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Switzerland’s
chemicals and materials industry,
in focus.
The companies, capital and talent shaping chemicals and materials in Switzerland. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
MEET THE COMPANIESExplore Switzerland’s chemicals and materials leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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Explore Switzerland’s chemicals and materials leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Company discovery
Recorded evidence onlyRecently founded independent companies
Recently founded means a recorded 2023–2026 founding year and no recorded parent, acquirer or public-company status. These companies are not labelled startups without that separate classification.
Explore classified startups in Radar ↗Chemicals and Materials industry KPIs in Switzerland
A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
21 of 325 tracked companies have open roles.
11 of 325 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 24 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 81.1% of disclosed capital, while 96.6% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATIONHow Switzerland chemicals and materials has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
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How Switzerland chemicals and materials has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Disclosed funding by year
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
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| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | $24.2M | 10 | 2 |
| 2018 | $1.06M | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | $168.22K | 6 | 2 |
| 2020 | $6.17M | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | $5.17M | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | $10.32K | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | $16.37M | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Funding concentration
Share of all disclosed company funding.
- APTGAG35.2%
- Seprify31.4%
- SOLEVO14.6%
- Other companies18.9%
Funding by stage
24 recorded rounds since 2016
Investors appearing most often
Recorded participation in chemicals and materials company rounds since 2016.
- 01Europa 9 rounds
- 02Venture Kick 3 rounds
- 03EIC Fund 3 rounds
- 04Zurcher Kantonalbank 2 rounds
- 05Aargau Cantonal Bank 2 rounds
- 06IKEA 2 rounds
- 07University of Cambridge 2 rounds
- 08Mission Possible 1 rounds
- 09Rabobank 1 rounds
- 010Kbc 1 rounds
Recent recorded rounds
Latest recorded rounds · USDBacked by IKEA and Una Terra and others.
Largest and notable recorded rounds
Each card is one recorded roundBacked by IKEA and Una Terra and others.
Backed by Finnfund.
Backed by Mission Possible and IKEA and others.
Backed by Aargau Cantonal Bank and Zurcher Kantonalbank.
Backed by Aargau Cantonal Bank and Venture Kick.
Backed by Venture Kick.
Backed by Venture Kick.
THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITYRevenue, profitability & financial strength
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Revenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts availability
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Web traffic, app reach and release cadence
How the Switzerland companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
Most-installed apps
5 of these companies (1.5%) publish at least one Android app — 17 apps in all, carrying 79.7K installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sika® MXSika | 47.8K | — | Productivity |
| Solevo Retail - Points & PrizeSOLEVO | 9.7K | — | Lifestyle |
| Sika AnchorFix® Volume CalculaSika | 8.9K | — | Tools |
| Sika MischungsrechnerSika | 3.7K | — | Tools |
| Sika Order AppSika | 3.5K | — | Business |
| My SolevoSOLEVO | 2.3K | — | Business |
| Sika MixDesignSika | 977 | — | Business |
| Sika SandAppSika | 922 | — | Business |
| Sika Events GlobalSika | 894 | — | Business |
| Sika Admixture ServiceSika | 472 | — | Business |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
App reach by segment
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q2–2025Q4).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesives And Sealants | 9 | 67.3K | Sika® MX 47.8K | |
| Chemical Distributors | 2 | 12K | Solevo Retail - Points & Prize 9.7K | |
| Materials Research And Training Services | 4 | 231 | EmpAIR 205 |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
INSIDE THE INDUSTRYThe Switzerland chemicals and materials market map
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
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The Switzerland chemicals and materials market map
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
Where companies are building
Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
Segment data unavailable
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
Explore in RadarHow companies make money
Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.
THE COMPANIES IN MOTIONWho is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
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Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Linklaters’ U.S. M&A team advised Glencore on the establishment of an aluminum recycling joint venture with Alumicore. The transaction included the acquisition of the business of Zeb Aluminum and a sale of a 55% stake in the acquired business to Alumicore.
Trasteel Holding S.A. and Sizzle Acquisition Corp. II announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination to form a new global steel trading and industrial public holding company.
Seprify, a Fribourg-based biomaterials company developing high-performance cellulose-based ingredients for industrial applications, has raised €13.4 million (CHF 12.25 million) in Series A funding.
Sun Chemical Corp, a US-based producer of printing inks, coatings and supplies, pigments & polymers, and its parent company, DIC Corporation, have announced the completion of the purchase of 100 per cent shares of Sensient Imaging Technologies, a leading supplier of digital inks, and certain other assets related to the production of inks.
