SWATCH GROUP Ltd
About
We are the Swatch Group, a leading company in the design, manufacture, and sale of finished watches, jewelry, Micro-electronics modules, energy harvesting and energy storage.
AREAS OF ACTIVITIES
Manufacturing and ProductionCircular EconomySteel, MetalsRaw MaterialsMaterials and Advanced MaterialsDigital, AI/Data/RoboticsPhotonics & Quantum TechnologyBatteries Value Chain
Dest. 2 - Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition / Batteries
HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D2-01: Development of sustainable and design-to-cost batteries with (energy-)efficient manufacturing processes and based on advanced and safer materials (Batt4EU Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D2-03: Sustainable processing and refining of raw materials to produce battery grade Li-ion battery materials (Batt4EU Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D2-04: Integrating advanced material, cell design and manufacturing development for high-performance batteries aimed at mobility (Batt4EU Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-01-D2-05: Accelerated multi-physical and virtual testing for battery aging, reliability, and safety evaluation (Batt4EU Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D2-06: Fostering the European battery Ecosystem by providing Accurate and up-to-date information and stimulating Excellence in the European battery R&I community (Batt4EU Partnership)
Dest. 1: Achieving global leadership in climate-neutral, circular and digitised industrial and digital value chains
HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-01: Integrated approaches for remanufacturing (Made in Europe Partnership) (IA)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-02: Physical and cognitive augmentation in advanced manufacturing (Made in Europe Partnership) (RIA)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-05: Advanced manufacturing technologies for leadership of EU manufacturers in products for the net-zero industry (Made in Europe Partnership) (IA)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-32: Green and resilient flexible production processes (Processes4Planet partnership) (IA)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-34: Smart integration of net zero technologies into Energy Intensive industries (Processes4Planet and Made in Europe partnerships) (IA)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-35: Developing and embedding upcycling technologies into viable business (Processes4Planet partnership) (IA)
VALUE CHAIN
Design / R&D / EngineeringTesting & AnalysisComponents / MaterialsProduction
Dest. 2: Achieving technological leadership for Europe's open strategic autonomy in raw materials, chemicals and innovative materials
HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-43: Innovative Advanced Materials (IAMs) for robust, fast curing sealants and coatings for manufacturing and final assembly (IA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for Europe partnership)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-52: Accelerate the uptake of life-cycle assessment (LCA) for Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) chemicals and materials and resulting products (RIA)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-61: Technologies for critical raw materials and strategic raw materials from end-of-life products (IA)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-62: Strategic Partnerships for Raw Materials: Innovative Approaches for sustainable production of Critical Raw Materials (IA)HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-MATERIALS-46: Innovative Advanced Materials (IAMs) for photonics, enabling low-power and ultra-broadband performance for telecommunication (RIA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for Europe partnership)HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-MATERIALS-47: Innovative Advanced Materials (IAMs) for conformable, flexible or stretchable electronics (RIA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for Europe partnership)
Dest. 3: Developing an agile and secure single market and infrastructure for data-services and trustworthy artificial intelligence services
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-10: Roadmap for next generation computing technologies from IoT device level to edge to cloud to HPC (CSA)
Dest. 4: Achieving open strategic autonomy in digital and emerging enabling technologies
HORIZON-CL4-2025-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01: Advanced sensor technologies and multimodal sensor integration for multiple application domains (IA) (Photonics Partnership)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-DIGITAL-61: AI Foundation models in science (RIA)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-DIGITAL-62: Facilitated cooperation for AI in Science (CSA)
Dest. 6: Digital and industrial technologies driving human-centric innovation
HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-62: Artificial Intelligence for knowledge valorisation (CSA)