The development of electro-optical processors for future generations of communication technology is acknowledged with Switzerland’s leading startup award. The team of engineers around company founders Stefan Abel, Lukas Czornomaz, Felix Eltes, and Jean Fompeyrine have developed a revolutionary technology for producing electro-optical semiconductor chips. The transceiver modules developed by Lumiphase are required in particularly large quantities in data centers, where optical transmission distances typically range from a few meters to 10 kilometers. Lumiphase covers the value chain from the manufacture of the new barium titanate-based semiconductor, through integration with silicon, to device and circuit design.
The finalists for the ZKB Pionierpreis Technopark are Avelo, Decentriq and Stimit. The winning team will receive CHF 100,000 in funding at the award ceremony at Technopark Zurich on 7 May.
Zürich – The panel of judges has made its shortlist: From 45 applications, eleven start-ups are still in the running for the Pionierpreis 2024 – an initiative by Zürcher Kantonalbank and Technopark Zürich – which will be presented on 7 May at Technopark Zürich.
Synthara AG from Zug receives the award, which is endowed with CHF 100,000. The University of Zurich spin-off is revolutionizing chip design and advancing this key industry in Switzerland. Co-finalists AgroSustain and MUVON Therapeutics each receive CHF 10,000.