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

• European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
  University or research institute · Basel · escmid.org
• European Society of Gynaecological Oncology
  Research organization · Geneva · esgo.org
• European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy
  Research organization · Geneva · esraeurope.org
• European Stroke Organisation
  Research organization · Basel · eso-stroke.org
• European Vasculitis Society
  Research organization · Zurich · vasculitis.org
• Eurospider Information Technology (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Zurich · eurospider.com
• EuroSpine
  University or research institute · Uster · eurospine.org
• Eurovacc Foundation
  Research organization · Lausanne · eurovacc.org
• Evolva (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Reinach · evolva.com
• Evonik (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Zurich · corporate.evonik.com
• Exalos (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Schlieren · exalos.com
• Fabas Foods AG (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Schlieren · fabas.ch
• Fablab | La Chaux-de-Fonds
  Fab lab or makerspace · La Chaux-de-Fonds · fablab-chaux-de-fonds.ch
• FabLab Bern
  Fab lab or makerspace · Berne · fablab-bern.ch
• Fablab Fribourg Freiburg
  Fab lab or makerspace · Fribourg · fablab-fribourg.ch
• FabLab la Côte
  Fab lab or makerspace · Arzier · fablab-lacote.ch
• FabLab Luzern
  Fab lab or makerspace · Horw · luzern.fablab.ch
• FabLab Lyss
  Fab lab or makerspace · Planned · Lyss · fablablyss.ch
• FabLab Makerspace Rheinfelden
  Fab lab or makerspace · Rheinfelden · makerspace-rheinfelden.ch
• FabLab Neuchâtel
  Fab lab or makerspace · Neuchâtel · fablab-neuch.ch
• FabLab Renens
  Fab lab or makerspace · Renens · fablab-renens.ch
• Fablab Riviera
  Fab lab or makerspace · Vevey · fablab-riviera.ch
• FabLab Sion
  Fab lab or makerspace · Sion · fablabsion.ch
• FabLab SUPSI
  Fab lab or makerspace · Via Francesco Catenazzi 23 · fablab.supsi.ch
• FabLab Underes Ätzisloo
  Fab lab or makerspace · Merishausen · randelab.ch
• FabLab Winti
  Fab lab or makerspace · Winterthur · fablabwinti.ch
• FabLab Zug
  Fab lab or makerspace · Zug · fablab-zug.ch
• FabLab Zürich
  Fab lab or makerspace · Zurich · zurich.fablab.ch
• Fachkommission für Hochspannungsfragen
  Research organization · Zurich · fkh.ch
• Facoltà di Teologia di Lugano
  University or research institute · Lugano · teologialugano.ch
• Fairmed
  Research organization · Bern · fairmed.ch
• Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation
  Research organization · Frauenfeld · larsson-rosenquist.org
• Fastcom Technology (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Lausanne · fastcom-technology.com
• FDI World Dental Federation
  Research organization · Geneva · fdiworlddental.org
• Federal Council
  Government or public body · Bern · admin.ch
• Federal Criminal Court
  Government or public body · Bellinzona · bstger.ch
• Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports
  Government or public body · Bern · vbs.admin.ch
• Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
  Government or public body · Bern · wbf.admin.ch
• Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
  Government or public body · Bern · uvek.admin.ch
• Federal Department of Finance
  Government or public body · Bern · efd.admin.ch
• Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
  Government or public body · Bern · eda.admin.ch
• Federal Department of Home Affairs
  Government or public body · Bern · edi.admin.ch
• Federal Department of Justice and Police
  Government or public body · Bern · ejpd.admin.ch
• Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
  Research organization · Bern · blv.admin.ch
• Federal Office for Agriculture
  Government or public body · Liebefeld · blw.admin.ch
• Federal Office for Gender Equality
  Government or public body · Bern · ebg.admin.ch
• Federal Office for the Environment
  Government or public body · Bern · bafu.admin.ch
• Federal Office of Information Technology Systems and Telecommunication
  Government or public body · Bern · bit.admin.ch
• Federal Office of Justice
  Government or public body · Bern · bj.admin.ch
• Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss
  Government or public body · Zurich · meteoswiss.admin.ch
• Federal Office of Public Health
  Government or public body · Bern · bag.admin.ch
• Federal Office of Sport
  Government or public body · Magglingen · baspo.admin.ch
• Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
  Government or public body · Wabern · swisstopo.admin.ch
• Federal Roads Office
  Government or public body · Bern · astra.admin.ch
• Federal Social Insurance Office
  Government or public body · Bern · bsv.admin.ch
• Federal Statistical Office
  Government or public body · Neuchâtel · bfs.admin.ch
• Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland
  Government or public body · Lausanne · bger.ch
• Fédération Internationale de Football Association
  Research organization · Zurich · fifa.com
• Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches
  Research organization · Bern · kirchenbund.ch
