GIS & HEIG-VD | Artificial intelligence to revolutionize underground network mapping

GIS & HEIG-VD | Artificial intelligence to revolutionize underground network mapping

Acquiring and processing the data needed to maintain underground water, gas and electricity networks is a costly and time-consuming process. Geneva's Industrial Services decided to call on HEIG-VD's Institut d'ingénierie du territoire to help them explore the impact that AI and new technologies could have on the acquisition and processing of cartographic data.

Behind the scenes of Cortexia's development: support from Alliance and platinn

Behind the scenes of Cortexia's development: support from Alliance and platinn

The life of a company is made up of numerous challenges that often have to be met simultaneously. The mission of the Alliance and platinn coaching services is to help companies in Western Switzerland meet these challenges. Demonstration with Cortexia, which was coached by both entities between 2018 and 2023.

A digital twin for biocomposite optimization

A digital twin for biocomposite optimization

In 2019, Dynatec, a company with expertise in high-precision machining, has embarked on an ambitious project: to develop a biobased composite material and combine it with a digital twin to optimize the implementation process and thus gain in agility. The project was carried out in collaboration with HEIG-VD, and received Innosuisse funding with the help of Alliance.

Aspivix, a gynaecological instrument that respects women's privacy

Aspivix, a gynaecological instrument that respects women's privacy

For over a century, most women have suffered from gynecological procedures performed with Pozzi forceps. Equipped with claws, these forceps too often cause severe pain. That's why Aspivix, a Vaud-based start-up, has developed an alternative that respects women's intimacy and is less painful, based on the suction cup principle.