The ZHAW conducts research in close cooperation with companies and the public sector, Innosuisse, the Swiss National Science Foundation, foundations and other European and global organisations, and works with them or on their behalf to develop new, practical solutions. When collaborating with companies, in particular, the issues are strongly application-oriented and the research results quickly find their way into practice.

At the same time, the ZHAW also participates in major Swiss and European research consortia in which it works hand in hand with other universities to create solutions to economic and social challenges.

As part of a research partnership with the ZHAW, you benefit from our expertise and gain access to our outstanding and modern infrastructure.  In return, the ZHAW benefits from being involved in application-oriented tasks, with the insights gained being incorporated into teaching and thus enabling students to gain practical training.

So why not try to find answers to your questions together with the ZHAW or entrust the ZHAW with specific research assignments, development tasks or services? Clear contracts guarantee legal certainty and the protection of intellectual property.

In principle, you have the following options for a cooperation:

Do you have any general questions about working together with us? Dr Martin Jaekel would be happy to help you.

Are you as a company interested in working together with the ZHAW? In addition to our specialist expertise and our outstanding infrastructure, there are two more good reasons to enter into a cooperation with us:

Whether as a partner in an innovation project, as a leading house as part of a flagship initiative or within the framework of the BRIDGE funding scheme: the ZHAW participates extremely successfully in the various Innosuisse funding instruments. Thanks to the experiences it has gained over the past few years, it is also in a position to offer expert advice to future implementation partners who are interested in Innosuisse funding, while also being able to network with researchers.

Companies in the cantons of Zurich, Glarus and Schaffhausen that are interested in funding instruments for firms benefit from the consultancy services of the Euresearch Office Zurich UAS. We advise you in your search for the right funding programme and provide you with support and assistance when entering into a cooperation with suitable researchers both in Switzerland and throughout Europe.

Contact Dr Stefan Fischer for a non-binding consultation. He will show you the specific and tailored options available for collaboration and research funding.

The ZHAW is also heavily involved in the field of entrepreneurship, where it supports and promotes companies during the foundation stage – be this in the role as a door opener for start-ups or as part of the support network for spin-offs. Issues relating to the regulation of intellectual property or access to investors and sponsors are topics on which start-ups and spin-offs in the ZHAW environment receive expert advice.

The ZHAW has also consciously moved to take a path that will see it become an “entrepreneurial university” that aims to enshrine entrepreneurial skills and mindsets even more firmly in its day-to-day activities.

Find out more about our programmes, initiatives and locations dedicated to entrepreneurship and our endeavour to become an entrepreneurial university below:

• ZHAW entrepreneurship initiative with the Forum Entrepreneurial University
• Entrepreneurship@zhaw programme for support with all aspects relating to founding a start-up
• The Proof of Concept Lab, where innovators from both inside and outside the university can realise their potential within an inspiring atmosphere.
• The Entrepreneurship initiative of the School of Engineering for students and staff
• Technopark Winterthur promotes and supports the rapid transfer of expertise from the realm of science to the business world.
• Grow (the Wädenswil founder organisation) promotes business ideas in the areas of life sciences, facility management and IT.

The ZHAW works together with numerous researchers and funding organisations in Switzerland, Europe and around the world. Whether as part of a larger research consortium or a bilateral partnership, the ZHAW's researchers are looking forward to working with you!

The ZHAW has a great deal of experience in working with various third-party funding organisations, be it Innosuisse, the Swiss National Science Foundation, the public sector, foundations or as part of European research funding. Would you also like to work together with the ZHAW? We would be happy to advise you and establish suitable contacts.

Your contact: Dr Martin Jaekel

Researchers from the ZHAW and other universities of applied sciences in the cantons of Zurich, Glarus and Schaffhausen can also benefit from the consultancy services offered by the Euresearch Office Zurich UAS, which provides them with expert advice on their way to receiving European research funding.

Your contact: Dr Patrik Ettinger

The world is becoming more complex and research is becoming increasingly networked. The ZHAW maintains international partnerships with other universities, which offer a wide range of opportunities for international networking.

Your contact: international@zhaw.ch

• Gabriele Biller, Management Assistant
• Dr. Andreas Binkert, Research Manager
• Dr. Anne Kathrin Rausch, Research Manager
• Livia Sauter, Research Manager
• Romy Thommen, Research Manager

Further information about us and Euresearch is available here.