| Western Switzerland is considerably enriched by the presence of many global companies of the highest reputation requiring and using microtechnologies. They bring to the region an international, cosmopolitan flavor and confirm the regions place as one of the leading economic regions in Europe in the field of
microtechnology. |
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Clockmaking
and watchmaking, luxury goods
Medical
instruments & equipment
Machinery,
industrial equipment & automation
Telecommunications,
information systems & communication systems
Electronics,
microelectronics & semiconductors
Metrology,
measuring & dimensional inspection instruments
Equipment and
components for the aerospace & aeronautics industry
Equipment and
components for the automotive industry
Other branches
of activity, industry groups
Clockmaking
and watchmaking, luxury goods :
Medical
instruments & equipment :
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B.
Braun Medical |
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Manufacture
of plastic packagings specially designed for the medical world (in
particular flexible pouches for urology).
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Beckman
Coulter |
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Marketing
of medical analysis instruments produced by companies of the Beckman
Coulter group.
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Codman
Neuro Sciences (Groupe Johnson & Johnson) |
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Medical
products such as drug distribution systems (pumps), implants and
instruments.
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Debiotech |
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R&D
work on medical equipment, microtechnology, micromechanics,
microelectronics.
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Dentsply
/ Maillefer |
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Production
of dental instruments (bur chucks, etc.).
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EMS
Electro Medical Systems |
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Design,
production and sale of dental prophylaxis, cleaning and treatment
equipment and equipment for urological treatment, prosthesis repair
and pain treatment (traumatotherapy).
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Medos
(Groupe Johnson & Johnson) |
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Valve
systems for hydrocephalus treatment.
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Medtronic |
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Manufacture
of pacemakers and nerve stimulators.
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Socorex |
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Micrometering
devices and laboratory dosage devices, micropipettes, laboratory
dosage syringes, veterinary syringes.
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Stryker
Ostoenics |
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Distribution
and marketing of medical and orthopaedic equipment.
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Symbios
orthopedie |
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Production
of orthopaedic prostheses.
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Unimed |
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Medical
accessories and taps for catheterisation, laboratories or other
medical or surgical applications; special needles (puncture, biopsy,
pneumothorax, cardiovascular, ophthalmological, pneumoperitonium,
radiography, etc.); suture needles for human, dental and veterinary
medicine; pipetting needles for analysis systems.
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Machinery,
industrial equipment & automation :
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4M
Systems |
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Design
and marketing of production lines for compact discs in all formats
(pressing); glass and nickel master forms for the production of
compact disc in all formats.
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Bobst |
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Leading
supplier in the world of equipment and services for the compact
cardboard, corrugated board and flexible materials packaging
industry.
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Fluid
Automation Systems |
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Research
and development, production and sale of solenoid valves for all
industrial applications; manufacture of automation components.
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Ismeca |
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Supplier
of semiconductors and coil systems, production of complex automatic
assembly lines for mass production of industrial and consumer goods,
assembly of lines for medical instruments and for bio-medical
diagnosis.
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Mikron |
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Automated
assembly lines for mass production (automotive industry, etc.).
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Telecommunications,
information systems & communication systems :
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Agilent |
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World
leader in technological research in areas such as metrology,
semiconductors, life sciences, telecommunications, etc
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Kudelski |
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Established
worldwide, the Kudelski Group is headquartered in
Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland. It comprises several companies
active in the following sectors: access control and digital
television management and broadband Internet services (Nagravision,
MediaCrypt, Lysis, Livewire), physical access and ticketing (NagraCard,
SportAccess, TicketCorner), health cards (e-prica), electronic
voting and cyber-administration (Polirights).
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Logitech |
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World
leader in the design, production and marketing of peripherals
serving as a natural, intuitive interface between the user and the
computer. Pointing devices, wired or wireless, such as mouses and
trackballs, and game peripherals, keyboards, video cameras for PC,
multimedia speakers, listening headsets for PCs, etc.
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Siemens |
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Design, production and
marketing of electrical and electronic components and apparatus. |
Electronics,
microelectronics & semiconductors :
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Agilent |
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World
leader in technological research in areas such as metrology,
semiconductors, life sciences, telecommunications, etc.
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Cicorel |
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Cicorel
develops technologies for linking electronic components (electrical
interconnections in the form of printed circuit boards) which
provide connections between microchips and other components.
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EM
Microelectronic |
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Production
of microelectronic and electronic products, especially solid-state
products, and in particular in the areas of integrated circuits and
sensors, micromechanics products, display systems, electronic
systems and software.
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Lιmo |
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Global
leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connection
solutions. Lemo's high quality push-pull connectors are found in a
variety of challenging application environments including medical,
industrial control, test and measurement, audio-video, and
telecommunications.
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Valtronic |
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Design,
production and marketing of miniaturised electronic components and
modules, especially for hearing aids, sensors, microcomputers,
telecommunications and medical equipment.
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Xemics |
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Design,
production and marketing of miniaturised electronic components and
modules, especially for hearing aids, sensors, microcomputers,
telecommunications and medical equipment.
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Metrology,
measuring & dimensional inspection instruments :
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Agilent |
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World
leader in technological research in areas such as metrology,
semiconductors, life sciences, telecommunications, etc.
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Rueger |
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Production
of temperature and pressure measuring instruments (thermoelectric
sensors), mechanical temperature measuring instruments (bimetallic
thermometers, gas pressure thermometers), and pressure measuring
instruments (pressure gauges).
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TESA |
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Mechanical
and electronic instruments for dimensional inspection.
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Thermo
Electron |
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Manufacturer
of instruments for dimensional inspection (spectrometers).
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Equipment
and components for the aerospace & aeronautics industry :
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Apco |
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Design
and production of mechanical and electromechanical equipment for
space, nuclear and production industry.
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Mecanex |
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R&D
and production of electromechanical and microtechnology assemblies (commutator-brush
assemblies, checking devices, test benches, miscellaneous sensors);
R&D and production of instruments for space biology research.
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Equipment
and components for the automotive industry :
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Del
West |
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Design
and production of mechanical parts for racing car engines (mainly
F1), resistance tests, design engineering and research on new
concepts for the upper engine block + engineering office.
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Other
branches of activity, industry groups :
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