development of laboratory-scale power converters and facilitate the derivation of high-quality experimental results. The typical customer is hence an organization who designs and builds power converter prototypes, works on their integration into electric grids, or teaches about such topics. Imperix also offers various levels of integration services, intended to assist its customers in their prototyping activities. As such, the company’s offering ranges from the delivery of plug-and-play and easy-to-use hardware and software, to that of fully customized systems involving specialized control software algorithms. The business was incorporated in 2013 as a spin-off the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland. The company is now present in 21 countries, operating either through direct sales or its growing network of resellers.