21 February 2012 - QualySense, an EMPA-based start-up company focused on innovative grain and seeds sorting technology, announces that it has successfully closed its second financing round and raised CHF 1.2 million of new equity. The funds have been provided by a selected number of Swiss and international business angels and by converting into equity an outstanding convertible loan from the Zürcher Kantonalbank.

07 February 2012 - QualySense, an EMPA-based start-up company focused on innovative grain and seeds sorting technology, announces that the QSorter Explorer, a high-speed “one by one” device for analysis and sorting of grains, seeds, and beans, will be presented for the first time ever at the USA Wheat Quality Council (14-16 Feb 2012 in Kansas City).

21 August 2011 - QualySense, an EMPA-based start-up company focused on innovative grain and seeds sorting technology, has been invited by the Swiss Embassy in Tokyo, along with a selected number of Swiss companies, to present its innovative and unique sorting technology at the 8th Innovation Japan 2011, which will take place from the 21st to the 22nd of September 2011 in Tokyo

17 July 2011 - Luc is enlisted for a one-month internship. QualySense is the EMPA-based start-up company focused on innovative grain and seeds sorting technology. Luc will be working on a field project (grains).

15 June 2011 - QualySense, an EMPA-based start-up company focused on innovative grain and seeds sorting technology, announces that it has closed two R&D cooperation agreements with leading research institutions in Switzerland and USA.

09 June 2011 - QualySense, an EMPA-based start-up company focused on innovative grain and seeds sorting technology, announces that it was able to secure a CHF 350,000 equity financing from its founders and a selected number of Swiss and international business angels. QualySense also closed a CHF 500,000 convertible loan with the Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB).

15 Apr 2011 - QualySense, an EMPA-based start-up company focused on innovative grain and seeds sorting technology, announces that it has elected Markus Schnurrenberger as a member of the Board of Directors.

12 April 2011 - QualySense, an EMPA-based start-up company focused on innovative grain and seeds sorting technology, announces that it has been awarded with the prestigious CTI Start-up Label.

16 December 2010 - An article of University of Zürich press department about the QualySense innovation (in German).

13 October 2010 - QualySense is one of three finalists for the Swiss Technology Award 2010 in the "seed" category. The award ceremony will take place at the Novartis campus in Basel on November 4th, 2010. An article has been published in the HandelsZeitung newspaper.

22 September 2010 - QualySense wins Venture Kick, the Swiss accelerator of innovation, and receives CHF 130,000 of start-up grant to further develop its project.

23 March 2010 - QualySense is one of 20 winners in the Venture Leaders competition and secured its place between the best Swiss high-tech start-up of 2010.