info suissePublication of the Swiss Canadian Chambers of Commerce Ontario and Quebec
Publication des Chambres de Commerce Canado-Suisse de l’Ontario et du Québec
Summer / Été 2016
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4 Breaking the Bad Rules!
6 A construction project serving Europe -
The opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest tunnel
8 L’impact de l’innovation des start-ups sur l’économie
10 La Suisse source d’inventeurs
12 The future of shiphull protection
13 On the Shoulders of Canadian Giants
16 4 conseils pour l’entrepreneur qui sommeille en vous
BuSIneSS and other newS actualItéS économIqueS et d’aFFaIreS
24 Business News
26 Travel News
27 Trade Fairs
chamBer newS InFormatIonS de votre chamBre
2 President’s Message SCCC/Upcoming Events
3 Message du Président CCCS / Événements à venir
7 SCCC New Members
11 Scholarship Fund
17 Profildemembre-ChristianWopperer
19 Visit at Bombardier to discover the CSeries 100
20 Nouveaux Membres CCCS
20 Tournoi de Golf – Mémorial Jacques Thévenoz
21 Quotation of the Month
22 Une présentation innovante
23 dégustation de vin du domaine Grand-Pré
23 Assemblée générale annuelle de CCCS
de Montréal
26 MembershipPerks&Benefits
info suissePublication of the Swiss Canadian Chambers of Commerce Ontario and Quebec
Publication des Chambres de Commerce Canado-Suisse de l’Ontario et du Québec
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2016 COMING EVENTS
November 19th Gala dinner dance at the King Edward Hotel More information on www.swissbiz.ca/upcoming_events Sign up for our newsletter at www.swissbiz.ca/subscribe.php
dear Readers and Members,
As we entered the summer, many of us had the pleasure to enjoy, once again, a wonderfully organized golf tournament with Alphorn, Raclette, Nespresso, Swiss chocolate, beer tasting along the course. i would like to thank all the sponsors and the Golf Committee who made this day a nice success!
This info suisse edition is about innovation. How important is innovation?
Many studies link innovation to economic growth and prosperity of a country. in fact, the countries that rank the best are either very prosperous or countries that are developing with above average economic growth.
So how do Switzerland and Canada rank in innovation?
it is not straightforward to measure innovation; however there are some organizations that publish ranking systems that incorporate various methodologies and criteria. For the purpose of this message, let’s take a look at “The Global innovation index (Gii) 2015 – Effective innovation PoliciesforDevelopment”.ThisindexisputtogetherbyCornellUniversity,INSEADandWIPO(World intellectual Property Organization). in this very thorough report, Switzerland is ranked 1st, followed by the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands and the US. Canada is 16th.
The report is available on the internet and i recommend you to take a look: www.globalinnovationindex.org
Canada is trying to shift from a resource-based economy to one that is focused more on innovation and services. in many areas it is succeeding and making the country more attractive to entrepreneurs. Over the last decades, the importance of commodities and manufacturing has receded while services and technology have gained relative share of GdP. Switzerland has had no or little natural resources to exploit, so the path to prosperity had to come through innovation and then exporting the high-added value goods and services to the rest of the world. As we can see today, many products and services have to re-invent themselves not to become obsolete or copied by others.
As the ranking demonstrates, countries differ a lot in their ability to innovate. Many reasons explain this, including: education (engineering and high technical schools), government policies,havingtherightincentivesinplace,attractivetaxandfiscalenvironments,qualityoflife,strongfinancialsystemwithaccesstocapital.
i hope you enjoy the articles in this info suisse with focus on the important theme of innovation.
i wish you all a very enjoyable summer and look forward to meeting you again at our upcoming events.
Julien Favre President, SCCC (Ontario) inc.
Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce (Ontario) inc.756RoyalYorkRoad•Toronto,OntarioM8Y2T6Tel:416-236-0039•Fax:416-236-3634•E-mail:[email protected]•www.swissbiz.ca
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2016 – 2017
President / director:Julien FavreUBS Bank (Canada)154 University Avenue, Toronto ON M5H 3Z4Tel: 416-345-7033Email:[email protected]:www.ubs.com/1/e/canada
Vice-President/director:Sandra LeubaRBC Wealth ManagementCiNEBOxx Film & Television inc.136 Curzon Street, Toronto ON M4M 3B5Tel: 416-616-4251Email:[email protected]
treasurer/ director:Lisa WilleneggerZurich Canada400 University Ave; Toronto, ON M5G 1S7Tel:416-586-2887Email:[email protected]
secretary & LegaL counseL:Bernard LetteLette LLP20QueenStreetWest,#3300,P.O.Box33,TorontoONM5H3R3Tel:416-971-4898Email:[email protected]:www.lette.ca
Past President / director:Ernst NotzNacora2HunterAvenue,TorontoONM6E2C8Tel:416-784-2872Email:[email protected]
directors:Tim AllenCervinia Corp25 Haddington Avenue; Toronto, ON M5M 2N6Tel: 416-509-5219Email:[email protected]
Brett BermaniMd Alumni Club of Canada2300YongeSt.,#1600,Toronto,ONM4P1E4Tel: 416-464-9422Email:[email protected]
Scott Bissessar500 Sherbourne StreetToronto, ON M4x 1L1Tel: 416-727-1470Email:[email protected]
Rudi BlatterLindt & Spruengli (Canada) inc.181UniversityAvenue,Suite900,TorontoONM5H3M7Tel:416-351-8566Email:[email protected]:www.lindt.com
Beat GuldimannTribeca Consulting12 Carrying Place Trail; Kettleby, ON L0G 1J0Tel:905-939-8300Email:[email protected]
Philipp GyslingMesh innovations inc.174 Hallam Street, Toronto ON M6H 1x5Tel:416-871-8159Email:[email protected]:www.meshinnovations.com
Marianne Mian-KrengerRe/Max Legacy Realty inc. Brokerage368LeesLane,Oakville,ONL6L4S5Tel:W:905-272-5000Tel:H:416-820-2003Email:[email protected]
Christian MetzgerAviva2206EglintonAve.East;Scarborough,ONM1L4S8Tel:416-288-5395Email:[email protected]
Ronnie MillerHoffmann-La Roche Ltd2455 Meadowpine Boulevard, Mississauga ON L5N 6L7Tel: 905-542-5522Email:[email protected]:www.rochecanada.com
Daniel OehySwissmar35 East Beaver Creek Rd, Unit 6, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1B3Tel: 905-764-1121Email:[email protected]:www.swissmar.com
Alexandra SorianoVertical international324 Roselawn Avenue; Toronto ON M4R 1G1Tel:647-985-7898;Cell:647-985-7898Email:[email protected]
Honorary director:TBA
executiVe assistant:Patricia Keller Schläpfer – SCCC756RoyalYorkRoad,TorontoONM8Y2T6Tel: 416-236-0039 Fax: 416-551-1011E-mail:[email protected]:www.swissbiz.ca
tyPesetting and assembLy:Yasmin Stanton, YAHZZ MultimediaE-mail:[email protected]
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Chers membres,
Ceci sera mon dernier message puisque après 7 ans comme
membre du conseil d’administration et 2 ans en tant que
votre président, je tire ma révérence. Ce fut une expérience
enrichissante et je quitte le conseil avec la satisfaction de voir
un renouveau exceptionnel au niveau des membres de ce
conseil. En effet plus de la moitié des membres qui composeront
le conseil d’administration 2016-2017 seront de nouveaux
membres ou des membres qui ont siégé depuis moins de 2 ans.
depuis les deux dernières années votre Chambre a connu un virage important au niveau
des activités. En effet grâce à plusieurs comités mis en place, dont celui des ‘’événements
affaires’’, nous vous avons offert l’an dernier douze activités soit une moyenne d’une
activité par mois, du jamais-vu.
J’en profite d’ailleurs ici pour remercier tous les membres dévoués de ce conseil
d’administration ainsi que ceux des comités pour leur support durant mon mandat.
Because this is my last message as president and member of the board of directors, my
wish is that you, the members, will continue to support your Chamber of Commerce by
participatinginalltheactivitiesorganizedbyyourboard.Withoutyourparticipationthis
organisation would not exist.
it has been a privilege to be your president for 2 years and a board member for 7 years.
Good luck to the new board of directors
Bonne chance au nouveau conseil d’administration
Christian G. dubois
Président du conseil d’administration
La Chambre de commerce canado-suisse (Québec) inc.Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce (Quebec) inc.
