| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.02.2026 | New funding to boost CompPair market deployment and growth |
Led by existing shareholders and joined by strategic and financial investors, including the venture capital arm of Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB), the round reflects strong confidence in CompPair’s positioning as a key industrial player in hea... |
| 03.09.2025 | CompPair to boost durability and sustainability of ICN Trains |
The joint project targets the front parts of locomotives, specifically the cowcatchers which are prone to external damage such as impact. These parts are currently responsible for frequent maintenance interventions and replacement resource... |
| 02.09.2025 | CompPair and SBB partner to increase durability and sustainability of InterCity trains | SBB has launched a collaboration with the Engineering company CompPair to improve durability and reduce maintenance needs on critical train components, starting with the cowcatchers of the ICN locomotives. These front parts, often exposed t... |
| 06.08.2025 | Ten cleantech startups selected for Climate Collider in the US |
Powered by Innosuisse and managed by Swissnex, Climate Collider brings together Swiss and American startups working on global solutions to climate change. Ten selected startups will travel to Boston and New York to build connections with t... |
| 05.12.2024 | Five startups deemed ready for growth |
Receiving the Innosuisse Certificate marks a significant milestone in a startup’s journey towards sustainable growth and underscores its readiness to expand its global reach. This recognition comes after completing the rigorous Innosuisse ... |
| 11.07.2024 | New grants to drive innovation across Europe |
CompPair and its consortium partners have been awarded a contract in the European Space Agency - ESA FIRST! campaign for autonomous damage sensing and repair. ESA will support the Composite Autonomous SenSing AnD RepAir (CASSANDRA) project... |
| 14.12.2023 | New funding secured to boost CompPair growth | |
| 09.11.2023 | Nachhaltig und tragbar: Startups liefern die nötige Technologie | |
| 02.05.2023 | CompPair Second Product Line sparks momentum | |
| 28.04.2023 | Swiss Accelerator: Innosuisse supports 53 companies with CHF112 million | |
| 15.12.2022 | CompPair sustainable composite materials development get FIT support | CompPair's vision is to offer total circularity to the composites industry. These materials are used everywhere: in the aerospace, automotive, wind, marine, and sports industries... In total, the global composites market represents 100 bill... |
| 24.08.2022 | The cleantech Swiss National Team is complete | |
| 20.05.2022 | 29th Prix Strategis crowns CompPair | |
| 04.05.2022 | Startups accelerate the energy transition on earth and space | |
| 28.04.2022 | Global players join forces with Swiss startups | |
| 12.04.2022 | The Prix Strategis 2022 finalists revealed | |
| 01.12.2021 | Seventeen Startups representing Switzerland at SLUSH 2021 | |
| 21.10.2021 | Growing together with partners | |
| 19.10.2021 | More money for Swiss startups | |
| 14.10.2021 | Alpine Techstars to attract investors | |
| 07.06.2021 | From medtech to mars applications: Swiss start-ups sweep away prizes | |
| 28.05.2021 | Swiss deeptech startups get ready for June trade fairs | |
| 28.05.2021 | Swiss deeptech startups get ready for June trade fairs | Innosuisse supports start-ups that are entering new markets and have huge potential on the world stage as well as a mature internationalisation strategy with its trade fair program. Every year several lead fairs are determined. In addition,... |
| 24.03.2021 | CompPair raises CHF 950K to extend production capacity and penetrate new industries | CompPair, an EPFL spin-off that was supported by Venture Kick in 2019, invented a new composite material able to repair itself: Damage from manufacturing, impact, or fatigue can easily be repaired in only one minute by applying heat. CompPa... |
| 24.03.2021 | CompPair raises CHF 950K to extend production capacity and penetrate new industries | CompPair, an EPFL spin-off that was supported by Venture Kick in 2019, and supported by ESA BIC Switzerland in 2021 as well, invented a new composite material able to repair itself: Damage from manufacturing, impact, or fatigue can easily b... |
