Modern power grids are currently affected by major changes in terms of technology, resiliency and efficiency, among others, as exemplified by the use of renewable energy sources and smart technology. Modelling and optimisation of large energy grids will be complicated by the changes mentioned above.…

Agrobiodiversity is essential for locally adapted and resilient land use systems across the globe and ultimately contributes to the achievement of several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Simulation based development of a nano-particle collector device

The processing of fermentation solutions and cell homogenates is one of the most important steps in biotechnological downstream processing. Constantly optimized fermentation processes lead to dramatically higher cell densities, which can no longer be separated in an economical way with the existing…

The project aims to develop a scalable, clean meat production process using a novel edible scaffold as the starting point.

Institutional investors increasingly claim to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into their voting decisions, yet the degree to which these claims align with their actual proxy voting behavior remains unclear. This project seeks to identify and quantify discrepancies…

The Flagship Circulus aims to achieve the highest level of sustainability and net zero across the entire supply chain by implementing circular economy initiatives. To accomplish this, targets are set at overall supply chain level, being broken down and implemented at individual partner level.      …

The goal of this project is to evaluate within a SNF Spark project the potential of Protacs.

Understanding effective and ethical ways of using vast amounts of data is a significant challenge to science and society as a whole. Data Science encompasses such activities and is therefore inherently interdisciplinary and applied. ZHAW is an early mover in the field of Data Science. Since 2013…

A Product Market Fit (PMF) Boost for entrepreneurial ideas of ZHAW-related people (e.g., students, employees, start-ups) that provides innovators with peace of mind.

It is of great interest to understand under which conditions companies are incentivized to develop products that are (i) more efficient (ii) more durable and (iii) more resource-efficient. The hypothesis is that innovative pricing models made possible by digitalization, such as usage- or value-based…

Target group analysis and product requirement definition: Semi-structured interviews and web-based product demonstrations with clinical study nurses.

The Cinema Culture for Schools program has existed since 2009 and has already been evaluated three times by the ZHAW in 2011, 2015 and 2018. The focus was primarily on written student and teacher surveys. In 2020, the Kinokultur program for schools was extended to French-speaking Switzerland and in…

A new end-to-end fault detection method will be developed based on anomalies in acoustic signals in noisy environments. It will be validated in controlled lab experiments with forced equipment failures and benchmarked against several state-of-the-art measurement techniques.

Development of an accelerated reliability test for innovative, lead-free power semiconductors.                                                                                                                                                                                                             …