An implantable optical sensor that can detect nitric oxide, a molecule linked to inflammation, directly inside the joint in real time and wirelessly.

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What if joint inflammation could be tracked in real time, from inside the joint? @csem.ch .ch + AO Insitute Davos + EPFL have developed an implantable optical sensor that wirelessly detects nitric oxide, a key inflammation marker linked to osteoarthritis. DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2025.118092

"Think a driver is fine because they’re not yawning? Think again. DriverCheck by CSEM spots subtle physiological warning signs with contactless, privacy-first AI. See how it works: bit.ly/47lUtfQ
#RoadSafety #EdgeAI"

Single-walled carbon nanotube biosensor for real-time monitoring of nitric oxide in inflammatory responses Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative inflammatory joint disease affecting millions of people worldwide. The early detection of OA and the continuous …

Nanotubes in knees!! Read about our collaboration with the @csem.ch and @unibas.ch on using #nanotube #sensors for monitoring inflammation in human knees.

Congratulations Sayyed Hashem Sajjadi and Yahya Rabbani!! 🥳

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#biosensors #bioelectronics

Here are the three Innovation Radar pages for anyone who wants to explore further:

ECLIPSE: bit.ly/4bGtHjw
EMAPS-Cardio: bit.ly/3PWbffn
HEDIMED: bit.ly/4rJWJoh

+ @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

Three co-developed @csem.ch innovations just earned three signals on @ec.europa.eu’s Innovation Radar: Business Ready, Tech Ready, and Exploring. More than a badge, that shows where innovation stands now and where collaboration can create value next. The three pages are in the thread below. Read on.

Switzerland’s Semiconductor Edge: Competing Globally by Thinking Smaller Discover how Switzerland has secured a high‑value position in the semiconductor ecosystem by emphasizing precision, efficiency, and focused innovation — a perspective shared in Alain‑Serge Porret’s ar...

New from @csem.ch: Switzerland’s semiconductor edge isn’t scale, it’s precision. Alain-Serge Porret explains how ultra-low-power design and specialized innovation help the country compete globally. Originally published by SemiWiki. Read: bit.ly/4bkmQNR

Image: © Kerem Artuk

Person holding a record efficiency for perovskite-silicon triple-junction solar cell.

30.02% certified efficiency for a perovskite-based triple-junction solar cell, reported in @natureportfolio.nature.com That sets a new benchmark for this device class. @csem.ch contributed expertise in device engineering, silicon integration, optical management and characterization: bit.ly/4cZCsaR

Boost your career with CSEM's Back2Business program Ready to get back on track after a career break? CSEM's Back2Business program offers you tailor-made support, skills upgrades and challenging projects.

Hiring pathways matter. Back2Business at @csem.ch supports science and engineering professionals returning after a career break with real projects, refreshed skills, and a progressive route back to work. Know someone who should see this? bit.ly/4bqz4U1

«Be to B» - Alexandre Pauchard, directeur du CSEM Alexandre Pauchard, directeur du Centre suisse d'électronique et de microtechnique (CSEM), est l’invité de «Be to B», une émission réalisée en partenariat par Carac et «L’Agefi». Il explique comment la recherche appliquée faite à Neuchâtel aide la Suisse à rester dans la course à l’intelligence artificielle. En partenariat avec Carac  Frédéric Lelièvre - CEO et rédacteur en chef de «L'Agefi»  Alexandre Pauchard, directeur du CSEM L'émission est découpée en trois parties:   1. Le portrait: 1:00 2. L’entreprise: 8:59 3. Questionnaire de Proust: 23:52   ▪️Suivez-nous sur les réseaux sociaux:   Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/ageficom  Twitter https://twitter.com/Ageficom   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ageficom   ▪️Abonnez-vous à notre chaîne Youtube!   ▪️Retrouvez toute l'actualité économique et financière sur https://agefi.com/

From Silicon Valley start-up ambitions to building an ecosystem for many to succeed: CEO Alexandre Pauchard shares why @csem.ch backs DeepTech ventures through applied research in Digital Tech, Precision Manufacturing and Sustainable Energy. 🎥 @agefi.bsky.social + carac. FR only: bit.ly/47rKjdr

Switzerland Is #1 in Innovation, But for How Long? (A Conversation with Alexandre Pauchard) In this episode of Getting Serious, Woody sits down with Alexandre Pauchard, CEO of CSEM (Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology), to explore what truly keeps Switzerland at the top of globa...

