CHF 40,000 Each for Startups Developing Mini-Cryostats and Optical Quantum Sensors
08.07.2020
condenZero and Miraex Teams win the second stage of Venture Kick’s financial and entrepreneurial support. Their projects help researchers improve the cool-down cycles of their experiments and industrials make data-driven maintenance decisions.
.jpg) |
 |
 condenZero CEO Denys Sutter
|
|
 Miraex co-CEO's Clément Javerzac Galy and Nicolas Abelé
|
|
condenZero: cryogenic sample holder for cryo-transmission electron microscopy
Temperatures close to the zero point (-273°C) have important technical and scientific applications. Users of cryo-electron microscopy wait several hours to cool-down. Once the base temperature is reached, ca. 20 minutes are available for research before the instrument warms up again, ending experiments pre-maturely. condenZero's product is based on a novel cryo-technology, cooling down in minutes and sustaining temperature for 6+ hours. The team is composed of CEO and co-founder Denys Sutter, PhD in physics and EFZ physics laboratory technician, CTO and co-founder Dominik Biscette, engineering education (ABB) and CSO Johan Chang, a physics professor at the UZH. At the moment, they are in the prototyping phase for four research institutions - EPFL, EMPA, UZH and Université de Paris Sud - with first tests expected in June 2020. They plan to use Venture Kick funds for protoyping, assembly line, salary and travel. condenzero.com
Miraex: Predicting to protect the industrial world
The widespread need for small, ultra-sensitive sensors, in harsh environments, exists across multiple industries including power generation, food production, chemical, pharmaceutical, security, defense, aerospace, semiconductor, and Oil & Gas. Miraex's technology developed by co-CEOs Clément Javerzac-Galy and Nicolas Abelé (previously co-founder of Lemoptix and Osmoblue) and CIO Karel Dumon supports Industry 4.0 revolution founded on the use of sensors throughout the value chain, from equipment to machine monitoring, enabling cost savings through improved efficiency. Miraex’s core technologies are optical quantum sensors that measure a variety of phenomena including sound, vibration, temperature, magnetic & electrical fields, and radio waves. The sensors are supported by advanced signal processing and machine learning data analysis. They plan to use Venture Kick funds to further focus on customer and technology development. miraex.com