Organization of Micronarc

The communication and exchange platform of a unique pole of competence

Micronarc’s mission is to profile and promote Western Switzerland as a center of excellence in the micro-nanotechnology sector and to implement measures to encourage knowledge transfer and innovation.

Micronarc’s objectives are to foster collaborative innovation, to facilitate relationships between regional, national and international players and to aim at exploiting synergies in the field concerned.

To achieve these goals, Micronarc acts as a liaison between companies, R&D, institutional and financial actors, in order to create economic value and to strengthen and accelerate the innovation capacity of SMEs, as well as their digital transition.

Organization and governance

Micronarc is managed by its executive secretariat, hosted by the Swiss Foundation for Research in Microtechnology(FSRM). Micronarc activities are approved by the Association Réseau Innovation Suisse Occidentale(ARI-SO).

Team

Roland Hirschi

Executive Secretary

Roland Hirschi is a mechanical engineer with a doctorate in fluid mechanics. He worked in research and development of implantable microsystems (MEMS) for the medical industry before working for more than 20 years in the watch industry, mainly in the field of international after-sales service and customer experience, professional training and product quality. His extensive knowledge of the local industrial sector gives him a global vision of the world of micro and nanotechnologies.

Céline Bernasconi

Project & Event Coordinator

Céline Bernasconi holds a Master’s degree in economics (specializing in international business development). She has been working for several years at the FSRM on various projects, in particular in the organization of thematic events, the promotion of technical professions among young people, as well as for Micronarc since the beginning of the platform in 2007.

Committee of experts

The Micronarc team is surrounded by a committee of experts made up of a president and a representative for each canton, as well as personalities from the entrepreneurial, industrial and academic worlds who share their field experience to orient the strategy according to the needs of the ecosystem and support the actions implemented by Micronarc.