Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare

What Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare does

Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare (operated by innovAARE AG) is a deep-tech innovation campus located adjacent to the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. It is part of the federally backed Switzerland Innovation national network, alongside Park Basel Area, Park Zurich, Park Network West EPFL, Park Biel/Bienne, and Switzerland Innovation Park Ost. The park rents modern office space, coworking areas, laboratories, cleanrooms, and PSI-operated special research facilities (large-scale instruments, mechanical workshops) to academic spin-offs, deep-tech startups, R&D-oriented SMEs, and the R&D units of established corporations. Its offering is organized around four technology focus areas: Photonics and Quantum Technologies, Life Science, Advanced Manufacturing and Semiconductor Technologies, and Energy and Sustainability, with the Semiconductor Metrology and Inspection (SeMI) Innovation Hub as its most prominent strategic program.

The business model combines recurring real estate revenue (office, lab, cleanroom, and coworking rental) with managed-services revenue from access to PSI's special facilities and on-site technical staff. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated tenant-by-tenant via the Key Account Manager. Go-to-market is relationship-based enterprise field sales targeted at strategic tenants, supplemented by marketing channels including Switzerland Innovation network events, industry roundtables (notably the SeMI series), joint career days with PSI, and international delegations. The park also delivers ecosystem services — innovation coaching through Innosuisse and HTZ, talent matching with graduates from PSI, FHNW, ETH, and EPFL, and access to financing networks (VC, business angels, private equity, banks) — designed to compress the time and cost of building deep-tech capabilities. As of the 2025 financial year, occupancy reached approximately 89% with 30+ tenants, and the 11th Annual General Meeting was held in June 2026 with continuity in the Chairman (Dr. Christian Brönnimann) and CEO (Robert Rudolph).

Name

Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare

Legal name

innovAARE AG

Website

https://parkinnovaare.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare (innovAARE AG) is a deep-tech innovation campus in Villigen, Switzerland, adjacent to the Paul Scherrer Institute. It rents offices, laboratories, cleanrooms, and PSI research-facility access to deep-tech startups, spin-offs, SMEs, and corporate R&D units across photonics, quantum, life science, semiconductor, and energy verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Villigen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Office and Laboratory Space Rental: Rental of modern office spaces, laboratories, cleanrooms, coworking spaces, and shared infrastructure to deep-tech companies and R&D organizations.
2. PSI Special Facilities Access: Access to PSI large-scale research facilities, specialized equipment, and technical expertise for tenant companies conducting advanced R&D.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Park Innovaare operates a deep-tech innovation campus in Villigen, Switzerland, adjacent to the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI). It rents modern office spaces, laboratories, cleanrooms, coworking areas, and meeting/event facilities to deep-tech startups, academic spin-offs, R&D-oriented SMEs, and large corporate R&D units. Tenants additionally receive access to PSI large-scale research facilities, specialized equipment, technical staff, and a pre-built innovation network spanning academia, industry, and financing partners.

Product overview

Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare is a deep-tech innovation ecosystem and real estate/infrastructure provider, not a traditional software product company. It offers physical and digital infrastructure services including office spaces, laboratory facilities, cleanrooms, shared equipment, and networking opportunities for deep-tech startups, spin-offs, SMEs, and R&D departments of established companies. The park's core offering is access to research infrastructure (primarily via PSI - Paul Scherrer Institute), office and laboratory rental spaces, meeting facilities, and a collaborative ecosystem. Key initiatives include the Semiconductor Metrology and Inspection (SeMI) Innovation Hub focused on semiconductor technologies, as well as focus areas in Photonics & Quantum Technologies, Life Science, Advanced Manufacturing & Semiconductor Technologies, and Energy & Sustainability. The park operates as part of the Switzerland Innovation national network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SeMI Hub: Semiconductor Metrology and Inspection Innovation Hub - a strategically important initiative for Switzerland focusing on semiconductor metrology and inspection technologies.