3450,rueDrummondSuite152,Montréal,QCH3G1Y2•Tél:514-937-5822•Fax:514-954-5619•E-mail:[email protected]•Website:www.cccsqc.ca
éVéNEMENTS / uPCOMING EVENTS 2016
8/09: Cocktaild’ouvertureetaccueildelanouvelleConsule Générale Mme Elisabeth Bösch Malinen.
26/09 : Petit déjeuner conférence en partenariat avec Mirabaud – invité d’honneur M. Peter Maurer, Président du Comité international de la Croix Rouge.
3/10 : Réception en partenariat avec le CORiM et le Consulat Général de Suisse. invitée d’honneur Mme doris Leuthard, vice-présidente et conseillère fédérale responsable de l’environnement, des transports, de l’énergie et de la communication.
InfOrMatIOnetdétails/anddetails:www.cccsqc.caou/or(514)937-5822
CONSEIL D’ADMINISTRATION / BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2016-2017 Présidente / President
Me Marie HabreAvocate / LawyerLette & AssociésTél:5148713838#222/Email:[email protected]
Vice-Président & secrétaire / Vice-President & secretaryM. Olivier RodriguezGestionnaire de portefeuilleMirabaud Canada inc.Tél:5143931690/Email:[email protected]
Vice-Président / Vice-PresidentM. Bruno SetzConsultantTél:5147675123/Email:[email protected]
trésorier / treasurerM. Jean T. RickliAssociéMJSR Conseils inc.Tél:(514)781-5429/Email:[email protected]
administrateurs / directorsMme Lara BergugliaDirectrice de Projets Relations Publiques TMOTél:5149942382/Email:[email protected]
Me Jean-Marc Ferland AvocatFerland, Marois, LanctotTél:5148611110/Email:[email protected]
M. Renaud Margairaz Stratège en marque personnelleÉminenceTél:5148157474Email:[email protected]
M. Patrick Oberson Directeur Général de Swiss CanadaSwiss international Air linesTél:5149545600/Email:[email protected]
M. Nicolas PingetDirecteur, ventes et partenariatseValorixTél:5142240856/Email:[email protected]
Mme Danielle SoucyGérante de magasin et de ventes corporatives Lindt & Sprungli Tél:5142845028/Email:[email protected]
M. Othmar Widmer Consultation WidmerTél:4509732864/Email:[email protected]. Paul Wieser PDG pour le CanadaBusch Vacuum Technics inc.Tél:4504356899/Email:[email protected]. Christian Wopperer Vice-Président – Sales IntelligenceCentre d’entreprises et d’innovation de MontréalTél:5148660575#240/Email:[email protected]
administrateurs Honoraires / Honorary directorsM. Beat KaserConsul général de SuisseTél:5149327181/Email:[email protected]
M. Markus ReubiDirecteur de Switzerland Global Enterprise au CanadaTél:5146578191/Email:[email protected]
Liaison au consuLat généraL de suisse M. Beat KaserConsul général de SuisseTél:5149327181/Email:[email protected]
M. urs WüestConsul et Premier CollaborateurTél:5149327181#654064 Email:[email protected]
Liaison aVec switzerLand gLobaL enterPriseM. Markus ReubiDirecteur du Swiss Business Hub CanadaTél:5146578191/Email:[email protected]
conseiLLer juridique / LegaL counseLMe Marie HabreAvocate / LawyerLette & AssociésTél:5148713838#222/Email:[email protected]
assistante exécutiVe / excutiVe assitantMme Noémie DabronyiTél:5149375822/Email:[email protected]
editeur infosuisse (québec) / infosuisse editor (quebec)Mme Kelly ParniaCoordonnatrice marketing /Marketing CoordinatorBusch Vacuum Technics inc.Tél:(450)435-6899/Email:[email protected]
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Start-Ups and innovat ions
Start-Ups et innovat ions
This story shows how innovative people are to be found on all fronts and at all times. innovation for a General back in 1916 was as tough as it is today. But back then the words “innovation” and “Creativity” were hardly ever heard. in 2016 they are commonplace, but do we really know what they actually mean? do we really understand what making breakthrough innovation is all about? As with the challenges faced by Currie on thebattlefield,Innovationdemandsthatwebreak with tradition - Currie often argued with his superiors and discussed tactics with hisjuniorofficers.Hetookrisksinthesearchof victory, doing everything in his power to reduce casualties. He succeeded often by listening to his staff, encouraging discussion and even dissent. Periods of war, crisis and times of recession push people to innovate.
innovation is the engine of any modern society. Passionate, persistent innovators are a driving force in the Swiss economy. Switzerland’s penchant for innovation, also reflectsanationalcharacterinclinedtowardproblem solving. in 2016 the drive to invent is more powerful than ever, but repeating the process is not that simple. How do you go about making something new again and again? How many successful inventions are like popular songs, one-hit wonders? A lot of iconic Swiss products are born from a single transformative idea of a solitary inventor who never reinvents anything else. So how do you become a successful professional inventor? To innovate you have to work out what makes the breakthrough in both concept and knowledge simultaneously. Youhavetomarryideas, intuition,findingsand dreams together with a real technical feasibility of an invention. The Swatch was a dream but it was also engineering. The act of innovating implies the capacity to think in a space of concepts and in another one - that of knowledge- at the same time. This linking together of concept and knowledge is what is required to reveal the unknown and to modify the known. Creativity and knowledge have to work together. To innovate, you have to stop having ideas (concepts) and knowledge like everyone else!
Breaking the Bad Rules!By Elmar Mock, Creaholic, Switzerland
Private George Lawrence Price holds the sad distinction of being the last Canadian and last Commonwealth soldier to die in the Great War that claimed more than60,000 Canadians. On Nov. 11, 1918 Pricewas part of the Canadian advance through the outskirts of Mons in Belgium, where one of the earliest battles of the war had been fought in 1914 and where the firstBritish soldier, John Parr, had been killed. Price, a 25-year-old farm labourer before he enlisted, was struck by a single sniper shot and killed two minutes before the 11 a.m. armistice went into effect. Price was a typical soldier except for the timing of his death. His supreme Commander was General Arthur Currie, a very untypical general, known for his innovative spirit and transformative leadership style. He dared to defy tradition leading his men into battle as an entrepreneur. Currie was not charismatic, but he understood the importance of pre-battle preparation and studied carefully the lessonsofrecentfighting.Heoftendisagreedwith orders and suggested strategic changes to plans of attack, something his British Army superiors were totally unused to. He is widely considered to be among the most capable Commanders of theWesternFront. His success was based on his ability to rapidly adapt tactics to the demands of trench warfare.
in order to survive as an innovative company, you have to innovate over and over again, because you have to maintain margins and margins are the oxygen of the firm.The target of innovation is always about finding out how to make and keep thosemargins. innovation requires both aptitude and attitude. But, in our modern world we push aptitude more than attitude. Aptitude is exploitation and attitude is exploration - innovation is the joining of the two forces. Exploration combined with exploitation produces innovation. innovators do not want tomorrow to be a continuation of today. So how do you go about changing the way you think in order to create new ideas that are considered impossible or unacceptable? How do you create new objects? Nobody goes trufflehuntingon thehighway. Ifyou takethe side-roads, the ones that nobody ever takes,youwillfinallyendupinnovating. Itsounds simple enough but ending up on the right road is somewhat more complicated. And when your innovation finally hits themarket, how do you build a new highway that allows you to go faster than everybody else, keeping ahead by continuously innovating?
A lot of companies know they have to innovate to survive, but they are wary of innovation, as it always involves a certain amount of risk. This risk is not only a financial one but also a philosophicalone of sorts because you have to accept a certain amount of uncertainty as well as the probability that the result will not correspond to the initial plan and everything might end in failure. Faced with these fears, renovation prevails over innovation. A lot of companies claim to ask for innovation but the overwhelming majority are in fact looking for renovation. Thescientific, technicalandmanagerial culture of theWest is built onthe improvement of the identity of objects. A lot of us dream of revolution, but we work towards evolution. When the weather isfoggy on a ski slope and you have no clue where you are going, you follow the firstpeople you see, as it is more reassuring to have them lead the way. But does that mean you are on the right path? innovators try and
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conflict. In 2016, toomany entrepreneurs,especially in start-ups are their own worst enemy, trying to do everything themselves. Concepts must evolve and new knowledge has to be added in a non-linear process. Too many of us were schooled by knowledge in a “linear” fashion. innovation does need preparation and structure but not in a linear manner.