• Felix Platter-Hospital
  Health research · Basel · felixplatterspital.ch
• Ferarihs
  Research organization · Villars-sur-Glâne · ferarihs.ch
• FernUni Schweiz
  University or research institute · Closed · Brig · fernuni.ch
• Ferring Pharmaceuticals (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Saint-Prex · ferring.com
• FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
  University or research institute · Windisch · fhnw.ch
• Financial Stability Board
  Research organization · Basel · fsb.org
• FIND
  Research organization · Geneva · finddx.org
• Firmenich (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Geneva · firmenich.com
• FIRST Center for Micro- and Nanoscience
  University or research institute · Zurich · first.ethz.ch
• FISBA OPTIK (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Saint Gallen · fisba.com
• Flisom (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Dübendorf · flisom.com
• Flow Cytometry Core Facility
  University or research institute · Zurich · facs.ethz.ch
• Flury and Giuliani (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Zurich · flury-giuliani.ch
• Fluxim (Switzerland)
  Corporate R&D · Winterthur · fluxim.com
• Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum
  Health research · Bern · fmh.ch
• Fondation Acteria
  Research organization · Zurich · acteria.ch
• Fondation Asile des Aveugles
  Research organization · Lausanne · ophtalmique.ch
• Fondation Bertarelli
  Research organization · Gstaad · fondation-bertarelli.org
• Fondation Botnar
  Research organization · Basel · fondationbotnar.org
• Fondation Centre de Recherches Médicales Carlos et Elsie de Reuter
  Research organization · Geneva · fondation-de-reuter.ch
• Fondation de Nant
  Research organization · Corsier · nant.ch
• Fondation Dr Henri Dubois-Ferrière Dinu Lipatti
  Research organization · Geneva · dfdl.org
• Fondation Ernst et Lucie Schmidheiny
  Research organization · Geneva · fondation-schmidheiny.ch
• Fondation Gandur pour l’Art
  Research organization · Geneva · fg-art.org
• Fondation Gaydoul
  Research organization · Pfaeffikon · fondationgaydoul.ch
• Fondation Gustave & Simone Prévot
  Research organization · Geneva · fondationprevot.ch
• Fondation Hans Wilsdorf
  Research organization · Geneva · agfa-ge.ch
• Fondation Hardt
  Research organization · Vandœuvres · fondationhardt.ch
• Fondation Leenaards
  Research organization · Lausanne · leenaards.ch
• Fondation Martin Bodmer
  Organization · Geneva · fondationbodmer.ch
• Fondation Max van Berchem
  Research organization · Geneva · maxvanberchem.org
• Fondation Medic
  Research organization · Lausanne · fondation-medic.ch
• Fondation Merac
  Research organization · Zurich · merac.org
• Fondation Merac
  Research organization · Zurich · merac.org
• Fondation Nelia et Amadeo Barletta
  Research organization · Nyon · fondationbarletta.org
• Fondation Pierre Mercier pour la science
  Research organization · Pully · fondationmercier.ch
• Fondation Pierre Mercier pour la Science
  Research organization · Pully · fondationmercier.ch
• Fondation Roger de Spoelberch
  Research organization · Geneva · fondation-roger-de-spoelberch.ch
• Fondation Sana
  Research organization · Bern · fondation-sana.ch
• Fondation Segré
  Research organization · Geneva · fondationsegre.org
• Fondation Suisse pour les Téléthèses
  Research organization · Neuchâtel · fst.ch
• Fondation Sur-la-Croix
  Research organization · Basel · fondation-sur-la-croix.ch
• Fondazione Alpina per le Scienze della Vita
  Research organization · Acquarossa · fasv.ch
• Fondazione Bolle di Magadino
  Research organization · Locarno · bolledimagadino.com
• Fondazione Hospice Ticino
  Research organization · Bellinzona · hospiceticino.ch
• Fondazione Pellegrini Canevascini
  Research organization · Bellinzona · fpct.ch
• Food Packaging Forum Foundation
  Research organization · Zurich · foodpackagingforum.org
• Forel Klinik
  Health research · Winterthur · forel-klinik.ch
• Forio
  University or research institute · Frauenfeld · forio.ch
• Formation Continue UNIL-EPFL
  University or research institute · Écublens · formation-continue-unil-epfl.ch
• FORS – Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences
  University or research institute · Lausanne · forscenter.ch
• Forschungs und Dokumentationsstelle Kind und Umwelt
  Research organization · Muri bei Bern · kindundumwelt.ch
• Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau
  Research organization · Frick · fibl.org
• Forum für Zeitfragen
  Research organization · Basel · forumbasel.ch
• Forum Ost West
  Research organization · Bern · forumostwest.ch
• Fotostiftung Schweiz
  Research organization · Winterthur · fotostiftung.ch
• Foundation for Cardiovascular Research
  Research organization · Zurich · zhh.ch
• Foundation for laboratory medicine
  Research organization · Geneva · f4labmed.ch
• Foundation for People with Rare Diseases
  Research organization · Schlieren · stiftung-seltene-krankheiten.ch
• Foundation for Research in Rheumatology
  Research organization · Bern · foreum.org
• Foundation for Research on Information Technologies in Society
  Research organization · Zurich · itis.ethz.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