Products and services

• Office and Laboratory Spaces Rental of offices, coworking spaces, laboratories, cleanrooms, and makerspaces for deep-tech companies and researchers operating in or relocating to the park.
• PSI Special Rooms and Equipment Provision of access to PSI large-scale research facilities, cleanrooms, and mechanical workshop equipment for tenant companies conducting advanced R&D.
• Meeting and Event Spaces Meeting rooms for 8 to 100 people and event locations, available to tenant companies and external bookings.
• Community Space On-campus restaurant, café, community zone, lounge, and outdoor spaces for tenant networking and work-life balance.
• Semiconductor Metrology and Inspection (SeMI) Innovation Hub Collaborative innovation platform bringing together industry and research partners around semiconductor metrology and inspection technologies, intended to strengthen Switzerland's position in semiconductor technology.
• Job Board for Tenant Companies Online platform aggregating and showcasing job opportunities from companies located within Park Innovaare, supporting tenant recruiting efforts.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSI is the anchor research institution of Park Innovaare. Tenants have unique access to PSI's large-scale research facilities, cleanrooms, mechanical workshops, and scientific/technical staff. The park is located adjacent to PSI-West, enabling direct collaboration and infrastructure sharing.
• ETH ZurichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing talent pipeline (graduates for R&D teams) and technology expertise for deep-tech innovation projects in the park ecosystem.
• EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing access to cutting-edge research and talent from one of Switzerland's leading technical universities.
• FHNW (Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional university of applied sciences providing talent and research collaboration opportunities for park tenants.
• Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaterials science research institute providing technology expertise and potential collaborative research opportunities for park tenants.
• InnosuissesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss innovation agency providing innovation coaching and support for companies developing new products and services.
• HTZ (Hauptstandortförderung Zentralschweiz / Business Promotion Agency)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation coaching partner providing support for technology companies in their innovation projects.
• Switzerland Innovation FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization operating the national network of innovation parks across Switzerland, including Park Basel Area, Park Zurich, Park Network West EPFL, Park Biel/Bienne, and Switzerland Innovation Park Ost. Park Innovaare is part of this national ecosystem.
• Kiwi Daycare Centre (PSI)supportingOthersProfessional childcare facility at PSI open to children of employees of both PSI and Park Innovaare companies. Offers all-day care from 3 months to end of primary school.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Station F: Paris-based mega startup campus offering office, lab, and event space along with a corporate partner program. Comparable in operating an innovation-campus model with ecosystem partnerships, though broader in scope and less focused on deep-tech/research infrastructure access than Park Innovaare.

Direct peers

• Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC): Global operator of innovation campuses providing coworking, lab, and venture services to science- and tech-based startups. Closely comparable business model of clustering startups around shared infrastructure and ecosystem services.
• MaRS Discovery District: Toronto-based innovation hub providing office, lab, and venture services to deep-tech and life-science startups. Operates a comparable mission of accelerating science-based ventures from R&D to commercialization, with strong university/research anchor partnerships.
• Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area: Another node in the Switzerland Innovation network providing innovation infrastructure anchored to the Basel-area life sciences and industrial ecosystem. Directly comparable operating model, tenant mix (startups, SMEs, corporates), and access-to-research-infrastructure value proposition.
• Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich: Sibling node in the same Switzerland Innovation network offering laboratory, office, and event space to startups and R&D teams. Operates under the same parent foundation and competes for similar deep-tech tenants, federal funding, and international delegations as Park Innovaare.
• Switzerland Innovation Park Network West EPFL: EPFL-anchored innovation park in the same Switzerland Innovation network. Competes with Park Innovaare for the same deep-tech tenant pool, particularly in microelectronics, photonics, and quantum, and shares the same national brand and federal backing.
• Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne: Biel/Bienne-based node of the Switzerland Innovation network focused on Industry 4.0 and advanced manufacturing. Operates the same innovation-campus business model and shares corporate governance, marketing, and funding structures with Park Innovaare.

Broad incumbents

• Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI): Anchor research institution and core strategic partner of Park Innovaare. While not a direct tenant-recruiting peer, PSI's large-scale research facilities (synchrotron, cleanrooms) form the basis of Park Innovaare's value proposition and compete for the same pool of industrial R&D users.
• ETH Zurich: Core academic partner providing talent and research collaboration to Park Innovaare tenants. As a broader institution, ETH hosts its own innovation and spin-off programs that overlap with the deep-tech acceleration mission Park Innovaare pursues.
• Research Triangle Park (North Carolina): Large-scale research park hosting corporate R&D centers, startups, and academic collaborators. Comparable in anchoring innovation tenants to research infrastructure and offering long-term lease space, but operates at much larger scale and serves a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/switzerland-innovation
• Xx.com/parkinnovaare
• Facebookfacebook.com/parkinnovaare

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments3 records

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