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  • qCella Ranked Among Top Swiss Startups in 2024

    qCella is proud to announce that we have been recognized as one of the 41 newcomers in the prestigious TOP 100 Swiss Startup Awards for 2024. In our first year of participation, we secured the 91st position, a significant achievement in a highly competitive field. Organized by Venturelab since 2011, the TOP 100 Swiss Startup…

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  • qCella’s CEO Murielle Schreck Guest in the Swisspreneur Podcast

    qCella’s CEO and co-founder Murielle Schreck had the pleasure of being a guest in the Swisspreneur Podcast (Ep. 374). Listen to the episode below.

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  • qCella at the Investor Summit Bodensee

    qCella’s CEO and co-founder Murielle Schreck had the great opportunity to pitch at the Investor Summit Bodensee at the Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen in front of not only investors but also representatives of important industries for qCella in Germany.

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  • qCella at 408th Dinner Pitch Meeting of  the Business Angels Switzerland

    qCella had the great opportunity to pitch a the qCella at 408th Dinner Pitch Meeting of the Business Angels Switzerland at the Hotel de la Paix in Lausanne.

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  • qCella at the Plug and Play Friday Pitch Session

    qCella’s CEO and co-founder Murielle Schreck had the great opportunity to pitch at the Plug and Play Friday Pitch Session with focus on Smart Tech.

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  • qCella is a IMD Startup Competition Winner and Secures Collaboration with IMD Executive MBA Students in 2024

    qCella is one of the winners of the prestigious IMD Startup Competition, marking it as one of the 29 outstanding Swiss startups recognized for their innovation and potential impact on various industries. As one of the winning startups, qCella will receive support from IMD’s Executive MBA participants as part of their entrepreneurial projects. The IMD…

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  • qCella wins Talent Pitch 2023

    qCella has emerged as the winnter of Talent Pitch 2023, thanks to an outstanding pitch delivered by our CEO, Murielle Schreck. The esteemed jury, featuring René Braun, Bettina Hein, and Dr. Torben Antretter, played a crucial role in evaluating the pitches, and we extend our appreciation for their valuable insights. A lively moderation by Christoph…

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  • qCella at SICTIC Investor Day at ETH AI Center 

    qCella will pitch to investors at the SICTIC Investors Day at ETH AI Center in Zurich on December 5th, 2023. The event promises an evening filled with interesting pitches, insightful keynotes, and ample networking opportunities for investors and entrepreneurs alike. Attendees can look forward to gaining valuable insights from keynote speakers, including Alex Ilic, Co-Founder and…

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  • qCella at Startup Stories

    The RUNWAY Startup Incubator hosted the event, “Startup Stories: Meet the Founders” and invited Murielle Schreck, Co-Founder and CEO, to present qCella to students of ZHAW. The event took place at the Technopark in Winterthur provide a great atmosphere and allowed attendees to connected with like-minded individuals, forming valuable networks that could potentially shape the…

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  • qCella wins Audience Award at Investor Summit Liechtenstein 2023

    We are thrilled to announce that qCella won the prestigious Audience Award at the Investor Summit Liechtenstein. Heartfelt gratitude goes to Switzerland Global Enterprise for sponsoring the prize. The Investor Summit Liechtenstein was a resounding success, offering a well-organized platform for networking and collaboration. qCella extends its gratitude to all those who have supported and…

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  • qCella at the American Swiss Foundation Young Leader Conference 2023

    Murielle Schreck, Co-Founder and CEO presented qCella to the American Swiss Foundation’s Young Leader Class of 2023.

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  • qCella at the Startfeld & SICTIC Investors Day

    qCella will pitch to investors at the qCella at the Startfeld & SICTIC Investors Day at the Innovationspark Ost in St.Gallen on November 7th, 2023. Finde more information and register here: https://innovationspark-ost.ch/event/investors-day/

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  • qCella at the Investor Summit Liechtenstein 2023 

    qCella is one of eight high-profile startups selected from over 70 applications to pitch at the Investor Summit Liechtenstein. CEO and Co-Founder Murielle Schreck will pitch on November 21, 2023.

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  • qCella AG incorporation

    The official incorporation is an important step towards our goal of building a great company and of making sure that qCella’s heating mats will be in as many electric vehicle and wearable heating products as possible.