Swedish group Axel Johnson, which had sales worth over €13.6bn in 2024, acquired Induchem in 2019 through its pumps business, Axflow Group.
The construction chemicals group takes over Turkish adhesive manufacturer Akkim completely with annual sales of around 220 million Swiss francs.
THE WHAT? PepsiCo, Givaudan, Smurfit WestRock and Statkraft have signed a 10-year renewable energy agreement to support decarbonisation across their European value chains.
Swiss chemicals group Clariant integrated its sustainability report in its annual report of 2017 and called it “Allin-One”.
Oerlikon delivered order intake in Q1 at CHF 455m, up 18% ... Sales increased by 5% organically to CHF 378m.
BIWI SA has acquired the assets of 9T Labs AG, the Zurich startup that developed a fiber‑reinforced composite additive manufacturing platform before entering bankruptcy in late 2025.
Full recorded event mix
Top 10 categories among 511 recorded events in the 24-month window.
IPO pipeline
1 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO · LSE5 reports
Leadership moves
23 tracked people moves
Appointment Chief Executive Officer
Retirement Previously Coal chief executive
Departure Previously Chief Executive Officer
Resignation Previously Chief Executive Officer
Appointment Chair
Appointment Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
Appointment Chief Executive Officer
Appointment Head of Business Solutions and IT
Product launches
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
Propane Dehydrogenation Catalyst
Digital Performance Monitoring
Contract wins
29 recorded customer wins
Customer: pepsicoRenewable Energy
Customer: EskomEnergy
Customer: Orion Critical Mineral Consortium
Customer: gannon & scottPrecious Metals Refining
Customer: Coatex Asia Pacific Inc.
Customer: blackburn chemicalsCASE market segments
Workforce actions
1 companies with reported reductions
Scale not stated rolescollective dispute
Regulatory events
17 recorded events
Suspended planned investments due to regulatory uncertaintyProvincial government of Quebec
sell mandatory minimum quantities at set prices for over seven yearsChinese regulators
sale mandated to obtain approvalChinese regulators
received all regulatory clearances
Litigation
13 tracked suits
tariff refundCivil ·
competition law infringementCivil · Filed
Earnings pulse
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 73 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Mergers and acquisitions
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glencore→Zeb Aluminum | 2026-04-20 | Not stated in snapshot | |
| Trasteel→Sizzle Acquisition Corp. II | Announced | 2026-04-13 | $800.0M |
| Sun Chemical Corp, DIC Corporation→Sensient ↗ | Completed | 2026-03-05 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Glencore→Teck Resources | Completed | 2026-02-19 | $6.9B |
| Glencore→Teck\'s legacy metallurgical coal business | Completed | 2026-02-19 | $6.9B |
| Glencore→rio tinto | Terminated | 2026-02-19 | $260.0B |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITYThe talent market
117 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 316-posting snapshot covers 14 employers.
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The talent market
117 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 316-posting snapshot covers 14 employers.
Most advertised job titles
0 tracked postings mention remote work.
The seniority mix
91 postings specify a level.
Companies hiring
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Givaudan ↗ | 12 |
| Empa ↗ | 10 |
| Oerlikon ↗ | 10 |
| Sika ↗ | 6 |
| Archroma ↗ | 5 |
| uster technologies ↗ | 5 |
| BIAZZI ↗ | 4 |
| kiener + wittlin ag ↗ | 3 |
Large employers
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Glencore ↗ | 145,977 |
| Sika ↗ | 18,400 |
| Givaudan ↗ | 11,710 |
| Arxada ↗ | 3,800 |
| EMS Group ↗ | 2,912 |
| Empa ↗ | 1,319 |
| Clariant Chemicals ↗ | 873 |
| Dottikon ES Holding ↗ | 678 |
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELDFounders and leaders
63 founders and chief executives across 52 companies.
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Founders and leaders
63 founders and chief executives across 52 companies.
