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In recent years, advancon and its founding partner have been able to drive some exciting ventures in the industry:

Digital Health Start-Up

The company developed a cloud-based SaaS solution for the healthcare industry in Europe. The value-chain oriented solution should enable hospitals to optimize their value creation by means of Big Data, proven algorithms and machine learning.

Some key points from interim activity:

  • Review of the company strategy with the founders and the board of directors
  • Re-engineering of the business model with the objective of an earliest market entry with acceptable customer value for the start of the product rollout
  • Re-Design of the product concept with pricing model for flexible marketing
  • Development of roadmap with financial planning, investment concept and company valuation
  • Initiation and implementation of balance sheet restructuring measures
  • Ad interim takeover of the management and delegate in the board of directors
  • Management of the liquidation preparation for the board of directors to ensure an orderly liquidation
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Cleantech Start-Up

The company is a cleantech technology start-up for industrial wastewater treatment founded in 2014. The company is developing an electro-coagulation process and equipment for the treatment of industrial wastewater. The company aims to market the process worldwide with licensing partners in various industrial sectors and also to operate parts of it.

Some focal points of the activity:

  • Establishment of the engineering department with process development, technological plant construction and implementation of plant tests for process/concept confirmation of two wastewater purification processes.
  • Management of projects with basic, detail and procurement engineering and acquisition of leading technology suppliers as system partners.
  • Development of the company structure as well as establishment and maintenance of supplier and system partnerships
  • Development of the offer / contract basis for system sales
  • Consulting for companies with challenges in the wastewater sector

Circular Economy Start-Up

The company is an industrial start-up in the field of circular economy for the petrochemical industry for the recycling and upcycling of carbon black from end-of-life tyres. The company aims to build and operate several processing plants in Western and Central Europe. The technology as well as the marketing is carried out by a technology and marketing licensing partner.

Some focal points of the activity:

  • Development of the business model with strategic orientation of the company in the area of the Circular Economy with the aim of upcycling recyclable materials from used tyres.
  • Development of the engineering and plant construction division and operation as part of a petrochemical plant operator at several locations
  • Conception of the expansion strategy in Western and Central Europe with evaluation of production and distribution locations incl. preparation for BImSCH permits in Germany
  • Establishment of cooperations with leading technology partners, raw material suppliers and end customers
  • Operational project management at management level with leadership of the team
  • Co-development of the investment concept and support of management / board in investment presentation and negotiations

Group of companies in technological plant engineering

The company was formerly a trading company for wear parts. In cooperation, the company was expanded into a group in the field of technological plant construction, operation and maintenance. The focus is on the building materials industry, with production, engineering and sales branches in Russia, the United Arab Emirates and several locations in Switzerland. 

Some key areas of activity:

  • Management of the operative business of the group of companies at the executive board level with the divisions Engineering, Customer Service and Maintenance in the area of the process and building materials industry.
  • Key account management in plant construction with focus on the Middle East, CIS region and Switzerland
  • Acquisition and project management of EPC / JV projects in the process industry with project management, plant, process and procurement engineering, logistics, construction management and commissioning as well as production support
  • Establishment and operation of export business by means of letter of credit insurance (LC, guarantees, sureties) as well as inclusion of export insurance such as SERV and HERMES
  • Co-establishment of 5 business units, 7 subsidiaries (3 of them as foreign subsidiaries in emerging markets)

System solution provider for intra-logistics in the bulky goods industry

The company was a consulting and planning company in the logistics sector with a focus on the hardware and timber industry. In cooperation, the company was expanded into a system provider for intra-logistics solutions in the bulky goods sector. 

Some focal points from the activity:

  • Establishment of the new business division as a solution provider of intra-logistics systems for bulky goods with market development in the wood-based materials and paper industry.
  • Establishment and management of the operational division including acquisition, project management and product development with a total of 28 employees
  • Development of a new system for forklift guidance and warehouse management with automated 3-dimensional location of goods and forklift navigation (based on the diploma thesis)
  • Acquisition and project management of the first reference projects in the wood-based materials industry in Europe
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