Switzerland innovation ecosystem

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 1,999 innovation ecosystem organizations in Switzerland, including 651 corporate R&D centers, 513 research organizations and 389 universities and research institutes.

The largest concentrations are in Zurich (402), Geneva (196) and Bern (195).

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

See Switzerland on the IEPA ↗

1,999 organizations

• Sprachatlas der Deutschen Schweiz
  Research organization · Zurich · sprachatlas.ch
• Springer Nature (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Zug · springer.com
• St. Claraspital
  Health research · Basel · claraspital.ch
• St. Gallen Oncology Conferences
  Research organization · Saint Gallen · oncoconferences.ch
• St.Gallen University of Teacher Education
  University or research institute · Saint Gallen · phsg.ch
• St.Galler Stadtwerke (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Saint Gallen · sgsw.ch
• Staatsarchiv des Kantons Solothurn
  Organization · Solothurn · so.ch
• Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich
  Organization · Zurich · staatsarchiv.zh.ch
• Staatsarchiv Freiburg
  Organization · Fribourg · fr.ch
• Staatsarchiv Luzern
  Organization · Lucerne · staatsarchiv.lu.ch
• Staatsarchiv Nidwalden
  Organization · Stans · nw.ch
• Staatskanzlei des Kantons Zürich
  Government or public body · Zurich · sk.zh.ch
• Staatsunabhängige Theologische Hochschule Basel
  University or research institute · Riehen · sthbasel.ch
• Stadt Zürich Hochbaudepartement
  Government or public body · Zurich · stadt-zuerich.ch
• Stadtarchiv Bern
  Organization · Bern · bern.ch
• Stadtbibliothek Schaffhausen
  Organization · Schaffhausen · bibliotheken-schaffhausen.ch
• Stadtbibliothek Winterthur
  Organization · Winterthur · bibliotheken.winterthur.ch
• Stadtgalerie Bern
  Research organization · Bern · bern.ch
• Stadtspital Waid
  Health research · Dormant · Zurich · stadt-zuerich.ch
• Stadtspital Zürich
  Health research · Zurich · stadt-zuerich.ch
• Stanley Black & Decker (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Dübendorf · blackanddecker.ch
• Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation
  Research organization · Bern · johnsonstiftung.ch
• Starship Factory
  Fab lab or makerspace · Basel · starship-factory.ch
• State Archive of Bern
  Organization · Bern · sta.be.ch
• State Archives Basel-Stadt
  Organization · Basel · staatsarchiv.bs.ch
• State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation
  Government or public body · Bern · sbfi.admin.ch
• State Secretariat for Migration
  Government or public body · Bern · sem.admin.ch
• Statistische Amt Basel-Stadt
  Government or public body · Basel · statistik.bs.ch
• Stiftung Chance
  Health research · Zurich · stiftung-chance.ch
• Stiftung Empiris
  Research organization · Zurich · empiris.ch
• Stiftung für Forschung in Spätantike und Mittelalter HR. Sennhauser
  Research organization · Bad Zurzach · fsma.ch
• Stiftung für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte
  Organization · Winterthur · skkg.ch
• Stiftung für Technologiefolgen-Abschätzung
  Research organization · Bern · ta-swiss.ch
• Stiftung Landschaftsschutz Schweiz
  Research organization · Bern · sl-fp.ch
• Stiftung Lindenhof Bern
  Health research · Bern · stiftunglindenhof.ch
• Stiftung Mercator Schweiz
  Research organization · Zurich · stiftung-mercator.ch
• Stiftung Patientensicherheit Schweiz
  Research organization · Zurich · patientensicherheit.ch
• Stiftung Prof. Dr. Max Cloëtta
  Research organization · Zurich · cloetta-foundation.ch
• Stiftung SAPA, Schweizer Archiv der Darstellenden Künste
  Organization · Bern · sapa.swiss
• Stiftung Vinetum
  Research organization · Biel/Bienne · vinetum.ch
• Stiftung Zürcher Kinder- und Jugendheime
  Research organization · Zurich · zkj.ch
• STMicroelectronics (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Geneva · st.com
• Stockalperstiftung
  Research organization · Brig · stockalperstiftung.ch
• Storz Medical (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Tägerwilen · storzmedical.com
• Stratec (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Beringen · stratec.com
• Straub Medical (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Sargans · straubmedical.com
• Straumann (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Basel · straumann.com
• Strekin (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Basel · strekin.com
• Strittmatter Partner (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Saint Gallen · strittmatter-partner.ch
• Stryker (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Selzach · stryker.de
• Studi Associati (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Lugano · sasa.ch
• Sucampo (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Zug · sucampo.com
• Südpol Luzern
  Science or technology park · Kriens · sudpol.ch
• Suisag (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Sempach · suisag.ch
• Suiselectra Consulting Engineers (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Basel · suiselectra.ch
• Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich
  Organization · Zurich · stadt-zuerich.ch
• Sulzer (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Winterthur · sulzer.com
• Sunrise Communications AG (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Zurich · www1.sunrise.ch
• Sunstar (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Étoy · sunstar.com
• Supercomputing Systems (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Zurich · scs.ch