There are also non-technological forms of innovation, such as new business practices for organising procedures or changes to marketing concepts and strategies. Creaholic, an innovation Factory, is an example of originality in management, an organizational model of breakthrough innovation. Managing creative people is difficult while keeping them is a realchallenge. Istheirpassionforfindingotherways, of being different, the anarchistic need to question established beliefs, their interest for revolution so rare? No, in fact, the capacity to innovate is a very common
findtheirwayontheirown!Innovationtodayis no longer about asking the client what he wants, but more about being the first tooffer him what he might need. No design is possible without any knowledge and if you only have knowledge and no concept, all you can do is reproduce something. innovation also requires creativity.
in order to create, you need to be inspired. You could start by looking for the disturbing factor. You try to solve a problem, to make life easier. Brainstorming is an important part of the inspirational process but you have to choose the brains to be stormed carefully. it issoimportanttofindtherightpeoplewithcharacter, competency, and compatibility. Finding the right people is vital to success - skills are needed, not necessarily in the same field,butyouhavetofindpeoplewillingtotake the plunge who possess motivation, trust, ambition, and experience. They have to learn how to play with concept and knowledge in an atmosphere of constructive
gift among humans. Most of us do not realize what our creative potential is, partly because we evolve in an environment that destroys any kind of creative motivation. innovation is needed to create value for clients, consumers, the company and society.Abigdifficultyforthecreatortodayis the incredible capacity that human society has of putting up with things that disturb or of simply being happywith insufficientsolutions. Human society accepts mediocrity, because it is scared to change, to break the rules.Thebigdifficultyfortheentrepreneur,as was the case for the Canadian General, is findingtherightpeopleabletobendthosebad rules and to make new ones.
Elmar Mock is the Company Founder and Managing Partner at Creaholic Switzerland. Elmar was also the co-founder of Swatch. Creaholic has a team of innovative experts from a variety of different fields. Together, we create new possibilities and work hard to transform them into profitable advantages for our clients and for ourselves. We help our clients innovate. www.creaholic.com
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Start-Ups and innovat ions
Start-Ups et innovat ions
The world’s longest railway tunnel was
officially opened on 1 June 2016 – the
Gotthard Base Tunnel. Covering 57.1km, it
is the cornerstone of the European Rhine-
Alpine Corridor for freight transport and is
part of Switzerland’s “New Rail Link through
the Alps” (NRLA). This once-in-a-century
construction project represents a substantial
contribution by Switzerland to the European
transport infrastructure and symbolizes
Swiss values, such as innovation, precision
and reliability. its commercial commissioning
by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) is
scheduled for 11 december 2016.
the rhine-alpine Corridor
The Rotterdam/Antwerp-Genoa railway
corridor is Europe’s most important freight
transport axis in terms of volume. it runs
along the Rhine through Europe’s industrial
heartland, linking dynamically growing
economic hubs, such as Rotterdam,
Amsterdam, Antwerp, Cologne, Frankfurt
am Main, Basel, Zurich, Milan and Genoa.
Forecasts indicate that the volume of freight
on this railway line is set to increase further.
TheEU classifies theRhine-AlpineCorridor
as a priority and will invest around EUR 25
billion in its expansion over the coming
years. The corridor is an integral part of
the European policy on the development of
Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T)
in which it plays a pioneering role.
the Swiss people approve sustainable transport policy
Switzerland has been pursuing a sustainable
transportpolicy since the1980swhichhas
focusedonshiftingtransalpinetrafficfrom
the road to rail. The Swiss people have
endorsed this policy in several referenda.
The NRLA concept was approved by the
Swiss electorate on 27 September 1992
and the corresponding financing model
on 29 November 1998 by clear majorities
(both 64%). This large-scale project has
therefore been legitimized by means of
direct democracy.
nrLa – a once-in-a-century construction projectThe NRLA is the largest construction project
that Switzerland has ever undertaken in its
history. it consists of three new base tunnels
(Lötschberg 34.6km, Gotthard 57.1km
and Ceneri 15.4km) and the expansion of
the approach routes. The Lötschberg Base
Tunnel has been in operation since 2007
and the Ceneri Base Tunnel is set to open
in 2020. Switzerland is investing around CHF
23.5 billion (around EUR 21.5 billion) in the
construction of the NRLA, which equates to
approximately 3.5% of Swiss gross domestic
product (GdP).
After completion of the work at Ceneri and
on the approach routes, trains will be able
to cross the Alps without any significant
gradients. The journey time for passenger
transport between Zurich and Lugano will be
reduced by around 45 minutes, more freight
trains will be able to travel through the Alps
more quickly and fewer locomotives will
be required. The efficiency and reliability
of railway transport is improving which
makes the railways more competitive
and strengthens the EU single market.
Economicbenefitsandtheprotectionofthe
alpine environment have therefore been
reconciled.
the Gotthard Base tunnel – a record-breaking project
The first plans for a base tunnel between
Amsteg and Bodio were drawn up in 1947.
Just short of 70 years later and after a
17-year construction period, the Gotthard
Base Tunnel, which is 57.1km in length,
replaces the Seikan Tunnel (53.9km) in
Japan as the world’s longest railway tunnel.
The breakthrough was made in October
A construction project serving Europe – The opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest tunnel
By The Swiss Federal Administrationwww.eda.admin.ch/
Portal Nord Erstfeld © AlpTransit Gotthard AG
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2010. The Gotthard Base Tunnel cost around
CHF 12.5 billion (around EUR 11.5 billion)
and connects Bodio in the canton of Ticino
with Erstfeld in the canton of Uri.
The section of line through the Gotthard
Base Tunnel is around 30 kilometres shorter
than the current route running over the
mountain. Capacity will be increased thanks
to the new tunnel. Up to 250 freight trains
and 65 passenger trains can be used per
day in future. Capacity was restricted to
a maximum of 180 freight trains on the
existing Gotthard mountain line. Passenger
trains will travel through the tunnel at up to
200km/hr and speeds of up to 250km/hr
will be feasible in future.
Switzerland invests for Europe
Shorter journey times makes Switzerland’s
regions as well as Germany and italy more
accessible. Over 20 million people in the
area lying between southern Germany
and northern Italy alone will benefit from
the Gotthard Base Tunnel. The Gotthard
Base Tunnel represents a significant Swiss
contribution to European transport policy
and brings Europe closer together.
The Gotthard Base Tunnel is both “an idea
born in Switzerland” – which Switzerland
hasfinanceditself–andtheresultofclose
international cooperation. Companies and
workers from around 15 countries were
involved in the construction project. Tunnel
boring machines came from Germany, for
example, shaft construction specialists
from South Africa and many engineers and
tunnelling specialists from italy, Austria and
the Balkan states.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
SCCC (ONTARiO) iNC.
NEW PERSONAL MEMBERS:
Scott BissessariMd Alumni Club of Canada
500 Sherbourne StreetToronto, ON M4x 1L1Phone: 416-727-1470
Email:[email protected]
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37WinstonParkBlvdToronto, ON M3K 1C1Phone: 416-655-6337
Email:[email protected]:www.mariannemuller.myrandf.
com/ca
NEW CORPORATE MEMBER:
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Website:www.chocolatfrey.com
How to become a member of the SCCC:Sign up online at
www.swissbiz.ca/memberships or contact our office at [email protected] or
416-236-0039
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Start-Ups and innovat ions
Start-Ups et innovat ions
L’impact de l’innovation des start-ups sur l’économieParChristianWoppererVice-président Sales intelligence, Centre d’entreprises et d’innovation de Montréal (CEiM)Membre et administrateur de la Chambre de commerce Canado-Suisse
« Uber n’est pas réellement disruptif. »,
thèse que défend Clayton Christensen,
professeur réputé de Harvard. Comment
corroborer cette assertion quand Uber est
une vraie innovation radicale ou disruptive.
Admettons qu’il n’est pas évident de nos
jours de faire la différence entre une
innovation disruptive et incrémentale. C’est
le modèle d’affaires de certaines start-ups
qui devient révolutionnaire.
QuediredeNetflixquiaenterréBlockbuster,
d’AirBnB qui en avril 2014 a levé des fonds
de près de 475 millions de dollars et qui
aujourd’hui a une valorisation de 10 milliards
de dollars supérieure à la chaîne Hyatt ! Et,
sans biens immobiliers…
En ce qui concerne l’informatique moderne,
le Mac a probablement été un élément
phare, l’iPod a lancé l’ère de la musique
digitale, l’iPhone a transformé la téléphonie
et l’iPad est en train de retransformer
l’informatique.
