Academic & Applied Research Institutions

Academic institution, namely ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences are the backbone of the Life Sciences cluster in the Zurich area. Applied research institutions such as Agroscope, Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, PSI - Paul Scherrer Institute and WSL - Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, serve as a bridge between science and industry.