Jean-Baptiste Lucas
APTGAG ↗Ex- Vedanta, GARMCO, Aluminium Bahrain, Alcan Aluminium Valais, Alcan. ESCP Europe BSc 1994
Joris Coppye
SOLEVO ↗Solevo, ex-Pelsis, ex-Incendin, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1989
Michael Geiselmann
LIGENTEC ↗Ligentec, ex-Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne, ex-Icfo, Universität St.Gallen (HSG), 2021
Veronica Savu
Morphotonix ↗Caltech BS 2000, Yale University PhD 2007
Dominik Biscette
CondenZero ↗Ex - Ferrovac, Bruhlmeier, Tyco. ABB technical school Baden 2013
David Crettenand
RedElec Technologie ↗Redelec Technologie, ex-Sedo Engineering, ex-University Of Applied Sciences In Sion, ETH Zürich, 2007
Chris Mauracher
Zünd precision Optics ↗Integra Biosciences, ex-Zund Precision Optics, ex-Stratec, The University of British Columbia, 1992
Mario Jenni
Empa ↗Evaluescience, ex-Medudem, ex-Technopark Alliance, University of Zurich, 1991
Jean Michel Balmelle
NGL ↗Ex- CEO ABAQUE FINANCE. Weller, International Business School 1994
Jan Joop Alberts Cbm
Aglobis ↗Aglobis, ex-Validvice, ex-Brenntag, NCD Academy, 2020
Sanjay Bahadur
Go-Araldite ↗Delhi College of Engineering BE 1984
Education networks
5 profiles with education records.
Prior employers
0 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
NEWS INTELLIGENCEHow this industry appears in the news
349,815 articles in the measured 12-month window.
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How this industry appears in the news
349,815 articles in the measured 12-month window.
News volume trends
Chemicals and Materials coverage across Switzerland · articles per complete quarter
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| Quarter | Articles |
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| 2021Q2 | 20,534 |
| 2021Q3 | 20,645 |
| 2021Q4 | 19,862 |
| 2022Q1 | 23,265 |
| 2022Q2 | 22,237 |
| 2022Q3 | 21,730 |
| 2022Q4 | 29,136 |
| 2023Q1 | 31,543 |
| 2023Q2 | 30,169 |
| 2023Q3 | 26,280 |
| 2023Q4 | 24,932 |
| 2024Q1 | 34,050 |
| 2024Q2 | 40,265 |
| 2024Q3 | 40,073 |
| 2024Q4 | 40,074 |
| 2025Q1 | 57,111 |
| 2025Q2 | 34,490 |
| 2025Q3 | 281,285 |
| 2025Q4 | 16,567 |
| 2026Q1 | 25,478 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
Tone of coverage over time
Most-covered companies
Company share of voice
545 recorded company events across 17 companies; percentages use that event total.
Leading coverage topics
Chemicals and Materials coverage across Switzerland · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Topics gaining and losing attention
Chemicals and Materials coverage across Switzerland
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| countries | 4,192 | 1,858 | 126% |
| tariff negotiations | 1,445 | 433 | 234% |
| free trade deals | 797 | 239 | 233% |
| trade dispute mechanisms | 769 | 187 | 311% |
| bilateral trade | 664 | 162 | 310% |
| women\'s champions league | 528 | 155 | 241% |
| diplomatic strategies | 499 | 130 | 284% |
| multilateral diplomacy | 453 | 107 | 323% |
| plastic recycling | 427 | 49 | 771% |
| plastic bans | 398 | 36 | 1006% |
| europa league | 159 | 766 | -79% |
| quarterfinals | 217 | 535 | -59% |
| final match | 155 | 503 | -69% |
| olympic trials | 246 | 390 | -37% |
| limited overs cricket | 165 | 304 | -46% |
Event and signal lenses
Chemicals and Materials coverage across Switzerland
Regulatory Risk
474,760 classified articlesterritories, disputed islands, countries
7.6% critical · 5.4% positiveFunding Momentum
15,683 classified articleseuropa league, quarterfinals, world cup
35.8% critical · 38.7% positiveGrowth
19,901 classified articlestariff negotiations, quarterly results, quarterly financials
31.6% critical · 46.2% positiveChemicals and Materials coverage across Switzerland. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
RESEARCH SIGNALSWhat Chemicals and Materials research is working on
10,510 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
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What Chemicals and Materials research is working on
10,510 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
Research orientation
Contribution mix
Tone counts: 9,963 positive · 502 neutral · 45 negative.