• Suss Microoptics (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Neuchâtel · suss-microoptics.com
• SUSS MicroTec (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Neuchâtel · suss.com
• Suva
  Research organization · Lucerne · suva.ch
• Swatch Group (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Biel/Bienne · swatchgroup.com
• Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Zug · sobi.com
• SWILD - Stadtökologie, Wildtierforschung, Kommunikation
  Research organization · Zurich · swild.ch
• Swisens AG (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Emmen · swisens.ch
• Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
  Government or public body · Berne · academies-suisses.ch
• Swiss Academy for Development
  Research organization · Biel/Bienne · sad.ch
• Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences SATW
  Research organization · Zurich · satw.ch
• Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences
  Government or public body · Bern · sagw.ch
• Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences
  Research organization · Bern · samw.ch
• Swiss Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  Research organization · Bern · saphw.ch
• Swiss Academy of Sciences
  Research organization · Bern · naturalsciences.ch
• Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
  Government or public body · Bern · deza.eda.admin.ch
• Swiss AIDS Federation
  Research organization · Zurich · aids.ch
• Swiss Ankylosing Spondylitis Association
  Research organization · Zurich · bechterew.ch
• Swiss Anorexia Nervosa Foundation
  Research organization · Birsfelden · anorexia-nervosa.ch
• Swiss Archaeology
  Organization · Basel · archaeologie-schweiz.ch
• Swiss Association for Private Schools and Universities
  Research organization · Zurich · sapsu.org
• Swiss Association for Tobacco Control
  Research organization · Bern · at-schweiz.ch
• Swiss Bishops Conference
  Government or public body · Fribourg · bischoefe.ch
• Swiss Bridge Foundation
  Research organization · Zurich · swissbridge.ch
• Swiss Broadcasting Corporation
  Research organization · Bern · srgssr.ch
• Swiss Cancer Center Léman
  University or research institute · Lausanne · sccl.ch
• Swiss Cancer Foundation
  Research organization · Zug · swisscancerfoundation.ch
• Swiss Cancer League
  Research organization · Bern · liguecancer.ch
• Swiss Cardio Technologies (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Stansstad · swisscardiotech.com
• Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Neuchâtel · csem.ch
• Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology
  University or research institute · Basel · scaht.org
• Swiss Chemical Society
  Research organization · Bern · scg.ch
• Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research – Supply of Electricity
  University or research institute · Zurich · sccer-soe.ch
• Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education
  Government or public body · Bern · edk.ch
• Swiss Continence Foundation
  Research organization · Bern · swisscontinencefoundation.ch
• Swiss Council for Accident Prevention
  Research organization · Bern · bfu.ch
• Swiss Data Science Center
  University or research institute · Zurich · datascience.ch
• Swiss Dental Association
  Research organization · Bern · sso.ch
• Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · Brig · ffhs.ch
• Swiss Economics (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Zurich · swiss-economics.ch
• Swiss Epilepsy Center
  Research organization · Zurich · swissepi.ch
• Swiss Expert Committee for Biosafety
  Government or public body · Bern · efbs.admin.ch
• Swiss Federal Archives
  Organization · Bern · bar.admin.ch
• Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
  University or research institute · Birmensdorf · wsl.ch
• Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
  University or research institute · Dübendorf · eawag.ch
• Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
  University or research institute · Bern · ige.ch
• Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology
  Government or public body · Bern · metas.ch
• Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM
  Government or public body · Magglingen · ehsm.admin.ch
• Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
  University or research institute · Dübendorf · empa.ch
• Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate
  Government or public body · Brugg · ensi.admin.ch
• Swiss Federal Office of Energy
  Government or public body · Bern · bfe.admin.ch
• Swiss Federal Railways
  Government or public body · Bern · sbb.ch
• Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training SFUVET
  University or research institute · Zollikofen · sfuvet.swiss
• Swiss Finance Institute
  University or research institute · Zurich · sfi.ch
• Swiss Forum for International Agricultural Research
  Research organization · Zollikofen · sfiar.ch
• Swiss Foundation for Children with Cerebral Palsy
  Research organization · Bern · cerebral.ch
• Swiss Foundation for Excellence and Talent in Biomedical Research
  Research organization · Basel · swissbiomedical-foundation.ch
• Swiss Foundation for Research in Microtechnology
  Research organization · Neuchâtel · fsrm.ch
• Swiss Foundation for the Research of Gemstones
  Research organization · Basel · ssef.ch
• Swiss Group For Clinical Cancer Research
  Research organization · Bern · sakk.ch
• Swiss Health Observatory
  University or research institute · Neuchâtel · obsan.admin.ch

