Established client work since 2021

About ALPINNO GmbH

ALPINNO GmbH is a Swiss consulting and technology company that combines senior expertise with a network of specialists, bringing together the right capabilities for each engagement.

ALPINNO helps organisations innovate more effectively and apply AI to practical business needs. The starting point is an open, constructive working relationship: understanding the wider context, exploring alternatives and agreeing where effort can create the most value.

Pier Paolo Monticone established Monticone Consulting in 2021, building a commercial track record in AI transformation, AI-assisted data-driven innovation, intellectual-property creation and workflows, and Agile execution across R&D and new-product development. In 2025, ALPINNO GmbH was incorporated to scale this work and extend the established consulting model with proprietary software, licensing and deployment through AIdea™.

Consulting, training and coaching, and hands-on implementation remain core ALPINNO services. AIdea™ is both the platform ALPINNO uses internally to deliver AI-assisted, data-driven innovation projects and a product that can be deployed and licensed for client teams. Services and software can be engaged independently or combined according to the client's objectives, capabilities, data requirements and technology environment.

Each engagement has clear senior leadership, with Pier Paolo Monticone as the client’s main point of contact. ALPINNO brings in trusted specialists according to the project’s needs and works alongside the client’s own team. Progress is reviewed together so priorities and delivery can adapt as needs evolve.

The aim is lasting value for the client, with a clear direction, room for creative thinking and practical progress that evolves with feedback.

Expertise around each engagement

The right specialists for your project.

The mix of expertise is shaped by the work. Depending on the engagement, ALPINNO can draw on capabilities such as:

Industrial design and 3D drawings

Industrial designers for 3D drawings and visual development of product concepts.

Patent attorney support

Patent attorney support for patent filing and related specialist IP work.

Computer simulation and multiphysics

Simulation engineers for computer modelling and multiphysics analysis, according to the technical needs of the project.

Experience behind the work

About the Founder

Portrait of Pier Paolo Monticone, founder and Managing Director of ALPINNO GmbH

Pier Paolo Monticone, PhD ETH, MAS ETH MTEC and PMP, is the founder and Managing Director of ALPINNO GmbH. He works directly with clients, bringing more than 15 years of experience in innovation, R&D, product development and programme management.

  • His experience spans medical devices, AI and high-tech products.
  • Former Head of the AI-Assisted Data-Driven Innovation Lab at JTI.
  • Former Head of R&D Department at CorWave.
  • Former Project Manager Innovative Medical Devices at Helbling, where he led the development of the world's first electronic autofocus intraocular lens.
  • Founder of EyeTech, an ETH spin-off created to commercialise a patent developed during his PhD.
  • Named inventor or co-inventor on 270 patent records and invited speaker at 20+ international conferences.
  • His PhD at ETH Zurich focused on a high-performance medical device for ophthalmic applications. He also holds advanced product-owner and Agile facilitation certifications.
  • Italian and Swiss; works in English, Italian, German and French.

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