- Smart material204 papers
- Nanotechnology87 papers
- Actuator42 papers
- Shape-memory alloy25 papers
- Self-healing hydrogels23 papers
- Polymer23 papers
- 3D printing22 papers
- Textile21 papers
Landmark: Covalent adaptable networks: smart, reconfigurable and responsive network systems
- Smart material30 papers
- Actuator17 papers
- Shape-memory alloy15 papers
- Nanotechnology9 papers
- Piezoelectricity8 papers
- Composite material7 papers
- Nanomaterials6 papers
- SMA*6 papers
Landmark: Amorphous polyphosphate, a smart bioinspired nano-/bio-material for bone and cartilage regeneration: towards a new paradigm in tissue engine
- Smart material2,086 papers
- Actuator1,567 papers
- Shape-memory alloy1,016 papers
- Polymer669 papers
- Piezoelectricity621 papers
- Nanotechnology614 papers
- Elastomer609 papers
- Self-healing hydrogels525 papers
Landmark: A review of stimuli-responsive shape memory polymer composites
Leading institutions
Leading researchers
Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers
- Multimaterial 4D Printing with Tailorable Shape Memory Polymers1,085 citations
- A Bioinspired Mineral Hydrogel as a Self‐Healable, Mechanically Adaptable Ionic Skin for Highly Sensitive Pressure Sensing998 citations
- Soft material for soft actuators817 citations
- Conductive MXene Nanocomposite Organohydrogel for Flexible, Healable, Low‐Temperature Tolerant Strain Sensors801 citations
- Mussel-Inspired Cellulose Nanocomposite Tough Hydrogels with Synergistic Self-Healing, Adhesive, and Strain-Sensitive Properties769 citations
Common problems researchers identify
436 papers · 7 recurring themes
Common problems researchers identify · 01Smart Materials for Buildings
111 papers25.5% of this theme group
Researchers discuss challenges integrating responsive materials into architectural and building automation systems.
Smart environment (18) · Smart material (69) · Building automation (11) · Architectural engineering (14)
Smart structures and material technologies in architecture applications
Smart Materials and Structures: State of the Art and Applications
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 23.7 |
| 2023 | 26.7 |
| 2024 | 21.0 |
| 2025 | 30.8 |
Common problems researchers identify · 02Piezoelectric and Nanotube Materials
84 papers19.3% of this theme group
Papers highlight difficulties in scaling piezoelectric performance and modeling nonlinear behavior of nanocomposites.
Piezoelectricity (18) · Carbon nanotube (8) · Nonlinear system (5) · Structural health monitoring (7)
Advanced Materials for Energy Harvesting and Soft Robotics: Emerging Frontiers to Enhance Piezoelectric Performance and Functionality
An investigation into size‐dependent dynamic thermo‐electromechanical response of piezoelectric‐laminated sandwich smart nanocomposites
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 567.0 |
| 2023 | 542.9 |
| 2024 | 434.7 |
| 2025 | 506.1 |
Common problems researchers identify · 03Stimuli‑Responsive Hydrogels
66 papers15.1% of this theme group
Works point out limits of durability and control for self‑healing and artificial‑muscle hydrogel systems.
Magnetorheological fluid (10) · Actuator (21) · Self-healing hydrogels (13) · Artificial muscle (7)
Multifunctional soft machines based on stimuli-responsive hydrogels: from freestanding hydrogels to smart integrated systems
Hydrogels in Soft Robotics: Past, Present, and Future
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 515.7 |
| 2023 | 514.0 |
| 2024 | 470.1 |
| 2025 | 585.1 |
Common problems researchers identify · 04Smart Polymers and Nanotech
60 papers13.8% of this theme group
Studies note integration hurdles and reliability concerns for polymer‑based smart materials at the nanoscale.
Smart polymer (17) · Polymer (19) · Smart material (42) · Nanotechnology (19)
Polymer-based smart materials by printing technologies: Improving application and integration
Smart polymer brushes and their emerging applications
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 864.8 |
| 2023 | 844.3 |
| 2024 | 729.8 |
| 2025 | 614.3 |
Common problems researchers identify · 05Nanomaterial‑Based Smart Devices
58 papers13.3% of this theme group
Research flags fabrication complexity and stability issues for nanomaterial‑driven smart sensors and microrobots.
Nanotechnology (47) · Smart material (48) · Nanometre (4) · Nanomaterials (5)
Smart Materials for Microrobots
Responsive principles and applications of smart materials in biosensing
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6017.8 |
| 2023 | 6037.6 |
| 2024 | 6407.6 |
| 2025 | 5059.3 |
Common problems researchers identify · 064D‑Printing and Morphing Materials
32 papers7.3% of this theme group
Authors identify material selection and process control problems in additive manufacturing of shape‑changing structures.