🎙️CH has ranked #1 in innovation for 15 years. But will it still lead in 10? In this podcast Woody Wade & @csem.ch's CEO note rankings reflect investments made 10–15 years ago. With slowing public funding and rising tech demands on SMEs, focus and partnerships are survival strategies: bit.ly/4rGJ56h

Cutting-edge solution for sustainable smart packaging combining chipless RFID tags and a biodegradable substrate Designed for applications like logistics and environmental monitoring, the tags can be biodegraded, disposed of, or recycled without requiring complex waste management systems.

We recently shared this research on fully compostable smart sensing tags: ➡️: bit.ly/44Ip59N — now you can take a deeper dive. Listen to more on the topic with Oleksandr, one of @csem.ch's engineers behind the work (🗣️FR only): bit.ly/4aLn9Qh

@empa-materials.bsky.social erials.bsky.social
EPFL

CSEM's CEO and several other important figures cut a blue ribbon to signify the opening of CSEM's new Schwyz site.

✨ Big moment for innovation in Central Switzerland! We’ve opened @csem.ch’s new site in #Schwyz, bringing Digitalization, AI & Robotics closer to regional SMEs. Strong local collaboration, real-world impact, and innovation made in Switzerland 🚀

#AI #Digitalization #Robotics

Nano-Optics: From lab to fab | Scalable nanophotonics at CSEM Discover how nano-optics and nanophotonics enable compact optical systems—from metasurfaces to scalable manufacturing, bridging research and industrial production.

Dive into how nano-optics is moving from lab to real-world production! 💡
Benjamin Gallinet explains how tiny light-controlling structures are changing optics and scaling for industry.
bit.ly/3MgkTbA

#NanoOptics #Photonics #AdvancedManufacturing

CSEM Inventor Award 2026: Noa Schmid recognized for breakthroughs in laboratory diagnostics CSEM awards the Inventor Award 2026 to Noa Schmid for eight patented innovations in high-precision liquid handling, powering faster and more accurate laboratory diagnostics worldwide.

Noa Schmid receives the CSEM Inventor Award 2026 for innovations in precision liquid handling, enabling faster and more accurate laboratory diagnostics. His work led to 8 patents and products used worldwide.
Read full PR : bit.ly/3OgNZIh

#CSEMInventorAward #LaboratoryDiagnostics #LifeSciences

On #WorldCancerDay, we’re proud to show how tech + cross-sector collaboration at CSEM is reshaping cancer care — more precision, better outcomes, real hope. From surgery to prediction, our partners across CH & Europe make the impact possible. Discover more stories: www.csem.ch

#CancerInnovation

An outstretched AI hand to symbolize trust.

If #AI is everywhere, trust has to be everywhere too.
Through the EPoSS & INSIDE Edge AI Working Group,
@csem.ch 's Philippe Dallemagne argues #trust is the real adoption barrier.

Do you agree — or are performance and cost still bigger blockers? Discover more: bit.ly/45HWPor

MTG-S: Swiss Precision Powering Europe’s Next-Gen Weather Forecasting Discover how CSEM’s high-precision mechanism at the heart of MTG-S improves extreme weather forecasting and turns complex space measurements into real societal impact.

🌍 Europe’s new MTG-S weather satellite has delivered its first images, boosting early detection of extreme weather. Inside is the Corner Cube Mechanism, developed by @csem.ch, Swiss & European partners—35 years of precision at work with @esa.int.

🔗 Full story: bit.ly/4brbHv3

#EarthObservation

🏭 The #AI race isn’t about models. It’s about production.

AI winners will be those who can industrialize it. Europe is entering Phase 2—scaling AI in the real world, building on strengths like manufacturing and reliability.

What’s the biggest barrier between AI pilots and full-scale deployment?

