Switzerland
June 1, 2012

QualySense, an EMPA-based start-up company focused on innovative grain and seeds sorting technology, announces that was awarded with Swissparks “Start-Up of the Year 2012” award. The award ceremony took place on May 24th at the Lugano Congress Center. SwissParks.ch is the national association of incubators and technology parks; founded in 2000, it today comprises about 40 members, including 27 full members hosting over 1'000 innovative companies, and a fast growing number of associated members.

From left to right: representative of Winterthur Instruments GmbH, Jean-Philippe Lallement (Chairman of SwissParks), Paolo D’Alcini (COO at QualySense), Nicola Rohrseitz (CEO at ViSSee).

Paolo D’Alcini, Chief Operating Officer at QualySense says: “I’m very proud about this achievement, especially considering the value of the other finalists. It is a great opportunity for QualySense, as a start-up, to gain visibility. I’d like to take this chance to thank the Glatec-EMPA Technopark, member of the Swissparks network, for the continuous support, which allows us to focus on the key elements of our business. This is a real constructive way of supporting young companies.”

Alberto E. Romaneschi, QualySense’s Chairman of the Board, says: “This award recognizes the significant work that we all put into our venture each single day. We work very hard on bringing QualySense closer and closer to realizing its vision. With our leading sorting technology we will greatly contribute to an enhanced utilization of agricultural raw materials”.

QualySense is the worldwide industry leader focused on delivering innovative high-end sorting solutions to achieve optimal processing, quality, and safety of agricultural products. We are the leaders in the development of efficient, highcapacity technologies for analyzing grains, seeds, and beans according to biochemical and morphological traits. Breeders, seed, producers, food processors, and inspection agencies worldwide can now benefit of high-speed nondestructive individual kernel analysis for biochemical, nutritional and external traits of their products.

Website: http://www.qualysense.com

Published: June 1, 2012