3D printing (18) · Morphing (8) · Biofabrication (5) · Polymer (6)
Developments in 4D-printing: a review on current smart materials, technologies, and applications
4D printing: Fundamentals, materials, applications and challenges
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 330.6 |
| 2023 | 357.2 |
| 2024 | 405.8 |
| 2025 | 481.6 |
Common problems researchers identify · 07Shape‑Memory Alloys and Polymers
25 papers5.7% of this theme group
Papers discuss performance variability and modeling challenges for SMA and SMP components in micro‑scale applications.
Shape-memory alloy (24) · SMA* (11) · Shape-memory polymer (9) · Nickel titanium (4)
Application and Development of Shape Memory Micro/Nano Patterns
Micromechanics and Modelling of Adaptive Shape Memory Composites
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 188.9 |
| 2023 | 195.6 |
| 2024 | 215.0 |
| 2025 | 202.7 |
Cautions
85 papers · 4 recurring themes
Cautions · 01Nanomaterials in Biomedical Textiles
42 papers49.4% of this theme group
Researchers caution about environmental impact and biocompatibility of nanostructured smart textiles.
Smart material (27) · Nanotechnology (9) · Nanomaterials (6) · Tissue engineering (3)
Green Nanomaterials for Smart Textiles Dedicated to Environmental and Biomedical Applications
Dental Smart Materials
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6023.0 |
| 2023 | 6043.2 |
| 2024 | 6414.6 |
| 2025 | 5079.5 |
Cautions · 02Piezoelectric Actuators Reliability
19 papers22.4% of this theme group
Studies warn of hysteresis and temperature sensitivity affecting long‑term actuator and sensor performance.
Piezoelectricity (8) · Actuator (9) · Composite material (6) · Hysteresis (4)
An experimental investigation on the health monitoring of concrete structures using piezoelectric transducers at various environmental tempe
Electrical and electromechanical characteristics of LTCC embedded piezoelectric bulk actuators
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3685.0 |
| 2023 | 3604.8 |
| 2024 | 3287.4 |
| 2025 | 2458.5 |
Cautions · 03Shape‑Memory Polymer Manufacturing
12 papers14.1% of this theme group
Works advise careful control of viscoelastic behavior and processing conditions to avoid performance drift.
Shape-memory polymer (4) · Viscoelasticity (2) · Morphing (2) · Magnetorheological fluid (2)
Advances in additive manufacturing of shape memory polymer composites
Thermomechanical and shape memory properties of thermosetting shape memory polymer under compressive loadings
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 96.3 |
| 2023 | 88.3 |
| 2024 | 78.3 |
| 2025 | 103.4 |
Cautions · 04SMA Dampers in Seismic Design
12 papers14.1% of this theme group
Papers highlight uncertainties in SMA modeling that can compromise seismic mitigation strategies.
Shape-memory alloy (11) · SMA* (6) · Nickel titanium (3) · Damper (3)
Sensitivity of Seismic Applications to Different Shape Memory Alloy Models
Investigation on The Seismic Behavior of Steel MRF with Shape Memory Alloy Equipped Connections
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 186.3 |
| 2023 | 192.5 |
| 2024 | 211.1 |
| 2025 | 199.6 |
Opportunities
6,773 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · 01IoT‑Enabled Smart Materials
1,489 papers24.8% of this theme group
Opportunities focus on integrating nanotechnologies with IoT for adaptive architectural and engineering solutions.
Smart material (955) · Nanotechnology (295) · Architectural engineering (48) · Internet of Things (41)
Magnetically responsive intelligent fibers: nano-engineered materials and multifunctional integration for advanced applications
Advanced Smart and Multifunctional Polymer Materials
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6023.4 |
| 2023 | 6045.2 |
| 2024 | 6419.5 |
| 2025 | 5065.6 |
Opportunities · 02Photo‑Responsive Polymers and Composites
1,472 papers24.5% of this theme group
Research explores light‑driven property changes for reconfigurable coatings and functional composites.
Polymer (182) · Composite number (132) · Photochromism (48) · Fabrication (113)
Photoplastic\nTransformation Based on Dynamic Covalent\nChemistry
Graphene/Phase\nChange Material Nanocomposites: Light-Driven,\nReversible Electrical Resistivity Regulation via Form-Stable Phase\nTransitio
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1847.4 |
| 2023 | 1847.2 |
| 2024 | 1769.8 |
| 2025 | 1842.9 |
Opportunities · 03Advanced Shape‑Memory Alloys
922 papers15.4% of this theme group
Studies present new SMA designs for high‑precision actuation and adaptive structures.
