Network partners
University of Basel
University of Basel
Institute of Physics
Institute of Organic Chemistry
M.E. Müller Institute for Structural Biology
Research Group Physics in Medicine
IBM Research Laboratory Rüschlikon
The IBM Research Laboratory has been in existence since 1956. It moved to Rüschlikon
near Zürich in 1962. In addition to research in communication systems, computer
sciences, science & technology and industrial solutions and services, the role of
the institute is to maintain close contacts with partners from science and
industry. The research laboratory employs about 300 people, up to 30 of whom are
visiting scientists, as well as numerous postdocs, postgraduates working towards
their doctorates, and students. The scientists in the research laboratory come from
more than 20 countries. They are trained in computer science, mathematics, electrical
engineering, physics and chemistry and often work in interdisciplinary teams. The
laboratory is involved in more than 80 projects with European universities, the
Swiss government and research institutes of industrial partners.
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)
The EPFL is a government-funded research facility, which has been training engineers
and architects for 145 years, as well as engaging in research in these fields. Around
4700 students, including 600 working towards a doctorate and 300 other
postgraduates, are currently studying at the EPF in Lausanne. Altogether, 210
professors and 2400 scientific, technical and administrative staff are engaged in
12 disciplines in the fields of engineering and architecture. With its teaching
and research activities, the EPFL is also contributing to the interdisciplinary
fields of sustainable use of resources, biomedical engineering, nanoscale science
and nanotechnology, biotechnology, numerical simulation, communication systems and
new materials. The EPFL attaches particular weight to national and international
cooperation, and is involved in 270 European research and development projects
as well as 40 international student exchange programs.
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (ETH Zürich) was founded in 1854 by the Swiss
Federation
as a polytechnic and opened in 1855 in Zürich. Until 1969, it was the only federal university in
Switzerland. Research and teaching at the ETH Zürich are carried out in 83 institutes and
laboratories by 330
professors
and around 840 teachers per semester. More than 7500 members of staff, around 25% of them women, are
engaged in research, teaching and administration. The
statistics
of the ETH Zürich show that it currently has about 11,700 students. Spending amounts to 1 billion francs
per year. The institutes or laboratories, professors and facilities of the ETH Zürich are integrated in
17 departments. These departments are the teaching and research units. In its guiding principles, the ETH
Zürich declares its commitment to the promotion and fostering of quality both in teaching and in research
at the highest international level; the promotion of associative and systems-oriented thinking and
activities; the maintenance of technical and cultural diversity, as well as academic freedom in teaching
and research; the provision of both structural and infrastructural innovation; and the optimization of
central scientific services in information technology and communications, as well as a range of central
administrative services to meet the needs of teaching and research.
University of Neuchâtel
Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology Neuchâtel (CSEM)
The CSEM is a private company operating above all in the fields of microtechnology,
microelectronics and information systems. The CSEM develops and exploits technologies which
are researched in collaboration with government departments, universities and industrial
partners. The CSEM has its headquarters in Neuchâtel. Microoptic research is based in
Zürich. The CSEM currently employs about 350 people. In 1999, the earnings of CSEM amounted
to 65 million Swiss francs.
University of Zürich
The cantonal University of Zürich was founded in 1833. It was thus the
first University in Europe which was not founded by a sovereign or the
church but by a democratic state. Today it is a publicly owned body
under self-administration. A teaching staff of 2000 at more than 140
institutes provide for the widest range of courses at any Swiss
university. With almost 22,000 students, the University of Zürich is
also the largest university in Switzerland. It provides scientific
services, works together with the private sector and sees itself as
part of the national and global network for the increase and
communication of knowledge.
The University of Zürich enjoys an international reputation in
particular in molecular biology, brain research and anthropology, as
well as for its university and veterinary hospitals.
EMPA – Material Sciences and Technology
Empa is a materials science and technology research institution. It belongs to the
ETH domain
and as such is an important element in science, technology and education in Switzerland. It specializes in
applications, focused research and development, and provides high-level services in the field of sustainable
materials science and technology. Its core tasks are innovative collaboration with industry and public
institutions, ensuring the safety of people and the environment, knowledge propagation and university-level
teaching.
Empa engages in interdisciplinary work in a large number of specialized disciplines. Its key areas of research
are grouped in five programs entitled
Nanotechnology,
Adaptive Materials Systems,
the Healthy Human,
Materials for Energy Technologies und
Technosphere – Atmosphere.
Over 800 people work at its
three sites
in Dübendorf, St. Gallen and Thun. There are one hundred
PhD candidates
and one hundred undergraduates. Empa also offers training to 80 interns and 40 trainees.
Empa's increasingly good showing in the various scientific indicators testifies to its high standard of
scientific activity and achievement. Empa employees published over 200 times in peer-reviewed journals in
2004 (SCI and SCIE) and made hundreds of scientific contributions (more than 200 as key note speakers and
invited guests) to national and international conferences and scientific symposia. Empa organized or
coorganized 42 conferences. Members of Empa's staff received 21 prizes and awards in recognition of their
outstanding achievements.
Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)
The PSI is a multidisciplinary research institute for natural and engineering sciences. The institute
works in national and international collaboration with universities, other research institutes and
private industry in the fields of solid state physics, materials science, elementary particle physics,
biosciences, nuclear and non-nuclear energy research and energy-related environmental research.
The main focus of PSI activities lies in basic and applied research, chiefly in areas which are relevant
for sustainable development and especially important for teaching and training, but which go beyond the
resources available to individual university institutes. The PSI thus develops and operates complex
research facilities, which call for particularly high standards of know-how, experience and
professionalism. The PSI is one of the world's leading user laboratories for the national and
international scientific community. Through its research, the PSI generates fundamental new knowledge and
is committed to the application of this knowledge in industry.
University of Applied Sciences (FHNW)
The FHNW emerged in 1997 from the amalgamation of the former Higher Business
and Administration College in Basel and the Higher Technical College and
Engineering School of the two half-cantons of Basel in Muttenz. The FHNW is a
public institution. It is funded by the cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Land
and, through openness, initiative and innovation, aims to make a major
contribution to Basel and the local region as an industrial and scientific
center. The FHNW offers around 1300 students courses of practice-oriented,
project-related study on a sound scientific basis. The FHNW today is organized
into the Departments of Construction, Industry and Economy. It is planned to
introduce a Department for Design. The FHNW attaches particular value to
collaboration with European universities and technical colleges (in particular
with student exchanges). For 1999, the FHNW had a budget of 46.5 million Swiss
francs.
Universitätsspital Basel
Das Universitätsspital Basel mit seiner wichtigen Zentrumsfunktion betreibt neben dem Spitalbetrieb und der Ausbildung von Studierenden auch Forschungsarbeit auf Weltniveau.
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