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INNOVATION, A KEY VECTOR FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE ECONOMIC FABRIC

Companies are intimately linked to the innovation process and, more often than not, they are the ones who drive it.

Technological or not, it is most often up to companies to deploy inventions to benefit the greatest number of people. The gains brought by an innovation, whether economic or not, whether intended for the end user or intermediaries, constitute a powerful commercial driver and a fundamental lever for the creation of value for companies.

Cooperation at the heart of innovation

For Aude Pugin, CEO of APCO Technologies SA and President of the CVCI, SMEs and start-ups have every interest in working together.

THE VAUD TECH

The sectors with a technological component bring together very different activities, both in terms of dynamics and challenges. Pharma does not have the same needs as precision mechanics or the development of IT solutions. Not all of them have the same intensity of innovation and research.

THE START-UP MODEL

North American-inspired, the start-up business model is based on the creation of a new company in a phase of rapid growth to commercialize an innovative product, service or process.

THE IMPACT OF THE STRONG FRANC

During the difficult transition experienced by industry from the lowest rate of the franc against the euro in 2015, innovation proved its value: sectors with a high technological component were less affected than others.

THE SCALE-UPS

The market creation and exploration phase is followed logically by a phase of growth in commercial activities for start-ups. Not all companies reach this point, and not with the same level of ambition.