Richemont opens a Research and Innovation Center in Neuchâtel

Based within the Microcity pole, the new center will serve as an innovation incubator for the luxury group, and promote knowledge and experience sharing between its Maisons.

To respond to the ever-changing technological context, Richemont and Microcity have teamed up to create a Research and Innovation Center. As of April 2017, thirty researchers will be based at Microcity, a pole for scientific and academic excellence dedicated to infinite precision and advanced manufacturing technologies. They will be working towards greater efficiency, innovation and creativity. According to a joint press release, twenty engineers specialized in micro-systems, micro-manufacturing and micro-engineering will be newly recruited in 2018.

The Richemont group – which owns high-end jewelry, watchmaking and writing instruments brands such as Cartier, Piaget and Montblanc – is a leading employer in Switzerland, where nearly a third of its staff is located. The canton of Neuchâtel is home to a significant part of the group’s manufacturing activities. Through this partnership, Richemont will become fully integrated within the canton’s world-class industrial and academic ecosystem.