Industry Operators

For industry operators Geothermal developers · CO₂ storage operators · Hydrogen storage projects · Oil & gas. You are developing or operating underground energy assets where stress uncertainty drives conservative design decisions, increases project risk, or delays regulatory approval.

What you get:

• Direct, full-tensor stress measurements at depth, data you currently cannot obtain with hydraulic fracturing or wellbore methods alone

• Early access to the technology ahead of commercial availability

• Co-designed deployment protocols tailored to your site conditions

What we're looking for:

• Access to a suitable borehole for pilot or operational deployment (2026–2027)

• Domain expertise and geological context to help validate results

• Willingness to co-publish or share anonymised data outputs

Research Partners

For research institutions & labsUniversities · National labs · Underground research facilities. You are working on subsurface geomechanics, geo-energy systems, or deep geological characterisation, and you need better stress data, or you want to be part of developing the next generation of measurement tools.

What you get:

• Access to a novel in-situ stress measurement instrument at the frontier of the field

• Opportunity to co-develop test protocols, data analysis methods, and validation frameworks

• Authorship and recognition in joint publications

What we're looking for:

• Access to underground research infrastructure (boreholes, tunnels, labs)

• Scientific and methodological input on validation approaches

• Collaborative funding applications (Horizon Europe, national programs, etc.

Funding & Innovation Programs

For funding bodies & innovation programs National innovation agencies · Deep-tech investors · Energy transition funds. You support early-stage deep-tech solving hard problems in the energy transition. InSituMetrix addresses a widely recognised data gap across five critical subsurface markets.

What you get:

• A clear industrial roadmap with identified pilot partners and deployment milestones

• A team with deep technical credibility, incubated at EPFL

• Exposure to five high-value markets through a single core technology

What we're looking for:

• Non-dilutive grant funding or innovation program support (Innosuisse, Horizon, cantonal programs)

• Strategic introductions to industrial partners in target markets

• Advisory relationships with sector expertise in deep-tech commercialisation