Les innovations du Mac d’Apple étaient
l’intégration de la souris et de l’interface
graphique : des concepts qui n’ont pas
été inventés par Apple, mais plutôt par le
légendaire PARC (centre de recherche de
xerox). Par ailleurs, une entreprise aussi
innovante que l’entreprise Suisse Logitech
– devenue le leader mondial de la souris
informatique – a bénéficié également
d’avancées technologiques d’universités ou
d’entreprises.
Pour créer une innovation, l’idée n’est pas
suffisante et serait même l’élément le
moins important. il est crucial de savoir
commercialiser une innovation et de pouvoir
la mettre en valeur et, par la suite, la mettre
en marché; c’est-à-dire se conformer aux
attentes des consommateurs.
il est erroné de s’imaginer que l’idée d’un
produit innovant a germé dans la tête
d’un inventeur de génie et que le produit
ou la solution se retrouvera partout. En
commercialisation, la magie n’existe pas et
sans concurrents pas de besoin de marché.
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On pense qu’Apple est le prototype de ce
modèle « visionnaire » de l’innovation
avec son fondateur qui déborde d’idées
fulgurantes et change le monde. Sans renier
le talent de Steve Jobs, on constate qu’Apple
suit le modèle collectif de l’innovation.
Lorsque l’on parle de start-ups au Canada,
beaucoup d’entreprises démarrent en
innovation, mais peu d’entre elles sont
assurées de survivre. Une start-up sur
deux en moyenne s’éteint après moins de
18 mois. Un accompagnement bien ciblé
permetàcertainesd’entreellesd’êtreencore
en opération après cinq ans (statistiques de
l’accompagnement du Centre d’entreprises
et d’innovation de Montréal compilées par
le ministère de l’Économie, de la science
et de l’innovation du Québec : 75 % des
entreprises incubées par le CEiM survivent
après cinq ans et plus).
En parlant de l’impact de l’innovation sur
l’économie, nous pouvons faire un parallèle
avec Uberx et les taxis traditionnels, ou une économie du partage contre une économie
réglementée, mais basée sur les besoins
conformes aux attentes de la clientèle
du 21e siècle… L’innovation disruptive
apporte des changements radicaux, comme
l’illustre brillamment Uberx. N’ayant pas
été à l’écoute de sa clientèle, l’industrie
du taxi a négligé l’innovation, ce qui lui a
été particulièrement contre-productif.
Nous sommes conscients qu’il existe des
accommodements et des règles à établir
pour la concurrence que certains décrivent
comme étant déloyale. Toutefois, comme
tout évolue à une vitesse phénoménale,
ce cas se transformera sans doute en
faux problème, car le conflit opposant les
chauffeurs de taxis et Uberx sera bientôt
dépassé. Uber déclare qu’il s’empressera
de placer une commande pour 500 000
véhicules si Tesla parvient à mettre au
point un véhicule conforme à ses besoins.
Pourquoi cette annonce ? d’ici 2020, Elon
Musk de Tesla a prévu fabriquer 500 000
véhicules autonomes.
La liste d’inventions géniales écloses
au Canada sans jamais avoir été
commercialisées est longue. Pour connaître
la réussite commerciale, les innovations
doiventêtreefficaces,largementdéployées
et transformées en succès d’affaires.
L’innovation a toujours contribué à faire
évoluer les modèles économiques au
cours des siècles, par le biais d’individus
ou souvent par des start-ups aujourd’hui.
Souvenons-nous que les Uber, AirBnB,
Google et Apple ont déjà été des entreprises
en démarrage.
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La Suisse source d’inventeurs
dans cette édition de l’infoSuisse portant sur les « start-up » et les inventions, la Chambre de Commerce Canado-Suisse Québec a décidé de mettre de l’avant deux portraits d’inventeurs suisses à succès. Chacun à leur manière, ils ont su croire en leurs idées et décrocher au Canada comme ailleurs plusieurs éloges. C’est avec plaisir que nous vous invitons à découvrir le parcours de Mme Valérie
Oberson, première femme à obtenir le titre de Professionnelle Technique Senior chez iBM Canada Ltée et la dernière invention de Mr. Hans Jürg Krause, président de Fluid-impact Technologies, qu’il présente lui-même comme étantune révolution pour le marché naval.
in this infoSuisse issue on start-ups and inventions, the Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce decided to present two success stories of Swiss inventors. Each of them believed in their ideas and won much praise in Canada and elsewhere.
it is with pleasure that we invite you to discover the career of Valérie Oberson, first woman to have obtained the title ofSenior Technical Professional at iBM Canada Ltée. As well as the lastest invention of Mr. Hans Jürg Krause, president of Fluid-impact Technologies, selfdescribed as a revolution on the naval market.
2016…50 ans…25 ans de carrière Par Valérie Oberson, Chimiste, M. Env.Profesionnelle Technique Senior chez iBM Canada Ltée
il y a de cela quelques semaines, ma sœur m’a demandé si j’aimerais écrire un article pour le magazine info Suisse mettant en valeur mon parcours professionnel et aussi la compagnie pour laquelle je travaille depuis maintenant 25 années. Je me suis alors demandée quelle serait la meilleure entrée en matière pour cette publication…
Tout a commencé je crois, alors que nous habitions encore en Suisse, la journée de Noël, l’année de mes 5 ou 6 ans, lorsque j’ai reçu en cadeau une boîte de carton contenant… la trousse du parfait petit chimiste ! Mon intérêt pour les sciencesétait né et ma grand-mère a été bonne pour repeindre son plafond !
Je détiens un baccalauréat en Biochimie et une maîtrise en environnement de l’Université de Sherbrooke au Québec. Je suis membre de l’ordre des chimistes du Québec depuis 1990 et j’ai joint la compagnie iBM Canada Ltée, à Bromont (Québec) en 1991.
iBM à Bromont repousse constamment les limites de l’innovation technologique. À ce titre, l’usine de Bromont est un des membres fondateur, en collaboration avec l’Université de Sherbrooke, d’un centre de recherche universitaire où j’ai la chance de travailler.
Ma carrière chez iBM à Bromont a débuté dans le secteur de la gestion de l’environnement, pour, par la suite, bifurquer vers le support technique à la fabrication, dans le département du placage des substrats céramique (iBM 9211) servant à l’assemblage de composantes électroniques. Forte de cette première expérience dans le domaine de l’assemblage de composantes électroniques, j’ai joint les rangs, au
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Suite à ce succès, j’ai entamé une carrière de professionnel conseil au sein du groupe de R&d aux procédés d’assemblage et de tests de composantes semi-conducteurs les plus avancéesaumonde.Doncfièredemultiplesbrevets et plus particulièrement de celui
début des années 2000, du groupe de recherche et développement (R&d) pour notamment développer une nouvelle technologie d’interconnexion réalisée en soudure sans plomb (C4NP) appliquée à la puce (semi-conducteur) au niveau de la gaufre de silicium (300mm). Cette nouvelle technologie est devenue le standard de la division iBM Microélectronique jusqu’en 2012.
Ce fut l’opportunité d’une vie professionnelle qui a servi de tremplin à la suite de ma carrière dans un milieu technique de pointe, encore souvent largement dominé par la gente masculine.
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impliquant le développement d’une formule de fondant de soudure (produit chimique qui réduit et/ou élimine les oxyde de surface) en collaboration avec iBM Research (Yorktown, NY).
Travailler chez iBM est pour moi synonyme d’innovation, d’excellence: contribuer au développement de nouvelles technologies et de nouveaux produits et de travail d’équipe: gérer des projets d’envergure et coordonner des équipes multidisciplinaires. En tant que personne cela m’a permis de découvrir mes talents de communicatrice et leader naturel. depuis maintenant deux ans j’occupe le poste de Professionnelle Technique Senior, cet emploi représente un accomplissement très important pour moi, ma carrière, car il s’agit du poste technique le plus élevé à l’usine et de plus comblé par une femme ! Je suis maintenant en charge du “roadmap” technologique de l’usine et de la chaire de recherche en assemblage microélectronique avec l’Université de Sherbrooke.
