ABOUT HEIQ

• HeiQ is a Swiss materials and textile innovation company that is listed on the London Stock Exchange. It was founded in 2005 as a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
• The company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, with subsidiaries in Australia, China, Portugal, Taiwan and the US.
• HeiQ has seven manufacturing sites on three continents with a total annual capacity of 45,000 tonnes of material.
• The company has over 200 employees, with over 50 people focused on R&D; it also has an academic research network of over 30 university partners and has nine patent families.
• HeiQ has won 18 major awards in 15 years and is the only two-time winner of the Swiss Technology Award.
• The company has over 300 global brand partners with whom it works on creating innovative performance textile solutions, such as antiviral, anti-odour and temperature-regulating fabrics. Partners include Burton, Calida, Craghoppers, Speedo, Dickies, Patagonia, Royal Robbins and Second Skin, among others.
• HeiQ Xpectra wins German Sustainability Award 2026, HeiQ Xpectra, a breakthrough transparent coating that improves building energy efficiency and reduces CO₂ emissions, has been named as winner of the German Sustainability Award for Products 2026 in the climate transformation field. This prestigious recognition honors HeiQ’s role in accelerating climate transformation through scalable innovation that enables fast, cost-effective retrofits without compromising aesthetics.
• Archroma and HeiQ Partner to Bring Revolutionary Antimicrobial and Odor-Control Solutions to Textile Industry. Pratteln, Switzerland, 14 January, 2026 – Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, and HeiQ, a Swiss deeptech materials innovator active in functional textiles and sustainable fibers, have entered into a co-marketing agreement that combines their complementary strengths to deliver advanced, planet-conscious anti-odor and antimicrobial technologies to brands, retailers, and textile mills worldwide.