A core concern of the NCCR Automation is knowledge and technology transfer. Start-ups will turn promising technological innovations into viable market products, industrial partners will have access to the intellectual property, technologies and insights generated by our research. This is how the NCCR will make Switzerland a more dynamic business location.
Partnerships
Partnerships with industry

Suppliers of automation components, system integrators, energy companies and network operators, public transport and shared mobility companies, future-oriented cities and municipalities, industries looking to increase the automation of their manufacturing processes: the NCCR Automation gives all these parties access to the latest knowledge and forward-looking solutions. Are you interested in collaborating with us? Contact us.

Fellowships
Fellowships and spin-offs

Postdocs and doctoral students are given the opportunity to develop promising technologies or findings from their research within the framework of a fellowship to sound out their commercial potential. The ideal outcome is to create spin-offs that will transfer the NCCR’s knowledge to industry.

To support them in this entrepreneurship path, an overview of relevant events, organizations and resources can be found here

NCCR Venture
Energy Moonshot

At NCCR Automation, our goal is not just to innovate, but to reimagine the future. A large part of what we do is interdisciplinary work exploring possible new approaches to complex problems; for instance, how we design and manage entire communities. This "Energy Moonshot" project is being developed right now in two locations in Switzerland: Walenstadt and Sisslerfeld.