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Categories

• Corporate R&D centers in Switzerland 651
• Research organizations in Switzerland 513
• Universities and research institutes in Switzerland 389
• Health research organizations in Switzerland 181
• Government and public bodies in Switzerland 114
• Other organizations in Switzerland 105
• Fab labs and makerspaces in Switzerland 29
• Science and technology parks in Switzerland 14

Cities

• Zurich 402
• Geneva 196
• Bern 195
• Basel 127
• Lausanne 123
• Zug 42
• Saint Gallen 39
• Fribourg 33
• Neuchâtel 32
• Lugano 31
• Lucerne 29
• Winterthur 27
• Bellinzona 21
• Sion 18
• Chur 17
• Schaffhausen 17
• Aarau 14
• Baden 14
• Biel/Bienne 14
• Schlieren 13
• Gland 12
• Davos 11
• Frauenfeld 11
• Baar 10
• Dübendorf 10
• Rorschach 10
• Yverdon-les-Bains 10
• Nyon 9
• Plan-les-Ouates 9
• Vevey 9
• Allschwil 8
• La Chaux-de-Fonds 8
• Olten 8
• Locarno 7
• Morges 7
• Arlesheim 6
• Brig 6
• Mendrisio 6
• Reinach 6
• Rheinfelden 6
• Uster 6
• Vernier 6
• Brugg 5
• Porrentruy 5
• Rapperswil 5
• Riehen 5
• Rolle 5
• Solothurn 5
• Villigen 5
• Binningen 4
• Carouge 4
• Kloten 4
• Liestal 4
• Muttenz 4
• Pully 4
• Renens 4
• Steinhausen 4
• Aubonne 3
• Bad Zurzach 3
• Buchs 3
• Burgdorf 3
• Delémont 3
• Dietikon 3
• Écublens 3
• Gossau 3
• Kreuzlingen 3
• Kriens 3
• Landquart 3
• Meyrin 3
• Muri bei Bern 3
• Orbe 3
• Sargans 3
• Sempach 3
• Thun 3
• Volketswil / Volketswil (Dorf) 3
• Wallisellen 3
• Windisch 3
• Wolhusen 3
• Wollerau 3
• Zofingen 3
• Zollikofen 3