The European SYNERGISE project, in which the Vaud-based startup Wearin’ is participating as the only Swiss company, is now entering a new phase in Wangen an der Aare (BE) with its fourth field test.
This research and innovation program aims to develop and evaluate cutting-edge technologies designed to enhance the safety, efficiency, and coordination of first responders in crisis situations while improving the ability to locate and assist missing persons.
Wearin’, a technology startup belonging to the Conextivity Group, is the only Swiss private company involved in this event. This participation highlights Switzerland’s leading role in innovation applied to emergency management and illustrates the ability of a single local player to make an impact on the international stage.
The test in Wangen an der Aare brings together sixteen organizations from eleven countries, working on solutions that combine robots, drones, sensors, geolocation devices, and smart wearable technologies. In this context, Wearin’ is presenting its IoT (Internet of Things) platform, which collects and transmits critical data from sensors worn by humans in real time, in order to improve situational awareness and coordination among teams in the field.
The Wangen an der Aare test brings together sixteen organizations from eleven countries
Jonathan Brossard, Group CEO“We are proud to represent Switzerland in such a large-scale European project, which demonstrates the added value of connected technology for first responders,” says Jonathan Brossard, CEO of the Conextivity Group and founder of Wearin’.
“Our mission is to enhance the safety and performance of emergency responders through smart connectivity applied to humans in high-risk environments.”
This participation is part of Wearin’s international growth strategy, which is now deploying its technology in a variety of operational contexts.
In recent months, the Vaud-based startup has conducted tests in Sebring (United States) to collect and integrate real-time physiological data from drivers into telemetry, working with Swiss racing driver Louis Delétraz and the Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing team. Wearin’ has also deployed its solution with the Inter-Neighborhood Peace and Safety Group (GITeS) in Toulouse, and since 2024, Wearin’ has been co-developing, in a technological partnership with the Directorate General of the National Gendarmerie (DGGN), a smart tactical vest for gendarmes in the field, and has been collaborating with the Monaco Fire Department on an innovation project aimed at improving the safety of officers and the effectiveness of interventions.
“Law enforcement, firefighters, workers, or transporters: many professions operate in high-risk environments where every decision counts. Access to reliable real-time information allows them to act faster, reduce risks, and optimize performance in the field,” concludes Chloé Duriez, CIO of the Conextivity Group and Director of Wearin’.
Chloé Duriez, Group CIOSixteen organizations from 11 countries are working together on the SYNERGISE project, led by the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), to develop a system of systems that improves the safety, efficiency, and coordination of first responders during natural and man-made disasters, while strengthening the ability to locate and assist missing persons.
The responsible partners are collaborating across borders to advance disaster response capabilities worldwide.
The project is jointly funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program, the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), the Japan Science and Technology Agency, the Korean Ministry of Science and ICT, and the Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (GA 101121321). SYNERGISE began on September 1, 2023, and will continue until February 28, 2027.
SYNERGISE website: https://www.synergise-project.eu/