✨ As the year wraps up, we’re celebrating everything we achieved together. Your trust and shared purpose turned ideas into real momentum. Wishing you a joyful break filled with rest, renewal, and inspiration. We’ll be back in 2026, ready to keep collaborating & innovating side by side! 🎉

2025 marked a turning point for #TechBio, where technology meets biology, when concepts finally began to take shape in the real world.
𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐁𝐢𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?
👉Discover the technologies that matter on our blog lnkd.in/ePQy4kin
👇Watch and listen to our experts right now youtu.be/d69VSutDeVQ 👇

In Conversation with Dr. Alain-Serge Porret | SwissChips Interview Series What if powerful AI could run on a chip the size of your fingernail, using just milliwatts of energy: and without ever sending your data to the cloud? CSEM’s latest work brings that future within reac...

What does Switzerland’s future in semiconductors look like? It’s being built now. Alain-Serge Porret shows how @csem.ch’s ultra-low-power edge-AI chips and privacy-first design power #SwissChips. Worth a watch 👇: bit.ly/48Maw6B Merci: @ethz.ch

#Semiconductors #EdgeAI #LowPowerElectronics

Christophe Ballif wraps up 13 years leading @csem.ch's Sustainable Energy activities. On RTN, he reflects on Switzerland’s PV shift after Fukushima and CSEM’s breakthroughs: BIPV, solar modules, 30%+ cells. He now hands the baton to Tonio Buonassisi. 🌞🌱
Interview French only: bit.ly/3XD20BE

Michele De Bastiani Named Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher 2025 | CSEM Clarivate names CSEM’s Michele De Bastiani a 2025 Highly Cited Researcher (top 1% by citations) for perovskite–silicon tandem PV advances.

Big news: CSEM’s Michele De Bastiani is a 2025 @clarivate.com Highly Cited Researcher™ 🧠. A top-1% citation honor—and a testament to our perovskite team pushing next-gen solar forward. Congrats to Michele and the whole group! bit.ly/4pgrhNX

Predictive heat pump control cuts heating electricity costs by 11% | CSEM CSEM’s OPERA project shows how predictive control of heat pumps and PV in a Swiss multi-apartment building cuts heating electricity costs by 11% while preserving comfort.

A 20-unit Swiss building cut heating electricity costs by 11%—with no comfort loss🔥. @csem.ch-led OPERA project shows how smart predictive control makes heat pumps more efficient using software, not hardware. Scalable and already commercialized: bit.ly/44c9XBw

Smart sensor tag protects sensitive goods Researchers from Empa, EPFL and CSEM have developed a green smart sensing tag that measures temperature and humidity in real time – and can also detect whether a temperature threshold has been exceeded. In future, this could be used to monitor sensitive shipments such as medicines or food. The sen...

Smart sensing tag developed by Empa, EPFL and CSEM researchers to protect sensitive goods in transit. The tag is completely biodegradable.
https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/greenspack
#greenelectronics #sensortechnology #empamaterialsscience

Wearables and AI transforming prenatal care The Bern MedTech Collaboration Call-funded ELAINE project uses wearables and AI with the aim of improving prenatal care through better, continuous maternal and fetal health monitoring.

🧑‍🚀🤰 Next breakthrough in prenatal monitoring didn’t come from a hospital. It came from #space research. Thrilled to see @csem.ch's ELAINE project featured on p.5 of @esa.int’s Space Benefits for Earth 2025 report: bit.ly/4ivJjJE.
Wearable, textile sensors for at-home fetal monitoring: bit.ly/3KkVNHx

BUSS wins CSEM Digital Journey Award 2025 for Predictive Quality Swiss SME BUSS wins the CSEM Digital Journey Award 2025 for its Predictive Quality project, using industrial AI and SenseHUB® to predict plastics quality in real time and cut waste, energy use and dow...

🥇 Swiss SME BUSS wins @csem.ch's Digital Journey Award 2025 for its Predictive Quality project, which aims to bring industrial #AI to compounding. Up to CHF 100k in tech support. Full story & more about the award: bit.ly/4pMS8RP.

Next year… could it be you on that stage? ✨