About

We build the software your business is missing.

A Geneva software engineering company founded in 2017, iabsis has delivered software to the HUG, the ICRC and Geneva Airport as well as to small businesses across French-speaking Switzerland. With the same guarantees for each of them:

  1. 01Robust operations.What holds up in a hospital or an airport will hold up for you.
  2. 02You see your project move forward.Directly with the partners who build it, several times a week.
  3. 03You pay for nothing you don't need.We tell you frankly what is worth building.
  4. 04You stay free.The code is yours, your data stays in Switzerland.

Since 2017, we have built software for

  • ISS
  • Geneva Airport
  • HUG — Geneva University Hospitals
  • ICRC — International Committee of the Red Cross
  • MSF — Doctors Without Borders
  • AMGe — Geneva Medical Association
  • Swissport
  • easyJet Switzerland
  • Frankfurt Airport
  • Medtronic
  • IMAD
  • Unisanté
  • Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital
  • EASL
  • GIFA
  • JHaS
  • Alphemy Capital
  • SPIE ICS
  • DOSIM
  • CCIG
  • Déclix
  • Autour des Paies
  • EasyShipping4U
  • Balmbooking
  • ACTA
  • BE WTR
  • Ets Grenat
  • 9ART bookshop
  • Paysalp
  • Fessy Museum
  • Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval town hall
  • Les Libellules community centre

The partners

The four iabsis partners in front of the Jet d'eau in Geneva: Gilles Hemmerlé, Olivier Bitsch, Tobias Kuster and Benjamin Fuchs.

From left to right: , , and , partners.

You talk directly to one of them, from the first call to maintenance.

  • Gilles Hemmerlé

    Gilles HemmerléCo-founder of iabsis Switzerland and iabsis France · Head of development

    More than 22 years designing, building and maintaining business web applications. Gilles works across the whole cycle: needs analysis, architecture choices, development, code review and quality control. He vouches for the technical quality of what we deliver.

    Gilles Hemmerlé

    Gilles Hemmerlé

    Co-founder of iabsis Switzerland and iabsis France · Head of development

    In brief

    More than 22 years designing, building and maintaining business web applications. Gilles works across the whole cycle: needs analysis, architecture choices, development, code review and quality control. He vouches for the technical quality of what we deliver.

    Key projects

    • Pollenn — mapping platform for tracking invasive species in Switzerland.
    • SerenGPT — AI search engine that matches a full CV with the most relevant job offers.
    • Musée de Fessy — smartphone guided tour, with no app to install.

    Career

    • 2017 — today: Co-founder and head of development, iabsis Sàrl, Geneva
    • 2004 — 2017: Co-founder and senior developer, iabsis France, Annemasse
    • 2002 — 2004: Application developer, Clic'F1

    Expertise

    • Python / Django / Wagtail
    • PHP / Symfony / Laravel
    • JavaScript / TypeScript / React
    • AI semantic search
    • Databases

    LanguagesFrench, English

    EducationBTS in business computing, developer option

  • Olivier Bitsch

    Olivier BitschCo-founder of iabsis Switzerland and iabsis France · Technical project manager and architect

    More than 22 years designing, deploying and running business platforms. Olivier connects business needs, architecture, security and hosting. On our projects, he vouches for the go-live.

    Olivier Bitsch

    Olivier Bitsch

    Co-founder of iabsis Switzerland and iabsis France · Technical project manager and architect

    In brief

    More than 22 years designing, deploying and running business platforms. Olivier connects business needs, architecture, security and hosting. On our projects, he vouches for the go-live.

    Key projects

    • HCW@Home — HUG, ICRC, MSF Canada — lead project manager, in charge of the architecture of the teleconsultation platform.
    • ISS Facility Services — technical lead for the automated team pre-planning.
    • easyJet — setting up a disaster recovery plan.

    Career

    • 2017 — today: Co-founder, technical project manager and architect, iabsis Sàrl, Geneva
    • 2004 — 2018: Co-founder, manager and system administrator, iabsis France, Annemasse
    • 2001 — 2004: System administrator, Clic'F1

    Expertise

    • Technical project management
    • Docker / Kubernetes
    • Linux
    • Security and monitoring
    • Backup and disaster recovery
    • Python / Django

    LanguagesFrench, English

    EducationLPI certification (Linux), BTS in business computing

    Commitmentpresident of Léman Libre, an association promoting free software.

  • Tobias Kuster

    Tobias KusterCo-founder and managing director of iabsis Switzerland

    More than 20 years turning complex business needs into clear, maintainable solutions. Tobias scopes the projects, designs the solutions and looks after the client relationship, for organisations such as the HUG, the ICRC, MSF Canada, ISS, Geneva Airport, Fraport, Medtronic, Swissport and easyJet.

