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 630 employees across six locations in Switzerland and more than 180 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

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 and explore the deep-sea environment....
Published on 5 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

BMT 2025
The Swiss Society of Biomedical Engineering will organize this year the BMT2025 in Muttenz/Basel Switzerland. The event will take place from...
9 September 2025 — 11 September 2025

AMX 2025
Join CSEM at AM Expo in Lucerne! Visit our booth Hall 1 – booth 1043 to explore cutting-edge innovations and attend our presentation on "Pr...
9 September 2025 — 10 September 2025

ADDS Basel 2025
Join CSEM at ADDS Basel 2025 on September 12! As event partner and co-organizer, we’re bringing together digital health leaders to explore h...
12 September 2025