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  • qCella @ HSG Alumni Gründerpitch

    qCella was selected as one of the finalist in this year’s Gründerpitch, on the HSG Alumni Deutschlandkonferenz in Stuttgart, Oct 12 – 14th. Registration for the HSG Alumni Deutschlandkonferenz 12-15th of October in Stuttgart are still possible: Link

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  • qCella won the final stage of Venture Kick

    qCella is proud to be part of a dynamic high-tech startup cohort. For more details, check out the full press release on VentureKick’s website. VentureKick Press Release

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  • qCella @ the ETH Zürich Industry Day!

    Find our co-founding team on September 6, 2023 at the booth of ETH Entrepreneurship to learn all about how we (re)shape the heating of products like car seats, clothing and shoes. See you soon at ETH Hönggerberg! 🚀

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  • qCella is featured in the ETH News for Industry

    The full article can be found at the link below:

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  • qCella at the Innovation Day of Swiss Textiles

    qCella presented its innovative heating mats at the booth of ETH Zurich at the Swiss Textiles Innovation Day at EMPA in Dübendorf.

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  • qCella receives InnoBooster

    qCella will be supported by the prestigious Gebert Rüf Stiftung (GRS) and its support program InnoBooster (CHF 150’000) over the next 12 months to make the qCella heating mats market-entry ready. Find the project description here. „Gebert Rüf Stiftung supports university-based, high-potential businesses from the Venture Kick program with the aim of substantially accelerating their market entry.“ Gebert…

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  • qCella featured on the ETH Pioneer Fellowship Poster

    Thank you ETH Entrepreneurship for featuring qCella and part of its team in the new marketing campaign for the Pioneer Fellowship Deep-​Tech Acceleration Program of ETH Zürich. What an honor! Our co-founding team benefits immensely from the great support provided by the team behind the fellowship, ETH Entrepreneurship, the ETH Foundation as well as our amazing coach.

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  • qCella wins The Boost

    The qCella team won The Boost, which was organized by the ETH Entrepreneur Club and the ETH Juniors. The prize money will be used to incorporate qCella as an AG. We also took the opportunity to introduce the complete co-founding team of qCella for the first time: Murielle Schreck, Fabian Schmid and Weyde Lin.

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  • qCella at startup days in Bern

    qCella was at the startup days in Bern on May, 25, 2023! Murielle Schreck and Fabian Schmid presented our paper-thin and homogeneously heating mats at the ETH Entrepreneurship booth and told people all about how we (re)shape heating of products like heated car seats, clothing and shoes.

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  • qCella at START Summit 2023 in St. Gallen

    Murielle Schreck of qCella attended the START Summit 2023 in St. Gallen, Europe’s leading student-run startup conference by START Global! 

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  • qCella wins 2nd Stage of Venture Kick

    qCelle receives CHF 40’000 and advances to the next stage of Venture Kick. qCella’s profile on the Venture Kick website: https://www.venturekick.ch/qcella

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  • qCella receives ETH Zürich Pioneer Fellowship

    Two of qCella’s co-founders (Fabian Schmid and Murielle Schreck) received the ETH Zürich Pioneer Fellowship. The support of CHF 150’000 goes into the further development of our next generation heating solutions for textiles and more.

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  • qCella wins 1st Stage of Venture Kick

    qCelle receives CHF 10’000 and advances to the next stage of Venture Kick. qCella’s profile on the Venture Kick website: https://www.venturekick.ch/qcella

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  • qCella receives Bridge Proof of Concept

    “The BRIDGE funding programme is a cooperation between Innosuisse  – Schweizerische Agentur für Innovationsförderung and the SNSF Swiss National Science Foundation.” The Bridge Proof of Concept will partially fund qCella for the next 12 months. It will cover salaries and expenses directly related to the execution of the project up to a maximum of 130’000 Swiss francs…

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  • qCella wins polyPITCH 2022

    qCella won the polyPITCH organized by Telejob ETH.

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  • qCella at Startup Nights Winterthur

    qCella was at the Startup Nights in Winterthur 2022. We pitched during the Early Stage Pitching Session, which led to several follow-up meetings and many 1:1 meetings on site. It was a great success!

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