    Tobias Kuster

    Tobias Kuster

    Co-founder and managing director of iabsis Switzerland

    In brief

    More than 20 years turning complex business needs into clear, maintainable solutions. Tobias scopes the projects, designs the solutions and looks after the client relationship, for organisations such as the HUG, the ICRC, MSF Canada, ISS, Geneva Airport, Fraport, Medtronic, Swissport and easyJet.

    Key projects

    • HCW@Home — ICRC, MSF Canada — open source teleconsultation.
    • DocCollector — secure document collection for regulated sectors.
    • Geneva Airport and Fraport — passenger flow prediction and slot booking at the security check.

    Career

    • 2017 — today: Co-founder and managing director, iabsis Sàrl, Geneva
    • 2012 — 2017: Software director, Choobs: a team of 20 developers on 3 continents
    • 2003 — 2011: Co-founder, project manager and lead developer, Choobs

    Expertise

    • Functional and strategic scoping
    • AI integration
    • Open source
    • Sovereign infrastructure
    • Project management
    • Team management

    LanguagesFrench, English, German

    EducationMaster of Laws, University of Geneva

  • Benjamin Fuchs

    Benjamin FuchsPartner · Automation and AI

    Benjamin spots the tasks that cost your teams time, and automates them. An engineer by training, he led technology innovation projects at Rolex for 10 years before joining iabsis.

    Benjamin Fuchs

    Benjamin Fuchs

    Partner · Automation and AI

    In brief

    Benjamin spots the tasks that cost your teams time, and automates them. An engineer by training, he led technology innovation projects at Rolex for 10 years before joining iabsis.

    Key projects

    • DocCollector — co-founder of our secure document collection tool. He designed and launched it, from the acquisition strategy to scaling it up technically.
    • iabsis — our offers, our internal processes and our client acquisition are automated. What he puts in place for you, he first put in place for us.

    Career

    • 2026 — today: Partner, iabsis Sàrl, Geneva
    • 2016 — 2025: Product Owner and Product Manager, Rolex, Geneva

    Expertise

    • Process automation
    • Applied AI
    • Digital transformation
    • Product management

    LanguagesFrench, English

    EducationHES-SO Bachelor (HEIG-VD)

    CommitmentLead AI Automation at Women in AI Switzerland, since 2025.

Our journey

  1. 2017
    • Iabsis Sàrl is founded in Geneva.
    • Award: HUG Innovation Award — Grand Jury and Audience Award, with our partner Choobs.
    • Award: 1st prize of the Mercedes-Benz Digital Challenge, with our partner Choobs.
    • Award: Partner prize of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, and 1st place « Life at the airport » at the hackathon of the major European airports.
  2. 2018
    • Launch of Book-a-Slot at Frankfurt Airport, with Fraport.
    • Award: Finalist (top 7) of the Porsche NEXT OI competition.
  3. 2019
    • Award: Audience Award at the Sion Hospital hackathon.
    • Our work on waiting-time prediction presented at the AI4I international conference, in California.
  4. 2020
    • In the middle of the Covid-19 crisis, we roll out telemedicine for the HUG and IMAD, and launch Covid Héros with the DDE and the CCIG to support the self-employed, commission-free.
    • Award: 1st prize of the ValenciaPort Hackathon: more than 20% logistics optimisation.
    • Pollenn and Doctor@Home go into production: they are still running.
  5. 2022
    • Our passenger flow prediction model is validated by Geneva Airport.
  6. 2023
    • SerenGPT, for employment support, goes into production.
  7. 2024
    • Award: HCW@Home recognised as a Digital Public Good, our open source teleconsultation platform.
  8. 2025
    • Award: HCW@Home selected by Code for GovTech: more than 20 new contributors join the project.
  9. 2026
    • The Musée de Fessy opens its smartphone visitor guide, with no app to install.

How we work

Simple for the user, even when the business is complex.

Complexity is our job. Your teams don't have to carry it.

People decide where it matters.

We automate rules and double entry, not judgement. Special cases are planned for, not ignored.

We use what we recommend.

Our documents, our calendars and your appointments run on PAFworks, our platform hosted in Switzerland.

For demanding organisations

Your data in Switzerland.

Hosting with Infomaniak, in Switzerland, or on your own infrastructure, including on premises.

Compliance and auditability.

Software designed for the Swiss FADP and the GDPR. Code handed over and auditable, open source when it makes sense.

Continuity.

Platforms in continuous production since 2020, with contractual maintenance.

Public procurement.

We respond to public tenders. Iabsis Sàrl · UID CHE-314.116.461.

For a tender or a request for references: info@iabsis.com

Where to find us

Iabsis Sàrl · Chemin des Préjins 18 · 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex · Genève

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