16 Swiss Health Valley Startups Named Among Switzerland’s Top 100
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Sixteen startups from the Swiss Health Valley ecosystem are landing in the Top 100 — They have been recognized in Venturelab’s Top 100 Swiss Startup Ranking, the country’s benchmark list of its most promising young companies. Corinthis (VD), DeepJudge (ZH) and Pave Space (VD) are on the podium.
For 16 years, a jury of 100 leading investors and startup experts has selected the 100 most promising Swiss startups each year. The ranking has become a trusted reference point for founders, investors, and the wider Swiss startup ecosystem — and this year, health and life sciences ventures from Western Switzerland make up a striking share of the list. Here’s the full Health Valley lineup:
#5 — Seprify (Biotech, FR)
Develops cellulose-based industrial ingredients — inspired by the light-scattering structure of the Cyphochilus beetle — to replace titanium dioxide in everyday products.
#11 — Clee Medical (Medtech, GE)
A Wyss Center spin-off bringing real-time AI-powered imaging to brain surgery, giving surgeons clearer visibility during operations.
#28 — Herosupport SA (Medtech, GE)
Makes custom, 3D-printed patient-positioning shells for radiotherapy, improving precision, safety, and comfort — starting with breast cancer treatment.
#21 — Tune Insight (Healthcare, Security, VD)
Builds privacy-preserving data collaboration technology using homomorphic encryption, letting hospitals and organizations jointly analyze sensitive data without ever exposing it.
#33 — Bewelab (Digital Health, VD)
A gamified mobile app that uses neuroplasticity-based brain training to help people reduce unhealthy food cravings and improve metabolic health.
#33 — Ovomind (ICT, GE)
Converts biosignals into real-time emotional data, powering emotion-driven AI for gaming and human-machine interaction.
#34 — planetary (Foodtech, GE)
Runs a fermentation platform that produces sustainable, animal-free proteins at scale for the food industry.
#35 — Dexterous Endoscopes (BIND 2026 Winner) (Medtech, VD)
Developing next-generation flexible endoscopic devices for safer, more precise minimally invasive procedures; named Top100 Newcomer of the Year 2026.
#46 — Immitra Bio GmbH (Biotech)
Developing gene therapies built on hematopoietic stem cells.
#48 — Perivision SA (Medtech, Digital Health, VD)
An AI- and VR-based eye-testing platform that makes assessing visual function faster and more accessible.
#54 — Bioscibex SA (Biotools, VS)
Manufactures single-use bioreactor systems that automate cell culture from 30 mL to 30 L, from early research through to manufacturing scale.
#73 — Actival SA (Medtech, VD)
Designs active dental aligners with built-in hygiene technology for orthodontic treatment.
#87 — Calico Biosystems SA (Biotool, VD)
A platform that predicts anti-cancer drug efficacy early, helping speed up oncology drug development.
#94 — Isospec Analytics (Biotool, VD)
A platform for rapidly identifying unknown molecules at scale, accelerating molecular discovery.
#95 — Adaptyv Biosystems (Biotech, Engineering)
An automated, AI-powered protein engineering platform — described as “the automated lab for agentic biology.”
#100 — Xemperia (Biotech, FR)
Developing blood-test-based technology aimed at transforming breast cancer detection.
To every founder and team on this list: rankings are nice, but we know the hard work that goes on behind them. Congratulation on this amazing journey!