Post by Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne Ltd.

⌚️ Today we kicked off the 7th edition of the International Smart Factory Summit with our traditionnal pre-Summit visit, this time at the historical birthplace of Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd. in St-Imier. Participants were offered a dive into the brand's history since 1832 inside the Longine museum. They were also given a glimpse of the future of precision watchmaking by Daniel Hug and Cédric Veya. Truely wonderful insights through the magnifier lense of innovation! Tomorrow we launch the "real" #ISFS26. Two days packed to the brim with keynotes, panels, workshops, demonstrations and networking all dedicated to collectively shaping #industry 5.0 as we envision it: human-centric, sustainable and resilient!