HALL OF FAME: 2010-2024 winners

Winner Export Award 2024: Xovis – measuring people flows around the world with Swiss precision

ince its establishment in 2008, Xovis AG has developed into a global leader in intelligent people flow management. Its high-precision sensors detect the people present in a room and use artificial intelligence to help interpret the data. This technology makes it possible to analyze and control people flows in real time:

Airports use it to assess and reduce waiting times at security or check-in
Retailers can plan and deploy their staff so customers receive the best service at all times
Rail operators can accurately determine the number of passengers, bicycles, strollers and wheelchairs to optimize their fleet

The majority of its 140 employees work at its headquarters in Zollikofen (Canton of Bern), where data is collected from all 300,000 sensors in use worldwide. These sensors are exclusively manufactured in Switzerland. There is a branch office in Boston, and another is planned for Berlin. The company’s growth is currently around 20 percent, with turnover of more than 30 million Swiss francs; there are plans to double this figure in the next two to three years. Around 95 percent of its sales are generated abroad.

Winner Export Award 2023: Megasol Energie AG: Fast international growth

Megasol is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of solar modules and intelligent mounting systems, offering sound advice and smart complete solutions from a single source. Founded in 1993, Switzerland’s largest solar manufacturer has been shaping the Swiss and international markets for decades. The photovoltaic solar modules and components are developed and manufactured at the Deitingen (Solothurn) production site with 155 employees. The company is particularly successful in the rapidly growing segment of building-integrated photovoltaics. Megasol is the only manufacturer in the world that can supply any panel in all sizes, shapes, colours, glass surfaces, structures and outputs. The company has also become an innovative leader in an extremely dynamic industry through active research and development activities. Since entering the German market in 2012, Megasol has increasingly shifted its sales activities abroad and has so far implemented over 100,000 projects in more than 30 countries. The export share has reached 85% and is expected to rise to over 90%.

Winner Export Award 2022: BÜCHI Labortechnik
Founded in 1939, the former glassblowing company has developed into a global high-tech enterprise and market leader. The family-owned company from Flawil sells analytical and testing equipment for research in pharmaceuticals and chemistry and equips laboratories with measuring instruments for quality control of food and animal feed or for environmental analysis. In addition, BÜCHI offers its customers a wide range of services such as consulting, service, training and application support.

Winner Export Award 2021: Nispera
Founded in 2015, Nispera provides smart data solutions for monitoring facilities that provide renewable energy. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform of the startup is already in use in more than 150 wind turbines, 250 photovoltaic facilities and 20 hydropower plants in over 25 countries.

Winner Export Award 2020: Berlinger & Co. AG
The 155-year-old family business Berlinger & Co. AG successfully sells high technology healthcare and anti-doping solutions worldwide. The hardware and software products are used in over 180 countries worldwide.

Winner Export Award 2019: VirtaMed AG
When a company like VirtaMed AG employs 100 people twelve years after being founded in Switzerland and, with over 1000 simulation devices, has achieved an export share of 95 percent, it is clear that the company has done a great deal correctly. And is also deserving of a nomination for the Export Award.

Winner Export Award 2018: ON AG
Thanks to inspiring products and a clever market strategy, the running shoe label On got off to a blazing start and has managed to conquer the global running scene at a brisk pace. Today, On is strongly represented in the largest market worldwide in the running segment – and continues to grow.

Winner Export Award 2017c: Regloplas AG, St. Gallen
Regloplas AG from St.Gallen is specialized in the development and production of tempering units and is global market leader. The 2017 Export Award winner’s recipe for success is: keep on developing, but keep your feet on the ground and stay close to your customers.

Winner Export Award 2016
Züger Frischkäse AG and Sky-Frame AG won the Export Award 2016 for their outstanding export projects in Germany and the United States. The prizes were awarded by Ruth Metzler-Arnold at the Forum for Swiss Foreign Trade in Zurich on April 21, 2016..

Step-in: Sky-Frame AG
Success: Züger Frischkäse AG

Winner Export Award 2015
Successful with clever marketing in Germany’s tough retail trade and benefiting from China’s growing middle class and transportation needs thanks to precision technology, PPURA and Amberg Technologies were honored with the Export Award 2015 at the Forum for Swiss Foreign Trade of Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE):

Step-in: PPURA Sagl, Dulliken
Success: Amberg Technologies AG, Regensdorf

Winner Export Award 2014
The presentation of the Export Award was a highlight of the Forum for Swiss Foreign Trade in Zurich on April 3, 2014. The winners were Habegger AG and Sensile Technologies SA. Ruth Metzler-Arnold, President of S-GE, awarded the recognition prize in the “success” and “step-in” categories.

Step-in: Habegger AG
Success: Sensile Technologies SA

Winner Export Award 2013
We congratulate the winners of the Export Award 2013:

Step-in: JNJ automation SA
Success: SAFEmine AG

Winner Export Award 2012
V-Zug AG and Trunz Water Systems AG were the winners of the 5th Export Awards. The recognition award was presented to the two winners at the 2012 Forum for Swiss Foreign Trade at Messe Zurich.

Step-in: Trunz Water Systems AG
Success: V-Zug AG

Winner Export Award 2011
In 2011, the winner in the “step-in” category was Baumot AG. The company was characterized by an exemplary market entry in China. In the category “success” the award went to OVD Kinegram AG. This company is a world-leading high-tech specialist for optical security features to protect against counterfeiting.

Step-in: Baumot AG
Success: OVD Kinegram AG

Winner Export Award 2010
The Export Award 2010 was won by the company Bauwerk AG in the step-in category and Contrinex AG in the category success.