Industrie 4.0 "The Shapers" Awards 2021
For the fourth year running, the Manufacture Thinking collective, in association with the French-speaking Swiss chambers of commerce, has awarded the Prix Industrie 4.0.
11 personalities from industry in French-speaking Switzerland who are working for the industry of tomorrow were honored:
- Martin Boeni, CEO of BBN Mécanique SA (NE) and its spin-off S4T Technologies SA: preventive and predictive spindle maintenance for leading-edge industrial companies.
- Dr. Nicola Tomatis, CEO of Bluebotics SA (VD): autonomous navigation for AGVs, forklifts and mobile robots.
- Andrea De Luca, CEO of DM surfaces SA (JU/BE): at the cutting edge of laser technology for engraving, aesthetic texturing, functional structuring, cutting and micromachining.
- Thierry Melly, Vice President, Wireless IC's and Systems at Semtech (NE): invention of the LoRa system, which interconnects IoT devices.
- Loïc Baboulaz, co-founder and CTO of Artmyn (VD): 5D interactive imagery as a digital twin for works of art.
- Florent Plé, Managing Director of Symbios Orthopédie SA (VD): production of customized knee prostheses.
- Kenneth Funes Mora, director and co-founder of Eyeware Tech SA (VS): eye tracking devices and software for video conferencing and video games, for example.
- Thomas Estier, co-founder and CEO of Rovenso SA (FR): autonomous robot for safety and security surveillance of industrial sites.
- Iris Desforges, CEO and co-founder of Forimtech SA (GE): advanced cancer localization with molecular imaging technology for precise, minimally invasive surgery.
- Philippe Lambinet, CEO and co-founder of Cogito Instruments SA (GE): artificial intelligence electronic circuits for robots, vehicles, machines...
- Nuria Pazos, professor at Haute École Arc (NE): coordination of the European BonsAPPs project to develop an artificial intelligence platform for SMEs.
The winners received their prizes in person at an invitation-only ceremony held on September 1 in Biel's new Switzerland Innovation Park.
Over and above the visibility that comes with winning the Industrie 4.0 award, all agreed that the presentation of such a prize attests to recognition of the work accomplished, and is a major source of motivation, essential to innovative behavior.