Ce travail, c’est aussi bien représenter iBM à l’extérieur de nos murs, j’œuvre au sein du “Electronic Components and Technology Conference” (ECTC) depuis 4 ans, comme membre du comité “Assembly and Manufacturing Technologies” (AMT).
Voilà un cours résumé de mon parcours ! Merci à tous les gens que j’ai croisé, qui ont fait de moi ce que je suis aujourd’hui !
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The future of shiphull protectionBy Hans Jürg Krause, dipl. ing. ETH, MBAPresident of Fluid-impact Technologies
Ships of all sizes have one thing in common:
once they are put in the water their
previously clean hulls will start to develop
biofouling. Microfouling often starts within
hours after launch, with macrofouling
following over the days after this. Protection
efforts against this type of fouling has
resulted in a $6 billion global antifouling
industry. The motivation is that the shipping
industryspendsapproximately$8billionof
additional fuel due to hull fouling.
The oldest solution is the coating with
paints that contain ingredients that repel
algae from settling on the hull. Tin was the
most effective ingredient for that purpose.
However, it is now banned due to its
devastating impact on aquatic wildlife. This
is easy to understand, when you consider
that these paints will slowly shed into the
water over their useful life. Thousands of
tonsoftinwereflushedintotheseas.
Today, copper is the most popular element
that still has a reasonable effectiveness.
However, environmental tendencies are to
ban or reduce copper too. Restrictions are
imposed and, as a result, the effectiveness
has suffered significantly. Boat and ship
owners alike now periodically clean their
hulls by mechanical means while afloat.
Otherwise biofouling reduces hull speed
and increases fuel consumption by as much
as 40%, and with it the greenhouse gas
emissions CO2 by the same amount.
A relatively new technology for boat hull
protection is the use of ultrasound. The hull is
vibrated on its interior side by an ultrasound
transducer at a frequency above human
hearing (i.e. above 20 kHz). Vibrating the
hull at these frequencies acts as a deterrent
to biofouling. However effectiveness is
inconsistent and the size of hulls that can be
protected remains limited.
A recent EU research by a consortium
involving four SMEs, which included
my company Fluid-impact Technologies
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in a breakthrough, taking the technology to
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processes:HeterodyningandGuidedWaves.
Because hull fouling involves many different
sized species, effective fouling protection can
only be achieved by emitting a broad range
of deterring frequencies. Heterodyning is
the generation of multiple frequencies by
combining or mixing two or more continuous
frequencies.
Hull size was a major obstacle for ultrasonic
antifouling protection until now. Much of the
ultrasonic energy was lost into surrounding
waters. Guided wave technology however
drastically reduces these energy losses by
directing the energy into the hull skin itself,
where it’s needed. As a result virtually any
size hull or underwater structure can now be
protected economically.
Significantinterestinthissophisticatednew
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On the shoulders of Canadian GiantsStart-Up Company Zucara Therapeutics Chasing The Next Generation of diabetes drugs
ByElizabethMonier-Williams,MaRSInnovation
in 1922, Canadian scientists Frederick
Banting and Charles Best discovered how
the protein insulin could be successfully
used as a medication to treat the sugar
highs associated with diabetes. This
discovery’s impact on those with the disease
continues to be monumental in controlling
high blood sugar, but insulin use is limited
by a dangerous side effect: hypoglycemia,
or low blood sugar.
if you’re unfamiliar with hypoglycemia’s
dangers, symptoms can include confusion,
clumsiness or fainting. in severe cases, it can
cause seizure, comas and even death. On
average, people living with Type i diabetes
experience at least two asymptomatic
incidents per week. Some can have at least
one severe hypoglycemic incident per year,
and one in 20 people with Type 1 diabetes
under the age of 40 die of hypoglycemia
each year. Hypoglycemia requires daily
vigilance for patients and can interfere with
exercise, driving, sleeping and other normal
daily activities
dr. Mladden Vranic, professor emeritus at the
University of Toronto, began his academic
career as a post-doctoral student with
Charles Best in 1963. He has since devoted
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his life to studying diabetes. Together with
dr. Michael Riddell of York University and in
collaboration with dr. david Coy of Tulane
University, Vranic has continued the legacy
of Banting and Best by pioneering a new
drug therapy to prevent hypoglycemia. in
2016, Zucara Therapeutics was incorporated
to bring this discovery to market.
“Zucara’s research pedigree in the diabetes
space is unique,” says Michael Midmer,
Zucara’s CEO. “dr. Vranic and his collaborators
discovered that somatostatin is deregulated
in diabetes, and targeting this cellular
pathway can prevent hypoglycemia before
it becomes dangerous. We’re currently
working to move our lead drug candidate
into clinical trials within the next two years.”
Zucara Therapeutics is a strong example
of Canada’s collaborative approach to
drug development, which is taking
place across the life sciences sector. The
inventors disclosed the technology to MaRS
innovation, a federally-funded Centre
of Excellence in Commercialization and
Research (CECR) in Toronto that counts both
the University of Toronto and York University
among its 15 member institutions. MaRS
innovation, which specializes in early-stage
commercialization, assessed and patented
the technology before providing pre-seed
funding for proof-of-principle development.
“developing a new drug can take over a
decade and cost over $1 billion dollars, but
raisingthefirst$500,000tofundpreclinical
work as quickly as possible is crucial to a
company’s long-term success,” says Judith
Blumstock, senior director of strategy at
MaRS innovation, which is located across
the street from the site of Banting and
Best’s historic discovery and attached to the
original Toronto General Hospital building
wherethefirstclinicaltrialsforinsulinwere
conducted.
Our role is to pick the strongest technologies
emerging from our portfolio and find
creative ways to get them to market where
they can grow and scale,” says Blumstock.
“Zucara is a great example of the strength of
our model for biotechnology opportunities.”
MaRS innovation partnered with the Centre
for drug Research & development (CdRd) in
Vancouver, also a federally-funded CECR that
specializes in early-stage commercialization
for therapeutics, to incorporate Zucara as a
company, develop new molecules based
on the founding team’s research and hire
Midmerasthecompany’sfirstCEO.Midmer
has a range of professional experience in
venture capital, business development and
science.
“Canada’s venture capital resources have
improved in recent years, but financing a
high-risk life sciences company remains a
challenge in this economic climate,” says
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Midmer. “We’re meeting with venture
partners here, the United States and Europe
for our Series A investment. Partnering with
a pharmaceutical company to co-develop
the technology is also high on our priority
list, and there are many Swiss companies
that would make ideal collaborators.”
Toronto—a global city with a cosmopolitan,
multicultural population and reasonable
cost of living—is home to world-class
universities and research institutes. The
Canadian government also offers attractive
R&d tax credits for companies setting
up North American subsidiaries, and the
country’s comparatively lower dollar means
that foreign investors can buy into Canadian
opportunities at a comparative discount.
“Canadian scientists played a key role in
defining diabetes treatment a hundred
years ago,” saysMidmer. “We’reoptimistic
about building on Banting and Best’s legacy
of scientific discovery into the twenty-
first century to solve the challenge of
hypoglycemia.”
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Lors de mes études universitaires en Suisse, l’entrepreneuriat ne m’a pas toujours été présenté sous son meilleur jour. Se lancer enaffairesme semblait êtreuneaventureonéreuse, réservée à une élite experte en nouvelles technologies.
dès mon arrivée à Montréal il y a deux ans, je me suis rapidement rendu compte qu’au Québec, l‘image associée à l’entrepreneuriat est bien différente. Les barrières à l’entrée semblent moins hautes pour tout professionnel ambitieux souhaitant lancer sa propre entreprise.
En avril 2015, je repère un besoin auquel unesolutioninnovantepeutêtreproposée.Convaincuparmonidée,jemelanceundéfi: bâtir une entreprise en 5 semaines avec un budget de moins de 200$.
Ces contraintes de temps et de budget m’ont permis de découvrir l’entrepreneuriat sous un autre jour: celui de la débrouillardise, de l’audace, des bons plans économiques et des nuits blanches.
idéeplusrapidementetd’élargirenmêmetemps votre réseau professionnel.
3. Avoir confiance dans le processus itératif
Un des plus grands risques pour un entrepreneur, c’est de tomber amoureux de sa première idée. Comprendre les attentes de votre marché cible est un processus long et en constante évolution. il est donc normal que votre façon de livrer votre valeur semontreégalementflexible. Testezvotrepitch, remettez tout en question, chaque jour, c’est le meilleur moyen de rester aligné aux besoins de vos clients.
