open May 21, 2025, and must be submitted by September 15, 2025, before midnight. 

Ready to accelerate your digital transformation? Follow these simple steps: 

  1. Register – Click below to receive our list of 8 digital technologies and the application form. 
  2. Submit your proposal – Provide your company details and a concise description of your digitalization initiative

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What happens next?

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Who decides the winners?

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They did it — Meet our 2024 winners

Varioprint AG stood out for its "AI in Every Pixel" project, a solution that uses artificial intelligence and a high-speed 3D vision system to inspect printed circuit boards (PCBs) with unrivaled precision and speed. This innovation meets the needs of a global market estimated to be worth 375 million US dollars by 2031, by guaranteeing more reliable electronic products, essential to the automotive, aerospace, healthcare and Internet of Things (IoT) sectors.

According to Remo Kürsteiner, IT Manager at Varioprint, "This award represents a major recognition of our potential to transform the PCB inspection industry. With the support of CSEM’s Digital Journey Award and by receiving the Grand Prize of 100,000 Swiss francs in development and digital technology transfer hours, we'll be able to accelerate the market launch of our technology and potentially open up key partnerships on an international scale, responding to growing industrial demand for precision and speed solutions."