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.
Our Vision
We believe in a future that is imagined, shared, and created TOGETHER.
At CSEM, we don’t just innovate, we envision technologies that shape tomorrow.
Since 1984, our purpose has remained constant: to harness science and technology for the benefit of society. Today, with over 650 people across Switzerland, we remain committed to our mission: to develop and transfer world-class solutions in digital technologies, precision manufacturing, and sustainable energy systems. In doing so, we empower Swiss industry to innovate and remain competitive.
Research programs
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

Open-I - The Swiss Innovation Platform
Come and meet the pioneering Swiss innovation community and the dialogue platform for the economy and the science sector. Open-I shows how the latest findings from research can be transformed into entrepreneurship. ...
27 November 2025

Predictive heat-pump control cuts heating electricity costs by 11%—CSEM’S OPERA Project shows the way
CSEM’s OPERA pilot in a renovated 20-apartment building shows how predictive control of heat pumps and PV can cut heating electricity costs ...
Published on 24 November 2025

Precision Liquid Handling 2025
Join CSEM's 8th annual Precision Liquid Handling workshop in Lausanne on December 1! Discover cutting-edge liquid handling technologies and ...
1 December 2025

CSEMnext | Robotik - Technologie der Zukunft
(German only) Robotik ist die Zukunft: KI und Mechatronik bringen Roboter näher zu Menschen und fördern Zusammenarbeit. CSEM Next zeigt den ...
2 December 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









