🇨🇭 Country Profile

Switzerland

26 space organizations driving innovation in Switzerland's aerospace industry

26
Total Companies
1
Public Companies
6
Space Hubs
44
Sectors
Top Cities: Zurich (7) Lausanne (5) Chavannes-près-Renens (2) Geneva (2) Ecublens (1) Winterthur (1)

Top Sectors

Quick Stats

Companies with funding
0
Active/Operational
22
In Development
3

All Companies (26)

Almatech

operational
Lausanne Est. 2009

Almatech, founded in 2009 and based in Lausanne, Switzerland, is a space engineering SME specializing in the development of mission-critical hardware,...

components spacecraft components engineering

Astrocast

operational
Chavannes-près-Renens Est. 2014

Astrocast operates a nanosatellite network providing global IoT connectivity. The Swiss company offers low-power satellite IoT services for asset trac...

satellite communications iot

Beyond Gravity

operational
Zurich Est. 2022

Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space) is a major European space supplier providing satellite structures, mechanisms, electronics, and thermal products....

satellite manufacturing components

ClearSpace

operational
Ecublens Est. 2018

ClearSpace SA is a Swiss space debris removal startup founded as a spin-off from EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne) by experienc...

debris removal in space services space sustainability

CYSEC

operational
Lausanne Est. 2018

CYSEC provides cybersecurity solutions for the space industry including encryption and secure communication systems. The Swiss company develops post-q...

satellite communications cybersecurity

EPFL Space Center

operational
Lausanne Est. 2003

EPFL Space Center (eSpace) is a research and academic entity operating within the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. Foun...

research academic space technology

ETH Zurich Space

operational
Zurich

ETH Zurich aims to be Europe's leading university in space research, focusing on satellite systems, space robotics, planetary science, and autonomous ...

ETH Zurich Space Systems

operational
Zurich Est. 2015

ETH Zurich Space Systems is a research-focused entity operating within ETH Zurich, a leading science and technology university in Switzerland. Founded...

research academic university

ID Quantique

operational
Geneva Est. 2001

ID Quantique, founded in 2001 and based in Geneva, Switzerland, is a leading company specializing in quantum-safe cybersecurity solutions. The company...

cybersecurity research quantum

Oerlikon Metco

operational
Winterthur Est. 1964

Oerlikon Metco is the global leader in thermal spray coating solutions with nine decades of expertise. Provides advanced materials and coatings for ae...

materials

Picterra

operational
Lausanne Est. 2016

Picterra provides a geospatial AI SaaS platform enabling users to build, train, and deploy custom machine learning models for object detection, change...

geospatial software

RUAG Space

operational
Zurich Est. 1999

Beyond Gravity, formerly RUAG Space, is a European space supplier specializing in the design, development, and manufacture of critical components and ...

spacecraft components structures launch services

SatLease Capital

operational

First satellite-focused LeaseTech company founded 2021. Operating leasing solutions for satellite communication equipment. Offices in Geneva, London, ...

SpacePharma

operational
Couvet Est. 2012

SpacePharma provides microgravity research services using miniaturized laboratory payloads. The company operates experiments on the ISS and its own sa...

in space services research

SpaceWatch Global

operational
Zurich Est. 2019

SpaceWatch Global is a Swiss media company founded in 2019 that operates as a digital magazine and intelligence platform focused on the space industry...

media research data services

Spire Global Switzerland

operational
Chavannes-près-Renens Est. 2012

Spire operates satellite manufacturing facilities in Switzerland producing nanosatellites for its global constellation. The Swiss operation contribute...

satellite manufacturing

STMicroelectronics

operational

Contributes to radiation-hardened electronics market through rad-hard power management ICs, voltage regulators, and mixed-signal solutions for space a...

Swiss Re Space

operational
Zurich Est. 1863

Swiss Re Space, a division of the globally recognized Swiss Re Group founded in 1863, focuses on providing reinsurance solutions specifically tailored...

insurance space insurance space finance

Swiss Space Office

operational
Bern Est. 1998

The Swiss Space Office (SSO), established in 1998 and based in Bern, Switzerland, functions as the national space agency coordinating Swiss space poli...

space agency research government

SWISSto12

operational
Lausanne Est. 2011

SWISSto12, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, is a rapidly growing company specializing in the development and manufacturing ...

satellite communications satellite manufacturing components

u-blox

operational
Thalwil Est. 1997

u-blox is a Swiss fabless semiconductor company founded in 1997 and publicly traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange (UBXN). The company specializes in posit...

gnss electronics components

WISeSat

operational

Swiss company deploying post-quantum cryptography satellite constellation. Partnership with Swiss Armed Forces for quantum-secure satellite security a...

TE Connectivity Space

public
Schaffhausen Est. 2007 TEL

TE Connectivity Space, founded in 2007 and based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, is a focused business unit of TE Connectivity specializing in the desig...

spacecraft components components sensors

Destinus

development
Payerne Est. 2021

Destinus, founded in 2021 and based in Payerne, Switzerland, is an aerospace company focused on the development of hydrogen-powered hypersonic aircraf...

aerospace propulsion aviation

Loft Dynamics

development
Zurich Est. 2016

Loft Dynamics, founded in 2016 and based in Zurich, Switzerland, is a company focused on the development of virtual reality (VR) flight simulation tec...

simulation training aerospace

SEALSQ

development
Geneva Est. 2021

Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, SEALSQ develops and provides post-quantum cryptographic semiconductors and related trust ser...

quantum electronics iot