Jean Berney

Part of Applied Materials, Inc., Opal, Inc. is a private company that makes electronic microscope systems used in manufacturing integrated circuits. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. Opal was acquired by Orion Corp I on January 10, 1997 for $175 million.

Part of Cohu, Inc., Optonics, Inc. develops integrated solutions used for emission-based optical diagnostics and failure analysis for advanced semiconductor products. The company is based in Mountain View, CA. The company was founded by Israel Niv, Nader Pakdaman, James S. Vickers. Optonics was acquired by Credence Systems Corp. on January 22, 2003 for $17.52 million.

Part of PUMA SE, Cosa Liebermann KK is a Japanese company that markets and distributes sporting goods and shoes manufactured by Puma. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Cosa Liebermann KK was acquired by PUMA SE on March 29, 2003 for $46.61 million.

Oxxius SA designs and manufactures diode pumped solid state lasers and laser diode modules. It develops laser modules applications in bio-photonics, metrology, spectroscopy and other instrumentation applications for both research and industrial customers. The firm's products are used in fluorescence analysis applications such as flow cytometry, microscopy, imaging, microarrays, contamination analysis, and food and beverage quality control, interferometry applications, including laser doppler velocimetry, holography, and metrology, and raman spectroscopy, non destructive testing, and metrology applications. The company was founded in 2002 by Thierry Georges and Raymond Le Bras and is headquartered in Lannion, France.

Silicom Ventures LLC (Silicom Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Gadi Behar. The firm is headquartered in Los Altos, California.

EuroUS Ventures Management LLC (EuroUS Ventures Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Lucian Wagner. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Sunfilm AG is one of the world's largest manufacturers of silicon-based thin-film modules with a combined capacity of 85 megawatts peak (MWp) at its two German production sites in Grossroehrsdorf and Bitterfeld-Wolfen. The company has an additional 60 MWp of capacity under construction as well. Thin-film is one of the fastest growing segments of the solar PV industry. Sunfilm's innovative technology for tandem junction thin-film silicon solar modules allows a larger part of the solar spectrum to be harvested as compared to amorphous silicon thin-film solar modules, leading to higher module efficiencies. Additionally, the amount of silicon needed to produce these modules is significantly less than for crystalline silicon modules.

V-ZUG Infra AG is a private company based in Berneck, Switzerland. and has subsidiaries in Germany.

FEI EFA, Inc. designs and manufactures electronic semiconductors. The firm develops and sells circuit analysis and edit tool for wafer and package semiconductor products. It provides Meridian WaferScan for backside wafer-level analysis. The company was founded by Israel Niv in 2008 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

VirtaMed AG develops and produces surgical simulators for medical training. The company was founded by G?bor Sz?kely, Stefan Tuchschmid, Raimundo Sierra and Daniel Bachofen on 2nd October 2007 and is headquartered in Schlieren, Switzerland.

itemic GmbH develops software solutions. The company was founded by Torsten Werneke and is headquartered in Dresden, Germany.

StartAngels Network operates as a platform for business angel investors. Its angle investors invest directly in the start-up companies, coach them, and provide useful contacts. The company was founded by Peter H. Müller in 2000 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

NexWafe GmbH supplies high quality wafers to solar cell producers. The company was founded by Stefan Reber, Frank Siebke, Roy Segev and Kai Schillinger on May 18, 2015 and is headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau. Germany.

FemtoMetrix, Inc. engages in the provision of optical Non-Visual Defect (NVD) inspection for surface and buried defects. The firm offers fabs, a production wafer-inspection capability. It delivers new inspection capabilities with its patented Harmonic F1x inspection system. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Akselos SA engages in the development of engineering simulation technology. It features real time operational simulation and predictive analytics. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Relish Brothers AG is a Swiss company that designs and sells premium electric guitars with a patented Pickup Swapping System that allows for instant tool-free pickup swapping. The company is based in Sempach Station, Switzerland and was founded in 2013 by Silvan Kueng and Pirmin Giger. The company's guitars are versatile, straightforward, and stylish, and can be purchased through their online shop.

Privilège Ventures SA (Privilège Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Privilège Management SA founded in 2016 by Jacqueline Ruedin Rüsch. The firm is headquartered in Lugano, Switzerland.

Gondola Medical Technologies SA specializes in restorative therapies for neurologic diseases. It develops the GONDOLA medical device to deliver the AMPS treatment (Automated Mechanical Peripheral Stimulation) for the walking and balance rehabilitation of people living with Parkinson’s disease and stroke. The company was founded by Francesco Cecchini Manara and Stefano Tassin in 2011 and is headquartered in Epalinges, Switzerland.

Bodygee AG provides photorealistic 3D body scanning, measurement, and tracking solutions for the fitness, health, and beauty industries. Bodygee is based in Bern, CH and was founded in 2015 by Marcel Frikart, who has been the CEO since then. The Swiss company specializes in the acquisition, analysis, and 3D visualization of body data. Bodygee Orbiter, a 3D turntable body scanner, is designed for boutiques and personal training studios, offering high accuracy and a great user experience. The company's solutions, including Orbiter and Boxx, enable fitness businesses to convert customers into members and generate additional revenue.

Inergio Technologies SA develops and commercializes energy systems. The company is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. The CEO of the Swiss company is Mahmoud Hadad.

Adiposs SA is a Swiss medical imaging company that has developed imagebat-enhanced CT scan technology. The company is based in Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland. The technology is fast, pain-free, and can be made available in every hospital and organization worldwide that provides CT scans. The company's co-inventor, Andrej Babic, has co-authored more than 30 scientific papers and holds several patents in the fields of medical imaging, photodynamic therapy, and nanotechnology. The company's team includes experts in preclinical development, clinical trials, and drug development across multiple therapeutic areas. Adiposs was founded by Nathalie Stransky-Heilkron, Andrej Babic, and Justyna Plewka Ma. Andrej Babic has been the CEO since incorporation.

Part of Bruker Corp., MIRO Analytical AG is a Swiss young high-tech company empowering the world to combat climate change and air pollution. The company, based in Wallisellen, Switzerland, utilizes direct laser absorption spectroscopy with multiple quantum cascade lasers to simplify fast, highest-precision measurements of up to 10 trace gases simultaneously. MIRO Analytical provides authorities, scientists, and companies with powerful tools to monitor and report on air pollution and greenhouse gases, enabling them to take action against air pollution and climate change. The company offers high-precision GHG analyzers and trace gas analyzers for continuous background monitoring, eddy covariance, soil flux, and mobile gas measurement. MIRO Analytical was founded in 2018 by Morten Hundt and Oleg Aseev, with Morten Hundt serving as the CEO since then. The company was acquired by Bruker Corp. on October 04, 2023.