{"id":13433,"date":"2026-03-18T13:50:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/2026\/03\/18\/azurea-a-cdmo-specialising-in-complex-micro-mechanical-applications\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:02:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:02:27","slug":"azurea-a-cdmo-specialising-in-complex-micro-mechanical-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ephj.ch\/en\/2026\/03\/18\/azurea-a-cdmo-specialising-in-complex-micro-mechanical-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"AZUREA: A CDMO specialising in complex micro-mechanical applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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While the Azurea Group has forged a strong reputation in the watchmaking industry thanks to more than a century of expertise in this area, its subsidiary Azurea Microtechnique has shifted much of the focus of its activities to the medical sector since 2018. This ISO 13485-certified company positions itself as a one-stop shop supplying complete micro-mechanical sub-assemblies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Azurea Microtechnique has inherited the Group\u2019s historical expertise in miniaturisation and precision. \u00ab\u00a0It makes sense for us to leverage our expertise in small products from watchmaking in order to pivot to the medtech industry, which is constantly seeking to reduce space,\u00a0\u00bb explains Yohann Viennet, CEO of the Azurea Group. \u00ab\u00a0This means we\u2019re now having to comply with dimensional constraints that come close to those of watchmaking.\u00a0\u00bb He highlights another commonality between the two sectors: \u00ab\u00a0As even the slightest blemish is a no-no in both medtech and watchmaking, our machining must be controlled down to the micron level, although this isn\u2019t necessarily required by the dimensional tolerances given in the technical specifications.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

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Azurea Microtechnique\u2019s operations go far beyond the Group\u2019s historical machining activities, as the company has specialised in producing complex assemblies for micro-mechanical applications. For this purpose, it has acquired additional in-house resources and skills\u00a0\u2013 passivation, laser marking and assembly in ISO\u00a05 and ISO\u00a07 cleanrooms (gluing, pressing, crimping, screwing, welding)\u00a0\u2013 and also draws on other activities in which the Group has expertise, such as cutting, grinding and milling.<\/p>\n

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\u00ab\u00a0In every case, Azurea Microtechnique remains the customer\u2019s single point of contact,\u00a0\u00bb says Viennet. \u00ab\u00a0We manage all the supplies and provide them with a finished and functional sub-assembly.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

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In other words, from design for manufacturing onwards, the customer can hand over to Azurea Microtechnique the end-to-end industrialisation of components or complete functions, while benefiting from its infrastructure and industrial equipment for series production, with quality being monitored through automated process control (APC).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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An approach based primarily on the function of the delivered unit<\/strong><\/p>\n

What sets Azurea Microtechnique apart is that its approach isn\u2019t limited to manufacturing a part, but focuses primarily on guaranteeing that the customer\u2019s part will actually deliver the specified functionality. The company has particular expertise in four main functional areas:<\/p>\n

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    For example, as far as\u00a0seals<\/strong>\u00a0are concerned, the company worked on a medical-grade stainless steel implantable valve connector for treating hydrocephalus. The main difficulty here was ensuring that the seal would be maintained under pressure.<\/p>\n

    Another example of the company\u2019s activities, combining its expertise with both seals and\u00a0clips<\/strong>, was a facility for cleaning and disinfecting dental hand instruments. Azurea Microtechnique produced the entire micro-mechanical system for connecting and injecting the fluid. This project involved three difficulties:<\/p>\n

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    • ensuring a sealed interface between the cleaning equipment and the hand-held device, with the latter clipping onto the equipment;<\/li>\n
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      In terms of\u00a0transmission and drive systems<\/strong>, there is the micro-mechanical pumping and regulation system of various insulin pumps.<\/p>\n

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      Finally, the company\u2019s expertise in\u00a0cutting\/slicing<\/strong>\u00a0can be seen in, for instance, an ophthalmic device for corneal ablation.<\/p>\n

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      \u00ab\u00a0We\u2019re fortunate enough to be able to call on a team of expert engineers with advanced skills in industrialisation, methods, metrology and quality,\u00a0\u00bb adds Viennet.<\/p>\n


      \nComprehensive regulatory support<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      Beyond functional security, the customer can rely on Azurea Microtechnique for all the regulatory aspects relating to the qualification and industrialisation of their product. The company provides them with a full technical dossier including all the installation qualification (IQ)\/operational qualification (OQ)\/performance qualification (PQ) stages, the production part approval process (PPAP), the process capability index (Cpk) and the calibration and measurement capability (CMC).<\/p>\n

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      You can find Azurea Microtechnique at stand\u00a0A66 at EPHJ\u00a02026.<\/p>\n

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