| 14.12.2020 | Meet the 38 winners of the IMD Startup Competition | The IMD Startup Competition is looking for early-stage companies that have a solid chance of market success. During the program they will enter into both strategic and business model discussions a small group of management "students&qu... |
| 14.12.2020 | Meet the 38 winners of the IMD Startup Competition | |
| 01.12.2020 | CompPair HealTech in the spotlight | |
| 01.12.2020 | CompPair HealTech in the spotlight | Although CompPair Technologies SA was created in January 2020, the startup cofounders have been working on the project for a long time. The EPFL spin-off technology is the follow-up of Amaël Cohades’ PhD thesis performed between 2014 and 20... |
| 20.11.2020 | Ventures for the Virtual Venture Day revealed | |
| 20.11.2020 | Ventures for the Virtual Venture Day revealed | Organised by Startup INVEST, the Venture Day offers investors, business angels and corporate representatives a platform to connect with early and later-stage start-ups with deep tech solutions. The upcoming event will host around 200 guests... |
| 13.11.2020 | Das sind die Finalisten des Swiss Technology Award 2020 | |
| 13.11.2020 | Das sind die Finalisten des Swiss Technology Award 2020 | Der Swiss Technology Award (STA) wird bereits seit 32 Jahren vergeben. In den drei Kategorien «Inventors», «Start-ups» und «Innovation Leaders» wird je ein Projekt gekürt, welches durch überdurchschnittliches Marktpotenzial sowie herausrage... |
| 04.11.2020 | Green-Y wins Digital Days Startup Battle | Green-Y Energy is barely one year old, and it is already building a positive track record. The startup is building a storage system that will help address two main challenges faced in the renewable energy field. On the one hand, wind and so... |
| 04.11.2020 | Green-Y wins Digital Days Startup Battle | |
| 23.10.2020 | Switzerland Innovation Tech4Impact: Six Projects Awarded CHF 85,000 Each | |
| 23.10.2020 | Switzerland Innovation Tech4Impact: Six Projects Awarded CHF 85,000 Each | The call for proposals was launched with the aim to foster innovative solutions within the Swiss ecosystem that can help meet the Sustainable Development Goals introduced as part of the UN Agenda 2030. This first call for proposals launched... |
| 05.06.2020 | Ready for a new journey at ESA BIC Switzerland | |
| 05.06.2020 | Ready for a new journey at ESA BIC Switzerland | The ESA Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) Switzerland is an initiative of the European Space agency run by ETH Zurich. The program provides promising Swiss startups that have a connection to space with €200’000 over two years, business a... |
| 04.06.2020 | Four startups hold the Solar Impulse label | Every month, the Solar Impulse Foundation, founded by Bertrand Piccard, comes closer to its mission of awarding the Solar Impulse Efficient Solutions Label to 1000 solutions that are environmentally friendly and profitable. After Depsys and... |
| 04.06.2020 | Four startups hold the Solar Impulse label | |
| 01.04.2020 | CompPair obtains CHF 100'000 to accelerate production | |
| 01.04.2020 | CompPair obtains CHF 100'000 to accelerate production | Composites materials made of carbon, glass or natural fibres and used in marine, sport, windmill, aerospace and automotive industries are, by design, sensitive to damage due to the embedding resin’s properties.
CompPair developed pre-impreg... |
| 11.03.2020 | W.A. de Vigier Award : Numerous Cleantech Startups in the Top 16 | |
| 11.03.2020 | W.A. de Vigier Award : Numerous Cleantech Startups in the Top 16 | The Top 16 startups were selected from 60 young companies who presented their ideas to the foundation board, investors and invited guests on Selection Day in mid-February. A total of 192 registrations were received this year. |
| 30.01.2020 | Swiss startups in the global spotlight | JEC Startup Booster is a key worldwide competition for startups in the composites industry. Twenty startups will be coming from around the world to pitch their project to a panel of expert judges during JEC World 2020, the international com... |
| 30.01.2020 | Swiss startups in the global spotlight | |
| 17.01.2020 | Eight Swiss startups among the finalists of the Hello Tomorrow Challenge | Hello tomorrow is an international startup award that recognizes early-stage startups in 14 tracks. Six Swiss startups are among the 87 selected finalists that will pitch at the Hello Tomorrow Global summit on 12 and 13 March in Paris. The ... |
| 17.01.2020 | Eight Swiss startups among the finalists of the Hello Tomorrow Challenge | |
| 09.07.2019 | InnoBooster funds deep-tech solutions | |