4. avoir l’air professionnel à moindre coût
Pour obtenir la confiancede votre premierclient, il est capital de montrer que vous existez et que vous êtes déjà en activité.Créer un site web Wordpress, des médiassociaux, des cartes d’affaires, etc. : tout ceci ne vous coûtera presque rien. L’argent n’est plus un frein pour lancer votre projet. Seuls comptent votre temps, votre motivation et votre capacité à être créatif dans laconception de vos outils de communication.
La prochaine fois qu’une idée d’affaires vous vient à l’esprit, posez vous cette question : comment pourrais-je la tester rapidement à moindre frais ? Il suffit souvent d’unpeu d’audace pour se créer de nouvelles opportunités. Et vous, quelle idée allez-vous tester ?
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Voici 4 conseils pour tout aspirant entrepreneur souhaitant se lancer en affaires (et à moindre coûts) :
1. Partir du besoin et valider votre intuition
Vous pensez que tout le monde va s’arracher votre recette de sushi au cassoulet? installez une table dans une rue passante et offrez-en aux passants. Prenez note des commentaires de ces “futurs potentiels clients” et posez-vous cette question: suis-je réellement en train de répondre à un besoin ? Parlez de votre idée à tout le monde, c’est le meilleur moyen de réaliser une étude de marché à moindre frais.
2. S’entourer des bonnes personnes
Vous ne pouvez pas tout connaitre, et c’est bien normal. Bénéficier d’expertisescomplémentaires est vital. S’associer, trouver un mentor, bâtir son comité de sages, etc. il existe beaucoup de moyens se s’entourer detalentsauxexpériencesdiversifiées.Unetelle attitude vous permettra d’éviter un grand nombre d’erreurs, de raffiner votre
4 conseils pour l’entrepreneur qui sommeille en vous
Par Renaud MargairazStratège en marque personnelle chez Éminence
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Member Prof i le
Prof i l de membre
Monsieur Christian Wopperer est vice-président du département Sales intelligence du Centre d’entreprises et d’innovation de Montréal (CEiM) depuis 2004.
il compte plus de 30 années d’expérience en développement d’affaires et ventes de logiciels informatiques en Europe et au Canada. il connaît bien la problématique des entreprises en démarrage, surtout en ce qui a trait au marketing, aux ventes et au financement.
Avant de se joindre à l’équipe du CEiM, monsieur Wopperer a fondé et dirigé sapropre compagnie de logiciels d’assurance-
qualité, avec un développement des affaires de 250 % par année, à Zürich, en Suisse.Lorsqu’il s’est établi au Canada en 1995, il a accompagné des entreprises canadiennes pour l’exportation dans les pays européens etaréalisédescontratsafind’accélérerlesapprobations et certifications techniquespour des entreprises en télécommunications.
il a également été, pendant plusieurs années, vice-président du département de marketing et ventes d’Orthofab inc., un manufacturier d’instrumentations médicales et d’équipements de réadaptation.
Au début de l’année 2001, il s’est joint à l’entreprise KMTechnologies (Montréal) — à l’époque une jeune entreprise en démarrage — et en a assuré la stratégie de commercialisation jusqu’à sa vente en 2004 à l’entreprise Nstein-Opentext.
Monsieur Wopperer est titulaire d’unematurité fédérale économique suisse, un certificat national suisse d’assurance vie,du diplôme de commerce électronique de l’institut de commerce électronique de Montréal et de la certification AdvancedManagement Course de l’Université McGill.
il enseigne à l’Université de Montréal (École Polytechnique),uncours(IND8120)surlacommercialisation de nouveaux produits et services, ainsi que le microprogramme en innovation technologique et commercialisation (iNd6501).
ChristianWopperer,Vice-président-Salesintelligence, centre d’entreprises et
d’innovation de Montréal
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Visit at Bombardier to discover the CSeries 100 - April 14, 2016
On April 14, more than 50 members of the
Chamber of Commerce were able to visit
the Bombardier CSeries production site at
Mirabel. For most of the participants, this
was the first visit of its kind and all were
impressed by the breadth and modernity of
the construction site.
The visit began with a presentation that
provided interesting insights about the
innovations and challenges of the CSeries
project. Of the innovations, the use of state-
of-the-art technology for engines, systems
and materials has allowed the Bombardier
CSeries project to set new standards in
reliability and environmental sustainability.
They also discovered that the new cabin
design provided greater comfort. Finally,
the members received the information that
from 2016 the CSeries will gradually replace
theAvro RJ100 fleet of Swiss International
Air Lines.
The highlight of the visit was marked by
the opportunity to board and view a CSeries
100 aircraft, which happened to have been
the same plane which, only a few days
earlier, returned from a training trip from
Switzerland where it had undertaken test
flights to various European destinations of
SWISS.
As host of this visit, Bombardier not only
arranged for a special bus pick-up from
Montreal, but also offered a generous
cocktail. This event was undoubtedly one
of the most exciting of the Chamber of the
Commerce. All proceeds from the event will
go to the Fondation de l’Hôpital regional de
Saint-Jérôme.
Mr. Sébastien Mullot, Program Director CSeries, explaining the CSeries project.
Mr. Oberson and the members of the Chamber of Commerce in front of the new CSeries 100.
By Patrick Oberson,director, Head of Swiss Canada
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Tournoi de Golf – Mémorial Jacques ThévenozPar Noémie dabronyi, assistante éxécutive de la CCCS
Le 6 juin dernier se sont réunis par une
journée ensoleillée 96 golfeurs pour le
tournoi du Mémorial Jacques Thénovoz au
ClubWhitlockàHudson.
Le tournoi, a été remporté par le quatuor
de Mirabaud (Pierre dufour, Yves dupres,
GillesGueretteetLouisRobertHandfield)et
aétésuivid’unsucculentsouperauquel108
personnes ont assisté. des prix de présence
ont été distribués aux convives grâce à
nos généreux commanditaires que nous
remercions vivement!
Cette année encore, la Chambre a pu
contribuer au Fond Jacques Thévenoz en
faisant un don de 5 000 $ CA à l’institut
Neurologie de Montréal. Le concours « Beat
the Pro » a quant à lui rapporté 740 $ CA
qui seront donnés à la Société canadienne
du Cancer en mémoire d’un ancien membre
de notre Chambre, M. Hans Fluehler.
Le quatuor gagnant du tournoi. De gauche à droite : Pierre Dufour, Gilles Guerette et Yves Dupres. Manquant sur la photo : Louis Robert Handfield
Remise de la donation à l’Institut et hôpital neurologiques de Montréal. De gauche à droite : Dr. Benoit Goulet, Institut et hôpital neurologiques de Montréal ; Madeleine Paquin, veuve de Jacques Thévenoz ; Christian G. Dubois, Président sortant de la CCCS et Bruno Setz, Vice-président de la CCCS.
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Annual SCCC Golf Tournament 2016
The annual golf tournament, which took
place on June 7th at King’s Riding golf club,
was another great success. Nearly 100
players and over 110 dinner guests enjoyed
a sunny albeit cool day of golfing with
numerous on and off-course activities.
A highlight was the Chalet Suisse, which
featured Swiss Raclette and 2 Alphorn
players. Nickel Brook brewery and
Southbrook Vineyards served beer and wine
samples. There was freshly prepared coffee
by Nespresso and ice cream sponsored by
Gelato Fresco.
A part of the proceeds from this event
supported the charity Right to Play. A
donation of $5,000 was presented that
evening for this global organization, made
up of inspirational coaches, athletes and staff
using play to engage kids in their education,
to teach them health lessons and to show
them how to build peaceful communities.
Cocktails and dinner offered golfers the
opportunity to mingle, as well as the
opportunity to bid on fabulous items at the
silent auction tables. Every guest received
chocolate samples from Chocolat Frey, our
newest member of the SCCC Ontario.
Our kind sponsors were very generous
in helping us to make this year’s golf
tournament a success; without them this
event would not have been possible!
• Premium Sponsor: Lindt & Sprüngli
• Dinner Sponsor: Lette LLP
• Cart Sponsor: UBS Bank (Canada)
• Hole Sponsors: Barometer Capital,
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP,
Canham Rogers, Caotina,
Roche Canada
• In-Kind Sponsors: Chocolat Frey/
SweetWorks,GelatoFresco,Naya,
Nespresso, Nickel Brook, Southbrook
Vineyards
• Signage Sponsor: Auto-Motion Shade
• auction Sponsors: ClubLink; Niagara
Helicopters; Kühne + Nagel, Marché
Restaurants; Miele; Nespresso; Rolex;
The Carbon Bar; Swatch, Zurich Canada
Congratulations to the winning team: Westcourt Capital
quotation of the month
The innovation point is the pivotal
moment when talented and motivated
people seek the opportunity to act on their
ideas and dreams.
