A SELECTION OF STARTUPS THAT HAVE WORKED WITH IMD MBA & EMBA PARTICIPANTS
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REAL WORLD. REAL LEARNING
A SELECTION OF STARTUPS
THAT HAVE WORKED WITH IMD
MBA & EMBA PARTICIPANTS
Since 1999 our MBAs and EMBAs have collaborated with
almost 300 early-stage ventures and through the IMD
Startup Competition we have evaluated over 1,300 startups.
Here is a small selection.
SamanTree Technologies (MBA 2013) - is a microscopy
L.E.S.S. (EMBA 2013) develops edge lighting devices instrumentation company developing a new generation of
that enable the design of thinner, low-power imaging systems for clinical, diagnostic, biological and
consumption displays dedicated to the future tablets materials quality control.
and ultra-books. » www.samantreetechnologies.com
» www.less-optics.com
Mindmaze (EMBA 2012) - Combines Virtual Reality and
One Drop Diagnostics (EMBA 2013) - is developing a real- time correlated brain activity measurements into a
clinical analyzer in your pocket. highly portable, easy and very patient-friendly upper-limb
» www.onedropdiagnostics.com motor rehabilitation system.
» www.mindmaze.ch
CombaGroup (MBA 2013) - is developing an automated,
cost-efficient, environment-friendly and profitable Bioversys (EMBA 2012) - Develops small chemical
solution for growing lettuce and intends to sell its molecules that specifically switch off bacterial resistance
products to lettuce packagers. against antibiotics on a genetic level
» www.combagroup.com » www.bioversys.comBComp (EMBA 2012) - Develops and sells natural fiber Stemergie (EMBA 2011) - Develops treatments and
composite products, replacing aluminum, carbon or diagnostics for tumors by targeting cancer-initiating
glass-fiber composites with natural fiber composites cells, the roots of cancer.
(flax) and makes structures more efficient in terms of » www.stemergie.com
weight, resistance, rigidity, shock absorption, and
damping. Climeworks (EMBA 2011) - Develops an ecologically and
» www.bcomp.ch/ economically feasible technology to extract CO2 from
atmospheric air and release it as a valuable commodity.
Pix4D (EMBA 2012) - Pix4D’s software solutions enable » www.climeworks.com
existing lightweight flying robots to become the new
generation of aerial mapping and surveying tools. Optical Additives (EMBA 2011) - Provides a chemical
» www.pix4d.com technology that converts any surface into a solar cell, for
example mobile phones, cars or buildings.
Aeon Scientific (MBA 2012) develops a medical product » www.optical-additives.com
for the best possible control of heart catheters in order
to improve treatments of highly relevant arrhythmias Koemei (EMBA 2011) - An IDIAP spinout that makes it
such as Atrial Fibrillation. simple and cost-effective for businesses to have
» www.aeon-scientific.com automated voice transcription of meetings, conferences
and lectures at the point of content creation.
Abionics (EMBA 2011) - Based on an innovative » http://koemei.com/
nanotechnology approach, Abionic is developing fast
and low-cost allergy diagnosis devices for portable Lemoptix (EMBA 2010) - Designs, develops and
medical diagnostic uses. Closed its 3rd round of commercializes laser scanning and micro projection
financing in May 2014 for Sfr. 4.3 mio. systems.
» www.abionic.com » www.lemoptix.com
Crisalix (MBA 2011) is devoted to provide plastic
surgeons with the most advanced 3D virtual simulator
through the Web.
» www.crisalix.comQGel (EMBA 2010) - Develops and commercializes GenKyoTex (EMBA 2007) - Develops innovative
biotechnology products to accelerate bio- medicines to treat cell-aging pathologies; raised CHF4
pharmaceutical scientific exploration, particularly in mio in 2008 and an additional Sfr. 2 mio in 2009.
tissue engineering, stem cell biology and cancer » www.genkyotex.com
research.
» www.qgelbio.com Exalos (EMBA 2006) - Develops and manufacturer of
advanced Superluminescent Light Emitting Diodes,
Bacula Systems (MBA 2009) - Provides enterprise selling opto- electronic components to navigation
quality services and support for open source network systems, medical imaging, fiber optic test equipment and
backup and recovery software. sensor industries.
» www.baculasystems.com » www.exalos.com
KeyLemon (MBA 2009) - is a software company which Fasteris (EMBA 2006) - Provides services for
offers simple, fast and convenient computer access biotechnology laboratories; its core business is DNA
solutions, based on face and speech recognition, for all sequencing, molecular biology and microbiology
internet users. services.
» www.keylemon.com » www.fasteris.com
Doodle (MBA 2008) - is a Web-based service that allows HPL (MBA 2006) - Developed innovative lithium-ion
a group of users to easily and quickly find the best battery technology in 3 key areas: nanostructured
dates, among several specified options. electrode materials, safer electrolytes and improved
» www.doodle.ch electrode/electrolyte interfaces. Sold to Dow Chemical.
picoDrill (MBA 2008) - Electro Thermo Focusing HeiQ (EMBA 2006) - Produces high-performance
technology allowing micromachining of dielectric additives and master batches for synthetic fibers and
material such as glass or quartz. Acquired by Asahi plastics.
Glass. » www.heiq.com
» www.picodrill.comJMC Lutherie (MBA 2005) - offers a new generation Fastcom Technology (EMBA 2002) - Provides companies loudspeaker system, built like a musical instrument, and governments with the means to exploit audiovisual which allows the listener to feel all dimensions of in- formation automatically, increasing the effectiveness music. of their security procedures. » www.jmcaudio.ch » www.fastcom.ch Xigen (EMBA 2005) - Making peptide intracellular Glycart Biotechnology (EMBA 2002) - Active in the therapeutics come true for the treatment of major research and development of new potent antibody-based debilitating diseases; raised CHF 24 million in products for the treatment of unmet clinical needs such September 2005, just one week before joining the as cancer; acquired by Roche in 2005 for CHF 240 mio. Executive MBA class in Silicon Valley. » http://www.roche.com/media/media_releases/med- » www.xigenpharma.com cor-2005-07-19.htm Claros Diagnostics (EMBA 2005) - Uses micro Dartfish (EMBA 1999) - Creates interactive internet technology to provide testing systems for on-site sports entertainment solutions using proprietary digital screening and monitoring of diseases; raised $7.8 special effects; secured CHF 11.5 million in second round mio in series A financing in 2007. funding in 2000. » www.clarosdx.com » www.dartfish.com Flisom (EMBA 2005) - Vision is to generate low cost Shockfish (EMBA 1999) – SpotMe provides the most solar electricity using flexible and lightweight solar powerful and reliable mobile app platform-enabling the cells technology selected as one of Red Herring’s design and delivery of more productive and enjoyable 100 most promising companies in Europe. event experiences all over the world. » www.flisom.com » www.shockfish.com AC Immune (MBA 2004) - develops novel approaches for the cure of "conformational" diseases such as Alzheimer and Prion disease. From 2003 to 2014, the company raised Sfr. 84 mio. » http://acimmune.com
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