Video SOP implemented

Prizes obtained this year: SEIF Award Winners, Genova School of Entrepreneurship, Innovation winners BVL conference, Winners i4.0 Challenge Greater Basel Area

Large module first production. Ponera Modules travelled 9 countries & >20’000 km

First successful interregional transport loop(EUR-USA), installation project module returns

Full crate finite element lab results completed

Damage based Requalification Standards set; enter continuous improvement cycle

New office in Lugano, Greater Zurich Area

Requalification standards set

First EU partnership framework agreements with leading industrial packaging companies

Ponera becomes a Technology Fund Portfolio Company

First successful long distance, installation project module returns

First partnership with leading industrial packaging companies

First distributor agreements

Technology Fund Audit and conditional offer received

ISO 9001/14001 Audit. Passed with 0 Non-conformities

First industrial scale production start

Ponera selected as top 10 “Hottest Swiss startups”

Tier Structured Supply Chain setup

First POCs start in Transport operations

First POCs start, in Packaging operations

Ponera is accepted to the SPEI program for Canton Vaud

Begin industrial scale pilots with multiple industry leaders

Ticino innovative startup

Production optimized new generation Ponera pallets

1000 SolarImpulse Efficient Label Solutions

Lausanne office officially opened, strategically placed in the EPFL Innovation Center

ISO certification

Winners TIP #1 Logistics innovation

First small scale pilot runs with industrial partner

First production with injection molding of Ponera pallets

Receive support from Swiss Climate Foundation

Build up of first industrial production capabilities

Ponera continues to be recognized as innovative startup (finalist Future mobility conference, completes MassChallenge program etc.)

Begin collaboration with HEIG for lab testing and simulation of Ponera Pallets

First industrial LOI signed

First working prototypes created

Multiple prizes and nominations (CLP Finalists, IMD Award 2020 winners, SET smart mobility top 3 finalists)

Initial traction; Ponera enters ALICE and VNL associations, and is IPIC 2019 finalist

First advisory board constituted

Innosuisse Year 1 milestone completed

Ponera Sagl founded

First Concepts and designs completed

First EPO applications completed

Conception of the Ponera Vision