For developing innovative ideas into marketable products, Switzerland Innovation offers domestic and foreign companies the best locations in Switzerland: first-class accessibility, close to universities, suitable for further expansion, and in attractive areas.
The key competences of the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) are the design, construction, and running of accelerator-based large-scale research facilities and the development of associated technologies and processes. This expertise puts the PSI at the international forefront of their field.
Digitization, 3-D printing, laser nanostructures, green manufacturing, and a whole host of other recent developments show that we are in the middle of a revolution in manufacturing and robotics technology. It is one of the megatrends that is currently redefining the production process, supply chain, and design.
Within this focus area of research, industrial production processes are researched, optimized, and implemented in practice. In the Smart Factory Lab, the research results of our research partners are implemented in the production solutions of our industry partners.
The basis and common denominator for many technologies and their industrial applications is materials science, which explores how the interior structure and observable properties of different materials are connected. It provides important foundations for the development of new materials and applications.
By applying scientific, engineering, and technological principles as well as design concepts to the areas of medicine and biology, the field of biomedical engineering, sciences, and technologies (BEST) will spearhead new innovations with diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
Innovating the use of biological processes, organisms, or systems in a wide range of life science applications will unlock new ways to enhance quality of life and respond to humanity’s greatest challenges.
Diverse research and innovation areas such as cloud computing, smart data, cybersecurity, social media, and digital sciences reflect the range of applications for computers and communication systems. The exchange between the world of academic research and the international companies on the campus is strong.
Secure and efficient communication links that make the future more pleasant.
If we want to use renewable energies successfully in future, the integration of the existing energy systems is a key challenge. Energy suppliers, network operators, technology companies, large-scale consumers, and research have to work together to seek innovative and sustainable strategies and solutions.
Global energy consumption is rapidly growing and petroleum resources are declining. A fundamental shift in energy consumption is creating new market opportunities.
We are currently working on the storage of electrical energy using chemical batteries (various battery technologies) and on combining hydrogen storage devices and fuel cells. We optimize the production of batteries, the efficiency of energy storage devices, and the operating temperature range.
Technical progress that is oriented to the requirements of people and nature.
Human beings have a natural desire to learn more, to figure out things we don’t understand, and to explore the unknown. Pushing the boundaries of our scientific and technical knowledge enables us to create new technologies and products.
In the field of human health, research is conducted on basic questions of structural biology, cancer therapy, and integrated optical measurement systems for medical X-ray diagnostics and pharmaceutical analytics. The decoding of protein structures with a view to developing new drugs is important in structural biology. The focus here is on proton beam cancer therapy and developing modern radiopharmaceuticals and tracers for the diagnosis and treatment of tumors.
This focus area involves technological competences that contribute to improving health, preserving life, and making life more comfortable.
By improving our understanding of how the nervous system works, we make it possible to improve sensation, cognition, and mobility. This knowledge in the fields of bioengineering and neuroscience creates new solutions and markets.
Together with the BFH-TI (Bern University of Applied Sciences – Engineering and Information Technology), the center for “Technologies in Sport and Medicine” is operated with the objective of conducting applied research and facilitating the expedited transfer of technology to the industrial sector.
Today’s buildings must satisfy a wide range of criteria. These include improved living comfort, the efficient operation of building systems, and a reduction in energy consumption and operating costs.