Categories: Innovative Countries

Prolific Inventors in Switzerland

Prolific inventors in Switzerland include George de Mestral (1907 – 1990), who is associated with the invention of the hook and loop fastener, which he named Velcro; Daniel Bovet (1907 – 1992), is best known for his discovery of antihistamines which are used in allergy medication; Wilhelm His Sr. (1831 – 1904), who invented the microtome; Johannes Friedrich Miescher (1844 – 1895), he isolated nucleic acid in 1869 and also identified protamine; Eduard Locher (1840 – 1910), he devised the Locher rack railway system, patented in 1879. This innovative cogwheel railway technology enabled trains to climb steep inclines with enhanced safety and efficiency.

That was then. We now have a new breed of innovators leading in Switzerland today. USPTO Utility data were analyzed from January 1, 2002, through May 16, 2023.

Peter Forsell

Matthew Sharifi

Evangelos Stavros Eleftheriou

Patrick A. C. Gane

Heiner Ophardt

Grégory Mermoud

Mark Alfred Lantz

Charalampos Pozidis

Giovanni Cherubini

Roy Daron Cideciyan

Thomas Mittelholzer

Robert Frigg

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3 years ago

Angelina Kushnarova

Angelina Kushnarova (Sverediuk) was born in Ukraine. She graduated from Ternopil Medical University with a specialization in Medicine and completed an internship in Radiology at Lviv University. She worked as a Radiologist, while also working as a web developer.