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Le premier cocktail conférence de l’année de la chambre s’est tenu le 30 mars dernier, au restaurant l’Aromate avec plus de 45 personnes présentes.
Sous le titre pour le moins ambitieux « Entrepreneuriat Suisse au Québec : comment bâtir une start-up…en 5 semaines », trois conférenciers ont livré un contenu captivant et tenu un auditoire en haleine en livrant des informations claires et pertinentes.
En premier lieu, Christian Wopperer,Vice-Président du département Sales intelligence du Centre d’entreprises et d’innovation de Montréal (CEiM), membre du conseil d’administration de la chambre, nous a fait une présentation du CEiM qui peut se résumer, en bref, à un incubateur d’entreprises au service de l’innovation. il
nous a expliqué en détail l’écosystème des start-ups à Montréal ainsi que les mutations de l’économie suite aux innovations de celles-ci. Plusieurs entrepreneurs qui ont bénéficié de l’expertise et des conseilsdu CEiM étaient présents et ont pu nous présenter et parler de leur compagnie et de leur succès. Ceci a permis à l’audience de découvrir de nouvelles entreprises québécoises, innovantes, connaissant déjà un vif succès.
En second lieu, Renaud Margairaz, directeur des services conseils chez f. & co, également membre du conseil d’administration de la Chambre, a parlé brillamment de son expérience personnelle et fait la démonstration qu’il était effectivement possible de fonder une entreprise…en 5 semaines avec moins de… 200 $. Avec les précieux conseils de ChristianWopperer,ens’entourantdesbonnespersonnes, en effectuant un modèle d’affaires réaliste et méthodique et surtout avec beaucoup de persévérance, il a créé avec des passionnés : éminence. Une société de service d’accompagnement en branding personnel au profitd’entrepreneursetdedirigeants.
En conclusion, notre dernier orateur damien Silès, directeur général du Quartier de l’innovation de Montréal, a parlé de ce quadrilatère unique de Montréal et de ses ambitieux projets. En résumé, ce Quartier de l’innovation, ce biotope du renouvellement au cœur de Montréal, rassemble déjà plus de 100 000 étudiants, professeurs et chercheursprêtsàs’investirdanscequartier.
On parle d’investissements majeurs de plus de 6 milliards $. Pour plusieurs auditeurs, ce sujet fut l’occasion de découvrir une des facettes méconnues de Montréal.
Àlafindecetteprésentationinstructiveettrès riche en informations, les participants ont pu poursuivre les échanges avec les conférenciers et réseauter entre eux dans une ambiance conviviale.
La Chambre de Commerce Canado-Suisse estparticulièrementfièredeparticiperà lapromotion de cette tendance innovatrice qui se bâti à Montréal, en plus d’enrichir son volet affaires proposé à ses membres.Pour découvrir les présentations intégrales des conférenciers, visitez le www.cccsqc.ca.
une présentation innovantePar Olivier Rodriguez, gestionnaire de portefeuille chez Mirabaud Canada inc.
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Nous tenons à remercier le Consulat général
de Suisse à Montréal pour son accueil ainsi
que les deux conférenciers, M. Stuz et Mme
Harnois, grâce à qui cet événement fut un
grand succès!
M. Christian G. Dubois, président de la Chambre de commerce Canado-Suisse et M. Beat Kaser, Consul général de Suisse à Montréal en compagnie de Mme Harnois et M. Stutz.
Dégustation de vin du Domaine Grand-Pré 19 mai 2016
Par Noémie dabronyi, assistante éxécutive de la CCCS
Le 19 mai dernier, le Consulat général
de Suisse accueillait une quarantaine de
membres de la Chambre dans la salle Léman
à l’occasion de l’événement « dégustation
de vin du domaine Grand-Pré ». Le vigneron
suisse Hanspeter Stutz a fait découvrir une
sélection de 9 vins de son domaine en
Nouvelle-Écosse et a exposé aux membres
les défis que représente son emploi. La
charmante sommelière Jessica Harnois a
ensuite guidé les membres tout au longde
la dégustation en analysant les vins de
M. Stutz.
Assemblée Générale Annuelle de Montréal 2016
Par Me Marie Habre, avocate chez Lette &
Associés et nouvellement présidente de la
CCCS
Le Conseil d’administration de la Chambre a eu le plaisir de recevoir les membres de la Chambre lors de l’Assemblée générale annuelle qui a eu lieu le 15 juin dernier.
À cette occasion, les présidents des divers comités du CA ont rapporté aux membres les faits saillants ayant marqué leur année. des comptes rendus concernant les évènements, lesfinances,le«membership»,l’infosuisseet nos communications sur les réseaux sociaux ont donc été présentés.
C’était aussi l’occasion d’exprimer notre gratitude envers nos administrateurs sortants
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qui ont si bien servi la Chambre au cours des dernières années, particulièrement Beat Kaser qui termine son mandat en tant que Consul général à Montréal, Christian dubois, notre Président sortant, sans oublier Giacomo Battaglino, Jean-Aymeri de Magistris et Marie-Josée Loiselle. Nos nouvelles recrues ont également été présentées, nous citons: Kelly Parnia (Busch Vacuum) qui s’occupera dorénavant de l’info suisse, ainsi que Markus Reubi (Swiss Business Hub), Lara Berguglia (TMO), Nicolas Pinget (eValorix), Jean Rickli (MJSR Conseils) et danielle Soucy (Lindt), qui se joindront au Conseil d’administration.
Un grand merci à tous les participants et au GroupeAlfidquiacommanditél’évènement.
Le cœur gros, nous remercions les administrateurs qui nous quittent, mais nous souhaitons avec beaucoup d’enthousiasme une cordiale bienvenue à nos nouveaux collaborateurs!
À titre personnel, je tiens à vous remercier des appuis exprimés et de la confiancetémoignée à mon égard, à l’occasion du mandat que j’entreprends à la présidence de la Chambre. J’en suis très touchée et reste confiantequ’avecl’équipeextraordinairequim’entoureauCA,nousferonstoutpourêtreà la hauteur de vos attentes.
Au plaisir de vous revoir lors de nos prochains événements!
BuSINESS NEWS
Waste wood could be used to produce chemical drugs
Chemical products like drugs rely on oil.
Zurich scientists have now shown that many
of these products can be produced using
waste wood – making the process cheaper
or more environmentally friendly.
Many types of vitamins, drugs, solvents,
pesticides and polymers are based on
oil components. Because oil deposits are
finite, scientists are looking for ways to
produce the products using renewable
resources, explained the Federal institute
of Technology Zurich (ETH) in a statement.
Zurich researchers have now worked with
international colleagues to demonstrate one
option for doing so.
The scientists have discovered an alternative
method for producing base chemical
succinic acid. They showed that by using
biomass, succinic acid can be produced in
a more economical and environmentally
friendly way. Their raw material was wood
or cellulose waste, which is created in the
forestry and paper sectors and not currently
used.
depending on the bacteria and processes
used, biotechnological production with waste
woodcouldprove tobeeithersignificantly
cheaper or more environmentally friendly
than production with oil, the researchers
discovered. Their first biotechnological
production method with the same
environmental impact as oil incurred 20 per
cent lower costs.With the secondmethod,
the environmental impact was 28 per
cent less than production using oil – with
comparable production costs.
Wireless probes identify cancer cells during surgery
Two compact, light and portable probes
that detect traces of cancerous tissue and
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suspicious lymph nodes during surgery have
been developed by EPFL, CHUV and Swiss
medtech company Forimtech.
Fruit of a partnership between the Swiss
Federal institute of Technology Lausanne
(EPFL), the University Hospital of Lausanne
(CHUV) and Swiss medtech company
Forimtech, the Gamma and Beta probes
were developed to help surgeons identify
cancer cells and suspicious lymph nodes as
they remove malignant tumors.
Both probes were designed by EPFL
researchers. The Gamma probe builds
on technology that is already in use in
radioguidedsurgerybyfindingthesentinel
lymphnode, i.e., thefirst lymphnodethat
cancer cells reach prior to spreading to
the rest of the body. if it is free of cancer
cells, it means the tumor hasn’t spread.
