It transforms ideas into industrial reality through commercial development of promising new technologies, particularly those originating from the Idiap research institute.

 
To achieve this, it acts as the interface between the Idiap and other academic and economic partners. It encourages the creation of start-ups and facilitates the development of business opportunities related to the management of multimedia information and man-machine interfaces.
 
IdeArk is situated at Martigny. The site combines the world-famous expertise of the Idiap researchers with that of other research and industrial organisations nearby.