Research organizations in Switzerland

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 513 research organizations in Switzerland.

Research organizations carry out scientific and applied research outside the university system, from national laboratories to independent institutes.

The largest concentrations are in Geneva (109), Zurich (109) and Bern (71).

Switzerland scores 75.0 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 6 of 117 economies.

See Switzerland on the IEPA ↗

513 research organizations

• United Nations Environment Programme
  Research organization · Closed · Geneva · unep.org
• United Nations Office for Project Services
  Research organization · Closed · Geneva · unops.org
• Universal Rights Group
  Research organization · Geneva · universal-rights.org
• Velux Stiftung
  Research organization · Zurich · veluxstiftung.ch
• Verein für Krebsforschung
  Research organization · Arlesheim · vfk.ch
• Verzone Woods Architectes
  Research organization · Vevey · vwa.ch
• VIA AudioVideoFotoKunst
  Research organization · Basel · viakunst.net
• ViaStoria
  Research organization · Horgen · viastoria.ch
• Virtu Public Affairs
  Research organization · Bern · virtupublicaffairs.ch
• Vitrocentre Romont
  Research organization · Romont · vitrocentre.ch
• Werner Siemens-Stiftung
  Research organization · Zug · wernersiemens-stiftung.ch
• Wikimedia CH
  Research organization · Zurich · wikimedia.ch
• Wireless World Research Forum
  Research organization · Zurich · wwrf.ch
• Wohnstadt
  Research organization · Basel · wohnstadt.ch
• Women's Brain Project
  Research organization · Zurich · womensbrainproject.com
• World Agency of Planetary Monitoring & Earthquake Risk Reduction
  Research organization · Geneva · wapmerr.org
• World Association of Zoos and Aquariums
  Research organization · Gland · waza.org
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development
  Research organization · Geneva · wbcsd.org
• World Climate Research Programme
  Research organization · Geneva · wcrp-climate.org
• World Economic Forum
  Research organization · Geneva · weforum.org
• World Federation of Public Health Associations
  Research organization · Geneva · wfpha.org
• World Federation of Scientists
  Research organization · Geneva · federationofscientists.org
• World Glacier Monitoring Service
  Research organization · Zurich · wgms.ch
• World Heart Federation
  Research organization · Geneva · world-heart-federation.org
• World Stroke Organization
  Research organization · Geneva · world-stroke.org
• World Wide Fund for Nature
  Research organization · Zurich · wwf.ch
• Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering
  Research organization · Geneva · wysscenter.ch
• Zentrum für Labormedizin
  Research organization · Saint Gallen · zlmsg.ch
• Zurich Chamber of Commerce
  Research organization · Zurich · zhk.ch
• Zurich Heart House
  Research organization · Zurich · zhh.ch
• Heubergstiftung
  Research organization · Zurich
• Olga Mayenfisch Stiftung
  Research organization · Dormant · Zurich
• Promedica Stiftung
  Research organization · Chur

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Cities

• Research organizations in Geneva 109
• Research organizations in Zurich 109
• Research organizations in Bern 71
• Research organizations in Basel 38
• Research organizations in Lausanne 25
• Research organizations in Gland 10
• Research organizations in Zug 8
• Research organizations in Bellinzona 7
• Research organizations in Fribourg 7
• Research organizations in Lucerne 5
• Research organizations in Lugano 5
• Research organizations in Saint Gallen 5
• Research organizations in Biel/Bienne 4
• Research organizations in Neuchâtel 4
• Research organizations in Chur 3
• Research organizations in Davos 3
• Research organizations in Nyon 3
• Research organizations in Olten 3
• Research organizations in Pully 3
• Research organizations in Sion 3
• Research organizations in Vevey 3
• Research organizations in Winterthur 3