The Beta probe is based on a new concept
of particle detection: it pinpoints unhealthy
cells by searching for positrons, which are
given off by tracers injected into the patient
that attach themselves to cancer cells. This
enables surgeons to preserve as much
healthy tissue as possible and helps prevent
the disease from spreading further.
The probes were given the CE mark in March
2015 and have already been used in around
30 operations at the CHUV. Testing will now
be rolled out to hospitals across Europe,
according to an EPFL press release.
Huawei honours Kühne + Nagel
Huawei’s European supply centre has
honoured the Swiss company Kühne +
Nagel for its logistics services. Among
its achievements was very good quality
management.
The Chinese telecommunications supplier
Huawei’s so-called Huawei Europe Supply
Center (ESC) in Hungary has honoured the
logistics company Kühne + Nagel with the
2015 Quality Excellent Award. It affirms
Kühne + Nagel’s good work in the areas of
quality management and problem response,
according to a statement released by the
company from Schindellegi in the canton of
Schwyz.
Basel-based start-up secures CHF 8 millionThe medical device company AOT has securedCHF8millioninitsSeriesCfinancinground. The capital will help launch the Basel-based company onto the European market.AOT develops medical devices for robotic
bone surgery using cold laser photoablation. Located in the Switzerland innovation Park Basel Area, the company developed the CARLO system (Cold Ablation Robot-guided Laser Osteotome), which combines new laser technology with a lightweight robot and software that can be easily integrated into a surgical workplace without taking up much space, reportsstartupticker.ch.
AOT will use the capital to fund its efforts to secureCEcertificationoftheCARLOsystem,which would confirm compliance with EU
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Membership Perks &
Benefits - Toronto
dear Members,
We strive to continuously improveand expand the service offering to our members. As such, we are pleased to announce that the SCCC will be offering discounted rates on auto and home insurance to its members through an exclusive SCCC group insurance plan underwriting by Aviva Canada. Aviva Canada is the country’s second largest property and casualty insurer and offers an extensive Claims Service Satisfaction Guarantee. if you are interested in learning how much you couldsave,call1-877-787-7021togeta quote. This latest addition expands our current insurance offering from health insurance provided by Nacora to now also include preferred rates on auto and home insurance by Aviva.
Earlier this year, the SCCC also launched a private LinkedIn group to help our members gain easy access to a broad network of leaders in local, national, and multi-national organizations. Weencourage that you take advantage of this great opportunity to stay connected with fellow members.
Weareproudtoofferyearlyscholarship awards. These awards are open to children of members of the Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The deadline for scholarship applications is July 15 for the academic year starting in thefall. Wewillcontinuetoworkhardtoaddmorebenefitsinthenearfuture.
For more information, please contact Patricia Keller Schläpfer at the SCCC.
TRAVEL NEWS
New Thrills on Mount Schilthorn
There’s a new adrenaline-boosting highlight taking shape in the Jungfrau Region: the Thrill Walk on Mount Schilthorn starts atthe sun terrace and leads straight into the perpendicular walls of the Birg massif. The new walkway – an interplay of steel grating and reinforced glass – nestles against the cliff, running beneath the observation deck and cableway before re-emerging on “terra firma”belowthecablewaystation.Doyouhave James Bond’s nerves of steel? Test it as of July!
Visit the New Heidi’s Hut.See – and smell – where Heidi fell asleep after gazing through the window at the stars. You can visit her hay bed without the long and steep hike up to the hut on Heidi’s Alpine meadow on Ochsenberg. An imitation of Heidi’s Alpine Hut opens in the Heidi Village in May. Visitors cannot only see the hut, they also get to work with the tools and the woodcarving bench in Alpöhi’s workshop. And a visit at the goat stable of Schwänli and Bärli will make Heidi’s story come alive.
Gotthard Base Tunnel to Open in December 2016.On June 1st, Switzerland celebrated the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel – at 35 miles/57 km the longest train tunnel in the world. At a depth inside the Gotthard massif of more than 6560 ft/2000 m, trains will travel at up to maximum 155 mph/250 km/h). And as an attractive alternative, travellers can make the return trip by the historic panorama route over the Gotthard. Trainswillofficiallybegincirculatingthroughthe new Gotthard tunnel after the timetable changes in december 2016.
Hike Across Two Glaciers.A spectacular new hiking trail in the Valais startsattheMattmarkseeandleadsfirsttothe Schwarzbergkopf peak with a superb view of this reservoir. The well-signed hiking trail then crosses the Allalin and Hohlaub glaciers, with their impressive crevasses
requirements. According to the article, CARLO is expected to become the first medicallycertified robotworldwide able to cut bonecold and contact-free with a laser, allowing surgeons to greatly increase precision in the operating room.
CEO and co-founder Alfredo E. Bruno
said that the company will focus on the
European market for now but worldwide
“market introductions will follows”. For
AOT chairperson Erich Platzer, the successful
financing round “demonstrates strong
investorconfidence”inthecompanyandits
technology. “This should pave the way for
surgeonstoultimatelyreinventthefieldof
bone surgery.”
Novartis to experiment with open source
Jay Bradner became the new head of the
Novartis institutes for BioMedical Research
this year. He plans to apply open-source
approaches to research. He is also a
successful entrepreneur.
intellectual property is the most important
asset in the pharmaceutical industry. Patents
of successful drugs are the foundation for
success for companies such as Novartis and
Roche – which explains why industry experts
were astonished when the American cancer
researcher Jay Bradner made a newly
developed molecule freely available to
hundreds of laboratories around the world.
Bradner was working at the dana Farber
Cancer institute in Boston at that time,
but its rules prevented researchers from
advancing their own developments, as the
43-year old told the NZZ am Sonntag in
an interview. Sharing the active substance
bromodomain to other laboratories was a
way of getting around this restriction. Since
then, 79 patents have been submitted to
further develop bromodomain.
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and ice formations. The next highlight is the Britannia Hut, where walkers can fortify themselves for thefinal stageof thehike:the beautiful traverse to the Felskinn railway. The trail is marked in blue and white, but it does not require a mountain guide or high-altitude climbing equipment. Make sure you bring good shoes and warm clothes. Swiss Food Festival in Zermatt.From August 12 to 14, Swissness and food rule in Zermatt. At the Swiss Food Festival, you can taste and buy regional products at the culinary chalets along the ”Bahnhofstrasse”. On Friday, twenty chefs with GaultMillau points throw a kitchen party at the Mont Cervin Palace and Grand Hotel Zermatterhof. And on Sunday, you can eat breakfast in the Matterhorn-Express while watching the sun rise. Special NEAT Exhibition at Swiss Museum of Transport.The railway world is marking a unique event this year: June 1 sees the inauguration of the longest railway tunnel in the world. it was self-evident that the Swiss Museum of Transport would devote this year’s special exhibition to the Gotthard Base Tunnel. it’s an enthralling visitor experience that showcases the link between the north and the south.
New Creative Workshops for Kids.in Bern, art is fun for parents and kids alike. As of January 2016, the museum of Fine Arts in Bern offers workshops for kids and teens in English on Tuesday and Saturday. So while the parents enjoy a guided tour of the museum, art turns into an exciting game for their offspring. They can’t only explore exhibitions and examine a selection of art works, they also get to paint and create things in the museum’s studio. 50 Years of Montreux Jazz Festival.Regardless of the passing of time, the Montreux Jazz Festival has been a quintessential venue for audiences and artistes since 1967. in this outstanding natural setting, the music flows at iconiclive concerts with superb sound quality. This year’s festival starts from the 30th of June until the 16th of July.
TRADE FAIRS
14. - 16. August 2016ornarisTrade fair for innovations and trendsprofessional visitors only
BEA, Expo Bern
30. - 31. August 2016SuisseemexTrade fair and conference for marketing
MCH Messe Zurich
06. - 08. September 2016SindexExhibition of technologyprofessional visitors only
BEA Expo Bern
07. - 08. September 2016Swiss Office ManagementTrade fair for Office and ManagementAssistanceprofessional visitors only
MCH Messe Basel
23 Sep. - 02 Oct. 2016ZüspaAutumn Exhibition
MCH Messe Zurich
23. - 25. September 2016Gesundheitsmessen.chFair for health, wellness and holistic lifestyle
Parkhotel Langenthal
13. - 23. October 2016oLmaSwiss Trade Fair for Agriculture and Food
Olma Messe St. Gallen
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