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Schweizer Startups drohen international den Anschluss zu verlieren. Wie für Forscher bricht auch für junge Wachstumsunternehmen die Förderung aus dem EU-Programm Horizon Europe weg. Ein Innovationsfonds böte Abhilfe

Together with colleagues from Sweden and the US, Maximilian Palmié (Director of our Sustainability Innovation Lab) produced a systematic literature review on the benefits, challenges, and critical success factors of 11 Industry 4.0 technologies in the supply-chain context. 

The annual report of the Institute of Technology Management for the year 2021 has been published.

According to the newest ranking of Research.com two professors of our Institute of Technology Management at the University of St.Gallen have been nominated among the top 10 business and management scientists in Switzerland: Prof. Dr. Oliver Gassmann (#1) and Prof. Dr. Elgar Fleisch (#6). The ranking is based on h-index, publications and citation data as of December 2021.

Switzerland is the leader in the number of patents entered per capita. However, ideas often do not make it to market. However, the company Micro Mobility Systems AG has now achieved this with the first electric car from Switzerland, the "Microlino". Oliver Ouboter, CMO of the company, and Prof. Dr. Oliver Gassmann from the Institute of Technology Management at the Univesity of St. Gallen (ITEM-HSG) explain what it takes for successful innovation.

To reduce CO2 emission from freight transport over the road, green hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) trucks offer a promising alternative to traditional diesel trucks

If blood sugar drops, diabetics can lose control of their car in the worst case. With our research, we want to minimize this risk.

Von Geschäftsleuten zu Heilsbringern? Immer mehr Entrepreneure widmen sich der Lösung gesellschaftlicher Probleme.

PD Dr. Maximilian Palmié (Head of our Energy Innovation Lab), Lucas Miehé (Research Associate in our Ecosystem Innovation Lab), and three international colleagues will serve as guest-editors of a special issues in the renowned journal Technological Forecasting & Social Change. 

Research on Smart City government conducted at the Institute of Technology Management by Dr. Charlotte Lekkas was selected as a "top story" by the University of St. Gallen and included in its annual report.

This year again, on the basis of the Swiss Manufacturing Survey 2021 with 220 participating companies and on the basis of interviews, a company was awarded which makes an outstanding contribution to the Swiss workplace.

This year we would like to congratulate SUSS Micro Optics SA. 

Congratulations!