SWISS STANDARD IN TRACEABILITY

Zürich, Switzerland

Haelixa specialises in product traceability using DNA markers. Our founders developed the concept and solution while studying at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich). The university is known for fostering entrepreneurship and supporting new ventures. Haelixa is an ETH Spin-Off, and since its founding in 2016, it has won over 20 international and national awards. We are proud to be based in Switzerland and are committed to maintaining high quality, reliability, and innovation standards.

Senior Leadership Team

Our team is committed to equality, diversity, and solidarity
  • Aisha Khan

    Aisha Khan

    Head of Research & Development

  • Dr. Diego Pesce

    Dr. Diego Pesce

    Head of Operations & Technology

  • Dr. Gediminas Mikutis

    Dr. Gediminas Mikutis

    CTO

  • Holly Berger

    Holly Berger

    Marketing Director

  • Patrick Strumpf

    Patrick Strumpf

    CEO

Board of Directors

  • Dr. Richard Haldimann

    Dr. Richard Haldimann

    Board Member, CSO & CTO at Clariant

  • Michael Blank

    Michael Blank

    Board Observer, Head of Invesment at Verve Ventures

  • Dr. Gediminas Mikutis

    Dr. Gediminas Mikutis

    Chairman of the Board

  • Stefan Karlen

    Stefan Karlen

    Board Member, CEO at ImpactOne

Investors & Board Members

  • Clariant AG

    A globally leading specialty chemicals company, based in Muttenz near Basel, Switzerland. The company is focused on four business areas: Care Chemicals, Catalysis, Natural Resources, and Plastics & Coatings. Clariant’s corporate strategy is based on five pillars: focus on innovation through R&D, add value with sustainability, reposition the portfolio, intensify growth, and increase profitability.

  • Zurich Cantonal Bank

    (ZKB) Kantonalbank is an independent public law institution of the Canton of Zurich. It has received top ratings from the rating agencies Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and Fitch (AAA/Aaa). With more than 5,000 employees, the bank’s core activities include financing businesses, asset and wealth management, trading, capital market transactions, deposits, payment transactions, and card business. Zürcher Kantonalbank provides clients and distribution partners with a comprehensive range of investment and retirement provision products and services.

  • Verve Ventures

    Verve Ventures is a network and technology-driven venture capital firm based in Switzerland. Founded in 2010 by Steffen Wagner and Lukas Weber, Verve Ventures has grown to more than 40 team members and has become one of the most active venture investors in Europe with over 100 science and technology-driven startups in its portfolio. A dozen investment professionals identify the most promising digital, tangible and health & bio startups. Selected private and institutional investors get access to investment opportunities through a digital platform.

Member organizations and standards

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Unravelling complex supply chains, Haelixa is committed to mitigating negative impacts and positive contributions to SGDs. 

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Case Studies

Industries

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Testimonials

“Transparency has been one of the most important goals since we started harvesting organic GIZA cotton in Egypt. The unique Haelixa technology is a major break-through in guaranteeing full physical traceability along the whole supply chain.”

Benjamin Fuchs

CEO at WEBA

“With the emerging concerns for the environment, Soorty as a responsible stakeholder of society has pledged to make its manufacturing process more sustainable, transparent and traceable. Haelixa helps us attain the goal of traceability via DNA marker, which is a novel technology to trace the roots of finished goods. Irrefutably, Haelixa and Soorty’s partnership will prove to be successful in the journey of sustainability.”

Mansoor Bilal

Vice President of Marketing and Innovation at Soorty

“Transparency in global supply chains becomes more and more important – especially for such a precious material as cashmere. The Haelixa DNA marker, which is used in the premium label of The Good Cashmere Standard, allows full traceability, assuring our customers that the certified cashmere is really used for the product”.

Christian Barthel

Director Business Development

About

Why Traceability?

During their doctoral studies, Gediminas Mikutis, PhD, and Michela Puddu, PhD, came up with the concept of Haelixa. They combined their chemistry background and passion for sustainability to establish Haelixa, which provides reliable and exclusive solutions for marking, tracing, and authenticating products throughout the supply chain. Many well-known brands, textile suppliers, and organisations rely on and utilise Haelixa’s solutions on a large scale.