Bcomp is the leading solutions provider for natural fibre reinforcements in high performance applications from race to space.
The company started as a garage project in 2011 with a mission to create lightweight yet high performance skis. The bCores™ were launched and successfully adopted by some of the biggest names in freeride skiing. The founders, material science PhDs from EPFL, used flax fibres to reinforce the balsa cores and improve shear stiffness. Impressed by the excellent mechanical properties of flax fibres, the development to create sustainable lightweighting solutions for the wider mobility markets started.
Today, Bcomp is a leader in natural fibre composites for sustainable lightweighting. Our solutions are found from sports and motorsports to automotive interiors, luxury sailing yachts, bridges and satellite panels.
We believe in providing solutions, combining product performance with deep engineering knowledge, marketing communications and customer support all the way from idea to final product.
Bcomp consists of dedicated and passionate individuals from different backgrounds, nationalities and ages, sharing the drive to create better technologies for a cleaner future. We also share big laughs and an appetite for chocolate…
We believe that having fun is crucial for creativity and performance. Therefore, we encourage freedom, leisure, sports and hobbies, and respect the family time of our team members. We want our people to wake up with a smile and head to Bcomp to do a job they love together with colleagues that are happy, respected and recognised.
We aim to play a role in the ongoing revolution towards cleaner mobility. To achieve this, we believe that new solutions must outperform solutions currently on the market, in addition to being more sustainable. That’s why we put all our efforts, passion and energy into creating high performance solutions from sustainable materials.
To bring the latest innovations to the market, we work closely with leading universities, research institutes and laboratories and not least with suppliers and customers. This helps us create smart solutions that answer real needs, from production to implementation and through use to end-of-life.
Partnership with Polestar - interior panels for large scale automotive
JEC Innovation Award finalist with European Space Agency satellite panel
Hundreds of cars in 16 racing series worldwide with Bcomp natural fibre bodywork
Member of the World Alliance for Efficient Solutions by Solar Impulse Foundation
Autosport International Product Showcase Innovation Award
The town of Fribourg proudly received the Fair Trade Town label and Bcomp is more than happy to have contributed to this success
12+ customer development projects with automotive OEMs
Within the framework of the European Space Agency Clean Space Initiative, funding for bio-composite activity
Most Innovative New Motorsport Product 2018
World Materials Forum award nominee
7th fastest growing company in Switzerland and one of Europe's fastest growing companies according to Financial Times
Motorsports market entry, Partnership launches with Electric GT (racing adapted Tesla), Gillet (Vertigo for Pikes Peak) and DAB motors / YAMAHA
Recognized as Global Shaper by Venture Kick Awarded
Top 100 Swiss Startup rankings: 2nd
Top 100 Swiss Startup rankings: 5th
Worldwide recognition at JEC Americas
ISPO Gold award
Innovation Prize of the Canton of Fribourg
Top 100 Swiss Startup rankings: 6th
Top 100 Swiss Startup rankings: 6th
ISPO overall winner Eco resp.
Official launch of bCores™ and ampliTex™
Winner of the IMD Startup Competition
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