Hall of Fame
The Export Award celebrates the successful internationalization of Swiss and Liechtensteiner companies, and shows how they have successfully positioned themselves in the global economy.
Winner Export Award 2018 - 2026
2026: Ideal-tek – Swiss precision instruments for high-tech industries
Based in Balerna, TI, Ideal-tek has been developing and producing precision instruments since 1964 for industries in which the tiniest details are critical – from medtech and electronics through the watch industry. The tools are produced in Ticino and sold worldwide. With an export share of around 90 percent, the company targets markets in which industries are dependent on reliable, high-precision instruments. The US as well as up-and-coming medtech hubs such as Costa Rica and emerging markets like China are particularly important in this regard.
2025: ANYbotics – a New Level of Industrial Automation
The robust, four-legged “ANYmal” inspection robot from Zurich-based ANYbotics AG navigates industrial facilities autonomously and collects precise data as it goes. The ETH Zurich spin-off, founded in 2016, is setting new standards in industrial automation. As it expands globally, it is guided by the needs of its key multinational customers and a focus on the industry categories of “energy”, “mining, metals and minerals”, “chemicals” and “oil and gas”. It offers a global partner network for service and technical support.
2024: Xovis – measuring people flows around the world with Swiss precision
Since 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.
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%.
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.
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.
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.
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.