Shape-memory alloy (766) · Shape-memory polymer (338) · SMA* (232) · Nickel titanium (55)
Shape Memory Polymer Composite Actuator: Modeling Approach for Preliminary Design and Validation
Shaping shape‐memory
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 188.9 |
| 2023 | 195.6 |
| 2024 | 215.0 |
| 2025 | 202.7 |
Opportunities · 04Soft Robotics Actuators
689 papers11.5% of this theme group
Papers showcase elastomeric and bio‑inspired actuators delivering multi‑stimulus motion capabilities.
Actuator (565) · Soft robotics (127) · Artificial muscle (78) · Elastomer (136)
Scalable functionalized liquid crystal elastomer fiber soft actuators with multi-stimulus responses and photoelectric conversion
Smart Bioinspired Actuators: Crawling, Linear, and Bending Motions through a Multilayer Design
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 306.3 |
| 2023 | 295.7 |
| 2024 | 243.0 |
| 2025 | 303.3 |
Opportunities · 05Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting
604 papers10.1% of this theme group
Research highlights self‑powered sensors and composites that convert mechanical stress into usable electricity.
Piezoelectricity (446) · Piezoelectric sensor (59) · Piezoresistive effect (52) · Energy harvesting (67)
Piezoelectric composite cements: Towards the development of self-powered and self-diagnostic materials
Effective mechanical properties of piezoelectric–piezomagnetic hybrid smart composites
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 168.3 |
| 2023 | 171.8 |
| 2024 | 160.4 |
| 2025 | 198.2 |
Opportunities · 06Self‑Healing Hydrogels
535 papers8.9% of this theme group
Works demonstrate hydrogels that autonomously repair damage, enabling resilient biomedical and electronic devices.
Self-healing hydrogels (370) · Self-healing (71) · Nanotechnology (142) · Smart material (148)
Smart/stimuli-responsive hydrogels: Cutting-edge platforms for tissue engineering and other biomedical applications
Eco-Friendly, Self-Healing Hydrogels for Adhesive and Elastic Strain Sensors, Circuit Repairing, and Flexible Electronic Devices
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6142.9 |
| 2023 | 6168.3 |
| 2024 | 6553.4 |
| 2025 | 5274.8 |
Opportunities · 07Magnetorheological Elastomers
289 papers4.8% of this theme group
Studies reveal tunable damping and sensing materials for adaptive mechanical systems.
Magnetorheological fluid (234) · Magnetorheological elastomer (93) · Damper (60) · Elastomer (96)
Research and Applications of MR Elastomers
Combined magnetic and mechanical sensing of magnetorheological elastomers
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 53.8 |
| 2023 | 47.1 |
| 2024 | 35.3 |
| 2025 | 45.5 |
How this field compares with the research baseline
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Breakthrough | 41.4% | 26.6% |
| Promising | 34.9% | 37.3% |
| Descriptive | 16.3% | 17.2% |
| Problem-identifying | 4.2% | 9.8% |
| Comparative | 2.1% | 3.8% |
| Cautionary | 0.9% | 4.3% |
| Critical | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Concerns receiving less research attention
Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.
| Concern / example paper | Papers | Share | Raised as a problem | Worldwide share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy & surveillanceMaking Smart Regions Smarter: Smart Specialization and the Role of Universities in Regional Innovation Ecosystems | 7 | 0.08% | 2 (28.6%) | 0.08% |
| Bias & fairnessA simple smart composite using fiber Bragg grating sensors for strain and temperature discrimination | 2 | 0.02% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.02% |
| Energy & datacenter footprintEnergy-Saving Smart Windows with HPC/PAA Hybrid Hydrogels\nas Thermochromic Materials | 1 | 0.01% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.01% |
| Water use | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Carbon & emissions of compute | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Hardware, e-waste & supply chain | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Labour & data work | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Safety & misuse | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Concentration of compute power | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.
INNOVATION SIGNALSWho files Chemicals and Materials patents in Switzerland
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Who files Chemicals and Materials patents in Switzerland
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Filing momentum
Who files the most
GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINTWhere companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
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Where companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

Zurich
17 companies30.4% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $21.4K disclosed funding
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Lugano
8 companies14.3% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Basel
8 companies14.3% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $284.5K disclosed funding
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Geneva
7 companies12.5% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $10.0M disclosed funding
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Baar
5 companies8.9% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $24.2M disclosed funding
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Pratteln
4 companies7.1% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Lausanne
4 companies7.1% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $7.4M disclosed funding
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3 companies5.4% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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What does this landscape measure?
It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
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No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
What does a missing figure mean?
A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.
Company ecosystem snapshot: 3 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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